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US 12,653,353 · App. 19/009,772 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Scrubber device and cleansing system

Inventors: Raymond Truong (Las Vegas, NV); Steven Truong (Las Vegas, NV)
Assignee: SUD SCRUB INC.
A47K7/02A45D2200/1009
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Patent No.
US 12,653,353
App. No.
19/009,772
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device includes a central body having an array of scrubbing features that extend away from a first surface of the central body. The array of scrubbing features is arranged in wave-shaped pathways extending radially from a first end of the pathways at an interior of the central body toward a second end of the pathways at a periphery of the central body. The array of scrubbing features includes a first set of scrubbing features extending a first height away from the first surface and a second set of scrubbing features extending a second height away from the first surface. The device has a unitary structure made of silicone and infused with an antimicrobial agent. The device is configured to be more durable and have a longer use time than conventional bath and shower devices thereby mitigating climate change.

Claims (37)

1 . A scrubber device comprising:

a body having a surface;

a first set of fins extending perpendicular from the surface of the body;

a second set of fins extending perpendicular from the surface of the body;

a first array of bristles that are cylindrical, uniformly integrated into the first set of fins, extend from the surface of the body, traverse the first set of fins, and project away from the first set of fins;

a second array of bristles that are cylindrical, uniformly integrated into the second set of fins, extend from the surface of the body, traverse the second set of fins, and project away from the second set of fins,

wherein the first set of fins and the second set of fins are arranged in an alternating pattern and extending toward a periphery of the surface of the body, and

wherein the first array of bristles has a height different from the second array of bristles, relative to the surface of the body; and

a raised edge at the periphery of the surface of the body, having a height less than that of the first or second array of bristles.

2 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first set of fins and the second set of fins have rounded ends.

3 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first set of fins extend from a first reference boundary at a central region of the surface of the body, and

wherein the second set of fins extend from a second reference boundary at the central region of the surface of the body, the second reference boundary being different from the first reference boundary.

4 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein the second array of bristles have a length equal to the first array of bristles.

5 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein the second array of bristles have a length different from the first array of bristles.

6 . The scrubber device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a polygon-shape outermost edge of the periphery of the body; and

a polygonal-shaped void at the polygon-shape outermost edge of the body.

7 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein the body has an outermost edge having an octagonal shape.

8 . The scrubber device of claim 1 being entirely formed of silicone.

9 . The scrubber device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a strap that extends across the body.

10 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein each pathway of the first array of bristles and the second array of bristles is curved.

11 . The scrubber device of claim 1 having a unitary structure that is flexible.

12 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein each fin of the first set of fins and the second set of fins is arranged along at least a single pathway extending toward the periphery of the surface of the body.

13 . The scrubber device of claim 1 ,

wherein each fin of the first set of fins is defined by a length of the fin, a height of the fin, and a width of the fin,

wherein the length of the fin is measured along a respective pathway of the fin, the fin being arranged along the respective pathway,

wherein the height of the fin is measured in a direction perpendicular to the surface,

wherein the length of the fin is greater than the height of the fin, and

wherein the height of the fin is greater than the width of the fin.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded May 29, 2025
From: SUD SCRUB INC.
To: SUD SCRUB INC.
Reel/Frame 071465/0055 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 31, 2025
From: SUD SCRUB LLC
To: SUD SCRUB INC.
Reel/Frame 070971/0053 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2025
From: TRUONG, RAYMOND; TRUONG, STEVEN
To: SUD SCRUB LLC
Reel/Frame 070082/0018 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18401216 · Dec 29, 2023
Continuation 18320131 · May 18, 2023
Provisional Application 63370873 · Aug 9, 2022
Related Publication 20250134323A1 · May 1, 2025
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