US 12,433,731 B2
Thin, flexible powered oral care device
Patrik Johansson, Hoboken, NJ (US); John Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US); Harsh Mahendra Trivedi, Hillsborough, NJ (US); and James Masters, Ringoes, NJ (US)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/838,373.
Application 16/838,373 is a division of application No. 14/983,734, filed on Dec. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,646,319.
Prior Publication US 2020/0229909 A1, Jul. 23, 2020
Int. Cl. A61K 8/23 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61K 8/24 (2006.01); A61K 8/33 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01); A61Q 11/02 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2021.01); C25B 9/17 (2021.01)
CPC A61C 19/066 (2013.01) [A61C 19/06 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); A61K 8/23 (2013.01); A61K 8/24 (2013.01); A61K 8/33 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); A61Q 11/02 (2013.01); C25B 1/00 (2013.01); C25B 9/17 (2021.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oral care device configured for placement in an oral cavity comprising:
a flexible base substrate;
a flexible power source disposed on a side of the flexible base substrate; and
a flexible light source disposed on the flexible base substrate or on the flexible power source and in electrical communication with the flexible power source, the flexible light source being a polymer light emitting diode;
a control circuitry in electrical communication with the flexible light source and configured to execute a timing pattern, the control circuitry disposed on one of the flexible base substrate or the flexible power source;
an adhesive layer disposed to retain the oral care device in a position in the oral cavity;
a release layer comprising a physical obstruction that prevents electrical communication between the flexible power source and the flexible light source; and
a sensor configured to detect the absence or presence of the release layer and produce an output to the flexible power source based on the detected absence or presence of the release layer that results in the oral care device being powered-up.