Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toothbrush with sensors
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Application No.: US14942522Application Date: 2015-11-16
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Publication No.: US10258142B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: John U. Knickerbocker , Minhua Lu , Sufi Zafar
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Michael J. Chang, LLC
- Agent Vazken Alexanian
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A46B15/00 ; A46B17/08 ; A46B9/04 ; A46B11/00 ; G09G5/00

Abstract:
Smart toothbrush designs are provided. In one aspect, a toothbrush is provided which includes: a handle portion; and a head portion attached to the handle portion, wherein the head portion has bristles, a sample testing chamber containing at least one electronic sensor, a removable tip for drawing saliva samples into the sample testing chamber, and a calibration solution reservoir connected to the sample testing chamber. In another aspect, the head portion of the toothbrush has at least one optical sensor. A method for acquiring user data using the present smart toothbrush designs is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170135464A1 Toothbrush With Sensors Public/Granted day:2017-05-18
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