Mohammed Sayeed

US Patent:

8533893, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Oct 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/911921

Inventors:

Mohammed Sharafatullah Sayeed - Bolingbrook IL, US

International Classification:

A46B 9/04

US Classification:

151671, 152072

Abstract:

A single-use, disposable toothbrush offering the dental hygiene benefits of a miswak chewing stick. The toothbrush has a toothbrush body having a recess at one end thereof, and a piece of cut and flared bristles received in the recess; the length of the bristles is greater than the depth of the recess so that the bristles extend from the toothbrush body. The toothbrush body has a handle at an end thereof opposite the recess; the handle may have a concave portion to provide convenient handling for a user. The bristles are press-fitted into the recess. The toothbrush body may advantageously be formed of a biodegradable material, so that the entire toothbrush is biodegradable. In addition, the bristles may have a flavoring.

US Patent:

20110302736, Dec 15, 2011

Filed:

Jun 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/815228

Inventors:

Mohammed Sharafatullah Sayeed - Bolingbrook IL, US

International Classification:

A46B 9/04

US Classification:

151671

Abstract:

A toothbrush having a handle with a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis that extends along the length of the handle from the first end to said second end. A channel having upright side members is located at the first end of the handle and a brush receiving head having individual bristles or tufts of bristles embedded therein which is rotatably coupled to the side members of the channel is adapted to rotate along the longitudinal axis of the handle, either freely or only when a force is applied such as when the bristles in the brush receiving head are pushed or pulled against a user's teeth.