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Personal care products and methods

a technology for personal care and products, applied in the field of personal care products and methods, can solve the problem of very limited spa

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-15
THE GILLETTE CO
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[0004] In one aspect, the invention is directed to an oral-care system comprising an electric toothbrush and a display in data communication with the electric toothbrush, wherein the display is structured to display information associated with a plurality of functional characteristics of the electric toothbrush and information associated with a plurality of characteristics of an oral-care regimen, wherein the display is separate from the electric toothbrush. In another aspect, the invention is directed to an oral-care system comprising a plurality of oral-care products and a display capable of data communication with each of the plurality of oral-care products, wherein the display is structured to display information associated with one or more functional characteristics associated with each of the plurality of oral-care products. In still another aspect, the invention is directed to a personal-care system comprising a plurality of personal-care products and a display in data communication with the plurality of personal-care products, wherein the display is structured to display information associated with at least one functional characteristic associated with at least one of the plurality of personal-care products. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a display for use with a personal-care product, wherein the display comprises a screen and at least one light source for illuminating an oral cavity and is structured to communicate data with the personal-care product. In another aspect, the invention is directed to an oral-care device for illuminating an oral cavity, comprising a mirror and at least one light source structured to emit light having a wavelength between about 400 nm and about 800 nm. In another aspect, the invention is directed to an oral-care system comprising a packaged oral-care product having an RFID tag and a display structured to communicate data with the RFID tag. In yet another aspect, the invention is directed to a kit comprising a plurality of personal-care products and a display structured to communicate data with at least some of the plurality of personal-care products. In another aspect,

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Consumers use numerous personal-care products in their bathrooms, where space can be very limited.

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[0023] The following text sets forth a broad description of numerous different embodiments of the present invention. The description is to be construed as exemplary only and does not describe every possible embodiment since describing every possible embodiment would be impractical, if not impossible, and it will be understood that any feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein can be deleted, combined with or substituted for, in whole or part, any other feature, characteristic, component, composition, ingredient, product, step or methodology described herein. Numerous alternative embodiments could be implemented, using either current technology or technology developed after the filing date of this patent, which would still fall within the scope of the claims. All publications and patents cited herein are incorporated herein by reference.

[0024] It should also be understood that, unless a term is expressly defined in thi...

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In one embodiment, an oral-care system is provided. The oral-care system includes an electric toothbrush having a motor, a power source in electrical communication with the motor, and a bristle holder operatively connected to the motor. A display is in data communication with the electric toothbrush.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 60 / 859,226, filed on Nov. 15, 2006, and claims the benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 60 / 920,698, filed on Mar. 29, 2007, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This patent relates to personal-care products and methods, and, in one embodiment, to oral-care products and methods for use in a consumer's home. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Consumers use numerous personal-care products in their bathrooms, where space can be very limited. There is a desire to provide products and methods for delivering useful personal care (or other) information to consumers before, during, or after use of one or more personal-care products. This information can improve the usage experience of the products, facilitate compliance in their use, provide information about the products, or provide other useful or entertaining information. SUMMARY OF THE ...

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IPC IPC(8): A46B15/00A46B1/00A61C17/16
CPCA46B7/04A46B13/02A46B15/0002A46B15/0006A46B15/0022A46B15/0028A46B15/00A46B15/0085A46B15/0093A46B2200/1066A61C17/22A61C17/221A61C17/3472A46B15/0055
Inventor FARRELL, MARK EDWARDCHENVAINU, ALEXANDER TIMOTHYORTINS, MARC PHILIPDENISHENKO, VADIMDE CASTRO, JOSE TADEO VERGARATRAWINSKI, PETER HANS ROLFHILSCHER, ALEXANDERSCHREMPEL, BERTSTRATMANN, MARTINSAGEL, PAUL ALBERTBRAUN, PHILLIP MAURICE
Owner THE GILLETTE CO
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