Patents by Inventor Thomas Aurele Christman

Thomas Aurele Christman 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: 9220335
    Abstract: A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Phillip Maurice Braun, William Ralph Brown, Jr., Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9204949
    Abstract: Toothbrush heads, e.g., for power toothbrushes, are provided. The toothbrush heads include a support member and a plurality of bristles or tufts of bristles extending from the support member, the bristles or bristle tufts having different lengths. The contour of the bristles may be selected to allow substantially all of the bristles to contact the dentition during brushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: THE GILLETTTE COMPANY
    Inventors: Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Thomas Aurele Christman
  • Patent number: 8744192
    Abstract: A personal hygiene device includes a personal hygiene implement and a first position member. The personal hygiene device is capable of providing the user with feedback which can assist the user in his/her personal hygiene routines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Marc Philip Ortins, George Henry Leal, Thomas Aurele Christman
  • Publication number: 20140101871
    Abstract: Toothbrush heads, e.g., for power toothbrushes, are provided. The toothbrush heads include a support member and a plurality of bristles or tufts of bristles extending from the support member, the bristles or bristle tufts having different lengths. The contour of the bristles may be selected to allow substantially all of the bristles to contact the dentition during brushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Thomas Aurele Christman
  • Publication number: 20140033458
    Abstract: A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Phillip Maurice Braun, William Ralph Brown, JR., Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, JR.
  • Patent number: 8528148
    Abstract: A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Phillip Maurice Braun, Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, Jr., Stephanie Brown
  • Publication number: 20120156634
    Abstract: Disclosed is an intraoral imaging method that includes providing an intraoral imaging device having at least one biteplate including a dental impression material and a track, at least one carriage assembly that travels along at least a portion of the track, and imaging equipment which is secured to the at least one carriage assembly; locating the at least one biteplate between upper and lower teeth of the subject such that the dental impression material cooperates with at least one of the upper and lower teeth to provide repeatable registration within an oral cavity of the subject; and obtaining image data using the imaging equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ronald Richard Duff, JR., Thomas Aurele Christman, Marianne Zsiska, Richard H. Cohen, Mark David Vallon
  • Publication number: 20110271474
    Abstract: A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Ralph Brown, JR., Phillip Maurice Braun, Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, JR., Stephanie Brown
  • Publication number: 20110081628
    Abstract: Oral care treatments are provided, including multi-component oral care compositions and methods for delivering such compositions to the oral cavity. Oral care devices and systems for implementing such oral care treatments are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Wayne Stewart Alden, IV, David Vivian Tyndall, Kenneth Travis Dodd, Marianne Zsiska, William Ralph Brown, JR., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Thomas Aurele Christman, Jeremy Wayne Ducharme, Mark Edward Farrell, Paul Albert Sagel, David Andrew Jakubovic
  • Publication number: 20100170052
    Abstract: A personal hygiene device includes a personal hygiene implement and a first position member. The personal hygiene device is capable of providing the user with feedback which can assist the user in his/her personal hygiene routines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Marc Philip Ortins, George Henry Leal, Thomas Aurele Christman
  • Publication number: 20090007357
    Abstract: Oral hygiene implements, such as manual or electric toothbrushes or refills, include a head portion sized for insertion into a human mouth that includes a base and a plurality of elastomeric elements extending from the base to define a field of elastomeric bristles. The field can include a first elastomeric element that includes a first elastomeric material and a second elastomeric element different than the first elastomeric element that includes a second elastomeric material. The elastomeric elements extending from the base can define many “sharp,” yet compliant edges, such as those having a tip radius of less than about 0.006 inch, for enhanced cleaning with reduced abrasion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Meadows, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Christopher Charles Blain, Thomas Aurele Christman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Jose Tadeo DeCastro
  • Patent number: D612611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Ralph Brown, Jr., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Thomas Aurele Christman