ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,018, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York).
"Apparatus for dental treatment" was invented by Lion Flyash (Nazareth Illit, Israel) and Kamal Khawaled (Shfaram, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for treatment of teeth, including one or more dental treatment applicators having at least two walls and a floor, the walls and floor defining a well configured to accommodate at least one human dental arcade and an active agent. Furthermore, one or more energy-applying elements such as electrodes or light sources are located on at least one of the walls."
The patent was filed on Sept. 12, 2023, ...