Patents Assigned to Brushgate Oy
  • Patent number: 9552743
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrushing monitoring device (18). In order to obtain an efficient monitoring device, the monitoring device comprises: an input device (21), an acceleration sensor, a signal conditioner, a memory, a comparator which compares the numbers of brushing cycles registered by each teeth surface specific counter during brushing with corresponding reference values maintained in said memory, and an output device (27) which indicates that the brushing of the teeth region (L-U) in question is accepted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: BRUSHGATE OY
    Inventors: Ulf Meriheinae, Ossi Kauppinen, Teijo Viljanen, Juha-Pekka Puurunen
  • Patent number: 9105197
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrushing monitoring device (18). In order to obtain an efficient monitoring device, the monitoring device comprises: an input device (21), an acceleration sensor, a signal conditioner, a memory, a comparator which compares the numbers of brushing cycles registered by each teeth surface specific counter during brushing with corresponding reference values maintained in said memory, and an output device (27) which indicates that the brushing of the teeth region (L-U) in question is accepted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: BRUSHGATE OY
    Inventors: Ulf Meriheinae, Ossi Kauppinen, Teijo Viljanen, Juha-Pekka Puurunen
  • Patent number: 8585411
    Abstract: A toothbrushing monitoring device for a user includes a sensor coupled with the toothbrush for measuring toothbrushing patterns, a recording device coupled with the sensor, and a comparator. The recording device records data relating to the user's preferred toothbrushing patterns in a first mode, which is used to establish toothbrushing pattern reference data. The comparator compares toothbrushing patterns measured by the sensor and the toothbrushing pattern reference data, which may be output to an output device. In one example, the sensor consists of only an accelerometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Brushgate Oy
    Inventors: Juha-Pekka Puurunen, Ari Visa, Jussi Collin, Jouni Kantola, Ivan Avdouevski, Ulf Meriheina, Teijo Viljanen
  • Publication number: 20130137074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrushing monitoring device (18). In order to obtain an efficient monitoring device, the monitoring device comprises: an input device (21), an acceleration sensor, a signal conditioner, a memory, a comparator which compares the numbers of brushing cycles registered by each teeth surface specific counter during brushing with corresponding reference values maintained in said memory, and an output device (27) which indicates that the brushing of the teeth region (L-U) in question is accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: BRUSHGATE OY
    Inventors: Ulf Meriheinae, Ossi Kauppinen, Teijo Viljanen, Juha-Pekka Puurunen
  • Publication number: 20130074616
    Abstract: A toothbrushing monitoring device for a user includes a sensor coupled with the toothbrush for measuring toothbrushing patterns, a recording device coupled with the sensor, and a comparator. The recording device records data relating to the user's preferred toothbrushing patterns in a first mode, which is used to establish toothbrushing pattern reference data. The comparator compares toothbrushing patterns measured by the sensor and the toothbrushing pattern reference data, which may be output to an output device. In one example, the sensor consists of only an accelerometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: BRUSHGATE OY
    Inventor: Brushgate Oy
  • Patent number: 8337213
    Abstract: A toothbrushing monitoring device for a user includes a sensor coupled with the toothbrush for measuring toothbrushing patterns, a recording device coupled with the sensor, and a comparator. The recording device records data relating to the user's preferred toothbrushing patterns in a first mode, which is used to establish toothbrushing pattern reference data. The comparator compares toothbrushing patterns measured by the sensor and the toothbrushing pattern reference data, which may be output to an output device. In one example, the sensor consists of only an accelerometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Brushgate Oy
    Inventors: Juha-Pekka Puurunen, Ari Visa, Jussi Collin, Jouni Kantola, Ivan Avdouevski, Ulf Meriheina, Teijo Viljanen