Patents by Inventor Chad Brinckerhoff

Chad Brinckerhoff 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).

  • Position sensing toothbrush
    Patent number: 9326594
    Abstract: The toothbrush includes a handle portion (12 or 55) and a brushhead portion (14 or 57) with a bristle set (20 or 53) at one end of the brushhead. At least one sensor (16 or 56 is located either on the handle of the toothbrush or on the bristle set back plate (54) of the toothbrush. When the sensor is located on the handle of the toothbrush, the position of the brushhead is determined by a processor (44 or 58) relative to the inside or outside surfaces of the teeth on the basis of the temperature detected by the sensor, either the outside environmental temperature or the skin temperature of the user. When the sensor is located on the bristle set back plate, the determination is made on the basis of the position of the bristle set relative to the cheek of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Hotze Bernhard De Vries, Evert Alle Helfrich, Pieter Johannes Bax, Chad Brinckerhoff, Sandor Gordijn, Theo Anjes Maria Ruijl
  • POSITION SENSING TOOTHBRUSH
    Publication number: 20150230594
    Abstract: The toothbrush includes a handle portion (12 or 55) and a brushhead portion (14 or 57) with a bristle set (20 or 53) at one end of the brushhead. At least one sensor (16 or 56 is located either on the handle of the toothbrush or on the bristle set back plate (54) of the toothbrush. When the sensor is located on the handle of the toothbrush, the position of the brushhead is determined by a processor (44 or 58) relative to the inside or outside surfaces of the teeth on the basis of the temperature detected by the sensor, either the outside environmental temperature or the skin temperature of the user. When the sensor is located on the bristle set back plate, the determination is made on the basis of the position of the bristle set relative to the cheek of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: JOHANNES HOTZE BERNHARD DE VRIES, EVERT ALLE HELFRICH, PIETER JOHANNES BAX, CHAD BRINCKERHOFF, SANDOR GORDIJN, THEO ANJES MARIA RUIJL
  • POSITION SENSING TOOTHBRUSH
    Publication number: 20120246858
    Abstract: The toothbrush includes a handle portion (12 or 55) and a brushhead portion (14 or 57) with a bristle set (20 or 53) at one end of the brushhead. At least one sensor (16 or 56 is located either on the handle of the toothbrush or on the bristle set back plate (54) of the toothbrush. When the sensor is located on the handle of the toothbrush, the position of the brushhead is determined by a processor (44 or 58) relative to the inside or outside surfaces of the teeth on the basis of the temperature detected by the sensor, either the outside environmental temperature or the skin temperature of the user. When the sensor is located on the bristle set back plate, the determination is made on the basis of the position of the bristle set relative to the cheek of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Hotze Bernhard De Vries, Evert Alle Helfrich, Pieter Johannes Bax, Chad Brinckerhoff, Sandor Gordijn, Theo Anjes Maria Ruijl
  • Light-emitting device for headgear
    Patent number: D809686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Illumagear, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Royal, John A. Manthey, Alexander Michael Diener, Luke Springer, Aaron Johnson, Chad Brinckerhoff, Tyler Hart