Patents by Inventor Alexander Timothy Chenvainu

Alexander Timothy Chenvainu 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: 11337785
    Abstract: A personal care system having personal hygiene products and a display for assisting the user is described. The personal care system can include a personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush), an interactive display in data communication with the personal care product. The display provides information associated with a plurality of characteristics of a personal care regimen to the user. The display is in data communication with a network and operable to receive information from the network, and the display is operable to run one or more applications to display the information received from the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Philip Ortins, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Mark Edward Farrell, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Jose Tadeo Vergara Decastro
  • Publication number: 20170065386
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an oral-care system is provided. The oral-care system includes an electric toothbrush having a motor, a power source in electrical communication with the motor, and a bristle holder operatively connected to the motor. A display is in data communication with the electric toothbrush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Edward Farrell, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Marc Philip Ortins, Vadim Denishenko, Jose Tadeo Vergara De Castro, Peter Hans Rolf Trawinski, Alexander Hilscher, Bert Schrempel, Martin Stratmann, Paul Albert Sagel, Phillip Maurice Braun
  • Patent number: 9427078
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an oral-care system is provided. The oral-care system includes an electric toothbrush having a motor, a power source in electrical communication with the motor, and a bristle holder operatively connected to the motor. A display is in data communication with the electric toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Edward Farrell, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Marc Philip Ortins, Vadim Denishenko, Jose Tadeo Vergara de Castro, Hans Rolf Trawinski, Alexander Hilscher, Bert Schrempel, Martin Stratmann, Paul Albert Sagel, Phillip Maurice Braun
  • 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
  • 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: 20140096331
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an oral-care system is provided. The oral-care system includes an electric toothbrush having a motor, a power source in electrical communication with the motor, and a bristle holder operatively connected to the motor. A display is in data communication with the electric toothbrush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Braun GMBH
    Inventors: Mark Edward Farrell, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Marc Philip Ortins, Vadim Denishenko, Jose Tadeo Vergara de Castro, Hans Rolf Trawinski, Alexander Hilscher, Bert Schrempel, Martin Stratmann, Paul Albert Sagel, Phillip Maurice Braun
  • Patent number: 8544131
    Abstract: An oral hygiene implement comprising having a handle, head, and a neck extending between the handle and the head is described. The head has a plurality of cleaning elements and/or massaging elements attached to the head. The oral hygiene implement also has a force sensor and an output source. The output source provides a plurality of output signals which correspond to a plurality of conditions to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Philip Maurice Braun, Karen Lynn ClaireZimmet, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Alexander Hilscher
  • Patent number: 8484789
    Abstract: Toothbrushes are provided which have various features that may include one or more tooth cleaning elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, one or more gum treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, and/or one or more soft tissue/tongue treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, William Ralph Brown, Jr., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Chris Blain, Jens Uwe Stoerkel, Ulrich Pfeifer, Gerhard Schaefer
  • Patent number: 8239995
    Abstract: An oral hygiene device includes a head, a first bristle field, and a second bristle field. The head includes a first head portion and a second head portion. The first bristle field extends from the first head portion. The second bristle field extends from the second head portion. The first bristle field and second bristle field are controllably movable between a first configuration for providing a first cleaning operation and a second configuration for providing a second cleaning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Marc Phillip Ortins, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet
  • Publication number: 20120171657
    Abstract: A personal care system having personal hygiene products and a display for assisting the user is described. The personal care system can include a personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush), an interactive display in data communication with the personal care product. The display provides information associated with a plurality of characteristics of a personal care regimen to the user. The display is in data communication with a network and operable to receive information from the network, and the display is operable to run one or more applications to display the information received from the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Marc Philip Ortins, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Mark Edward Farrell, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Jose Tadeo Vergara Decastro
  • Publication number: 20120151697
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an oral-care system is provided. The oral-care system includes an electric toothbrush having a motor, a power source in electrical communication with the motor, and a bristle holder operatively connected to the motor. A display is in data communication with the electric toothbrush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Mark Edward Farrell, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Marc Philip Ortins, Vadim Denishenko, Jose Tadeo Vergara De Castro, Peter Hans Rolf Trawinski, Alexander Hilscher, Bert Schrempel, Martin Stratmann, Paul Albert Sagel, Phillip Maurice Braun
  • Publication number: 20120011673
    Abstract: Toothbrushes are provided which have various features that may include one or more tooth cleaning elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, one or more gum treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, and/or one or more soft tissue/tongue treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: KAREN LYNN CLAIRE-ZIMMET, William Ralph Brown, JR., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Chris Blain, Jens Uwe Stoerkel, Ulrich Pfeifer, Gerhard Schaefer
  • Patent number: 8056176
    Abstract: Toothbrushes are provided which have various features that may include one or more tooth cleaning elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, one or more gum treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, and/or one or more soft tissue/tongue treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, William Ralph Brown, Jr., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Chris Blain, Jens Uwe Stoerkel, Ulrich Pfeifer, Gerhard Schaefer
  • 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: 20100325828
    Abstract: An oral hygiene implement comprising having a handle, head, and a neck extending between the handle and the head is described. The head has a plurality of cleaning elements and/or massaging elements attached to the head. The oral hygiene implement also has a force sensor and an output source. The output source provides a plurality of output signals which correspond to a plurality of conditions to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Philip Maurice Braun, Karen Lynn ClaireZimment, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Alexander Hilscher
  • Publication number: 20100281636
    Abstract: A personal care system having personal hygiene products and a display for assisting the user is described. The personal care system can include a personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush), an interactive display in data communication with the personal care product. The display provides information associated with a plurality of characteristics of a personal care regimen to the user. The display is in data communication with a network and operable to receive information from the network, and the display is operable to run one or more applications to display the information received from the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Marc Philip Ortins, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Mark Edward Farrell, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Jose Tadeo Vergara Decastro
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20080178401
    Abstract: Toothbrushes are provided which have various features that may include one or more tooth cleaning elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, one or more gum treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, and/or one or more soft tissue/tongue treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, William Ralph Brown, Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Chris Blain, Jens Uwe Stoerkel, Ulrich Pfeifer, Gerhard Schaefer
  • 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