US Patent Issued to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on March 24 for "Toothbrush suction apparatus and method" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,226, issued on March 24, was assigned to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.).

"Toothbrush suction apparatus and method" was invented by Maxine Strickland (Paramus, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suction assembly, toothbrush, and method are provided that suction fluids and debris resulting from brushing. The suction assembly includes a housing configured to couple to the toothbrush so that a portion extends around sides and a back of the toothbrush head and is spaced from the toothbrush head by a gap. The suction assembly further includes a vacuum pump, a collection reservoir, and one or more cond...