US 12,268,294 B2
Powered oral care implement including a tracking module and tracking module thereof
John Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US); and Takahide Okai, Highland Park, NJ (US)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/466,014.
Application 18/466,014 is a continuation of application No. 17/690,452, filed on Mar. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,771,214.
Application 18/466,014 is a continuation of application No. 16/053,840, filed on Aug. 3, 2018, granted, now 11,297,933, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0413988 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A46B 5/02 (2006.01); A46B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A61C 17/34 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01)
CPC A46B 15/0006 (2013.01) [A46B 5/026 (2013.01); A46B 15/0002 (2013.01); A46B 15/0038 (2013.01); A46B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61C 17/222 (2013.01); A61C 17/225 (2013.01); A61C 17/3481 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracking module configured to be detachably coupled to a powered oral care implement, the tracking module comprising:
an outer casing comprising a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end, an upper surface adjacent to the proximal end, a lower surface adjacent to the distal end, and a connection element that is configured to mate with a connection element on a handle of the powered oral care implement to couple the outer casing to the handle, the connection element of the outer casing being adjacent the proximal end; and
a plurality of visual markers each comprising a semispherical outer surface, the plurality of visual markers protruding only from the lower surface of the outer casing.