US Patent Issued to Colgate-Palmolive on Oct. 27 for "Personal care implement" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,040, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York).

"Personal care implement" was invented by Daniel Wainless (New Brunswick, N.J.) and Eduardo Jimenez (Manalapan, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A personal care implement having a handle which includes a first rigid portion, a second rigid portion, and an elastomeric portion located therebetween. The first and second rigid portions may have end portion with first and second tabs. The elastomeric portion has a front surface, a rear surface, and a peripheral surface that extends between the front and rear surfaces. A first groove may be formed between the firs...