ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,785, issued on July 8, was assigned to Mindful People LLC (Los Angeles).

"Finger-wearable oral hygiene device and method of using" was invented by Michael Toofer (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are finger-wearable oral hygiene devices having a tapered shape with a plurality of extensions extending from the outer surface of the body, with the plurality of extensions extending around at least most of the circumference of the body member, the extensions being longer near the distal end of the device and shorter near the proximal end of the device, or the extensions arranged in a staggered pattern along the length of...