Patents by Inventor Bernard Boland

Bernard Boland 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).

  • Motor-driven toothbrush and brush head for it
    Patent number: 7392562
    Abstract: A brush head for a motor-driven toothbrush includes a multitude of bristles and a plate shaped bristle support to which the bristles are attached. The brush head is connectable to a motor-driven toothbrush for oscillatory rotation and translation. The bristle support is divided into several bristle support segments that are movable relative to each other. In particular, diametrically opposed bristle segments are tiltable on a shared tilt axis or on separate tilt axes arranged in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the brush head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Bernard Boland, Georges Driesen, Michael Dröβler, Norbert Schaefer