Patents by Inventor Kendall Peter Rycroft

Kendall Peter Rycroft 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: 7748072
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a head assembly with bristles, a base assembly, and a connector which connects the two. A battery and light assembly are disposed in the connector and base assembly, and a power button switch turns the power to a light source “ON/OFF”. The base assembly includes a transparent lens portion at the distal end, through which a light beam from the light source shines when the switch is turned ON. The light beam can project a picture or icon on a slide through the lens portion onto a remote surface. The slide can be permanently fixed in the base assembly or interchangeable. A timer is connected to the batteries, light source, and switch, and allows the light source to turn on for a predetermined period of time. Alternatively, the base assembly contains at least one indicator light which indicates how long the light source has been ON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Inventor: Kendall Peter Rycroft
  • Publication number: 20090122523
    Abstract: A drinking vessel including a housing having an inner (204) and an outer shell (203), and at least one handle (202) disposed on the outer shell (203), light projection means (206) disposed on the handle (202) for projecting beam of light to the exterior of the housing, ans a pressure sensor (205) positioned between the inner and the outer shells (204, 203). When the weight is detected by the pressure sensor (205), a switch is activated to turn the light projection means (206) ON. The light beam shines through a lens portion at the base of the handle (202). A picture slide may be disposed in the lens portion, so that an image on the slide is projected by the light projection means (206). A musical apparatus may be also actived by the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Kendall Peter Rycroft