(19)
(11) EP 2 512 289 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/02

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
16.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/46

(21) Application number: 09795872.2

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A46B 9/04(2006.01)
A46B 9/02(2006.01)
 A46B 9/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/068647
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/084116 (14.07.2011 Gazette 2011/28)

(54)

TOOTHBRUSH HAVING A CLOSED-LOOP ARRANGEMENT OF CLEANING ELEMENTS

ZAHNBÜRSTE MIT REINIGUNGSELEMENTEN, DEREN ANORDNUNG EINE GESCHLOSSENE SCHLEIFE BILDET

BROSSE À DENT COMPRENANT DES ÉLÉMENTS DE NETTOYAGE DES DENTS DISPOSÉS EN BOUCLE FERMÉE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/43

(60) Divisional application:
16192176.2

(73) Proprietor: Colgate-Palmolive Company
New York, NY 10022 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • JIMENEZ, Eduardo
    Manalapan, NJ 07726 (US)
  • ROONEY, Michael
    Millburn, NJ 07041 (US)
  • MOSKOVICH, Robert
    East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (US)
  • STORZ, Joachim
    5700 Zell am See (AT)
  • KLAUSEGGER, Raimund
    1070 Vienna (AT)

(74) Representative: Thum, Bernhard et al
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


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