ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,031, issued on July 29, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Brush head for an oral care device and method of assembling the same" was invented by Johann Rogatschnig (Velden, Austria) and Martin Varch (St. Margareten, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brush head (112, 212, 312, 412) for attachment to a shaft (118, 218, 318, 418) of an oral care device (400), the brush head (112, 212, 312, 412) comprising: a neck (114, 214, 314) having a working head (116, 216, 316, 416), the neck being configured to transmit oscillations from the shaft to the working head; and a spring (102, 202, 302) captive wit...