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  • Connecting element, a base unit and a cleaning head for use in an oral care appliance
    Patent number: 10966804
    Abstract: A connecting element, a base unit and a cleaning head for use in an oral care appliance are disclosed. The connecting element is configured to engage operatively with the cleaning head and the base unit to form a first connection and a second connection respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Willo 32 SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Raphaël Ouin, Alexandre Georges Gabriel Laurent
  • Adaptive brushing cycle
    Patent number: 10595627
    Abstract: An oral care appliance for cleaning teeth of a user and a method of adapting a brushing cycle of the oral care appliance are disclosed. Specific embodiments disclosed herein adapt the at least one brushing cycle based on a variety of factors, either alone or in combination, such as the time elapsed since a last brushing event and the identity of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Willo 32 SAS
    Inventors: Alexandre Georges Gabriel Laurent, Hugo De Gentile, Jil Abed Michel Chabaro
  • Oral care appliance and method of operating thereof
    Patent number: 10575932
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an oral care appliance and a method for use in oral care for cleaning the teeth of one or two arches using a mouthpiece forming a closed or nearly closed cavity. The mouthpiece is adapted to deform in response to pressure variations inside the cavity and create an action on the teeth. This disclosure includes a description of depression chambers and associated methods that can contribute to the operation of the oral care appliance by affecting the aforementioned pressure variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Willo 32 SAS
    Inventor: David Aurélien Barlet
  • Oral care mouthpiece with brushing elements
    Patent number: 11172755
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oral care mouthpieces and methods of forming oral care mouthpieces. A disclosed oral care mouthpiece includes a base shaped to a dental arch. The base elastically deforms in response to pressure variations in the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece also includes a set of one or more supports attached to the base and placed to allow the base to elastically deform in response to the pressure variations in the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece also includes a set of oral care elements attached to the set of one or more supports and placed to transmit pressure to the dental arch when the base elastically deforms in response to the pressure variations in the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Willo 32 SAS
    Inventor: Antoine Michel Jean Bodin
  • Oral care mouthpiece with brushing elements
    Patent number: 10888153
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oral care mouthpieces and methods of forming oral care mouthpieces. A disclosed oral care mouthpiece includes a base shaped to a dental arch. The base elastically deforms in response to pressure variations in the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece also includes a set of one or more supports attached to the base and placed to allow the base to elastically deform in response to the pressure variations in the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece also includes a set of oral care elements attached to the set of one or more supports and placed to transmit pressure to the dental arch when the base elastically deforms in response to the pressure variations in the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Willo 32 SAS
    Inventor: Antoine Michel Jean Bodin