Patents by Inventor Bertholt Schroeder

Bertholt Schroeder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9718594
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a handle and a head in a display package is described. The head is attached to a neck which is attached to the handle. An indication element is between the head and the handle and is in electrical communication with a power source. A switch connects the indication element to the power source and has a first position where the indication element is not energized and a second position where the indication element is energized. An adequate force applied to the head and an at least partially translucent package body moves the switch to the second position. The package body has a first face and a second face. The first face and/or the second face have a rugose area configured to facilitate application of a force to the head and/or neck through the package body to place the switch in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Jungnickel, Niclas Altmann, Hansjoerg Reick, John Joseph Mertz, Bertholt Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20060257200
    Abstract: A retractable writing surface system including a binding mechanism and a pocket directly bound to the binding mechanism, the pocket having an inner cavity. The system further includes a polymer writing surface at least partially received in the pocket. The writing surface is movable between an extended position wherein at least part of the writing surface is exposed for writing upon by a writing instrument, and a retracted position wherein less of the writing surface is exposed for writing upon by the writing instrument compared to when the writing surface is in the extended position. At least part of the writing surface is located in the cavity when the writing surface is in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Busam, Bertholt Schroeder, Jeffrey DeBord