Patents Examined by Shay Karls
  • Patent number: 11974657
    Abstract: A brush includes a head and a body. The head includes bristles, a diaphragm, and a vibration source attached to the diaphragm. The head is attached to the body. The body includes a circuit configured to supply to the vibration source a supply signal including a non-discrete signal in the audible range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Inagaki, Mizuho Hidaka
  • Patent number: 11969308
    Abstract: The spinning electric toothbrush is a medical device. The spinning electric toothbrush is adapted for use on the teeth of a patient. The spinning electric toothbrush comprises a brush structure, an electric motor, a control circuit, and a housing. The housing contains the brush structure, the electric motor, and the control circuit. The electric motor rotates the brush structure. The control circuit controls the operation of the electric motor. The control circuit provides the electric energy necessary to power the operation of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Henry McLaughlin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11969392
    Abstract: A personal care appliance is provided that includes an applicator head that includes at least a first applicator surface and a second applicator surface, each being configured to contact a skin surface of a user; an appliance body having a motor assembly for oscillating the applicator at a first frequency corresponding to the first applicator surface and a second frequency corresponding to the second applicator surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Kyle Harris Yeates
  • Patent number: 11969080
    Abstract: A teeth cleaning system, which provides improved coverage or brushing area. The system includes an actuated tray comprises brushing elements. The brushing elements may be positioned to engage the front, rear, and top surfaces of the upper and lower jaw teeth. The actuation may be configured to oscillate the tray in a lateral direction which may brush all the surfaces of teeth simultaneously. Some embodiments include a higher density of bristles which increases the effectiveness of brushing. In addition, aspects of the system reduce the time spent brushing teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: FENO LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Rasvir Mustan, Andreas Singh Dierks, Daniel Stage Kristoffersen
  • Patent number: 11963610
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing bamboo toothbrush and a toothbrush manufactured thereby. According to the method of manufacturing bamboo toothbrush of a detailed embodiment of the present invention and a toothbrush manufactured by the method, it is possible to improve strength, surface roughness, and moisture resistance of a bamboo and adjust the color of the bamboo using hot pressing. Further, since sanding and polishing and separate coating and drying are not performed, the process time is reduced, whereby the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: PROJECT NOAH, INC.
    Inventors: Kyung Tae Lee, Guen Woo Park, Eun Seob Kim
  • Patent number: 11950688
    Abstract: A novel glue-free makeup brush with a clamping assembly, including a handle, a brush head, and a connecting piece. The brush head includes bristles and a mounting piece, and is arranged on an upper end of the handle. The bristles are arranged on the mounting piece, and the mounting piece is clamped with the connecting piece. An upper end of the clamping assembly, formed by a first clamp and a second clamp, is provided with a groove, in which the mounting piece is arranged. In this way, the brush head can be arranged on the clamping assembly without using glue. The handle is removably connected with a sleeve of the connecting piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BEAUTY YAURIENT COSMETICS ACCESSORIES(SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuju Lin, Jinbo Huang
  • Patent number: 11938519
    Abstract: An optical connector cleaning tool includes: a tool body; and an extension that moves relatively with respect to the tool body. The extension extends out of the tool body and includes a head that presses a cleaning element formed with a tape-like adhesive element onto an optical connector. A relative movement of the extension with respect to the tool body carries the cleaning element to the head, and after carrying the cleaning element to the head, enables the cleaning element to contact the optical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Junichi Nakane
  • Patent number: 11941997
    Abstract: A device for providing an indication of brushing activity of a toothbrush comprises an accelerometer configured to produce acceleration data from motion of the toothbrush, and components for filtering the acceleration data to produce gravitational components and filtering the acceleration data to produce linear acceleration components. The device further comprises a component for projecting the gravitational components and the linear acceleration components into an n-dimensional space, where and for performing a clustering process on the projections of gravitational components and linear acceleration components into n-dimensional space to produce clustering results. The clustering results comprise a plurality of clusters each of which represents a brushing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PLAYBRUSH LIMITED
    Inventors: Tolulope Ogunsina, Wiktor Grajkowski, Matthaus Ittner, Paul Varga, Patrick Diem
  • Patent number: 11930976
    Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body, a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, a pad holder attached to an underside of the robot body and configured to receive a removable cleaning pad, and a pad sensor configured to sense a pad type identifier on a central region of the cleaning pad. The pad type identifier includes a marker on the central region of the cleaning pad. The cleaning pad has a mounting card affixed thereto, and the pad type identifier includes an array of apertures that expose selected portions of the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: John Reimels, Marcus R. Williams, Adam Goss, Isaac Fowler, Lucile Driscoll
  • Patent number: 11931218
    Abstract: An oral care implement body to which a replacement head can be detachably coupled. In one embodiment, the oral care implement body includes a gripping portion having a shoulder, a stem extending from the shoulder along a longitudinal axis, and a boss protruding from an outer surface of the stem. The boss may have a locking rib section having an undercut surface that is axially spaced from the shoulder and a positioning rib section extending from the locking rib section to the shoulder. The undercut surface may circumferentially protrude from a first side surface of the positioning rib section. The locking rib section may extend along a first rib axis and the positioning rib section may extend along a second rib axis, the first rib axis oriented obliquely to the second rib axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yoshida, Takashi Torihama, Thomas Edward Mintel, Joseph E. Fattori
  • Patent number: 11930978
    Abstract: A cleanroom mop for cleaning all critical surfaces within a cleanroom. The cleanroom mop includes a mop head frame with at least one hollow area within the mop head frame that is accessible by at least one opening located on the top of the mop head frame, a handle attached to the mop head frame, and a mop head that is attachable to the mop head frame which has opposing sides and at least one snap fastener on each of the opposing sides where the snap fasteners can be snapped together to connect the opposing sides of the mop head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Foamtec International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ferdinand Frederick Pisacane
  • Patent number: 11933066
    Abstract: A pool cleaning brush including an attachment portion and at least one brush assembly. The attachment portion is configured for removably connecting with a portion of a tail sweep hose of a swimming pool cleaner. The at least one brush assembly includes at least one cleaning element thereon. As the swimming pool cleaner automatically moves through the swimming pool to clean the same, the pool cleaning brush is carried along with the tail sweep hose and engages the swimming pool surface to agitate, brush and clean the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ERUPTECH LLC
    Inventor: John Irvine
  • Patent number: 11925255
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a brushing part, the brushing part being configured in a U-shape in order to be placed on the dentition of a jaw of a user, the brushing part forming a channel inside which is designed to receive all or a portion of said dentition, the brushing part comprising at least one tuft of brushing bristles projecting into the interior of said channel by a free end of the bristles of the at least one tuft, the method comprising the following steps: —forming the at least one tuft of bristles by assembling a plurality of bristles by an end opposite the free end, so as to form a base of the at least one tuft; —fusing the ends forming the base of the at least one tuft so as to form a fused area in one piece, such that an extension of the fused area in a direction that is transverse to an extension direction of the at least one tuft is greater at one extension of the base in the transverse direction prior to the fusing step; —placing the at least one tuft on a mold for overmolding the channel of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FASTEESH
    Inventors: Christophe Cadot, Benjamin Cohen
  • Patent number: 11918431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for cleaning teeth. The device (10) has a mouthpiece (20) in the form of a substantially horseshoe-shaped dental arch (22), a retaining unit (26) and a motor drive (28). The dental arch (22) is designed as a closed hollow body, and the side of the hollow body (22) that faces the teeth has a tooth-cleaning film (34, 36). The tooth-cleaning film (34, 36) has an individualized surface contour matched to the tooth shape and jaw shape and can made set into oscillation by the motor drive (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ehmann & Partner GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Erlewein, Klaus Harbarth
  • Patent number: 11911231
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method for a U-shaped teeth brush device having a conformable shape adjusting U-shaped teethbrush module and one or more individual tooth brushes coupled to the power drive mechanism, each brush having a sensor, piezoelectric crystal and transducer and each tooth brush having a block anchor coupled to the power drive, under smart controls, an electronic control system for sensing individual tooth pressure and controlling motor transmission of vibration to prior positioned brushes, whereby a users unique mouth features can be accounted for by adjusting U-shape distal ends to fit through the users mouth and align with users teeth arch for programmatically brushing more than one tooth simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Neluva, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Silverberg
  • Patent number: 11910912
    Abstract: A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Tangle Teezer Limited
    Inventors: Shaun Pulfrey, Cameron Bruce William Treeby
  • Patent number: 11890153
    Abstract: This document also discloses a member for mounting a toothbrush head to an electric toothbrush. The member includes a base having an opening for receiving a drive shaft of an electric toothbrush. The member also includes a coupling section that includes a cylindrical sidewall that surrounds a cavity for receiving the drive shaft. The member includes a spring in the coupling section. The spring is positioned to transfer vibration from the drive shaft to the toothbrush head when operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Oralic Supplies Inc.
    Inventor: Xin Zhou
  • Patent number: 11892849
    Abstract: A mobile robot rotates a spin mop to move a main body along a surface and clean the surface. A location change of the main body during its motion is analyzed to determine if the robot is traveling abnormally. If abnormal traveling is occurring, the location where it is occurring is stored and re-cleaning of the location is initiated. The location where abnormal traveling occurred may be considered in next cleaning to improve cleaning efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungjin Ahn, Hyungyul Maeng
  • Patent number: 11882970
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning device and a sweeping assembly thereof. The sweeping assembly includes: a brush holder; a brush body arranged in the brush holder, and including a cleaning part and a connecting part connected to each other, the connecting part being further connected to the driver to rotate the brush body, the cleaning part including a brush member protruding outward therefrom; and an anti-winding structure arranged at the connecting part, and configured to fill up a gap between the brush holder and the connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., Beijing Rockrobo Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Qiao, Xing Li, Yongfeng Xia
  • Patent number: 11872598
    Abstract: An example towel may include a main body and a scrubbing element coupled to a first side of the main body. The main body may include a first material. The scrubbing element may include a second material that may be different from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Brian Jones