MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202618063830 A) filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company on May 20, 2026, for System For Detecting Blood In An Oral Cavity During Toothbrushing.
Inventors include Banerjee, Indrani; and Wu, Donghui.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: In one aspect, a system for detecting blood in an oral cavity during toothbrushing is disclosed. A toothbrush includes a sensor configured to emit first light at a first wavelength and second light at a second wavelength, and receive reflected portions of the light, the reflected portions having a first intensity and a second intensity, respectively. For each of a...