Patents by Inventor John Joseph Mertz

John Joseph Mertz 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).

  • Oral care instrument and package therefore
    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
  • Package with surface ornamentation for a toothbrush
    Patent number: D704547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Martin Jay Marotti, John Joseph Mertz, Bertholt Ludwig Schroeder, Thomas Bernard Walker, III