Patents by Inventor Gerhard Potsch

Gerhard Potsch 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: 11484110
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner (10) has a rod-shaped support (11) made of plastic, a handle part (12) connected to the support (11), and a cleaning part (13) which has a sleeve-shaped cover (14) arranged on the support (11). The cover carries radially outwardly protruding cleaning elements (15). Provision is made that the cover consists of a plurality of cover parts, wherein a first cover part (16) consists of a first soft-elastic plastic, and wherein a second cover part (17) consists of a second soft-elastic plastic or of a thermoplastic, wherein the plastics material of the first cover part (16) is different than the plastics material of the second cover part (17). Preferably, the plastics material of the first cover part (16) has a lower Shore hardness than the plastics material of the second cover part (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sunstar Suisse SA
    Inventors: Jürgen Butz, Gerhard Pötsch
  • Patent number: 11259622
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner with a rod-like support which has a cleaning device in an axial end region. The cleaning device includes a cover on the support made of a soft-elastic plastic, and structuring is formed on the outside of the cover having a plurality of fingers protruding with radial components from the cover, which fingers are made of the same material as the cover and are connected as one piece thereto. The structuring additionally has a bristle edging with a plurality of bristle bundles protruding with radial components from the cover and/or individual bristles which are each formed from pre-produced bristles embedded in the cover and/or in the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: INTERBROS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Butz, Gerhard Pötsch, Markus Rümmele, Hannes Hauser, Steffen Lehr
  • Patent number: 11147657
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped support which is made of plastic and which, at a support rear end region, has a grip part. A support opposite front end region has a flocking with flock fibers made of plastic. The rod-shaped support is provided, in the support front end region, with a sleeve-shaped cover made of a flexible plastic. The flocking is arranged on the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SUNSTAR SUISSE S.A.
    Inventors: Gerhard Pötsch, Christian Leisinger, Jürgen Butz
  • Publication number: 20210120944
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner (10) has a rod-shaped support (11) made of plastic, a handle part (12) connected to the support (11), and a cleaning part (13) which has a sleeve-shaped cover (14) arranged on the support (11). The cover carries radially outwardly protruding cleaning elements (15). Provision is made that the cover consists of a plurality of cover parts, wherein a first cover part (16) consists of a first soft-elastic plastic, and wherein a second cover part (17) consists of a second soft-elastic plastic or of a thermoplastic, wherein the plastics material of the first cover part (16) is different than the plastics material of the second cover part (17). Preferably, the plastics material of the first cover part (16) has a lower Shore hardness than the plastics material of the second cover part (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jürgen BUTZ, Gerhard PÖTSCH
  • Publication number: 20190183617
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped support which is made of plastic and which, at a support rear end region, has a grip part. A support opposite front end region has a flocking with flock fibers made of plastic. The rod-shaped support is provided, in the support front end region, with a sleeve-shaped cover made of a flexible plastic. The flocking is arranged on the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SUNSTAR SUISSE S.A.
    Inventors: Gerhard PÖTSCH, Christian LEISINGER, Jürgen BUTZ
  • Patent number: 9968426
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped carrier formed of plastic, which has a structuring with structural elements radially protruding from the carrier on at least one section of an axial length thereof. The carrier is twisted in at least one part of the section having the structuring together with the structuring about a carrier longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: INTERBROS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Butz, Gerhard Pötsch
  • Publication number: 20160135932
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped carrier formed of plastic, which has a structuring with structural elements radially protruding from the carrier on at least one section of an axial length thereof. The carrier is twisted in at least one part of the section having the structuring together with the structuring about a carrier longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Jürgen BUTZ, Gerhard PÖTSCH
  • Publication number: 20150282601
    Abstract: An interdental cleaner with a rod-like support which has a cleaning device in an axial end region. The cleaning device includes a cover on the support made of a soft-elastic plastic, and structuring is formed on the outside of the cover having a plurality of fingers protruding with radial components from the cover, which fingers are made of the same material as the cover and are connected as one piece thereto. The structuring additionally has a bristle edging with a plurality of bristle bundles protruding with radial components from the cover and/or individual bristles which are each formed from pre-produced bristles embedded in the cover and/or in the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Jürgen Butz, Gerhard Pötsch, Markus Rümmele, Hannes Hauser, Steffen Lehr
  • Patent number: 6858276
    Abstract: The invention concerns the production of articles comprising at least a rigid element (1) and at least an element (2) made of a thermoplastic material obtained by moulding. The rigid element (1) has a profiled transverse section defining a concave space, wherein is positioned at least partly an element made of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Rhodia Engineering Plastics S.A.
    Inventors: Didier Chomier, Marcel On De Laak, Gerhard Potsch