Patents by Inventor Julius HOPPERT

Julius HOPPERT 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).

  • Personal care device
    Patent number: 12539204
    Abstract: A personal care device, such as an electric toothbrush, has a handle having a longitudinal axis and a treatment head connected to a carrier. The carrier extends within the handle and is mounted at the handle for pivoting motion around a pivot axis against a restoring spring force. A drive unit, such as a linear actuator, is mounted on the carrier, and at least one electrical connector is arranged between the handle and the carrier to convey electrical energy from an energy source fixedly mounted with respect to the handle to the drive unit. The electrical connector can be realized as an elastic metal sheet element having a spring constant for providing at least a part of the restoring spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Schwarz, Julius Hoppert, Riccardo Dessi, Christian Ellsaesser
  • PERSONAL CARE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230338125
    Abstract: A personal care device, such as an electric toothbrush, has a handle having a longitudinal axis and a treatment head connected to a carrier. The carrier extends within the handle and is mounted at the handle for pivoting motion around a pivot axis against a restoring spring force. A drive unit, such as a linear actuator, is mounted on the carrier, and at least one electrical connector is arranged between the handle and the carrier to convey electrical energy from an energy source fixedly mounted with respect to the handle to the drive unit. The electrical connector can be realized as an elastic metal sheet element having a spring constant for providing at least a part of the restoring spring force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias SCHWARZ, Julius HOPPERT, Riccardo DESSI, Christian ELLSAESSER
  • Personal care device
    Patent number: 11712326
    Abstract: A personal care device, such as an electric toothbrush, has a handle having a longitudinal axis and a treatment head connected to a carrier. The carrier extends within the handle and is mounted at the handle for pivoting motion around a pivot axis against a restoring spring force. A drive unit, such as a linear actuator, is mounted on the carrier, and at least one electrical connector is arranged between the handle and the carrier to convey electrical energy from an energy source fixedly mounted with respect to the handle to the drive unit. The electrical connector can be realized as an elastic metal sheet element having a spring constant for providing at least a part of the restoring spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Schwarz, Julius Hoppert, Riccardo Dessi, Christian Ellsaesser
  • PERSONAL CARE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200345129
    Abstract: A personal care device, such as an electric toothbrush, has a handle having a longitudinal axis and a treatment head connected to a carrier. The carrier extends within the handle and is mounted at the handle for pivoting motion around a pivot axis against a restoring spring force. A drive unit, such as a linear actuator, is mounted on the carrier, and at least one electrical connector is arranged between the handle and the carrier to convey electrical energy from an energy source fixedly mounted with respect to the handle to the drive unit. The electrical connector can be realized as an elastic metal sheet element having a spring constant for providing at least a part of the restoring spring force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias SCHWARZ, Julius HOPPERT, Riccardo DESSI, Christian ELLSAESSER