US Patent No: 5,226,197

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Tongue hygiene device

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Abstract

A tongue cleaning brush/scraper comprising an elongated handle, one end of which is rounded and wider then the head of a conventional toothbrush, extending from said head a plurality of short bristles. Attached to the end of said rounded head, and extending at the same angle and to the same height as the short bristles is a semi-rigid scraper. When used, the invention will efficiently and quickly clean the tongue while not eliciting the gag reflex.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nack, Rachel 17 Cullen Dr., West Orange, NJ 07052 1 105
Nack, Robert L 17 Cullen Dr., West Orange, NJ 07052 2 113

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (7)
4,364,142 Body squeegee 37 1980
4,455,704 Toothbrush and tongue cleaner 58 1982
4,488,327 Combination toothbrush and tongue scraper 55 1983
4,610,043 Oral hygiene brush 72 1985
4,638,521 Oral cleaning device 33 1985
5,005,246 Replaceable tooth brush with tongue scaler 88 1989
5,061,272 Tongue cleaner 20 1990

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY (36)
7,143,462 Oral care implement 44 2004
D514320 Portion for a toothbrush 32 2004
D511249 Portion of a toothbrush 23 2004
7,168,125 Toothbrush 29 2004
7,273,327 Oral care implement 18 2004
7,725,980 Oral care implement 11 2004
7,908,699 Oral care implement 5 2004
7,721,376 Oral care implement 14 2004
7,213,288 Toothbrush 27 2005
7,845,042 Oral care implement 4 2005
7,836,539 Oral care implement 0 2005
7,594,293 Oral care implement 13 2005
7,841,041 Oral care implement 6 2006
7,975,343 Toothbrush 0 2006
7,962,991 Toothbrush 0 2006
7,322,067 Oral care implement 22 2006
8,201,298 Toothbrush with low profile head 0 2007
7,954,191 Toothbrush 0 2007
8,281,448 Oral care implement having one or more moving sections 0 2007
7,950,100 Oral care implement 2 2007
8,151,397 Oral care implement having flexibly supported cleaning elements extending in opposite directions 1 2008
8,042,214 Oral care implement 0 2009
8,393,042 Oral care implement 0 2009
D675830 Toothbrush 0 2009
D654696 Toothbrush handle with tissue cleaner 1 2009
D654695 Toothbrush 2 2009
D654270 Toothbrush handle 0 2009
D632484 Toothbrush handle with tissue cleaner 1 2009
7,975,346 Oral care implement 0 2010
8,091,170 Oral care implement 0 2010
8,079,110 Oral care implement 1 2010
D671326 Toothbrush handle 0 2012
D670503 Head portion of a toothbrush 0 2012
D670505 Toothbrush handle with tissue cleaner 0 2012
D669688 Head portion of a toothbrush 0 2012
D669689 Toothbrush handle with tissue cleaner 0 2012
 
BIOCURV MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. (4)
5,916,228 Tongue scraper 20 1997
5,893,860 Tongue scraper 11 1998
D487803 Handle for tongue cleaning device 9 2001
7,029,484 Tongue cleaning device 4 2002
 
PEAK ENTERPRISES, INC. (4)
D404129 Tongue hygiene device 2 1996
D388616 Tongue brush handle with convex head 6 1996
5,749,116 Tongue hygiene device 9 1997
RE37625 Tongue hygiene device 18 1999
 
EEGEE, LLC (3)
6,859,969 Multi-directional wiping elements and device using the same 66 2003
7,181,799 Oral-care device and system 23 2003
8,276,231 Oral-care device and system 0 2005
 
THE GILLETTE COMPANY (3)
7,934,284 Toothbrushes 1 2003
7,941,886 Toothbrushes 1 2003
7,958,589 Toothbrushes 0 2009
 
AMDEN CORPORATION (2)
6,102,923 Electric tongue cleaner 6 1998
6,322,573 Electric tongue cleaner 26 2000
 
AMTEC PRODUCTS, INC. (2)
6,015,293 Oral cleaning apparatus 38 1997
5,967,152 Oral cleaning apparatus 41 1998
 
DENTAL CONCEPTS LLC (2)
6,139,558 Oral hygiene appliance 6 1999
6,083,235 Breath system appliance with dorsal applicator and scraper 10 1999
 
GAVNEY, JAMES A., JR. (2)
6,319,332 Squeegee device and system 49 1999
6,571,417 Dentition cleaning device and system 67 2000
 
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. (2)
6,625,839 Flocked tongue cleaning device 28 2001
6,895,624 Powered tongue cleaning device 4 2002
 
CRA LABS, INC. (1)
5,758,380 Device for comprehensive oral hygiene 42 1997
 
DENTEK ORAL CARE, INC. (1)
D408534 Tongue scraper 21 1998
 
ENFRESH PRODUCTS LLC (1)
D400357 Tongue brush head and handle unit 14 1997
 
GILLETTE CANADA COMPANY (1)
6,041,467 Toothbrush 84 1997
 
JOHNSON THERAPEUTIC, LLC (1)
D523299 Textured spoon 4 2005
 
SUNSTAR AMERICAS, INC. (1)
D527821 Combined tongue scraper and brush 5 2004
 
YUDELMAN; GILLIAN C. (1)
5,957,942 Oral hygiene device having plaque collection and quantification capabilities 27 1997
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (38)
5,613,262 Lingual brush 91 1994
5,810,856 Wiping element for an oral hygiene device, window wiper, or the like 68 1996
5,766,193 Tongue cleaner 39 1996
6,089,865 Tongue cleaning device 6 1996
D422360 Tongue cleaning device 3 1996
5,792,159 Tongue cleaner 73 1997
5,735,864 Disposable tongue cleaner 59 1997
D396288 Tongue cleaner 27 1997
6,032,315 Device for cleaning a human tongue 30 1998
6,131,228 Brush for cleaning the tongue root 49 1998
6,083,003 Electromagnetically actuated valve for hydraulic motor vehicle brake systems 4 1998
6,402,768 Device for cleaning a human tongue 26 2000
D447238 Tongue scraping tool 25 2000
D441963 Brush with a spatula-like handle 1 2000
6,463,619 Squeegee device and system 62 2001
6,865,767 Device with multi-structural contact elements 29 2001
6,658,688 Squeegee device and system 44 2002
6,820,299 Dentition cleaning device and system 53 2003
6,820,300 Squeegee device and system 34 2003
6,944,903 Dentition cleaning device and system 22 2004
7,069,615 Squeegee device and system 13 2004
7,051,394 Dentition cleaning device and system 19 2004
7,975,339 Aquatic scrubber 0 2004
7,562,411 Oral-care device and system 8 2004
7,434,288 Oral care device with multi-structural contact elements 2 2004
7,047,589 Dentition cleaning device and system 19 2004
8,070,763 Disposable oral hygiene instrument and methods and packages for same 0 2004
8,276,233 Multi-directional wiping elements and device using the same 0 2004
7,814,604 Device with multi-structural contact elements 0 2005
7,814,603 Powered toothbrush with polishing elements 3 2005
7,592,018 Tongue cleaning apparatus 3 2005
8,141,194 Absorbent structures with integrated contact elements 0 2005
7,877,833 Oral-care device and system 2 2005
D537165 Disposable tongue cleaner 1 2005
7,743,448 Device and system with moving squeegee fields 6 2005
7,363,675 Squeegee device and system 1 2005
D594122 Tongue retractor and cleaner 1 2008
8,359,693 Electric battery powered toothbrush with integrated tongue cleaner 0 2011