Richard Lee Krause

US Patent:

8075316, Dec 13, 2011

Filed:

Sep 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/284496

Inventors:

Richard Thomas Krause - Brighton MI, US
Tonya Lynn Krause - Brighton MI, US

International Classification:

G09B 19/00

US Classification:

434263, 434262, 446268

Abstract:

An apparatus for indicating a duration of time for brushing designated teeth and specific portions thereof has a tooth carrying body including an upper tooth carrying structure and a lower tooth carrying structure. The tooth carrying structures are in spaced apart relation with respect to each other in a manner whereby the tooth carrying structure resembles dental gums in a fully or partially open orientation. A first set of tooth-shaped bodies is attached to the upper tooth carrying structure and a second set of the tooth-shaped bodies is attached to the lower tooth carrying structure. Each one of the tooth-shaped bodies includes at least two discretely illuminatable portions. Each one of the discretely illuminatable portions has a respective selectively activatable light output device coupled thereto for allowing each one of the discretely illuminatable portions to be selectively illuminated.