Patents by Inventor Stephanie VENZKE

Stephanie VENZKE 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).

  • Patent number: 11744687
    Abstract: An oral irrigator has a first liquid container, a nozzle outlet, a pump driven by a drive to pump liquid from the liquid container to the nozzle outlet so that a liquid jet is emitted via the nozzle outlet, a first switch arranged so that the drive is powered when the first switch is actuated once and the oral irrigator is switched into an ON state, and so that powering of the drive is stopped and the oral irrigator is switched into an OFF state when the first switch is actuated once again, and a second switch arranged so that the drive is powered only while the second switch is continuously actuated by the user and powering is stopped when the second switch is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Sabrina Arias Haber, Markus Sabisch, Shyam Kishan Mandre, Fritz Schubert, Ulrike Galloway, Stephanie Venzke
  • Patent number: 11122882
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle, the head having a length extension and the handle having a length extension, the length extension of the head and the handle together defining an overall length extension of the oral care implement along a longitudinal axis. The overall length extension of the oral care implement is from about 194 mm to about 197 mm and the ratio of the length extension of the handle to the overall length extension of the oral care implement is from about 0.59 to about 0.65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Armin Tschol, Benedikt Heil, Aycan Senturk Andersson, Stephanie Venzke, Marlis Hübner
  • Patent number: 11051605
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle made of a first material. The handle has a distal end and a proximal end closest to the head. The handle comprises a thumb rest made of a second material, the second material being different from the first material. The thumb rest comprises an area from about 202 mm2 to about 360 mm2 and has a concave shape. The thumb rest comprises a portion being inclined with respect to a remaining portion of the thumb rest by an angle ? of about 20° to about 25°, the angle ? being defined by a first line and a second line. The first line extends between a most elevated point and a lowest point of the thumb rest, and the second line extends between the lowest point and an end point of the thumb rest, the end point of the thumb rest being closest to the distal end of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Armin Tschol, Benedikt Heil, Aycan Sentürk Andersson, Stephanie Venzke, Marlis Hübner
  • Patent number: 10702051
    Abstract: A head (14) for an oral care implement (10) has a mounting surface (20) comprising at least one tuft of a first type (16) and at least one tuft of a second type (18), the at least one tuft of the first type (16) and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) each having a cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis. The cross-sectional area of the tuft of the first type (16) is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the tuft of the second type (18). The at least one tuft of the first type (16) comprises flagged filaments having split free ends, and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having an end-rounded free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Armin Tschol, Benedikt Heil, Aycan Senturk Andersson, Stephanie Venzke
  • Patent number: 10702053
    Abstract: A head (14) for an oral care implement (10) has a mounting surface (20) with a proximal end (41) and a distal end (40), the head (14) comprising at least one tuft of a first type (16) and at least one tuft of a second type (18). The at least one tuft of the first type (16) comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an end-rounded free end, and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) comprises flagged filaments having split free ends. The at least one tuft of the first type (16) is arranged at the distal end (40), and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) is arranged at the proximal end (41) of the head (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Armin Tschol, Benedikt Heil, Aycan Senturk Andersson, Stephanie Venzke
  • Patent number: 10694839
    Abstract: A head for an oral care implement has a mounting surface comprising at least one tuft of a first length and at least one tuft of a second length, the first length being longer than the second length measured from the mounting surface of the head along a longitudinal axis of the tufts. The at least one tuft of the first length comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an end-rounded free end, while the at least one tuft of the second length comprises flagged filaments having split free ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Armin Tschol, Benedikt Heil, Aycan Senturk Andersson, Stephanie Venzke
  • Patent number: 10687611
    Abstract: A head (14) for an oral care implement (10) has a mounting surface (20) comprising at least one tuft of a first type (16) and at least one tuft of a second type (18), the at least one tuft of the first type (16) and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) each having a cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis. The cross-sectional area of the tuft of the first type (16) is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the tuft of the second type. The at least one tuft of the first type (16) comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having an end-rounded free end, and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) comprises flagged filaments having split free ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Armin Tschol, Benedikt Heil, Aycan Senturk Andersson, Stephanie Venzke
  • Publication number: 20190358006
    Abstract: An oral irrigator has a first liquid container, a nozzle outlet, a pump driven by a drive to pump liquid from the liquid container to the nozzle outlet so that a liquid jet is emitted via the nozzle outlet, a first switch arranged so that the drive is powered when the first switch is actuated once and the oral irrigator is switched into an ON state, and so that powering of the drive is stopped and the oral irrigator is switched into an OFF state when the first switch is actuated once again, and a second switch arranged so that the drive is powered only while the second switch is continuously actuated by the user and powering is stopped when the second switch is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Sabrina ARIAS HABER, Markus SABISCH, Shyam Kishan MANDRE, Fritz SCHUBERT, Ulrike GALLOWAY, Stephanie VENZKE
  • Publication number: 20180325639
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle, the head having a length extension and the handle having a length extension, the length extension of the head and the handle together defining an overall length extension of the oral care implement along a longitudinal axis. The overall length extension of the oral care implement is from about 194 mm to about 197 mm and the ratio of the length extension of the handle to the overall length extension of the oral care implement is from about 0.59 to about 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Armin TSCHOL, Benedikt HElL, Aycan SENTURK ANDERSSON, Stephanie VENZKE, Marlis HÜBNER
  • Publication number: 20180289141
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle made of a first material. The handle has a distal end and a proximal end closest to the head. The handle comprises a thumb rest made of a second material, the second material being different from the first material. The thumb rest comprises an area from about 202 mm2 to about 360 mm2 and has a concave shape. The thumb rest comprises a portion being inclined with respect to a remaining portion of the thumb rest by an angle ? of about 20° to about 25°, the angle ? being defined by a first line and a second line. The first line extends between a most elevated point and a lowest point of the thumb rest, and the second line extends between the lowest point and an end point of the thumb rest, the end point of the thumb rest being closest to the distal end of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Armin TSCHOL, Benedikt HElL, Aycan SENTÜRK ANDERSSON, Stephanie VENZKE, Marlis HÜBNER
  • Publication number: 20180279759
    Abstract: A head (14) for an oral care implement (10) has a mounting surface (20) comprising at least one tuft of a first type (16) and at least one tuft of a second type (18), the at least one tuft of the first type (16) and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) each having a cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis. The cross-sectional area of the tuft of the first type (16) is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the tuft of the second type. The at least one tuft of the first type (16) comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having an end-rounded free end, and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) comprises flagged filaments having split free ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Armin TSCHOL, Benedikt HElL, Aycan SENTURK ANDERSSON, Stephanie VENZKE
  • Publication number: 20180279760
    Abstract: A head (14) for an oral care implement (10) has a mounting surface (20) with a proximal end (41) and a distal end (40), the head (14) comprising at least one tuft of a first type (16) and at least one tuft of a second type (18). The at least one tuft of the first type (16) comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an end-rounded free end, and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) comprises flagged filaments having split free ends. The at least one tuft of the first type (16) is arranged at the distal end (40), and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) is arranged at the proximal end (41) of the head (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Armin TSCHOL, Benedikt HElL, Aycan SENTURK ANDERSSON, Stephanie VENZKE
  • Publication number: 20180279758
    Abstract: A head for an oral care implement has a mounting surface comprising at least one tuft of a first length and at least one tuft of a second length, the first length being longer than the second length measured from the mounting surface of the head along a longitudinal axis of the tufts. The at least one tuft of the first length comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an end-rounded free end, while the at least one tuft of the second length comprises flagged filaments having split free ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Armin TSCHOL, Benedikt HElL, Aycan SENTURK ANDERSSON, Stephanie VENZKE