US 12,268,871 B2
Oral care device
Scott Demarest, Loudon, TN (US); and Mark Dobrovolny, Scarborough, ME (US)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,118.
Application 16/949,888 is a division of application No. 15/954,109, filed on Apr. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,874,855, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 18/350,118 is a continuation of application No. 16/949,888, filed on Nov. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,717,678.
Application 15/954,109 is a continuation of application No. 15/390,818, filed on Dec. 27, 2016, granted, now 9,968,777, issued on May 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0355966 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/30 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01); H02J 7/32 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.01); H10N 30/80 (2023.01); H10N 30/853 (2023.01); H10N 30/857 (2023.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/306 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14507 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/4205 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 5/682 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01); A61N 1/325 (2013.01); H02J 7/32 (2013.01); H02N 2/18 (2013.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.02); H10N 30/802 (2023.02); H10N 30/853 (2023.02); H10N 30/857 (2023.02); A61B 2010/0083 (2013.01); A61B 2562/029 (2013.01); A61N 1/0428 (2013.01); A61N 1/3785 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An oral care device for placement in an oral cavity, the oral care device comprising:
a support component configured for retention in the oral cavity;
at least one sensor located on the support component and configured to sense a condition in the oral cavity, a piezoelectric component located on the support component and configured to generate electrical energy from mechanical forces created by relative movement of anatomy in the oral cavity; and
wherein the electrical energy generated by the piezoelectric component is configured to be either stored in a storage system or transmitted to an electronic device to power the electronic device.