Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oral care device
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Application No.: US15238892Application Date: 2016-08-17
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Publication No.: US10307235B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Eduardo J. Jimenez , Douglas J. Hohlbein , Heng Cai , Sharon Kennedy , Thomas Mintel , Bruce M. Russell
- Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Current Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Main IPC: A61C19/06
- IPC: A61C19/06 ; A61C17/16 ; C25B1/02 ; C25B1/13 ; C25B1/04 ; A61C17/00 ; A46B15/00 ; A61B17/24 ; A61N1/26 ; A61N1/44 ; A46B9/04 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/32

Abstract:
An oral care device such as an oral care implement or a toothbrush. The oral care device may include a handle and a head. The head may have a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom. The head may comprise an open space or cavity. A plurality of electrodes may be located within the open space or cavity. The electrodes may be coupled to a voltage source. The electrodes may be used to generate a chemical agent via the application of an electrical potential across the electrodes when in communication with an electrolyte. The chemical agents may include ozone, hydrogen peroxide, peroxide, chlorine hypochlorite, ions, peroxides, and/or other chemical agents.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160354188A1 ORAL CARE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2016-12-08
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