ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,195, issued on Aug. 18.
"Mouth care device" was invented by Rosalyn Anne Harris Davies (Swansea, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a mouth care device comprising a unitary integrally moulded elongate shaft forming an elongate handle having a proximal end, and a distal end of circular cross-section; and a unitary integrally moulded head comprising a body portion encircling and fused to the distal end. The integrally moulded head also comprises a plurality of rows of integral flexible filaments, each such row extending longitudinally of the shaft and comprising at least five of the flexible filaments. The r...