Patents by Inventor Johannes H. Van Toor

Johannes H. Van Toor 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).

  • System and appliance for personal body care
    Patent number: 6493940
    Abstract: The system includes an appliance for personal body care, a pump and a holder. The appliance comprises a treatment device for carrying out a body-care treatment under the influence of a fluid. The fluid is held in the holder and can be pumped to an outlet opening by means of the pump. The holder includes a flexible wall, and the pump is detachable from the holder and is detachable from the appliance. This combination of measures makes it possible to adapt the dimensions of the holder to an ergonomic shape of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Inventors: Willem A. Westerhof, Marinus C. Hansen, Johannes H. Van Toor
  • System and appliance for personal body care
    Publication number: 20020032964
    Abstract: The system comprises an appliance (10) for personal body care, a pump (20) and a holder (40). The appliance (10) comprises a treatment device (11, 14, 31) for carrying out a body-care treatment under the influence of a fluid. The fluid is held in the holder (40) and can be pumped to an outlet opening 30 (32) by means of the pump (20). The system is characterized in that the holder (40) comprises a flexible wall (41), and in that the pump (20) is detachable from the holder (40) and is detachable from the appliance (10). This combination of measures makes 42 it possible to adapt the dimensions of the holder (40) to an 4 ergonomic shape of the appliance (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Willem A. Westerhof, Marinus C. Hansen, Johannes H. Van Toor
  • System and appliance for personal body care
    Patent number: 6308413
    Abstract: The system includes an appliance for personal body care, a pump and a holder. The appliance includes a treatment device for carrying out a body-care treatment under the influence of a fluid. The fluid is held in the holder and can be pumped to an outlet opening by means of the pump. The holder includes a flexible wall, and the pump is detachable from the holder and is detachable from the appliance. This combination of measures makes it possible to adapt the dimensions of the holder to an ergonomic shape of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Willem A. Westerhof, Marinus C. Hansen, Johannes H. Van Toor