EP1492470A4 - Dental floss with abrasives - Google Patents

Dental floss with abrasives

Info

Publication number: EP1492470A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: abrasives; dental floss; floss; dental
Prior art date: 2002-04-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP02723494A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1492470A1 (en

Inventor

Steven M Antler

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Staino LLC

Original Assignee

Staino LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2002-04-05

Filing date

2002-04-05

Publication date

2006-04-26

2002-04-05 Application filed by Staino LLC filed Critical Staino LLC

2002-04-05 Priority claimed from PCT/US2002/008244 external-priority patent/WO2003086230A1/en

2005-01-05 Publication of EP1492470A1 publication Critical patent/EP1492470A1/en

2006-04-26 Publication of EP1492470A4 publication Critical patent/EP1492470A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C15/00—Devices for cleaning between the teeth
- A61C15/04—Dental floss; Floss holders
- A61C15/041—Dental floss

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Dentistry (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Artificial Filaments (AREA)
Brushes (AREA)

EP02723494A 2002-04-05 2002-04-05 Dental floss with abrasives Withdrawn EP1492470A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/US2002/008244 WO2003086230A1 (en)	2000-12-07	2002-04-05	Dental floss with abrasives

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1492470A1 EP1492470A1 (en)	2005-01-05
EP1492470A4 true EP1492470A4 (en)	2006-04-26

Family

ID=33434291

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP02723494A Withdrawn EP1492470A4 (en)	2002-04-05	2002-04-05	Dental floss with abrasives

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1492470A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2002254270A1 (en)

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2328998A (en) *	1939-12-27	1943-09-07	George S Radford	Attrition product and method for making same
US3699979A (en) *	1971-04-08	1972-10-24	Indiana University Foundation	Impregnated article for cleaning the interproximal surfaces of the teeth
US5433226A (en) *	1994-03-09	1995-07-18	Delta Dental Hygienics, L.L.C.	Dental floss based on robust segmented elastomer
US5967154A (en) *	1998-05-04	1999-10-19	Vision International Production, Inc.	Dental hygiene filament
EP0978578A1 (en) *	1998-08-06	2000-02-09	Peri-Dent Limited	Plastic monofilament materials
US6027592A (en) *	1995-06-06	2000-02-22	Gillette Canada Inc.	Dental floss
US6163918A (en) *	1995-09-15	2000-12-26	Pedex & Co. Gmbh	Bristles with surface structure, method for their manufacture and interdental cleaner or brush manufactured therefrom

2002
- 2002-04-05 EP EP02723494A patent/EP1492470A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2002-04-05 AU AU2002254270A patent/AU2002254270A1/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2328998A (en) *	1939-12-27	1943-09-07	George S Radford	Attrition product and method for making same
US3699979A (en) *	1971-04-08	1972-10-24	Indiana University Foundation	Impregnated article for cleaning the interproximal surfaces of the teeth
US5433226A (en) *	1994-03-09	1995-07-18	Delta Dental Hygienics, L.L.C.	Dental floss based on robust segmented elastomer
US6027592A (en) *	1995-06-06	2000-02-22	Gillette Canada Inc.	Dental floss
US6163918A (en) *	1995-09-15	2000-12-26	Pedex & Co. Gmbh	Bristles with surface structure, method for their manufacture and interdental cleaner or brush manufactured therefrom
US5967154A (en) *	1998-05-04	1999-10-19	Vision International Production, Inc.	Dental hygiene filament
EP0978578A1 (en) *	1998-08-06	2000-02-09	Peri-Dent Limited	Plastic monofilament materials

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO03086230A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1492470A1 (en)	2005-01-05
AU2002254270A1 (en)	2003-10-27

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2004-11-19	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2005-01-05	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20041007
2005-01-05	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
2005-01-05	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL LT LV MK RO SI
2006-04-26	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20060313
2006-04-26	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: A61C 15/04 20060101ALI20060307BHEP Ipc: A61C 15/00 20060101AFI20031028BHEP
2007-03-07	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20070202
2007-11-02	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2007-12-05	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20070613