Toothbrush
CA 2800960 C · Owner: Colgate-Palmolive Company · Inventors: Kahute, Trent; Gatzemeyer, John Jacob; Jimenez, Eduardo Jesus
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
An oral care implement, such as an electric toothbrush is ergonomically configured for the anatomical structures of children. In one embodiment a toothbrush is provided with three dimensional sections in visually appealing or recognizable shapes for promoting more frequent of brushing by children. In another embodiment a toothbrush includes user replaceable sections or covers that allow a user to selectively tailor the visual appearance of their own toothbrush or allow for increased exposure of other products by providing surface areas for placement of advertising or other promotional material.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 25, 2006 and granted December 10, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 25, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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