Patents by Inventor Franz Fischer

Franz Fischer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122469
    Abstract: A virtual reality system for quantifying functional visual capabilities of a user at varying assessment conditions (e.g., varying light, contrast, color conditions), using a head-mountable display. In addition to the high relevance to users with optical conditions, the present embodiments can lead to rapid and simple measurements within the controlled and reproducible testing conditions that virtual reality can offer. The virtual environment system can obtain a selection of a task to be performed. During execution of the task, a virtual environment optical setting (e.g., a modified lighting setting in the virtual environment display) can be dynamically modified. The user can interact with the objects during execution of the task, which can provide an insight into functional visual capabilities of the user. After completion of the task, an output can be generated that quantifies a functional visual capability of the user during execution of the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Geraint Iwan DAVIES, Jonas Franz DORN, Bernhard FEHLMANN, NoƩmie HURST-FISCHER, Angelos KARATSIDIS, Joerg SPRENGEL
  • Patent number: 11219513
    Abstract: The brush head of the toothbrush has filaments that are pointed at one end and led through clearances in the bristle carrier. These filaments have a length of about 10-20 mm. The tips of the pointed filaments produce a height profile other than that of a plane and the ends of the pointed filaments that are remote from the tips are melted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz Fischer, Peter Gross
  • Patent number: 11185433
    Abstract: A hallux valgus sandal for treating at least great toe malpositions, having a sole element with an outsole and a footbed, with a great toe strap section for the lateral positional fixing of the great toe and with a holding strap section, which holds the sandal on the foot when the sandal is worn. The wrap length of the great toe strap section can be changed in such a way that an adjustable corrective force can be exerted on the great toe. A metatarsus strap section is also provided, the wrap length of which can be changed, wherein both strap sections can be coupled to each other such that a metatarsus corrective force acting laterally on the metatarsal bone can be varied to press the metatarsal bone on the foot inner side in the lateral direction towards the foot outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Hallufix AG
    Inventors: Manfred Brass, Franz Fischer
  • Publication number: 20200383813
    Abstract: A hallux valgus sandal for treating at least great toe malpositions, having a sole element with an outsole and a footbed, with a great toe strap section for the lateral positional fixing of the great toe and with a holding strap section, which holds the sandal on the foot when the sandal is worn. The wrap length of the great toe strap section can be changed in such a way that an adjustable corrective force can be exerted on the great toe. A metatarsus strap section is also provided, the wrap length of which can be changed, wherein both strap sections can be coupled to each other such that a metatarsus corrective force acting laterally on the metatarsal bone can be varied to press the metatarsal bone on the foot inner side in the lateral direction towards the foot outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Hallufix AG
    Inventors: Manfred BRASS, Franz FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20200188072
    Abstract: The brush head of the toothbrush has filaments that are pointed at one end and led through clearances in the bristle carrier. These filaments have a length of about 10-20 mm. The tips of the pointed filaments produce a height profile other than that of a plane and the ends of the pointed filaments that are remote from the tips are melted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Franz FISCHER, Peter GROSS
  • Patent number: 10610340
    Abstract: The brush head of the toothbrush has filaments that are pointed at one end and led through clearances in the bristle carrier. These filaments have a length of about 10-20 mm. The tips of the pointed filaments produce a height profile other than that of a plane and the ends of the pointed filaments that are remote from the tips are melted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz Fischer, Peter Gross
  • Patent number: 10405642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrush that is produced by AFT and has a head part and at least one carrier element connected thereto. A front surface of the head part is formed by the top surfaces of the at least one carrier element and has a non-planar three-dimensional configuration, or is capable of assuming such a configuration during intended use. The invention also relates to a process for producing such a toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Philipp Pfenniger, Franz Fischer
  • Patent number: 10116172
    Abstract: A charging device having contactless transmission of electrical energy in order to supply energy to a wireless hand-held device. An electronic circuit for feeding an inductive energy transmitter is designed to adapt energy fed to the inductive energy transmitter in accordance with energy drawn from the inductive energy transmitter. A hand-held device is designed to interrupt the supply of a load when energy is fed into the hand-held device by means of the inductive energy transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz Fischer, Hanspeter Meier
  • Publication number: 20180228583
    Abstract: The transmission according to the invention for an electric toothbrush serves for the transmission and reforming of a rotational movement provided by an electric motor into a particularly careful and effective cleaning movement of a cleaning element. The ratio of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of an output shaft and the longitudinal mid-axis of a drive shaft of the transmission and of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of a shaft driving a cam of the transmission and the longitudinal mid-axis of the cam amounts to at least 10:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz FISCHER, Armin BAERTSCHI, Christian HILFIKER
  • Patent number: 9968427
    Abstract: The transmission according to the invention for an electric toothbrush serves for the transmission and reforming of a rotational movement provided by an electric motor into a particularly careful and effective cleaning movement of a cleaning element. The ratio of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of an output shaft and the longitudinal mid-axis of a drive shaft of the transmission and of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of a shaft driving a cam of the transmission and the longitudinal mid-axis of the cam amounts to at least 10:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz Fischer, Armin Baertschi, Christian Hilfiker
  • Publication number: 20170281323
    Abstract: The brush head of the toothbrush has filaments that are pointed at one end and led through clearances in the bristle carrier. These filaments have a length of about 10-20 mm. The tips of the pointed filaments produce a height profile other than that of a plane and the ends of the pointed filaments that are remote from the tips are melted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Franz FISCHER, Peter GROSS
  • Publication number: 20170189151
    Abstract: The transmission according to the invention for an electric toothbrush serves for the transmission and reforming of a rotational movement provided by an electric motor into a particularly careful and effective cleaning movement of a cleaning element. The ratio of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of an output shaft and the longitudinal mid-axis of a drive shaft of the transmission and of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of a shaft driving a cam of the transmission and the longitudinal mid-axis of the cam amounts to at least 10:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz FISCHER, Armin BAERTSCHI, Christian HILFIKER
  • Patent number: 9681933
    Abstract: The brush head of the toothbrush has filaments that are pointed at one end and led through clearances in the bristle carrier. These filaments have a length of about 10-20 mm. The tips of the pointed filaments produce a height profile other than that of a plane and the ends of the pointed filaments that are remote from the tips are melted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz Fischer, Peter Gross
  • Patent number: 9572642
    Abstract: The transmission according to the invention for an electric toothbrush serves for the transmission and reforming of a rotational movement provided by an electric motor into a particularly careful and effective cleaning movement of a cleaning element. The ratio of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of an output shaft and the longitudinal mid-axis of a drive shaft of the transmission and of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of a shaft driving a cam of the transmission and the longitudinal mid-axis of the cam amounts to at least 10:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz Fischer, Armin Baertschi, Christian Hilfiker
  • Publication number: 20160134151
    Abstract: A charging device having contactless transmission of electrical energy in order to supply energy to a wireless hand-held device. An electronic circuit for feeding an inductive energy transmitter is designed to adapt energy fed to the inductive energy transmitter in accordance with energy drawn from the inductive energy transmitter. A hand-held device is designed to interrupt the supply of a load when energy is fed into the hand-held device by means of the inductive energy transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Franz FISCHER, Hanspeter MEIER
  • Publication number: 20160088925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrush that is produced by AFT and has a head part and at least one carrier element connected thereto. A front surface of the head part is formed by the top surfaces of the at least one carrier element and has a non-planar three-dimensional configuration, or is capable of assuming such a configuration during intended use. The invention also relates to a process for producing such a toothbrush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Philipp PFENNIGER, Franz FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20160046028
    Abstract: The inventive body care device having a handle and a treatment head, which is hingedly connected mechanically therewith, has a flexible zone for enabling an elastic deflection of the treatment head with respect to the handle and a deflection sensor, which is capable of generating an electric signal as a function of the elastic deflection. This signal can be used to control an automatic start and/or stop function, a use counter and/or operating states of an electric vibrational element integrated in the body care device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hanspeter MEIER, Franz FISCHER, Kevin BARRY, Kelvin STEWART, Todd ZEIGHER
  • Patent number: 9232852
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrush that is produced by AFT and has a head part and at least one carrier element connected thereto. A front surface of the head part is formed by the top surfaces of the at least one carrier element and has a non-planar three-dimensional configuration, or is capable of assuming such a configuration during intended use. The invention also relates to a process for producing such a toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Philipp Pfenniger, Franz Fischer
  • Publication number: 20150289958
    Abstract: The transmission according to the invention for an electric toothbrush serves for the transmission and reforming of a rotational movement provided by an electric motor into a particularly careful and effective cleaning movement of a cleaning element. The ratio of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of an output shaft and the longitudinal mid-axis of a drive shaft of the transmission and of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of a shaft driving a cam of the transmission and the longitudinal mid-axis of the cam amounts to at least 10:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Franz FISCHER, Armin BAERTSCHI, Christian HILFIKER
  • Patent number: RE47468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrush having a handle and a head part, on which bristle filaments and at least one flexible cleaning element are arranged. According to the invention, the at least one flexible cleaning element is arranged on a carrier element which consists of a hard material and is connected to the head part. The invention also relates to a process for producing such a toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Franz Fischer, Reto Strahler