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US 1,108,156 · App. 29/925,904 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Head for electric toothbrush

Inventors: Devran Albay (Frankfurt, DE); Jens Alinski (Kelkheim, DE); Niclas Altmann (Niddatal, DE); Rüdiger Boss (Frankfurt, DE); Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet (Kronberg, DE); Christine Hallein (Frankfurt, DE); Dominik Langhammer (Frankfurt, DE); Ulrich Störkel (Bad Nauheim, DE)
Assignee: Braun GmbH
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Patent No.
US 1,108,156
App. No.
29/925,904
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a head for electric toothbrush as shown and described.

Priority Claims (1)
WO WIPO99949 · Dec 2, 2020 · international
Continuity (1)
Division 29786732 · Jun 2, 2021
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