Oral-care device and system Number:7,181,799 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) owispatent A device with two or more regions configured to clean or treat a working surface is disclosed. Preferably, the device is an oral-care device with a power cleaning head. The power cleaning head comprises two or more regions, wherein at least one of the regions is configured to move and wherein at least one of the regions comprises a squeegee element. Preferably, the regions are configured to independently rotate, oscillate, vibrate or otherwise move while cleaning teeth and gums and can each include bristles, nodules, squeegee elements, or any combination thereof.<H system, device, Oral, care, devic, 7181799.html, Patent, pto, 7181799

Title: Oral-care device and system

Abstract: A device with two or more regions configured to clean or treat a working surface is disclosed. Preferably, the device is an oral-care device with a power cleaning head. The power cleaning head comprises two or more regions, wherein at least one of the regions is configured to move and wherein at least one of the regions comprises a squeegee element. Preferably, the regions are configured to independently rotate, oscillate, vibrate or otherwise move while cleaning teeth and gums and can each include bristles, nodules, squeegee elements, or any combination thereof.

Patent Number: 7,181,799 Issued on 02/27/2007 to Gavney, Jr., et al.

Inventors: Gavney, Jr.; James A. (Palo Alto, CA), Mix; Jerry (Redwood City, CA), Boyle; Dennis (Palo Alto, CA), Sun; Rickson (Palo Alto, CA), Loew; Christopher (Palo Alto, CA), Soboll; Pascal Homero (London, GB), Kim; Daniel Sung-hwe (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: Eegee, LLC (Redwood City, CA)

Appl. No.: 10/692,837

Filed: October 24, 2003

Related U.S. Patent Documents


Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
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Current U.S. Class: 15/22.1 ; 15/110; 15/114; 15/117; 15/167.1; 15/245; 15/28; 15/97.1

Current International Class: A46B 9/04 (20060101); A46B 13/02 (20060101); A47L 13/11 (20060101)

Field of Search: 15/22.1,28,97.1,110,114,117,167.1,245

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Primary Examiner: Chin; Randall
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Haverstock & Owens LLP

Parent Case Text

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This Application is a Continuation-in-part of the application Ser. No. 10/382,559, filed Mar. 5, 2003, and titled "DENTITION CLEANING DEVICE AND SYSTEM," now U.S. Pat. No. 6,820,299 which is a continuation application of the application Ser. No. 09/588,686, filed Jun. 5, 2000, and titled "DENTITION CLEANING DEVICE AND SYSTEM," now U.S. Pat. No. 6,571,417, which is a Continuation-in-part of the application Ser. No. 09/330,704 filed Jun. 11, 1999, and titled "SQUEEGEE DEVICE AND SYSTEM", now U.S. Pat. No. 6,319,332. The application Ser. No. 10/382,559 Mar. 5, 2003, and titled "DENTITION CLEANING DEVICE AND SYSTEM, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,820,299, the application Ser. No. 09/588,686, filed Jun. 6, 2000, and titled "DENTITION CLEANING DEVICE AND SYSTEM," now U.S. Pat. No. 6,571,417 and the application Ser. No. 09/330,704, filed Jun. 11, 1999, and titled "SQUEEGEE DEVICE AND SYSTEM", now U.S. Pat. No. 6,319,332, are all hereby incorporated by reference. This Patent application also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (e) of the co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/439,317, filed Jan. 10, 2003, and titled "TOOTHBRUSH" and the co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/463,347, filed Mar. 15, 2003, and titled "SQUEEGEE TOOTHBRUSH." The U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/439,317 filed Jan. 10, 2003, and titled "TOOTHBRUSH" and the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/463,347, filed Apr. 15, 2003, and titled "SQUEEGEE TOOTHBRUSH" are also both hereby incorporated by reference.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising a cleaning head, the cleaning head comprising: a) a first region with a first support surface having bristles protruding therefrom, the first support surface being configured to move in a first direction; and b) a second region with a second support surface having a first squeegee element and bristles protruding therefrom, the squeegee element having elongated walls that protrude to form a curved elongated wiping edge configured to treat a working surface, wherein the second support surface is configured to move separately from the first support surface in a second direction that is different from the first direction and wherein a portion of the bristles protruding from the first support surface and the second support surface flank opposed sides of the elongated wiping edge formed by the elongated walls.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first support surface has a second squeegee element protruding therefrom.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first support surface and second support surface is configured to rotate or oscillate.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongated walls of the first squeegee element encircles an inner squeegee region and encircles at least a portion of the bristles.

5. A device comprising a motorized cleaning head, the motorized cleaning head comprising: a) a first region with bristles protruding from a first support surface that is configured to automatically move in a first direction; and b) a second region comprising: i. a squeegee member with curved elongated squeegee walls that protrude from a second support surface to form a curved elongated wiping edge; and ii. bristles that protrude from the second support surface, wherein the second support surface is configured to automatically move in a second direction that is different from the first direction, wherein a portion of the bristles protruding from the first support surface and the second support surface flank opposed sides of the curved elongated edge formed by the curved elongated walls.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein at least one of the first support surface and the second support surface is configured to rotate or oscillate.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the curved elongated squeegee walls encircle at least a portion of the bristles that protrude from the second support surface.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the first support surface and the second support surface are both configured to rotate or oscillate.

9. A cleaning device comprising a detachable cleaning head comprising: a) a first section with a first