Motor-driven toothbrush
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Jul 23, 1991
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Jan 29, 1990
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Abstract
A motor-driven toothbrush includes a housing adapted to be gripped by the user and containing an electrical rotary motor, and a toothbrush coupled to the rotary motor by an eccentric coupling such that rotation of the motor causes the toothbrush to oscillate. A sleeve threadedly received in the end of the housing through which the toothbrush handle passes defines a pivot point for the oscillations of the handle, and is adjustable with respect to the housing so as to permit varying the location of the pivot point, and thereby the type of oscillations produced by the rotary motor.

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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | Total Patents |
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (S.G.Z.) LTD. | PETACH-TIKVA 49511, IL | 0 |
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Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Gross, Joseph | Moshav Mazor, IL | 88 | 12080 |
Zucker, Shlomo | Yavne, IL | 27 | 1542 |
Cited Art Landscape
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* 4880382 Integrated oral hygiene system | 118 | 1986 | |
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* 4702428 Infinitely variable ratio drive mechanism | 5 | 1986 |
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* 5253382 Power operated toothbrush | 85 | 1992 | |
* 6047711 Method and apparatus for converting a power-driven toothbrush into a power-driven flossing device | 16 | 1999 | |
* 6823875 Composition of a vibrating wave type oral cleansing and hygiene appliance | 6 | 2001 | |
* 2002/0178,519 Electric tooth flossing and brushing apparatus | 27 | 2002 | |
* 6910883 Orthodontic bracket cleaner | 0 | 2003 | |
* 2004/0180,307 Orthodontic bracket cleaner | 1 | 2003 | |
* 6886570 Hybrid dental flosser and toothbrush | 4 | 2003 | |
* 2004/0035,439 Hybrid dental flosser and toothbrush | 0 | 2003 | |
* 2004/0079,384 Combined dental flosser and toothbrush | 8 | 2003 | |
* 2006/0027,246 Universal dental tool | 24 | 2004 | |
* 2006/0032,006 Multi-motion toothbrush | 23 | 2005 | |
* 2008/0271,271 Modular electric toothbrushes | 12 | 2008 | |
9877815 Electric flossing device | 0 | 2011 | |
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7240390 Personal hygiene device | 40 | 2002 | |
7003839 Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part | 36 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0011,026 Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part | 4 | 2004 | |
7261851 Personal hygiene article with vibrating part and method | 12 | 2005 | |
* 2006/0026,780 Personal hygiene article with vibrating part and method | 0 | 2005 | |
7254858 Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part | 3 | 2006 | |
* 2006/0156,496 Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part | 2 | 2006 | |
7713461 Process for producing an oral care device | 9 | 2007 | |
* 2007/0222,109 Process for producing an oral care device | 13 | 2007 | |
7556320 Personal hygiene article with vibrating part and method | 12 | 2007 | |
* 2007/0256,259 Personal hygiene article with vibrating part and method | 12 | 2007 | |
7748071 Personal care article with vibrating head part | 3 | 2009 | |
* 2009/0126,132 Personal care article with vibrating head part | 1 | 2009 | |
8307488 Oral hygiene device | 12 | 2010 | |
* 2011/0024,944 Process for producing a toothbrush | 1 | 2010 | |
8015649 Personal care article with vibrating head part | 2 | 2010 | |
8327490 Personal care article with vibrating head part | 0 | 2011 | |
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* 5822821 Electric toothbrush | 46 | 1996 | |
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7810201 Toothbrushes | 2 | 2007 | |
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* 2005/0076,933 Motorized flosser and associated method of use | 6 | 2003 | |
* 7311108 Motorized flosser and method of use | 6 | 2005 | |
* 2006/0054,180 Motorized flosser and method of use | 3 | 2005 | |
D532555 Head and neck of motorized flosser | 0 | 2006 | |
* 2008/0092,917 MOTORIZED FLOSSER AND METHOD OF USE | 4 | 2007 | |
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D465088 Toothbrush | 19 | 2000 | |
6360395 Electric toothbrush | 94 | 2001 | |
6836917 Replaceable head electric toothbrush and connection structure therefor | 32 | 2001 | |
6932216 Electric toothbrush | 44 | 2001 | |
6564940 Electric toothbrush | 40 | 2001 | |
D458455 Head portion of an electric toothbrush | 26 | 2002 | |
D458030 Head portion of an electric toothbrush | 14 | 2002 | |
D457728 Head portion of an electric toothbrush | 15 | 2002 | |
7225494 Multi-motion toothbrush | 24 | 2002 | |
* 2003/0084,528 Multi-motion toothbrush | 6 | 2002 | |
* 2003/0226,223 High efficiency electric toothbrush | 62 | 2002 | |
7356866 Modular electric toothbrushes | 26 | 2003 | |
7322066 Electric toothbrushes having movable, intermittently movable, and fixed bristles | 7 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0011,024 Electric toothbrushes having movable, intermittently movable, and fixed bristles | 3 | 2004 | |
7234187 Electric toothbrush | 3 | 2005 | |
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* 7757328 Oral brushing devices and/or methods | 4 | 2005 | |
* 2006/0059,638 Oral brushing devices and/or methods | 6 | 2005 | |
* 7757329 Oral brushing devices and/or methods | 1 | 2007 | |
* 2008/0010,770 Oral Brushing Devices and/or Methods | 6 | 2007 | |
* 7757330 Oral brushing devices and/or methods | 4 | 2008 | |
* 2009/0007,358 ORAL BRUSHING DEVICES AND/OR METHODS | 1 | 2008 | |
* 7849549 Oral brushing devices | 8 | 2008 | |
* 2008/0276,390 ORAL BRUSHING DEVICES AND/OR METHODS | 2 | 2008 | |
D696020 Oral brush head | 0 | 2010 | |
D696021 Oral brush head | 0 | 2010 | |
* 7954193 Oral brushing devices and/or methods | 0 | 2010 | |
8449295 Oral irrigation and/or brushing devices and/or methods | 2 | 2011 | |
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* 5579786 Automatic dental flossing device | 37 | 1995 | |
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* 7784138 Device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating motion and an electric tool assembly having such a device | 3 | 2005 | |
* 2006/0179,591 Device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating motion and an electric tool assembly having such a device | 7 | 2005 | |
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* 6178579 Electric toothbrush | 100 | 1999 | |
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6920659 Toothbrush | 24 | 2002 | |
6955539 Characterization of motion of dual motor oral hygiene device | 8 | 2003 | |
7198487 Whitening tip for dental flossing device | 4 | 2003 | |
8943634 Mechanically-driven, sonic toothbrush system | 0 | 2012 | |
9468511 Electronic toothbrush with vibration dampening | 2 | 2013 | |
9144477 Mechanically-driven, sonic toothbrush system | 0 | 2014 | |
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* 5678578 Flossing equipment and method of operation | 20 | 1996 | |
* 5947133 Flossing equipment and method of operation | 8 | 1997 | |
* 2002/0078,974 Manually held dental flossers | 0 | 2001 | |
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D499884 Electric toothbrush | 10 | 2002 | |
* 2003/0084,527 Multi-motion toothbrush | 33 | 2002 | |
6892413 Complex motion toothbrush | 41 | 2003 | |
* 2005/0053,895 Illuminated electric toothbrushes emitting high luminous intensity toothbrush | 25 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0053,896 Illuminated electric toothbrushes emitting high luminous intensity toothbrush | 16 | 2004 | |
7845039 Toothbrush with severable electrical connections | 19 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0050,658 Toothbrush with severable electrical connections | 28 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0066,459 Electric toothbrushes and replaceable components | 15 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0050,659 Electric toothbrush comprising an electrically powered element | 16 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0053,898 Illuminated electric toothbrushes and methods of use | 22 | 2004 | |
6952854 Complex motion toothbrush | 39 | 2004 | |
7124461 Complex motion toothbrush | 32 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0005,376 Complex motion toothbrush | 0 | 2004 | |
7698771 Electric toothbrush | 14 | 2004 | |
7861348 Electric toothbrushes | 7 | 2005 | |
7761947 Complex motion toothbrush | 2 | 2006 | |
7421753 Electric toothbrushes | 14 | 2006 | |
* 7340794 Multi-motion toothbrush | 1 | 2006 | |
* 2006/0191,085 Multi-motion toothbrush | 0 | 2006 | |
7640615 Electric toothbrushes | 2 | 2006 | |
7636976 Power toothbrush | 6 | 2006 | |
7451514 Complex motion toothbrush | 20 | 2006 | |
* 2006/0288,505 Complex motion toothbrush | 4 | 2006 | |
7640614 Multi motion toothbrush | 4 | 2007 | |
8584299 Electric toothbrushes | 7 | 2007 | |
7725973 Electric toothbrushes | 1 | 2007 | |
7748070 Electric toothbrush comprising an electrically powered element | 19 | 2008 | |
7861350 Multi-motion toothbrush | 7 | 2009 | |
7917984 Electric toothbrushes | 2 | 2009 | |
8281443 Multi-motion toothbrush | 3 | 2010 | |
* 8096011 Electric toothbrushes | 0 | 2010 | |
8955186 Electric toothbrushes | 0 | 2013 | |
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7832042 Brush head for toothbrush | 2 | 2008 | |
8250763 Battery-operated razor | 6 | 2010 | |
8302316 Battery-operated razor | 6 | 2012 | |
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7251896 Hair clipper with pivot head | 11 | 2004 | |
* 2006/0053,632 Hair clipper with pivot head | 1 | 2004 | |
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6371294 Electric toothbrush | 64 | 2000 | |
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6802097 Toothbrush having a vibrating head part | 58 | 2002 | |
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* 7055531 Electronic oral cleaning device | 11 | 2004 | |
* 7140373 Electric oral cleaning device | 3 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0284,501 Electric oral cleaning device | 1 | 2004 | |
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7082950 Manually held dental flossers | 5 | 2001 | |
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* 2013/0255,013 POWER TOOTHBRUSH AND BRUSHHEAD THEREFOR, WITH MULTIPLE MOTION BRUSH MEMBER | 0 | 2011 | |
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* 8990991 Power toothbrush and brushhead therefor, with multiple motion brush member | 0 | 2011 | |
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* 2006/0010,622 Electric toothbrush | 6 | 2003 | |
* 2005/0262,696 Personal Trimming system | 3 | 2005 | |
* 2011/0005,081 PERSONAL TRIMMING SYSTEM | 3 | 2010 | |
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* 5921254 Power flossing device | 11 | 1998 | |
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* 5343883 Sonic dental device and method | 28 | 1992 | |
* 5636988 Sonic dental device | 20 | 1994 | |
* RE35712 Sonic dental device and method | 29 | 1994 | |
* RE36699 Sonic dental device | 18 | 1998 |
Maintenance Fees
Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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