Toothbrush monitoring device
US9105197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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13Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA46B2200/1066
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to a toothbrushing monitoring device (18). In order to obtain an efficient monitoring device, the monitoring device comprises: an input device (21), an acceleration sensor, a signal conditioner, a memory, a comparator which compares the numbers of brushing cycles registered by each teeth surface specific counter during brushing with corresponding reference values maintained in said memory, and an output device (27) which indicates that the brushing of the teeth region (L-U) in question is accepted.
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