ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,395, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to PROXIHEALTHCARE INC. (Ulsan, South Korea).

"Toothbrush for promoting plaque removal and manufacturing method therefor" was invented by Young Wook Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toothbrush for promoting plaque removal, and a manufacturing method therefor are proposed. The toothbrush includes: a head part in which elements for cleaning teeth are arranged; a first electrode on the head part; a second electrode on the head part, the second electrode being spaced a predetermined distance from the first electrode and grounded; and a voltage supply part configured to superpose ...