US Patent Issued to SOTA PRECISION OPTICS on Sept. 16 for "Smart toothbrush utilizing fluorescence and intraoral camera" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,710, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to SOTA PRECISION OPTICS INC. (Orange, Calif.).

"Smart toothbrush utilizing fluorescence and intraoral camera" was invented by Dustin Johnson (Fullerton, Calif.), Albert Kim (Orange, Calif.) and Bumsuk Kim (Orange, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart toothbrush system, utilizing fluorescence and an intraoral camera, includes a toothbrush handle with embedded electronics, detachable brush and intraoral camera heads, and wireless connectivity capability for communication with external devices. The detachable brush head system is capable of directing particular wavelengths of light to the...