US Patent No: 5,217,031

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Motor-driven apparatus for cleaning spaces between teeth by dental floss

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Abstract

Motor-driven apparatus for cleaning spaces between teeth by dental floss comprising a dental floss for cleaning the spaces between teeth, motor means (11), a feeding reel (24) of the fresh dental floss, a take-up reel (25) of the worn-out dental floss, a set of pulleys (18, 20, 21A, 21B) about which the dental floss is running between feeding reel and take-up reel, and reciprocating motor means (13, 15, 16, 18) to reciprocate the operating length of the dental floss as well as to keep it stretched and to replace the dental floss as it is worn-out.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Santoro, Giovanni Via Campodimele, 55, Rome, IT 00189 13 79

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (3)
4,245,658 Automatic flossing apparatus 39 1979
4,586,521 Multi-motion dental flosser 31 1983
4,706,695 Interdental cleaning and polishing tool 27 1986

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WATER PIK, INC. (3)
6,920,659 Toothbrush 13 2002
6,955,539 Characterization of motion of dual motor oral hygiene device 1 2003
7,198,487 Whitening tip for dental flossing device 0 2003
 
DYNAPRODUCTS, INC. (1)
5,769,102 Automated dental cleaner 8 1996
 
Tiphonnet, Joel (1)
8,439,050 Self-dispensing dental floss applicator 0 2008
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (7)
5,613,508 Dental floss apparatus with improved mechanism for collecting spent floss 8 1995
5,823,207 Dental floss apparatus with improved mechanism for collecting spent floss and with improved tip structure, and method of use 10 1996
5,645,206 Automated dental floss dispensing apparatus 1 1996
6,526,994 Motor-driven apparatus for the mechanical cleaning of the interdental spaces by dental floss 7 2001
7,730,572 Continuous feed inter-dental brush and device 0 2006
7,604,009 Portable flossing apparatus 0 2007
7,793,379 Continuous feed inter-dental brush assembly and device 1 2008