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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Douglas Hohlbein, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Douglas Hohlbein, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/04 (2006.01); A46D 1/00 (2006.01); A46B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46D 1/00 (2013.01); A46D 1/0238 (2013.01); A46D 1/0276 (2013.01); A46B 3/06 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toothbrush comprising a tapered bristle having a cross-sectional profile with a major axis and a minor axis. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a head; a handle; and at least one tapered bristle extending from a face of the head, the tapered bristle having a longitudinal axis and a transverse cross-sectional profile having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axis being longer than the minor axis.