Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toothbrush suction apparatus and method
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Application No.: US16972954Application Date: 2019-06-07
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Publication No.: US11974659B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Maxine Strickland , Vivek Ashok Kumar
- Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY , NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: US NJ New Brunswick
- Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY,NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY,NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ New Brunswick; US NJ Newark
- Agency: MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2019/035997 2019.06.07
- International Announcement: WO2019/236968A 2019.12.12
- Date entered country: 2020-12-07
- Main IPC: A46B15/00
- IPC: A46B15/00 ; A46B5/00 ; A46B9/04 ; A46B13/02 ; A61C17/08 ; A61C17/12 ; A61C17/22

Abstract:
A suction assembly, toothbrush, and method are provided that suction fluids and debris resulting from brushing. The suction assembly includes a housing configured to couple to the toothbrush so that a portion extends around sides and a back of the toothbrush head and is spaced from the toothbrush head by a gap. The suction assembly further includes a vacuum pump, a collection reservoir, and one or more conduits that couple the vacuum pump, suction head portion, and collection reservoir to apply a suction around the toothbrush head through the gap and deposit suctioned material in the collection reservoir.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210244173A1 TOOTHBRUSH SUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2021-08-12
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