US 12,064,307 B2
Mouthpiece for teeth whitening
Josh Chapman, Nashville, TN (US); Melissa French, Nashville, TN (US); Austin Pickett, Nashville, TN (US); Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Nashville, TN (US); and Russ Stewart, Nashville, TN (US)
Assigned to SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV, New York, NY (US)
Filed by SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV, Nashville, TN (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/498,383.
Application 17/498,383 is a continuation of application No. 16/933,569, filed on Jul. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,141,254.
Application 16/933,569 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/100,449, filed on Aug. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,716,652.
Prior Publication US 2022/0023658 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 19/066 (2013.01) [A61N 5/0624 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0606 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0633 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A whitening light comprising:
a mouthpiece having a first light array arranged along a lower portion of the mouthpiece for directing light onto an exposed portion of a plurality of lower teeth of a user and a second light array arranged along an upper portion of the mouthpiece for directing light onto an exposed portion of a plurality of upper teeth of the user; and
a rear portion comprising a first power source and a first charging mechanism, the first power source communicably coupled to the first light array and the second light array, the first charging mechanism configured to receive power transferred from a second charging mechanism located on a case for the whitening light, wherein the first power source comprises a rechargeable battery configured to be charged by the second charging mechanism, the rechargeable battery being charged to a power output sufficient to power the whitening light to automatically activate the first light array and the second light array to emit light configured to whiten teeth upon selection of a button on the rear portion of the whitening light to commence a treatment session, to emit the light for a predetermined duration corresponding to a duration of the treatment session, and to automatically switch the first light array and the second light array to an off-setting following expiration of the predetermined duration.