公开(公告)号：US20240358316A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18764448

申请日：2024-07-05

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： John Gatzemeyer ,  Daniel Roman

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46B15/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/4547 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B13/023 ,  A46B15/0008 ,  A46B15/004 ,  A46B15/0044 ,  A46B15/0046

Abstract: An oral care system with coaching features. The oral care system may include indicator units to indicate to a user when plaque is present on the oral surfaces and to indicate to a user when it is time to move to a different area of the oral cavity for cleaning. The oral care system may include a feature whereby a user can silence the indicator function so as not to be alerted of the detection of plaque or other oral maladies during a cleaning session. The oral care system may include a light ring which surrounds a button on the handle to inform a user about the amount of time elapsed during a cleaning session.

公开(公告)号：US20230413988A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18466014

申请日：2023-09-13

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： John Gatzemeyer ,  Takahide OKAI

IPC: A46B15/00 ,  A46B5/02 ,  A46B17/08 ,  A61C17/22 ,  A61C17/34 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G16H40/67

CPC classification number: A46B15/0006 ,  A46B5/026 ,  A46B17/08 ,  A61C17/222 ,  A61C17/225 ,  A61C17/3481 ,  A61B5/486 ,  A46B15/0002 ,  A46B15/0038 ,  G16H40/67 ,  A46B2200/1066

Abstract: An oral care system that includes an oral care implement and a tracking attachment. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head. The tracking attachment is detachably coupled to the oral care implement. The tracking attachment may include an outer casing having an outer surface and a connection element that is configured to mate with a connection element on a handle of the powered oral care implement to couple the outer casing to the handle. The tracking attachment may further include a plurality of visual markers protruding from the outer surface of the outer casing.

公开(公告)号：US11406480B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US16720442

申请日：2019-12-19

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： John Gatzemeyer ,  Jonathan Bar-Or ,  Ariel Heller ,  Christopher Catinella ,  Steven Drake

IPC: A61C17/22 ,  A46B5/00 ,  A46B15/00

Abstract: An oral care implement including a handle and an oral care refill head. The handle has a gripping portion, an engagement component coupled to a distal end of the gripping portion, and a stem. The engagement component includes a plate portion and a first engagement feature. The stem extends through an opening in the engagement component and protrudes from the plate portion. The oral care refill head includes an oral care treatment portion and a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion has an inner surface that defines a sleeve cavity having a cavity axis and a second engagement feature. When the oral care refill head is detachably coupled to the handle, the first and second engagement features mate with one another to at least one of: (1) position the oral care refill head and the handle in an operational alignment; and (2) lock the oral care refill head to the handle.

公开(公告)号：US11361672B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US15350298

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： John Gatzemeyer

IPC: G09B19/00 ,  A46B15/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A61C17/22

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care system that includes a toothbrush; a programmable processor configured to receive oral characteristic data indicative of an oral characteristic of a user; and determine for the user, based at least in part on the oral characteristic data, at least one of a suggested brushing routine and a brushing evaluation for a brushing session.

公开(公告)号：US11229283B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16848992

申请日：2020-04-15

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： Gerald Gontarz ,  Patrik Johansson ,  John Gatzemeyer ,  Douglas Hohlbein ,  Daniel Wainless ,  Brian Bloch ,  Najma Khan

IPC: A46B11/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B3/16 ,  A46B15/00 ,  C25B1/00 ,  C25B9/17 ,  C25B11/02 ,  A45D34/04 ,  A46B3/06

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle, a head at a distal end of the handle comprising a bristle plate, a hole extending through the bristle plate, a plurality of bristles at least partially disposed in the hole and extending from the hole in a direction away from the head, and a reservoir in fluid communication with the hole. Fluid in the reservoir enters the tuft holes and is wicked out of the head of the toothbrushes by capillaries formed between the bristles.

公开(公告)号：US20210330067A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US16949630

申请日：2020-11-09

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： John Gatzemeyer ,  Andrew Brent Lintott ,  Ian Joseph Smallman

IPC: A46B15/00 ,  A61C17/22 ,  A46B5/02 ,  A46B9/04

Abstract: A method for oral care. In one aspect, the method for oral care includes a) receiving sensor data from at least one sensor configured to detect motion of an oral care device during a brushing routine of a user, the sensor data corresponding to the detected motion; and b) determining a target brushing time based on the sensor data. In another aspect, the method for oral care includes a) receiving sensor data from at least one sensor configured to detect brushing intensity during a brushing routine of a user, the sensor data corresponding to the detected brushing intensity; and b) determining a target brushing time based on the sensor data.

公开(公告)号：US20210251374A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17302600

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： Brian Bloch ,  Takahide Okai ,  John Gatzemeyer

IPC: A46B5/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A61C17/16 ,  A61C17/34 ,  A61C17/00

Abstract: An oral care refill head and an oral care kit comprising the same. The oral care refill head may include a sleeve portion, a head portion, and an elastomeric prophy cup. The sleeve portion may have an inner surface that defines an internal cavity for receiving a portion of a stem of an oral care implement handle therein so that the oral care refill head can be repetitively attached to and detached from the oral care implement handle. The elastomeric prophy cup may comprise an outer surface that forms at least a portion of a peripheral side surface of the head portion. The elastomeric prophy cup may be formed by injection molding an elastomeric material onto a support portion of the head portion. The oral care refill head may be packaged together with a store of an anti-sensitivity oral care material to form a kit.

公开(公告)号：US11043141B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US15350285

申请日：2016-11-14

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： John Gatzemeyer

IPC: G09B19/00 ,  A46B15/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A61C17/22

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care system that includes a toothbrush; a user interface configured to receive a brushing goal from a user; and a programmable processor operably coupled to the user interface. The programmable processor can be configured to receive brushing goal data indicative of the brushing goal received by the user interface; and determine, based at least in part on the brushing goal data, at least one of a suggested brushing routine and a brushing evaluation for a brushing session.

公开(公告)号：US10912378B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US16288264

申请日：2019-02-28

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： Eduardo Jimenez ,  Michael Rooney ,  Robert Moskovich ,  Thomas Boyd ,  Sharon Kennedy ,  Madhusudan Patel ,  John Gatzemeyer ,  Alan Sorrentino

IPC: A46B11/04 ,  A46B11/00 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A46B15/00

Abstract: A fluid delivery apparatus including a reservoir containing at least one fluid. A capillary channel extends from the reservoir to deliver the fluids stored in the reservoir through one or more fluid outlets via capillary action. In one embodiment, an applicator formed of a capillary material is located within the outlet. A variety of fluids can be administered for therapeutic, hygienic, and/or other benefits. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a housing defining a reservoir; at least one fluid stored in the reservoir; and a capillary channel in fluid coupling with the at least one fluid, the capillary channel including a first capillary member and a second capillary member that circumferentially surrounds the first capillary member such that the first and second capillary members are concentric.

公开(公告)号：US20190174905A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US15838796

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company

Inventor： Brian Bloch ,  Takahide Okai ,  John Gatzemeyer

IPC: A46B5/00 ,  A61C17/22 ,  A46B9/04 ,  A61C17/16

Abstract: An oral care implement handle or a refill head therefor. The refill head may include a sleeve portion extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the sleeve portion having an inner surface that defines an internal cavity. The internal cavity may extend along a sleeve axis from an open bottom end at the proximal end of the sleeve portion to a closed top end, the internal cavity being configured to receive an attachment portion of a stem of an oral care implement handle. The internal cavity may have a proximal section adjacent the open bottom end and a distal section adjacent the closed top end. The distal section of the internal cavity may include a central portion located on the sleeve axis and at least one slot portion radially extending from the central portion.