Patents by Inventor Marko SCHAEFFER

Marko SCHAEFFER 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).

  • Device for providing bristles for brush production and providing method
    Patent number: 10743652
    Abstract: A method for providing bristles for automated production of brushes, in particular toothbrushes or parts thereof may comprise providing a plurality of bristles in a storage container, applying oil to at least a part of the plurality of bristles in the storage container, separating a bristle tuft from the storage and transporting the bristle tuft in a tube using an airflow. The plurality of bristles tufts can be transferred to a providing unit, in which the bristles tufts are arranged in a pre-defined tuft pattern and may be over-molded by injection molding in order to form at least a brush head. A device suitable to perform the method comprises at least an immersion unit to apply oil to bristles and an airflow-using transportation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Klaus Eimann, Marko Schaeffer
  • DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BRISTLES FOR BRUSH PRODUCTION AND PROVIDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150216295
    Abstract: A method for providing bristles for automated production of brushes, in particular toothbrushes or parts thereof may comprise providing a plurality of bristles in a storage container, applying oil to at least a part of the plurality of bristles in the storage container, separating a bristle tuft from the storage and transporting the bristle tuft in a tube using an airflow. The plurality of bristles tufts can be transferred to a providing unit, in which the bristles tufts are arranged in a pre-defined tuft pattern and may be over-molded by injection molding in order to form at least a brush head. A device suitable to perform the method comprises at least an immersion unit to apply oil to bristles and an airflow-using transportation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Klaus EIMANN, Marko SCHAEFFER