Patents by Inventor Ethan E. VELLA

Ethan E. VELLA 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).

  • HAND-WOUND POWERED TOOTHBRUSH WITH REPLACEABLE BRUSH HEAD
    Publication number: 20210220102
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a removable, replaceable brush head that includes a clip that also serves as a removal tool for a spent brush head. The toothbrush may be a manually-wound or charged, powered toothbrush that includes a winding mechanism, an energy storage element, and an output gear train to cause a rotating, oscillating or sweeping brush head to move, thus improving the efficacy of the user's oral-care regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick R. Triato, Ethan E. Vella, Michael A. Fairchild, Joshua P. Yasbek, Michael James Allison
  • END EFFECTOR AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING A WEAR INDICATOR BASED ON MIXING
    Publication number: 20200093252
    Abstract: End effectors and systems including end effectors configured to provide colorimetric indicia of a wear state of the end effector are described. In one embodiment, the end effector includes: a base portion coupleable to a motor; a chamber including an optically translucent window and a chamber interior; and a flowable material disposed in the chamber interior and having a color. The end effector is configured to provide colorimetric indicia of a wear state of the end effector based at least in part on mixing of the flowable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Iranpour Khormaei, Michael A. Fairchild, Tristan George Dudik, Ethan E. Vella, Joshua Peter Yasbek, Gabriel Aldaz
  • HAND-WOUND POWERED TOOTHBRUSH WITH REPLACEABLE BRUSH HEAD
    Publication number: 20200085552
    Abstract: A manually-wound or charged, powered toothbrush includes a winding mechanism, an energy storage element, and an output gear train to cause a rotating, oscillating or sweeping brush head to move, thus improving the efficacy of the user's oral-care regimen. The toothbrush may include a removable, replaceable brush head that includes a clip that also serves as a removal tool for a spent brush head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick R. Triato, Ethan E. Vella, Michael A. Fairchild, Joshua P. Yasbek, Michael James Allison
  • END EFFECTORS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING COLORIMETRIC WEAR INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20200037745
    Abstract: End effectors and systems including end effectors configured to provide visible indicia of a wear state of the end effectors are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Iranpour Khormaei, Tristan George Dudik, Michael A. Fairchild, Ethan E. Vella, Joshua Peter Yasbek, Gabriel Aldaz
  • END EFFECTORS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING A HAPTIC OR AUDIBLE WEAR INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20200037746
    Abstract: End effectors and systems including end effectors configured to provide audible and/or haptic indicia of fatigue failure of springs disposed in the end effectors are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Iranpour Khormaei, Michael A. Fairchild, Tristan George Dudik, Ethan E. Vella, Joshua Peter Yasbek
  • Battery-Free Powered Toothbrush
    Publication number: 20190083217
    Abstract: A manually-wound or charged, powered toothbrush includes a winding mechanism, an energy storage element, and an output gear train to cause a rotating, oscillating or sweeping brush head to move, thus improving the efficacy of the user's oral-care regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Goodwell Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick R. TRIATO, Ethan E. VELLA, Michael A. FAIRCHILD, Joshua P. YASBEK
  • Toothbrush head
    Patent number: D953745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Goodwell Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan E. Vella, Chase T. Thompson, Patrick R. Triato