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US 9,282,810 B2Granted
Oral care applicator
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJayanth Rajaiah, Connie Marie Roetker
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Abstract
Oral care applicators, including a tip, which can be optimized based on the desired use.
Claims20
An oral care applicator comprising:
- a. a handle comprising an end and a width from about 2 mm to about 15 mm wherein the handle is unitary;
- b. a foam tip located on top of the handle comprising a length from about 0.1 cm to about 2 cm and a compression load deflection greater than about 1.0 psi wherein a top of the tip is flat and wherein the tip is adapted to remove biofilm from a user's teeth;
- c. a water insoluble oral care composition comprising a water insoluble carrier selected from the group consisting of petrolatum, mineral oil, polybutene, silicone, polyethylene, or combinations thereof;
- wherein the oral care composition is associated with the foam tip.
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An oral care applicator comprising:
- a. a handle;
- b. a foam tip comprising a compression load deflection greater than about 1.0 psi wherein the tip is adapted to remove biofilm from a user's teeth;
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- c. a water insoluble oral care composition comprising a flavor, a sweetener selected from the group consisting of dextrose, fructose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, saccharin, sugar alcohols, and combinations thereof;
- and at least about 75% by weight of a water insoluble carrier selected from the group consisting of petrolatum, mineral oil, polybutene, silicone, polyethylene, or combinations thereof wherein the oral care composition is associated with the foam tip;
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- d. a cap wherein the cap is a single unit and wherein the cap prevents loss of the flavor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.