EP1820283A4 - Apparatus and method for boosting sound in a denta-mandibular sound-transmitting entertainment toothbrush - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for boosting sound in a denta-mandibular sound-transmitting entertainment toothbrush

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Publication number: EP1820283A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: sound; denta; toothbrush; mandibular; boosting
Prior art date: 2004-12-08
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 Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn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

EP05826081A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1820283A2 (en

Inventor

Andrew S Filo

David G Capper

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.)

Hasbro Inc

Original Assignee

Hasbro Inc

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.)

2004-12-08

Filing date

2005-11-30

Publication date

2010-03-03

2005-11-30 Application filed by Hasbro Inc filed Critical Hasbro Inc

2007-08-22 Publication of EP1820283A2 publication Critical patent/EP1820283A2/en

2010-03-03 Publication of EP1820283A4 publication Critical patent/EP1820283A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
- A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
- A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
- A46B15/0016—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with enhancing means
- A46B15/0028—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with enhancing means with an acoustic means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
- A46B15/0038—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with signalling means
- A46B15/004—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with signalling means with an acoustic signalling means, e.g. noise
- A46B15/0042—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with signalling means with an acoustic signalling means, e.g. noise with musical signalling means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
- A61C17/16—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
- A61C17/22—Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
- A61C17/221—Control arrangements therefor
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
- H04R1/028—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
- A46B15/0004—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means
- A46B15/0012—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with a controlling means with a pressure controlling device
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
- A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2460/13—Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers

EP05826081A 2004-12-08 2005-11-30 Apparatus and method for boosting sound in a denta-mandibular sound-transmitting entertainment toothbrush Withdrawn EP1820283A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US63439804P	2004-12-08	2004-12-08
US65279105P	2005-02-14	2005-02-14
PCT/US2005/043245 WO2006062778A2 (en)	2004-12-08	2005-11-30	Apparatus and method for boosting sound in a denta-mandibular sound-transmitting entertainment toothbrush

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1820283A2 EP1820283A2 (en)	2007-08-22
EP1820283A4 true EP1820283A4 (en)	2010-03-03

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05826081A Withdrawn EP1820283A4 (en)	2004-12-08	2005-11-30	Apparatus and method for boosting sound in a denta-mandibular sound-transmitting entertainment toothbrush

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1820283A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2005314391C1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2559039C (en)
MX (1)	MX2007000951A (en)
WO (1)	WO2006062778A2 (en)

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US8225449B2 (en)	2005-05-03	2012-07-24	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Interactive toothbrush
DE102006057492A1 (en) *	2006-12-06	2008-06-12	Braun Gmbh	Adapter, method for data transmission between a toothbrush and a terminal and electric toothbrush
EP2282653B1 (en)	2008-05-07	2017-10-04	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Interactive toothbrush and removeable audio output module
EP3827701B1 (en) *	2018-07-24	2023-11-01	Kyocera Corporation	Brush, replacement member for brush, and method for using brush

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2005
- 2005-11-30 MX MX2007000951A patent/MX2007000951A/en active IP Right Grant
- 2005-11-30 EP EP05826081A patent/EP1820283A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-11-30 WO PCT/US2005/043245 patent/WO2006062778A2/en active Application Filing
- 2005-11-30 CA CA2559039A patent/CA2559039C/en active Active
- 2005-11-30 AU AU2005314391A patent/AU2005314391C1/en active Active

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4341230A (en) *	1979-10-31	1982-07-27	Joseph Siahou	Sound-producing toothbrush assembly
DE3935554A1 (en) *	1989-10-25	1991-05-02	Augustin Hans Ulrich	Tooth brush incorporating optical or acoustic display - controlled by electromechanical transducer measuring pressure exerted on teeth
US6115477A (en) *	1995-01-23	2000-09-05	Sonic Bites, Llc	Denta-mandibular sound-transmitting system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2006062778A2 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU2005314391C1 (en)	2009-01-22
MX2007000951A (en)	2007-04-16
WO2006062778A2 (en)	2006-06-15
CA2559039A1 (en)	2006-06-15
WO2006062778A3 (en)	2007-02-08
CA2559039C (en)	2013-10-29
EP1820283A2 (en)	2007-08-22
AU2005314391B2 (en)	2008-08-21
AU2005314391A1 (en)	2006-06-15

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2007-07-20	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
2007-08-22	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20061114
2007-08-22	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2007-08-22	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU
2007-10-31	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: A46B 9/02 20060101ALI20070926BHEP Ipc: A46B 15/00 20060101ALI20070926BHEP Ipc: A61H 19/00 20060101ALI20070926BHEP Ipc: G06F 17/00 20060101ALI20070926BHEP Ipc: H04R 25/00 20060101ALI20070926BHEP Ipc: G09F 27/00 20060101ALI20070926BHEP Ipc: H04B 3/00 20060101AFI20070926BHEP
2008-03-19	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2010-03-03	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20100128
2010-07-07	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20100607
2013-09-20	GRAP	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1
2013-10-16	INTG	Intention to grant announced	Effective date: 20130920
2014-06-27	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
2014-07-30	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20140131

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