Patents by Inventor Geert Hendrik Westrup

Geert Hendrik Westrup 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).

  • Vibration compensation system for power toothbrushes
    Patent number: 10507092
    Abstract: A power toothbrush having a vibration compensation system, the toothbrush including a toothbrush housing (72), and an actuator which includes a stator (74) having a first moment of inertia and a rotor (76) having a second moment of inertia, at the end of said rotor is mounted a bristle member. A first spring element (86) having a first spring constant connects the stator to the housing, while a second spring element (88) having a second spring constant connects the rotor to the housing, wherein the ratio of the first and second spring constants is substantially the same as the ratio of the first and second moments of inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Johannes Bax, Franciscus Jozef Bosman, Geert Hendrik Westrup
  • Mouthpiece for cleaning teeth comprised of alternating layers of base and bristle components
    Patent number: 9277980
    Abstract: The mouthpiece includes a plurality of individual thin layers of material forming a base or shell portion of the mouthpiece alternating with a plurality of individual bristle layers which are configured to the shape of bristles at the interior surfaces thereof. The base layers are comprised of a material which is sufficiently stiff to permit driving of the mouthpiece, while the bristle layers comprise material which is sufficiently flexible to produce an effective scrubbing action in operation without damage to the mouth tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Jurriaan Bernhard Rudolf Leveling, Folkert Vrijburg, Geert Hendrik Westrup
  • Toothbrush with a bristle field which comprises a composite of layers of base and bristle components
    Patent number: 9049919
    Abstract: The toothbrush includes a brushhead (24) having a multi-layer bristle field assembly (30), which includes alternate thin base layers (32) and thin bristle layers (34) which are bonded together to form the bristle field assembly. The base layers provide support for the bristle field assembly while the bristle layers are configured to provide bristle elements therealong for brushing of the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Kevin Arnold Miller, Folkert Vrijburg, Geert Hendrik Westrup, Jurriaan Bernhard Rudolf Leveling
  • MOUTHPIECE FOR CLEANING TEETH COMPRISED OF ALTERNATING LAYERS OF BASE AND BRISTLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20140373290
    Abstract: The mouthpiece includes a plurality of individual thin layers of material forming a base or shell portion of the mouthpiece alternating with a plurality of individual bristle layers which are configured to the shape of bristles at the interior surfaces thereof. The base layers are comprised of a material which is sufficiently stiff to permit driving of the mouthpiece, while the bristle layers comprise material which is sufficiently flexible to produce an effective scrubbing action in operation without damage to the mouth tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Jurriaan Bernhard Rudolf Leveling, Folkert Vrijburg, Geert Hendrik Westrup
  • TOOTHBRUSH WITH A BRISTLE FIELD WHICH COMPRISES A COMPOSITE OF LAYERS OF BASE AND BRISTLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20140345070
    Abstract: The toothbrush includes a brushhead (24) having a multi-layer bristle field assembly (30), which includes alternate thin base layers (32) and thin bristle layers (34) which are bonded together to form the bristle field assembly. The base layers provide support for the bristle field assembly while the bristle layers are configured to provide bristle elements therealong for brushing of the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.W.
    Inventors: Kevin Arnold Miller, Folkert Vrijburg, Geert Hendrik Westrup, Jurriaan Bernhard Rudolf Leveling
  • VIBRATION COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR POWER TOOTHBRUSHES
    Publication number: 20140259473
    Abstract: A power toothbrush having a vibration compensation system, the toothbrush including a toothbrush housing (72), and an actuator which includes a stator (74) having a first moment of inertia and a rotor (76) having a second moment of inertia, at the end of said rotor is mounted a bristle member. A first spring element (86) having a first spring constant connects the stator to the housing, while a second spring element (88) having a second spring constant connects the rotor to the housing, wherein the ratio of the first and second spring constants is substantially the same as the ratio of the first and second moments of inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Pieter Johannes Bax, Franciscus Jozef Bosman, Geert Hendrik Westrup