Oral care device

US10307235B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Colgate-Palmolive Company · US

Inventors

• Eduardo Jimenez · Manalapan, US
• Douglas Hohlbein · Hopewell, US
• Heng Cai · Yardley, US
• Sharon Kennedy · Randallstown, US
• Thomas Mintel · Rahway, US
• Bruce M. Russell · Howell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 17, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 17, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/36
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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.