ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,481, issued on Nov. 4.
"Method for cleaning teeth" was invented by Linda Lorraine Hodge (Westminster, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of cleaning teeth includes the steps of providing a vibration generating handle that generates vibrations via a mounting post. An interproximal pick device is adapted to be mounted on the mounting post and includes an elongate resilient pick that is sized and shaped for cleaning between the teeth. A rigid tubular housing defines an inner conduit, with a proximal end of the elongate resilient pick being fixedly secured within the inner conduit adjacent a top end, and a resilient tube posit...