Patents by Inventor Martin Zwimpfer
Martin Zwimpfer 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).
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Patent number: 9549607Abstract: An oral care implement including a head, a gum massaging element extending from proximate a peripheral side of the head, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements positioned on the head. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements including a side tooth cleaning element positioned inwards and adjacent the gum massaging element. The gum massaging element provides transverse support to the side tooth cleaning element during brushing.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Armin Baertschi, Martin Zwimpfer, Robert Moskovich
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Publication number: 20160067021Abstract: A flosser that includes a gripping element, a retainer that is connected to the gripping element and has a first and a second retainer arm and an interdental cleaning element which is secured to the first and second retainer arms and extends between the two retainer arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Martin ZWIMPFER, Roger KIRCHHOFER
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Publication number: 20140310899Abstract: An oral care implement including a head, a gum massaging element extending from proximate a peripheral side of the head, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements positioned on the head. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements including a side tooth cleaning element positioned inwards and adjacent the gum massaging element. The gum massaging element provides transverse support to the side tooth cleaning element during brushing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Armin Baertschi, Martin Zwimpfer, Yuri Moskovich
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Patent number: 8776302Abstract: An oral care implement has a head and a first tooth cleaning element. The first tooth cleaning element has a generally convex end surface such that dentifrice applied to the head is adapted to be directed towards a distal cleaning surface of the head. The oral care implement can also include a gum massaging element extending from a peripheral side of the head.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Armin Baertschi, Martin Zwimpfer, Robert Moskovich
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Publication number: 20140173853Abstract: A grip body of a body care article, such as toothbrush, includes a grip part, a neck part and a head part. The grip body includes a first and a second material component of a thermoplastic plastic. The first and the second material component have a common injection point that is arranged outside a mould partition line formed by the mould partition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Roger Kirchhofer, Michael Schar, Martin Zwimpfer, Peter Zurfluh
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Patent number: 8448284Abstract: The toothbrush according to the invention is equipped with a handle of which the surface is formed, at least in certain sections, in a facet-like manner by way of multiplicity of planar surface-area elements. The surface-area elements are arranged directly adjacent to one another and form a network of element edges. The multiplicity of surface-area elements reproduce, more or less, an essentially rounded handle form, this ensuring comfortable use of the toothbrush in different rotary positions in relation to its longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Trisa Holding AGInventors: Peter Gross, Martin Zwimpfer
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Patent number: 8382208Abstract: The inventive handle for a brush, in particular for a toothbrush or a domestic brush, has an integral handle body with a hollow space which is surrounded by a wall. Recesses which are offset in relation to one another and open into the hollow space are formed in the wall. The handle is produced from a plastic in an injection-molding process using an injection-molding die which has finger elements, with sections of these finger elements touching in a sealing manner when the injection-molding die is in the closed state and, as a result, these finger elements forming the recesses and the hollow space in the hardened handle.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Trisa HoldingInventors: Armin Baertschi, Martin Zwimpfer, Christian Hilfiker
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Publication number: 20100050356Abstract: An oral care implement has a head and a first tooth cleaning element. The first tooth cleaning element has a generally convex end surface such that dentifrice applied to the head is adapted to be directed towards a distal cleaning surface of the head. The oral care implement can also include a gum massaging element extending from a peripheral side of the head.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Armin Baertschi, Martin ZWIMPFER, Robert Moskovich
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Publication number: 20090183331Abstract: The toothbrush according to the invention is equipped with a handle of which the surface is formed, at least in certain sections, in a facet-like manner by way of multiplicity of planar surface-area elements. The surface-area elements are arranged directly adjacent to one another and form a network of element edges. The multiplicity of surface-area elements reproduce, more or less, an essentially rounded handle form, this ensuring comfortable use of the toothbrush in different rotary positions in relation to its longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2007Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Peter Gross, Martin Zwimpfer
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Publication number: 20090158540Abstract: The inventive handle for a brush, in particular for a toothbrush or a domestic brush, has an integral handle body with a hollow space which is surrounded by a wall. Recesses which are offset in relation to one another and open into the hollow space are formed in the wall. The handle is produced from a plastic in an injection-molding process using an injection-molding die which has finger elements, with sections of these finger elements touching in a sealing manner when the injection-molding die is in the closed state and, as a result, these finger elements forming the recesses and the hollow space in the hardened handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: Trisa Holding AGInventors: Armin Baertschi, Martin Zwimpfer, Christian Hilfiker
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Patent number: 7383619Abstract: The invention relates to a handle body for body care implements, such as toothbrushes, hairbrushes, razors, etc. having a skeleton form base structure formed from a hard component for supporting at least one soft component. The base structure includes a grip part with an elongate, spinal core arranged in the grip with protruding extensions in the form of ribs and/or stump-like raised parts that form open spaces filled with the soft component.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Trisa Holding AGInventors: Peter Gross, Martin Zwimpfer
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Patent number: 7237974Abstract: A toothbrush has a toothbrush body, and a handle part wherein a toothpaste container can be removably inserted therein. The toothpaste container has a handle shell part which, with the toothpaste container inserted into the handle part, forms part of the outer surface of a handle. The toothpaste container essentially maintains its form during teeth cleaning and transmits loading which occurs, irrespective of the filling level of the toothpaste container of the toothbrush. The mounting of the toothpaste container on the toothbrush body allows very straightforward and quick removal and opening or insertion and closure of the toothpaste container. The container holder is provided with a closure pin, wherein when the toothpaste container is inserted into the handle part, a sealed closure of the toothpaste container is ensured. With the toothpaste container removed from the handle part, it is possible for toothpaste to be squeezed out of the toothpaste container.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Trisa Holding AGInventors: Adrian Pfenniger, Martin Zwimpfer, Franz Fischer
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Publication number: 20060213018Abstract: The invention relates to a handle body for body care implements, such as toothbrushes, hairbrushes, razors, etc. having a skeleton form base structure formed from a hard component for supporting at least one soft component. The base structure includes a grip part with an elongate, spinal core arranged in the grip with protruding extensions in the form of ribs and/or stump-like raised parts that form open spaces filled with the soft component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Peter Gross, Martin Zwimpfer
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Publication number: 20050036821Abstract: A toothbrush has a toothbrush body, and a handle part wherein a toothpaste container can be removably inserted therein. The toothpaste container has a handle shell part which, with the toothpaste container inserted into the handle part, forms part of the outer surface of a handle. The toothpaste container essentially maintains its form during teeth cleaning and transmits loading which occurs, irrespective of the filling level of the toothpaste container of the toothbrush. The mounting of the toothpaste container on the toothbrush body allows very straightforward and quick removal and opening or insertion and closure of the toothpaste container. The container holder is provided with a closure pin, wherein when the toothpaste container is inserted into the handle part, a sealed closure of the toothpaste container is ensured. With the toothpaste container removed from the handle part, it is possible for toothpaste to be squeezed out of the toothpaste container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: February 17, 2005Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Adrian Pfenniger, Martin Zwimpfer, Franz Fischer
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Patent number: D801697Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Trisa Holding AGInventor: Martin Zwimpfer