ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,922, issued on April 22, was assigned to PerioNovum LLC (Bala Cynwyd, Pa.).

"Devices and methods for oral hygiene" was invented by Jeffrey D. Glen (Bala Cynwyd, Pa.) and Joshua C. Glen (Bala Cynwyd, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application relates to oral hygiene and/teeth cleaning devices and associated methods. The devices can be configured to have a shape that allows all or substantially all of a user's teeth to be cleaned at once. In some embodiments, the devices are configured to be useable, for example, without access to water or a bathroom. The devices can be used to freshen up and clean the user's mouth on-the-go. I...