Patents by Inventor Jiang Zhou

Jiang Zhou 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: 12653655
    Abstract: An oral irrigator tip (120) for an oral irrigator (100). The oral irrigator tip (120) may be configured for coupling to an oral irrigator (100) for purposes of irrigating a users teeth, gums, and interproximal regions. The oral irrigator tip (120) contains a dispensing member (150) in its interior, and the dispensing member (150) leaches an oral care agent during use as a fluid such as water flows past the dispensing member (150) within the interior of the oral irrigator tip (120). The oral irrigator tip (120) may be a monolithic structure. The dispensing member (150) may be non-removable from the interior of the oral irrigator tip (120), such that upon depletion of the oral care agent from the dispensing member (150) the entire oral irrigator tip (120) is replaced. The dispensing member (150) may be in the shape of a torus such that the dispensing member (150) does not impede the flow of the fluid through the oral irrigator tip (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Tonny He
  • Patent number: 12636136
    Abstract: An oral care refill head (300), the oral care refill head (300) may be detachably coupled to a handle (200). The handle (200) may include a stem (250) that is received within a connection cavity (326) of the oral care refill head (300). The stem (250) and the connection cavity (326) may have specific geometries and structures to ensure an adequate coupling therebetween. An oral care implement (100), the oral care implement (100) have a pressure sensing assembly, excessive pressure applied onto the oral care refill head (300) will cause the motor (140) and a motor chassis (401) to rock. As the motor chassis (401) rocks, a contact element (456) thereon will actuate a pressure actuator element (455). In response, a control unit (150) may initiate generation of a user perceptible signal to inform the user of the excess pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Yanmei Ji, Wen Jin Xi
  • Patent number: 12458479
    Abstract: An oral care implement handle (200) having a gripping portion (210) and an oral care refill head (300) that is detachably coupled thereto. The oral care implement handle (200) may include the gripping portion (210) and a rocker unit (400) which includes a stem (250), a motor (224), and a motor chassis (410). The rocker unit (400) may be pivotably mounted within the gripping portion (210) so that upon pressure being applied an oral care refill head (300) which is coupled to the stem (250) that exceeds a pressure threshold, the rocker unit (400) may be altered from a normal position to an excessive pressure position. When in the excessive pressure position, the rocker unit (400) may actuate an actuator element (265) of a control unit (260) to initiate generation of a user perceptible signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Yanmei Ji, Tonny He
  • Publication number: 20250127601
    Abstract: An oral irrigator (100) for cleaning a user's oral cavity and a method of using the oral irrigator (100) are disclosed. The oral irrigator (100) may have a reservoir (111) for storing a fluid and a tip (120) or nozzle that is in fluid communication with the reservoir (111) so that the fluid can be pumped from the reservoir (111) to the tip (120). The oral irrigator (100) may also include a pump (153) for pumping the fluid, a motor (152) for driving the pump (153), and a control module (154) for controlling the operation of the motor (152) in accordance with a mode selected by a user. The modes may include a continuous spray mode whereby the fluid is only pumped from the reservoir (111) to the tip (120) while a user is actuating an activation member (112). The modes may also include automatic spray modes whereby the fluid is pumped in accordance with pre-defined treatment protocols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang ZHOU, John YAO
  • Publication number: 20250098843
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head with a bristle bearing surface. The oral care implement may include a central bristle tuft extending from a central portion of the bristle bearing surface. The oral care implement may include a plurality of perimetric bristle tufts extending from the bristle bearing surface and arranged to circumferentially surround the central bristle tuft. The perimetric bristle tufts may have different shapes from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Fan Gang XIE, Wen Jin XI, Yanmei JI, Jiang ZHOU, Douglas HOHLBEIN
  • Patent number: 12232915
    Abstract: A personal care product (e.g., an electric toothbrush) may include a treating portion (e.g., cleaning elements) configured to clean one or more teeth of a user of the personal care product. The personal care product may include a handle used for gripping the personal care product. A communication interface may be configured to receive signals from one or more digital devices. The received signals may include a user profile. The user profile may include an identity (e.g., identity of the user profile) and/or instructions for operating the personal care product. A processor may be configured to receive the user profile from the communication interface. The processor may be configured to cause the personal care product to perform operations according to the instructions of the user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John Yao, Jiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 12194378
    Abstract: A system/method for a cloud game can improve sharing to a social application that is locally running on a terminal. The system/method improves the scalability of cloud games, provides improved information processing, improves the sociality of cloud games, achieves a high degree of dissemination of cloud games, improves the degree of participation of players in cloud games, and improves the interaction rate of cloud games. The system/method includes logging, by a terminal, in to a cloud game installed in a server based on a trigger instruction of a cloud game login portal, transmitting an operation instruction to the server on which the cloud game is installed, and receiving sharing information including data to-be-shared transmitted by the server. The terminal can share the data to-be-shared to a target social application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Haiyang Liu, Minhua Xu, Qingwen Liu, Jiang Zhou, Zhipeng Gong, Jiaping Wu
  • Patent number: 12185829
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head with a bristle bearing surface. The oral care implement may include a central bristle tuft extending from a central portion of the bristle bearing surface, the central bristle tuft terminating in a domed distal surface. Furthermore, the oral care implement may include a plurality of perimetric bristle tufts extending from the bristle bearing surface and arranged to circumferentially surround the central bristle tuft. Each of the perimetric bristle tufts may have an inclined distal surface that slopes downward towards the central bristle tuft. The bristle bearing surface of the head may have a total surface area (TSA), and the toothbrush may include a tooth cleaning element field having X number of tooth cleaning elements that collectively occupy a total cleaning element area (TCEA) such that 1 X × T ? C ? E ? A T ? S ? A = Z and Z is in a range of 0.04 to 0.065.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Fan Gang Xie, Wen Jin Xi, Yanmei Ji, Jiang Zhou, Douglas Hohlbein
  • Publication number: 20240423767
    Abstract: An oral irrigator tip (120) may be configured for coupling to an oral irrigator (100) for purposes of irrigating a user's teeth, gums, and interproximal regions. The oral irrigator tip (120) may have a first end (123) having an inlet (124), a second end (125) having an outlet (126), and an internal fluid passageway (128) that extends from the inlet (124) to the outlet (126). The oral irrigator tip (120) may further have an attachment portion (130) for coupling the oral irrigator tip (120) to an oral irrigator handle (110). The outlet (126) may have a polygonal shape or the outlet (220) may be elongated or the outlet (320) may include multiple outlets (321, 322, 323) that are linearly aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang ZHOU, Tonny HE, Yanmei JI
  • Patent number: D1066944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Jinhong Yuan
  • Patent number: D1070355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Yanmei Ji, Chenglin Huang
  • Patent number: D1082325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Takahide Okai, Jiang Zhou, Robert Fox
  • Patent number: D1079271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Fan Gang Xie, Yanmei Ji, Guoqiang Liu, Wen Jin Xi
  • Patent number: D1093905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Youran Wang, Fangang Xie, Yanmei Ji, Jiang Zhou
  • Patent number: D1107431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Jinhong Yuan, John Yao, Jingbo Wu, Min Teng
  • Patent number: D1108841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Jinhong Yuan
  • Patent number: D1113162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Yanmei Ji, Chenglin Huang
  • Patent number: D1120297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Jinhong Yuan, John Yao
  • Patent number: D1126586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jiang Zhou, Jinhong Yuan, Chaoyi Li, Yiwei Yang, Jingbo Wu
  • Patent number: D1129882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Fan Gang Xie, Wen Jin Xi, Yanmei Ji, Jiang Zhou, Douglas Hohlbein