Patents by Inventor Florian KIENER

Florian KIENER 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).

  • Force-sensing toothbrush
    Patent number: 10123610
    Abstract: A toothbrush comprises a head including a plurality of cleaning elements attached to the head, a handle, a neck extending between the head and the handle, a motor unit including a motor and a manual winder for manually energizing the motor, and a force sensor configured to detect a user-applied force exceeding a predetermined threshold force, wherein the force sensor causes the toothbrush to produce at least one of an audible signal and a tactile signal when the user-applied force exceeds a predetermined threshold force. An audible signal and a tactile signal may comprise, respectively, muting of the motor and interruption of vibration of the toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Franz Doll, Stefan Hubert, Florian Kiener, Karin Lutz, Robert Schuetz
  • FORCE-SENSING TOOTHBRUSH
    Publication number: 20160174699
    Abstract: A toothbrush comprises a head including a plurality of cleaning elements attached to the head, a handle, a neck extending between the head and the handle, a motor unit including a motor and a manual winder for manually energizing the motor, and a force sensor configured to detect a user-applied force exceeding a predetermined threshold force, wherein the force sensor causes the toothbrush to produce at least one of an audible signal and a tactile signal when the user-applied force exceeds a predetermined threshold force. An audible signal and a tactile signal may comprise, respectively, muting of the motor and interruption of vibration of the toothbrush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander Franz DOLL, Stefan HUBERT, Florian KIENER, Karin LUTZ, Robert SCHUETZ