IP Library Granted Patent US 12,534,262
Granted Patent B2
US 12,534,262 · App. 18/087,164 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Oral care system

Inventors: David Andrew Ippolito (Trout Valley, IL); Aaron M. Sunderlage (Palatine, IL); Nathan McHugh (Village of Lakewood, IL); Ron Klein (Crystal Lake, IL)
Assignee: Sage Products, LLC
B65D1/36A61B50/33A61B2050/3008
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Patent No.
US 12,534,262
App. No.
18/087,164
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oral care tray that includes a top surface, a first compartment having a first bottom surface spaced from the top surface at a first vertical distance, and a second compartment having a second bottom surface spaced from the top surface at a second vertical distance. The oral care tray also includes a divider separating the first compartment and the second compartment thereby forming a first sidewall in the first compartment and a second sidewall in the second compartment, where the divider extends from the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface toward the top surface.

Claims (36)

1 . An oral care tray comprising:

a first top surface;

a first compartment having a first width, and a first bottom surface on a first plane spaced from the first top surface at a first vertical distance;

a second compartment having a second width, and a second bottom surface on a second plane spaced from the first top surface at a second vertical distance, where the first width and the second width are equal, and the first plane and the second plane are offset; and

a divider separating the first compartment and the second compartment thereby forming a first sidewall in the first compartment and a second sidewall in the second compartment, wherein the divider includes a second top surface having a flat profile and extends from the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface toward the first top surface.

2 . The oral care tray of claim 1 , wherein the first compartment extends a first longitudinal distance and the second compartment extends a second longitudinal distance.

3 . The oral care tray of claim 2 , wherein the first longitudinal distance is greater than the second longitudinal distance.

4 . The oral care tray of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall is substantially perpendicular relative to the first bottom surface or the second bottom surface.

5 . The oral care tray of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first sidewall or the second sidewall is angled at an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the first bottom surface or the second bottom surface.

6 . The oral care tray of claim 1 , wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are spaced apart such that the divider includes a thickness defining the second top surface.

7 . The oral care tray of claim 6 , wherein the second top surface further includes a first connection edge defined by the first sidewall and the second top surface, and a second connection edge defined by the second sidewall and the second top surface.

8 . An oral care system comprising:

an oral care device; and

an oral care tray configured to house the oral care device, the oral care tray comprising:

a first top surface,

a first compartment having a first width, and a first bottom surface spaced from the first top surface at a first vertical distance, the first bottom surface lying on a first plane,

a second compartment having a second width, and a second bottom surface spaced from the first top surface at a second vertical distance, the second bottom surface lying on a second plane, where the first width and the second width are equal, and where the first plane and the second plane are offset, and

a divider separating the first compartment and the second compartment thereby forming a first sidewall in the first compartment and a second sidewall in the second compartment, wherein the divider extends from the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface toward the first top surface.

9 . The oral care system of claim 8 , wherein the first compartment is configured to receive a first portion of the oral care device and the divider is configured to engage a second portion the oral care device, such that when the oral care device is received by the first compartment a head of the oral care device is held above the second bottom surface of the second compartment.

10 . The oral care system of claim 8 , wherein the oral care device is a toothbrush.

11 . The oral care system of claim 8 , wherein the first compartment extends a first longitudinal distance, and the second compartment extends a second longitudinal distance.

12 . The oral care system of claim 11 , wherein the first longitudinal distance is greater than the second longitudinal distance.

13 . An oral care system comprising:

an oral care device;

a first container configured to house an oral care solution; and

an oral care tray configured to house the oral care device, the oral care tray comprising:

a first top surface,

a first compartment having a first width, and a first bottom surface spaced from the first top surface at a first vertical distance, the first bottom surface lying on a first plane,

a second compartment having a second width, and a second bottom surface spaced from the first top surface at a second vertical distance, the second bottom surface lying on a second plane, where the first width and the second width are equal, and where the first plane and the second plane are offset, and

a divider separating the first compartment and the second compartment thereby forming a first sidewall in the first compartment and a second sidewall in the second compartment, wherein the divider extends from the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface toward the first top surface;

wherein the first compartment is configured to receive a first portion of the oral care device, and the divider is configured to engage with a second portion the oral care device, such that when the first portion is received by the first compartment, a head of the oral care device is held above the second bottom surface of the second compartment.

14 . The oral care system of claim 13 , wherein the oral care solution is one of at least an oral rinse, an oral moisturizer, and an antiseptic solution.

15 . The oral care system of claim 13 , wherein the head comprises a plurality of bristles, such that when the oral care device is received by the first compartment, the plurality of bristles face away from the second bottom surface.

16 . The oral care system of claim 13 , wherein the head comprises a plurality of bristles, such that when the oral care device is received by the first compartment, the plurality of bristles face towards from the second bottom surface.

17 . The oral care system of claim 13 , wherein the divider comprises a second top surface having a flat profile.

18 . The oral care system of claim 8 , wherein the divider comprises a second top surface having a flat profile.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2023
From: IPPOLITO, DAVID ANDREW; SUNDERLAGE, AARON M.; MCHUGH, NATHAN; KLEIN, RON
To: SAGE PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062599/0235 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63293460 · Dec 23, 2021
Related Publication 20230202702A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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