Illuminated oral care device

- Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Description

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of an illuminated oral care device according to a first embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front top perspective view of an illuminated oral care device according to a second embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 10 is a front bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the illuminated oral care device that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an illuminated oral care device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D849942
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 12, 2017
Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Inventors: Scott Demarest (Basking Ridge, NJ), Brian Bloch (Hillsborough, NJ), Thuan Chong Tan (Shanghai), Francis Tatu (Manlius, NY), Mark Bartlett (North East, PA)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/610,379
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (33) (D24/152); Mold, Model Or Form (48) (D24/181)