Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090313778 | Toothbrush With Visual and/or Other Sensory Effects - Toothbrushes comprising components with light transmitting and structural characteristics provide enhanced visual and other sensory effects. The components in combination are generally chemically compatible and function to provide areas of varying visibility of features and optionally varying scent release. | 12-24-2009 |
20100160856 | Oral Care Implement - An oral care implement with a handle includes a head with a releasable material (e.g., an oral medicament) and a tissue cleaner for cleaning the soft tissues and removing odor-causing bacteria from the mouth. In one arrangement, the releasable material is disposed on the surface of the tissue cleaner. In one arrangement, the releasable material is disposed behind the tissue cleaner. In one arrangement, the releasable material is incorporated in the composition of the tissue cleaner. | 06-24-2010 |
20120210530 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH VISUAL AND/OR OTHER SENSORY EFFECTS - Toothbrushes comprising components with light transmitting and structural characteristics provide enhanced visual and other sensory effects. The components in combination are generally chemically compatible and function to provide areas of varying visibility of features. At least one of the components may include a scenting agent. | 08-23-2012 |
20130048020 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT - An oral care implement includes a releasable sensory material that invokes a sensory response when in contact with tissues or surfaces of a mouth of a user. In one embodiment, an element is provided that is visually indicative of the sensory response. The oral care implement may also include a soft tissue cleaner provided with the sensory material. | 02-28-2013 |
20130228193 | Elastomeric Dental Floss - Described herein are dental floss compositions comprising an elastomeric matrix containing one or more particles, and methods of making and using the same. | 09-05-2013 |
20140101880 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH VISUAL AND/OR OTHER SENSORY EFFECTS - An oral care implement that emits a scent. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a toothbrush comprising: a base component having a gripping region and an oral engaging region, wherein said base component comprises a first scenting agent; and a second component covering at least a portion of said base component in said gripping region, to control a rate of release of said first scenting agent from said base component in said gripping region. | 04-17-2014 |
20150173499 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH VISUAL AND/OR OTHER SENSORY EFFECTS - An toothbrush having a handle and a head. The handle may include a first component and a second component covering at least a portion of the first component. The first and second components may be chemically compatible. The first and second components may both comprise a hard polyolefin. The first and second components may have different transparencies. In one aspect, the first component may be opaque and the second component may be transparent or semi-transparent. In some aspects, the handle may also include a third component comprising a thermoplastic elastomer. Furthermore, there may be at least one projection extending outwardly from an outer surface of the first component. | 06-25-2015 |