US 12,251,284 B2
Oral care device with sacrificial electrode
Patrik Johansson, Hoboken, NJ (US); and Gerald Gontarz, Spotswood, NJ (US)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/248,413.
Application 17/248,413 is a division of application No. 16/215,236, filed on Dec. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,932,893.
Application 16/215,236 is a continuation of application No. 14/983,724, filed on Dec. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,179,038, issued on Jan. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169624 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2021.01); C25B 11/02 (2021.01)
CPC A61C 19/06 (2013.01) [A46B 15/0024 (2013.01); A61C 17/005 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); A61C 19/066 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01); C25B 1/00 (2013.01); C25B 11/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oral care device configured for placement in an oral cavity comprising:
a base layer having a longitudinal axis;
a power source disposed on a surface of the base layer, the power source being a polymer battery; and
an electrode layer disposed on the surface of the base layer or on a surface of the power source, the electrode layer comprising a first electrode comprising a first metallic strip electrically connected to the power source and a second electrode comprising a second metallic strip electrically connected to the power source and substantially parallel to the first metallic strip, wherein the electrode layer is disposed such that a length of the first electrode and a length of the second electrode are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base layer.