Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Hohlbein

Douglas J. Hohlbein has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 7322067
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a handle includes a head with a tissue cleanser. The tissue cleanser may be a pad composed of an elastomeric material. The pad is disposed on the head on a surface opposite the tooth cleaning elements. The tissue cleanser may include a plurality of nubs extending for cleaning between the papillae of the tongue. The tissue cleanser may include a plurality of conically shaped nubs. A tissue cleanser can be used to reduce oral malodor problems and remove oral epithelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 7273327
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a handle includes a head with a releasable material (e.g., an oral medicament) and a tissue cleanser for cleaning the soft tissues and removing odor-causing bacteria from the mouth. In one arrangement, the releasable material is disposed on the surface of the tissue cleanser. In one arrangement, the releasable material is disposed behind the tissue cleanser. In one arrangement, the releasable material is incorporated in the composition of the tissue cleanser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein, Chi Shing Wong
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: 7168125
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a head and a handle, wherein the head has a plurality of dense packs of bristles surrounded by a plurality of tufts. The tufts can be inclined, extended farther from the head than the cleaning members to retain dentifrice, and at either end or along the sides of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 7143462
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a handle includes a head with a tissue cleanser. The tissue cleanser may be a pad composed of an elastomeric material. The pad is disposed on the head on a surface opposite the tooth cleaning elements. The tissue cleanser may include a plurality of nubs extending for cleaning between the papillae of the tongue. The tissue cleanser may include a plurality of conically shaped nubs. A tissue cleanser can be used to reduce oral malodor problems and remove oral epithelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: 7089621
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a head and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements for enhanced cleaning of the teeth. The tooth cleaning elements include cleaning elements that define a loop arrangement for better retention of the dentifrice, a central cleaning element disposed within the loop, two opposing arcuate cleaning elements disposed on opposite sides of the loop, peripheral cleaning element with a stepped and tapered construction, elongate distal cleaning elements, and proximal cleaning elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 7047591
    Abstract: An oral care implement has an improved handle for control. The handle may include a gripping region having a grip surface with a plurality of spaced slot openings exposing portions of the base. In one construction, the handle may have an inclined portion and a grip body extending through a base of the handle. The grip body forms opposite finger grips on the inclined portion of the handle. In one construction, the handle may include a grip element which provides shifting of a mass centroid of the handle during use. In another construction, the handle includes a resilient grip body and the handle includes an aperture extend through the handle. Aperture has an inclined surface for engaging a resilient grip body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Contouring toothbrush head
    Patent number: 6996870
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a toothbrush having a handle and an articulated head coupled to the handle. The articulated head includes two sections and each of the head sections has a bottom surface and a side surface. Each of the head sections includes a plurality of bristles extending from the bottom surface of that head section and at least one of the head sections includes a plurality of elastomeric fingers partially defining the side surface of that head section and partially extending from the bottom surface of that head section. The head section most remote from the handle, in a normal configuration of the articulated head, is angled with respect to the other head section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D513882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein, Luca Casini, Jacob Pringiers
  • Portion for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D514320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Handle portion of a toothbrush
    Patent number: D514812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein, Luca Casini, Jacob Pringiers
  • Set of bristles for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D516819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D517812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein, Luca Casini, Jacob Pringiers
  • Handle portion of a toothbrush
    Patent number: D517813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein, Luca Casini, Jacob Pringiers
  • Set of bristles for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D520753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D527528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Head for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D528803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Set of bristles for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D532202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Set of bristles for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D532607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Handle for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D557504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein
  • Handle for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D557505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Hohlbein