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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Susan Bates, Wirral, GB;
Derek Guy Savill, Wirral, GB;
Inventors:
Susan Bates, Wirral, GB;
Derek Guy Savill, Wirral, GB;
Assignee:
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 15/0002 (2013.01); A46B 15/0006 (2013.01); A46B 15/0012 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01); A61C 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of monitoring tooth brushing comprising: receiving a position signal from a position sensor () disposed on a toothbrush () comprising a handle and a head (); receiving a force signal from a force sensor () disposed on the toothbrush (); and calculating a position of the head of the toothbrush using the position signal in combination with the force signal.