CA1082408A - Appareil et methode pour nettoyer les dents - Google Patents

Appareil et methode pour nettoyer les dents

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Publication number: CA1082408A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: tufts; tuft; filaments; crevices; tooth
Prior art date: 1977-05-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA283,854A

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

George S. Clemens

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

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1977-05-27

Filing date

1977-08-02

Publication date

1980-07-29

1977-05-27 Priority claimed from US05/801,076 external-priority patent/US4156620A/en

1977-08-02 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1980-07-29 Application granted granted Critical

1980-07-29 Publication of CA1082408A publication Critical patent/CA1082408A/fr

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
- A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
- A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
- A61C17/32—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like reciprocating or oscillating
- A61C17/34—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like reciprocating or oscillating driven by electric motor
- A61C17/349—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like reciprocating or oscillating driven by electric motor with multiple brush bodies
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
- A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
- A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
- A61C17/32—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like reciprocating or oscillating
- A61C17/34—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like reciprocating or oscillating driven by electric motor
- A61C17/3409—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like reciprocating or oscillating driven by electric motor characterized by the movement of the brush body
- A61C17/3436—Rotation around the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle holder

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Dentistry (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Brushes (AREA)

CA283,854A 1977-05-27 1977-08-02 Appareil et methode pour nettoyer les dents Expired CA1082408A (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US05/801,076 US4156620A (en)	1974-07-18	1977-05-27	Apparatus and method for cleaning teeth
US801,076		1977-05-27

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1082408A true CA1082408A (fr)	1980-07-29

Family

ID=25180133

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA283,854A Expired CA1082408A (fr)	1977-05-27	1977-08-02	Appareil et methode pour nettoyer les dents

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
CA (1)	CA1082408A (fr)
CH (1)	CH621472A5 (fr)
DE (1)	DE2736286C2 (fr)

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US5170525A (en) *	1991-05-31	1992-12-15	Giovest Inc.	Battery operated toothbrush
USD457728S1 (en)	1999-01-25	2002-05-28	The Procter & Gamble Company	Head portion of an electric toothbrush
US6725490B2 (en)	2001-11-06	2004-04-27	The Procter & Gamble Company	Complex motion toothbrush
USD499884S1 (en)	2002-03-15	2004-12-21	The Procter & Gamble Company	Electric toothbrush
USD536876S1 (en)	2003-02-03	2007-02-20	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Head portion of a toothbrush
US7225494B2 (en)	2001-11-06	2007-06-05	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Multi-motion toothbrush
US7234187B2 (en)	1998-09-30	2007-06-26	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Electric toothbrush
US7322066B2 (en)	2003-07-16	2008-01-29	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Electric toothbrushes having movable, intermittently movable, and fixed bristles
US7340794B2 (en)	2001-11-06	2008-03-11	The Procter & Gamble Company	Multi-motion toothbrush
US7356866B2 (en)	2002-06-11	2008-04-15	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Modular electric toothbrushes
US7421753B2 (en)	2003-03-10	2008-09-09	The Procter And Gamble Company	Electric toothbrushes
US7428766B2 (en)	2002-01-31	2008-09-30	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Powered toothbrush
US7430778B2 (en)	2002-01-31	2008-10-07	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Powered toothbrush
US7748070B2 (en)	2003-09-09	2010-07-06	The Procter & Gamble Company	Electric toothbrush comprising an electrically powered element
US7761947B2 (en)	2001-11-07	2010-07-27	The Procter & Gamble Company	Complex motion toothbrush
US7845039B2 (en)	2003-09-09	2010-12-07	The Procter & Gamble Company	Toothbrush with severable electrical connections

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DE3630499A1 (de) *	1986-09-08	1988-03-10	Braun Ag	Buerstenelement fuer eine elektrisch betriebene zahnbuerste
US5088145A (en) *	1990-03-26	1992-02-18	Whitefield Robert O	Electrically powered toothbrush
US5383242A (en) *	1992-01-08	1995-01-24	Bausch & Lomb Incorporated	Electric toothbrush
DE4225547A1 (de) *	1992-08-01	1994-02-03	Bausch & Lomb	Elektrische Zahnbürste
DE4243221C2 (de) *	1992-12-19	1995-07-20	Wik Far East Ltd	Elektromechanische Zahnbürste
US5435034A (en) *	1993-07-28	1995-07-25	Bausch & Lomb Incorporated	Electric toothbrush
DE19701964A1 (de) *	1997-01-22	1998-07-23	Finalpina Ag	Elektrische Zahnbürste
US6178579B1 (en) *	1998-09-30	2001-01-30	Dr. Johns Products, Ltd.	Electric toothbrush
US6564940B2 (en)	1998-09-30	2003-05-20	The Procter & Gamble Company	Electric toothbrush
DE29908708U1 (de)	1999-05-18	1999-09-16	Thielen Feinmechanik GmbH & Co.KG, 83487 Marktschellenberg	Zahnbürstenaufsatz
USD465088S1 (en)	2000-10-26	2002-11-05	The Procter & Gamble Company	Toothbrush
DE102006038608A1 (de) *	2006-08-17	2008-02-21	Gimelli Produktions Ag	Bürstenteil für eine elektrische Zahnbürste und elektrische Zahnbürste mit einem solchen Bürstenteil

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US1557244A (en) *	1924-07-03	1925-10-13	Nazaire T Domingue	Rotary toothbrush
US2215031A (en) *	1939-02-27	1940-09-17	Elmore Neal	Motor driven toothbrush
US2799878A (en) *	1954-06-14	1957-07-23	Brausch Joseph	Manually actuated semi-rotatable twin toothbrush
CH363635A (fr) *	1959-12-03	1962-08-15	Aesup Ets	Dispositif d'emboîtement d'une tige de brosse à dents sur un axe
US3178754A (en) *	1963-05-15	1965-04-20	Alton A Cleverdon	Electric toothbrush
US3240077A (en) *	1963-05-31	1966-03-15	Westinghouse Electric Corp	Electric appliance
US3242516A (en) *	1965-02-10	1966-03-29	Cantor Herman	Power driven toothbrush

1977
- 1977-08-02 CA CA283,854A patent/CA1082408A/fr not_active Expired
- 1977-08-11 DE DE19772736286 patent/DE2736286C2/de not_active Expired
- 1977-08-25 CH CH1040477A patent/CH621472A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation

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US5170525A (en) *	1991-05-31	1992-12-15	Giovest Inc.	Battery operated toothbrush
US7234187B2 (en)	1998-09-30	2007-06-26	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Electric toothbrush
USD458455S1 (en)	1999-01-25	2002-06-11	The Procter & Gamble Company	Head portion of an electric toothbrush
USD458030S1 (en)	1999-01-25	2002-06-04	The Procter & Gamble Company	Head portion of an electric toothbrush
USD457728S1 (en)	1999-01-25	2002-05-28	The Procter & Gamble Company	Head portion of an electric toothbrush
US6725490B2 (en)	2001-11-06	2004-04-27	The Procter & Gamble Company	Complex motion toothbrush
US6892413B2 (en)	2001-11-06	2005-05-17	The Procter & Gamble Company	Complex motion toothbrush
US7225494B2 (en)	2001-11-06	2007-06-05	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Multi-motion toothbrush
US7340794B2 (en)	2001-11-06	2008-03-11	The Procter & Gamble Company	Multi-motion toothbrush
US7761947B2 (en)	2001-11-07	2010-07-27	The Procter & Gamble Company	Complex motion toothbrush
US7428766B2 (en)	2002-01-31	2008-09-30	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Powered toothbrush
US8020238B2 (en) *	2002-01-31	2011-09-20	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Powered toothbrush
US7900309B2 (en)	2002-01-31	2011-03-08	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Powered toothbrush
US7430778B2 (en)	2002-01-31	2008-10-07	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Powered toothbrush
USD499884S1 (en)	2002-03-15	2004-12-21	The Procter & Gamble Company	Electric toothbrush
US7356866B2 (en)	2002-06-11	2008-04-15	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Modular electric toothbrushes
USD563106S1 (en)	2003-02-03	2008-03-04	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Head portion of a toothbrush
USD536876S1 (en)	2003-02-03	2007-02-20	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Head portion of a toothbrush
US7421753B2 (en)	2003-03-10	2008-09-09	The Procter And Gamble Company	Electric toothbrushes
US7322066B2 (en)	2003-07-16	2008-01-29	Church & Dwight Co., Inc.	Electric toothbrushes having movable, intermittently movable, and fixed bristles
US7748070B2 (en)	2003-09-09	2010-07-06	The Procter & Gamble Company	Electric toothbrush comprising an electrically powered element
US7845039B2 (en)	2003-09-09	2010-12-07	The Procter & Gamble Company	Toothbrush with severable electrical connections

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE2736286C2 (de)	1986-05-28
CH621472A5 (en)	1981-02-13
DE2736286A1 (de)	1978-12-07

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1997-07-29	MKEX	Expiry

Publication	Publication Date	Title
CA1082408A (fr)	1980-07-29	Appareil et methode pour nettoyer les dents
US4156620A (en)	1979-05-29	Apparatus and method for cleaning teeth
GB1583558A (en)	1981-01-28	Apparatus and method for cleaning teeth
JP3366637B2 (ja)	2003-01-14	機械仕掛け歯ブラシ
US6889401B2 (en)	2005-05-10	Powered toothbrush with vibrating section
CA2481741C (fr)	2011-09-20	Tete de brosse a dents electrique
EP2266433B1 (fr)	2018-09-26	Brosse à dents
CN1239111C (zh)	2006-02-01	电动牙刷的刷毛部分
US20040123409A1 (en)	2004-07-01	Electric toothbrush having rotatably oscillating and pulsating bristle heads
JP2002513297A (ja)	2002-05-08	クリンプ処理された毛を有する歯ブラシ
EP3476248B1 (fr)	2024-03-06	Tête de brosse à dents électrique
PL190001B1 (pl)	2005-10-31	Szczoteczka do zębów
US4053959A (en)	1977-10-18	Brush for teeth and gums
KR20190002654A (ko)	2019-01-08	구강 케어 기구용 필라멘트 및 구강 케어 기구
CA1266158A (fr)	1990-02-27	Automatisme nettoyeur
AU4925000A (en)	2000-12-28	Electric toothbrush
JPS61131706A (ja)	1986-06-19	歯みがき装置
JPS6124006B2 (fr)	1986-06-09
JP2006055194A (ja)	2006-03-02	電動歯ブラシ
EP4282301A1 (fr)	2023-11-29	Section de nettoyage pour dispositif d'hygiène buccale et dispositif d'hygiène buccale
HK1149460A (en)	2011-10-07	Toothbrush
HK1149459A (en)	2011-10-07	Toothbrush
HK1184346A (en)	2014-01-24	Powered toothbrush with rotating sections
HK1075373B (en)	2011-11-25	Toothbrush