ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,323, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Fluid based tooth cleaning system" was invented by Paulus Cornelis Duineveld (Drachten, Netherlands), Maaike Cornelia Johanna Wilhelmina Van Hulten (Waalre, Netherlands), Joldert Maria Boersma (Zuidhorn, Netherlands), Pieter Horstman (Weert, Netherlands), Lutz Christian Gerhardt (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Bart Gottenbos (Budel, Netherlands) and Mark Thomas Johnson (Arendonk, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid based tooth cleaning system includes a holdable body configured to be coupled to a head, a fluid delivery unit configured to ...