Oral care products and methods of using and marking the same

US8677541B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Mark Stephen Meadows · Emeryville, US
• Jose Tadeo Vergara de Castro · Brookline, US
• Mark Edward Farrell · Medfield, US
• William Brown · Peabody, US
• Eric Viveros Borges · Plymouth, US
• Long Yu · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 25, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 25, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61C17/0211
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An oral care implement may include a base portion sized for insertion into an oral cavity and a plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements extending from the base portion, wherein each of the plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements comprises an edge, wherein at least one of the edges comprises a micro edge, and wherein the plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements comprises an element density of less than about 5 mm.