TONGUE CLEANING DEVICE - Patent 1239783

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EP 1 239 783 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/38

(21)	Application number: 99966561.5

(22)	Date of filing: 22.12.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 17/24, A46B 15/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9930/628

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0104/5573 (28.06.2001 Gazette 2001/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

(71)	Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
	Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BUCKLEY, Christopher, David Guangzhou 510133 (CN) CHAN, John Geoffrey Guangzhou 510010 (CN) FENG, Boru Guangzhou 510310 (CN) WANG, Ping Guangzhou 510730 (CN)

(74)	Representative: Clemo, Nicholas Graham et al
	Patent Department,Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Limited,Rusham Park,Whitehall Lane Egham, Surrey TW20 9NW Egham, Surrey TW20 9NW (GB)

(54)	TONGUE CLEANING DEVICE