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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Madhusudan Patel, Somerset, NJ (US);
Thomas E. Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, MD (US);
John J. Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Eduardo J. Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Madhusudan Patel, Somerset, NJ (US);
Thomas E. Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, MD (US);
John J. Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Eduardo J. Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Assignee:
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/04 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/06 (2006.01); A46B 3/20 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 15/0044 (2013.01); A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 9/06 (2013.01); A46B 15/0012 (2013.01); A46B 15/0038 (2013.01); A46B 3/20 (2013.01); A46B 5/0029 (2013.01); A46B 5/0062 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toothbrush that includes a piezochromic polymer or a proximity dye based polymer effective to emit an optical signal indicative of brushing force.