GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Mayer, Joerg
Abstract
This disclosure provides a toothbrush head and a toothbrush with improved toothbrush bristle configuration comprising different types of bristle filaments in a specified arrangement. Disclosed are toothbrush heads comprising first tufts (5) comprising first bristles (6) and second tufts (7) comprising second bristles (8), wherein the second tufts (7) are positioned outermost closest to the distal end (3A) and outermost closest to the proximal end (3B) on the bristle surface (3), and/or outermost closest to the widthways opposite ends (3C, 3D) on the bristle surface (3), and wherein the second bristles (8) have a stem (19) that splits into split ends (21), and wherein the split ends (21) are chemically tapered. Also provided are toothbrushes comprising said toothbrush heads. The toothbrushes achieve excellent brushing performance, plaque removal from the gingival and subgingival margin and reach into the interproximal spaces. There are also disclosed methods of manufacturing these toothbrushes.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Jörg, Mayer
Abstract
This disclosure provides a toothbrush head and a toothbrush with improved toothbrush bristle configuration comprising different types of bristle filaments in a specified arrangement. Disclosed are toothbrush heads comprising first tufts (5) comprising first bristles (6) and second tufts (7) comprising second bristles (8), wherein the second tufts (7) are positioned outermost closest to the distal end (3A) and outermost closest to the proximal end (3B) on the bristle surface (3), and/or outermost closest to the widthways opposite ends (3C, 3D) on the bristle surface (3), and wherein the second bristles (8) have a stem (19) that splits into split ends (21), and wherein the split ends (21) are chemically tapered. Also provided are toothbrushes comprising said toothbrush heads. The toothbrushes achieve excellent brushing performance, plaque removal from the gingival and subgingival margin and reach into the interproximal spaces. There are also disclosed methods of manufacturing these toothbrushes.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Abstract
A toothbrush head having a bristle surface with tufts of bristles extending therefrom comprising: first tufts of a mixture of co-extruded bristles and unitary bristles located adjacent to the distal end of the bristle surface; second tufts comprising a mixture of co-extruded bristles and unitary bristles located adjacent to the proximal end of the bristle surface; third tufts comprising tapered bristles located adjacent to the widthways opposite sides of the bristle surface; and fourth tufts comprising a mixture of co-extruded bristles and tapered bristles longer than the co-extruded bristles located as a cluster of fourth tufts widthways between the third tufts and longitudinally between the first and second tufts.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Abstract
A toothbrush head having a bristle surface with tufts of bristles extending therefrom comprising: first tufts of a mixture of co-extruded bristles and unitary bristles located adjacent to the distal end of the bristle surface; second tufts comprising a mixture of co-extruded bristles and unitary bristles located adjacent to the proximal end of the bristle surface; third tufts comprising tapered bristles located adjacent to the widthways opposite sides of the bristle surface; and fourth tufts comprising a mixture of co-extruded bristles and tapered bristles longer than the co-extruded bristles located as a cluster of fourth tufts widthways between the third tufts and longitudinally between the first and second tufts.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Geiberger, Christoph
Mueller, Wolf-Dieter
Abstract
A manual toothbrush having oral hygiene elements arranged in polygons with an oral hygiene element at each apex, and having plural polygons nested within each other. The oral hygiene elements may be bristles, which may be of two different types, or elastomer elements and may contain tooth-polishing additive. The toothbrush head surface may be flat or may have its region distal from the handle angled up.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Abstract
A toothbrush wherein longitudinally between its neck region and the grip handle is a an undulating region of transverse limbs integrally linked by folds with troughs between the limbs, the troughs containing a thermoplastic elastomer material bonded to the plastic material of said limbs with a ShoreA hardness of 60-70. Specific structures and dimensions of limbs and folds are disclosed.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Reinbold, Klaus
Abstract
A replaceable head part (10) for an electric powered toothbrush comprising an elongate sleeve (11) including a flexible portion (19), and containing a longitudinal drive shaft (18) rotatable in oscillatory rotary motion. The drive shaft has a spherical bearing part (21) received in a cavity (22) in the sleeve. The head part incorporates a transmission system to convert the rotation of the head drive shaft into rotation of the bristle carrier (15) comprising an eccentric pin (23) extending from the head drive shaft to move the bristle carrier in oscillatory rotary motion, and having a spherical pin bearing part (24) received in a receiving cavity (25) in the bristle carrier.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Mueller, Wolf-Dieter
Abstract
A toothbrush head with plural tufts of bristles comprising tapered bristles and plural non-tapered bristles. Tufts containing tapered bristles are arranged along the widthways opposite outermost sides of the tuft pattern and are of a greater length than inner tufts which contain non tapering bristles.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Dahlkoetter, Claudia
Abstract
A toothbrush head with bristles comprising tapered and non-tapered bristles, in which the non-tapered bristles extend to two different lengths from the face, being a first greater length LN1 and a second shorter length LN2. In a preferred embodiment non- tapered bristles are combined with tapered bristles in tufts which are inclined in opposite directions away from and towards the grip handle.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Georgi, Matthias
Abstract
A card package of rectangular cross section suitable for a toothpaste tube, which has a recessed region, made by folding a card blank comprised of four panels with the recessed portion provided by a foldable recess panel.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Rustenbeck, Peter
Schmid, Martina
Theurer, Christoph
Wurtz, Stephan
Abstract
The present invention relates to therapeutic formulations based on pumpkin products, in particular to encapsulated formulations for oral administration. A product of the invention comprises a hard gelatin capsule which encloses a unit dose of a formulation which comprises at least 50% by weight of one or more pumpkin product.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Binet, John
Abstract
Toothbrush heads with bristle tufts comprised of longer tapered bristles and shorter non-tapered bristles in respective embodiments comprising tufts which include both tapered and non-tapered bristles, and comprising an outer ring of tufts of non-tapered bristles round an inner region of tufts of longer tapered bristles.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Christian, Stefanie
Harkenthal, Michael
Schobert, Ulrich Thomas
Abstract
The present invention relates to a therapeutic composition comprising at least one clay, at least one disintegrant, at least one lubricant and at least one binding agent, particularly wherein the at least one clay is kaolin, and in particular to a palatable clay composition in the form of a tablet, and to a process for the preparation of the therapeutic composition.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Geiberger, Christoph
Abstract
A valve actuator for a valved container containing a pressurised fluid, the actuator comprising a mounting to attach the actuator to the container, and characterized by a post-expansion chamber in communication with the outlet of the actuator in which residual fluid remaining in the outlet after use can expand, and a separate suction chamber in communication with the outlet conduit via a suction opening to suck residual fluid back toward the expansion chamber.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Abstract
A toothbrush head (10) having a bristle carrier (11), and bristles held in bristle holders (12), the bristle holders (12) being connected to the bristle carrier (11) by resilient connectors (14) which cause the holders (12) to move resiliency as brushing pressure is applied to the bristles and also cause the bristle holders (12) to rotate. A suitable form of connector (14) follows a conical surface between the bristle holder (12) and bristle carrier (11).
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kraemer, Hans
Abstract
A toothbrush with a cleaning zone with bristles, and with a deformable element by which the cleaning zone can be adapted to the shape of the tooth surface by the cleaning force, where the deformable element comprises flexible wings tapering in a wedge shape toward the cleaning zone and with guide elements between them, at least one of the wings and/or guide element is made of a compressible elastic material.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO KG (Germany)
Inventor
Merl, Josef
Mueller, Wolf-Dieter
Abstract
An oral hygiene implement, typically a toothbrush, having an oral hygiene element made of a thermoplastic elastomer material having a hardness in the range ShoreA 20- 50 and a composition comprising 100 - 200 parts of a thermoplastic elastomer base material and 10 - 100 parts of a plasticiser comprising a mixture of a plasticising oil and a lipophilic flavouring substance which comprises menthol and/or derivatives thereof, the lipophilic flavouring substance being 5-15 wt% of the mixture.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
Inventor
Mueller, Wolf-Dieter
Georgi, Matthias
Abstract
A toothbrush grip handle (11) made of a plastics material including one or plural voids (15) having an opening (16) at the surface of the grip handle (11) and at least partly closed by a film material (20).
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Geiberger, Christoph
Reinbold, Klaus
Abstract
A toothbrush (10) which comprises a handle (11) comprising at least three longitudinally elongate flexible spines (16,17,18) arranged at the apexes of a polygon, the space between the spines containing an elastomer (114) material which links the spines.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Geiberger, Christoph
Abstract
A toothbrush head in which oral hygiene parts, in particular toothbrush bristles, are set in a flexible pad (14) . Typically the pad (14) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer or a polyurethane gel material. The pad (14) is supported on support parts (17,181-188) which are connected to the toothbrush handle in various ways, for example arms or a web structure.
A46B 3/20 - Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed or joined in rubber bodies, e.g. in soft rubber
A46B 7/06 - Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body movably during use
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO. KG (Germany)
Inventor
Heim, Stefan
Schmid, Martina, Birgit
Theurer, Christoph, Walter
Abstract
The present invention relates to dosage forms for oral administration of therapeutic formulations, adapted to provide immediate and/or sustained-release of therapeutic substances, particularly for oral administration of vitamins. There is provided a dosage form for oral administration of a vitamin, comprising: a liquid phase containing a vitamin, e.g. Vitamin C in a relatively fast release form and optionally a solid phase suspended in the liquid phase and containing a vitamin e.g. Vitamin C in a relatively slow release form.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GMBH & CO KG (Germany)
Inventor
Kniese, Leif
Abstract
A toothbrush (1) with a cleaning zone (4) on which tooth-cleaning elements (5) are arranged, which are pressed against the teeth (27) during cleaning with a cleaning force (F), and with a deformable element (6) by which the cleaning zone (4) is can be adapted to the shape of the tooth surface (27) by the cleaning force (F), where the deformable element (6) has at least a first flexible wing facing towards the cleaning zone (4) and a second such wing facing away from the cleaning zone (4) (8, 9, 108, 109), and also at least one guide element (10, 110), and where the first and second wings (8, 9, 108, 109) are held together moveably by the guide element (10, 110). In order to provide an improved toothbrush which cleans the teeth more effectively and at the same time more gently, it is provided according to the invention that the wings (8, 9, 108, 109) form a wedge, by being connected together at one end (11) and distanced from each other at the other end (12).
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Petits appareils à commande manuelle et récipients pour le
ménage et la cuisine (ni en métaux précieux, ni en plaqué);
peignes et éponges; brosses (à l'exception des pinceaux),
brosses électriques et non électriques pour les dents;
matériaux pour la brosserie; matériel de nettoyage; paille
de fer; verre brut ou mi-ouvré (à l'exception du verre de
construction); verrerie, porcelaine et faïence, comprises
dans cette classe, notamment verrerie, porcelaine et faïence
pour le ménage et la cuisine, objets d'art en verre,
porcelaine et faïence.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Petits appareils à commande manuelle et récipients pour le
ménage et la cuisine (ni en métaux précieux, ni en plaqué);
peignes et éponges; brosses (à l'exception des pinceaux),
brosses électriques et non électriques pour les dents;
matériaux pour la brosserie; matériel de nettoyage; paille
de fer; verre brut ou mi-ouvré (à l'exception du verre de
construction); verrerie, porcelaine et faïence, comprises
dans cette classe, notamment verrerie, porcelaine et faïence
pour le ménage et la cuisine, objets d'art en verre,
porcelaine et faïence.
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Produits cosmétiques pour les soins et le nettoyage de la
bouche, des dents et des prothèses dentaires. Adhésifs pour prothèses dentaires. Brosses à dents.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Petits ustensiles électriques, c'est-à-dire appareils
électriques à raser. Appareils électriques de massage, soleils artificiels,
lampes à rayons infrarouges. Brosses à dents électromécaniques et brosses à dents
interchangeables pour brosses à dents électromécaniques.
03 - Cosmetics and toiletries; cleaning, bleaching, polishing and abrasive preparations
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Préparations à nettoyer et à soigner la bouche et les dents. Préparations à soigner la bouche et les dents, avec additifs
médicinaux. Brosses à dents, soies, crins, poils, appareils à nettoyer
et à soigner la bouche et les dents.