EP1096889A4 - Clean breath wand system - Google Patents

Clean breath wand system

Info

Publication number: EP1096889A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: wand system; clean breath; breath wand; clean; wand
Prior art date: 1998-07-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP99932169A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1096889A1 (en

Inventor

Rita S Foley

Patrick F Foley

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Water Pik Inc

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1998-07-02

Filing date

1999-07-02

Publication date

2001-12-19

1999-07-02 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2001-05-09 Publication of EP1096889A1 publication Critical patent/EP1096889A1/en

2001-12-19 Publication of EP1096889A4 publication Critical patent/EP1096889A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers
- A61B17/244—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers for cleaning of the tongue

EP99932169A 1998-07-02 1999-07-02 Clean breath wand system Withdrawn EP1096889A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US10963798A	1998-07-02	1998-07-02
PCT/US1999/014990 WO2000001311A1 (en)	1998-07-02	1999-07-02	Clean breath wand system
US109637		2002-04-01

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1096889A1 EP1096889A1 (en)	2001-05-09
EP1096889A4 true EP1096889A4 (en)	2001-12-19

Family

ID=22328755

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP99932169A Withdrawn EP1096889A4 (en)	1998-07-02	1999-07-02	Clean breath wand system

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1096889A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2003534025A (en)
AU (1)	AU4853299A (en)
CA (1)	CA2335857A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2000001311A1 (en)

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US8088133B2 (en) *	2005-04-25	2012-01-03	Glaxo Group Limited	Tongue cleaning device
WO2010131188A1 (en) *	2009-05-11	2010-11-18	Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.	Aerosol drug delivery apparatus and method
EP3621534A4 (en)	2017-05-11	2021-06-09	Richard A. Miller	Ultrasonic and/or sonic tongue-cleaning tool kit

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DE29618012U1 (en) *	1996-10-17	1997-02-20	Alexander Martin	Device for cleaning the tongue
US5779654A (en) *	1997-03-26	1998-07-14	Foley; Rita S.	Clean breath wand
US6203320B1 (en) *	1998-12-22	2001-03-20	Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco, Inc.	Electric toothbrush and method combining bristle and pulsed liquid irrigation cleansing to oral cavity

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1999
- 1999-07-02 CA CA002335857A patent/CA2335857A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-07-02 JP JP2000557760A patent/JP2003534025A/en active Pending
- 1999-07-02 WO PCT/US1999/014990 patent/WO2000001311A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-07-02 EP EP99932169A patent/EP1096889A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-07-02 AU AU48532/99A patent/AU4853299A/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (10)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3869746A (en) *	1973-10-09	1975-03-11	Man King Law	Hydraulic toothbrush
GB1581155A (en) *	1977-05-23	1980-12-10	Molinari Pietro	Toothbrush
EP0086987A1 (en) *	1982-02-03	1983-08-31	Paul Hirsch	Douche for oral hygiene
US4672953A (en) *	1985-06-06	1987-06-16	Divito Enrico E	Oral hygiene apparatus
US5321865A (en) *	1990-02-09	1994-06-21	Trisa Burstenfabrik Ag Triengen	Oral hygiene device
US5220914A (en) *	1992-10-26	1993-06-22	Thompson Thomas W	Plaque dislodging apparatus
US5503553A (en) *	1995-04-21	1996-04-02	Hines; John E.	Oral hygiene device
DE29618012U1 (en) *	1996-10-17	1997-02-20	Alexander Martin	Device for cleaning the tongue
US5779654A (en) *	1997-03-26	1998-07-14	Foley; Rita S.	Clean breath wand
US6203320B1 (en) *	1998-12-22	2001-03-20	Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco, Inc.	Electric toothbrush and method combining bristle and pulsed liquid irrigation cleansing to oral cavity

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO0001311A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2000001311A9 (en)	2000-05-18
WO2000001311A1 (en)	2000-01-13
CA2335857A1 (en)	2000-01-13
AU4853299A (en)	2000-01-24
JP2003534025A (en)	2003-11-18
EP1096889A1 (en)	2001-05-09

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2001-03-23	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2001-05-09	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20010201
2001-05-09	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT
2001-05-09	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI
2001-12-19	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20011107
2001-12-19	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A4 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
2002-10-09	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: WATER PIK, INC.
2002-10-09	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: FOLEY, PATRICK F. Inventor name: FOLEY, RITA S.
2002-11-13	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20020926
2004-01-22	GRAP	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1
2004-03-03	RTI1	Title (correction)	Free format text: TONGUE SCRAPING WAND SYSTEM FOR CLEAN BREATH
2005-01-07	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2005-02-23	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20040810

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