Patents by Inventor Mark David Vallon

Mark David Vallon 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).

  • Method for measuring fiber cutting force
    Patent number: 9255858
    Abstract: A method for measuring the cutting force on a fiber. The method includes the steps of: providing a blade having an edge; providing a fiber mount for holding the fiber; providing at least one sensor connected to the fiber mount; moving the blade toward the fiber and cutting the fiber; and measuring the cutting force on the fiber with the at least one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Mark David Vallon, Matthias Gester
  • Intraoral Imaging Devices And Methods
    Publication number: 20120156634
    Abstract: Disclosed is an intraoral imaging method that includes providing an intraoral imaging device having at least one biteplate including a dental impression material and a track, at least one carriage assembly that travels along at least a portion of the track, and imaging equipment which is secured to the at least one carriage assembly; locating the at least one biteplate between upper and lower teeth of the subject such that the dental impression material cooperates with at least one of the upper and lower teeth to provide repeatable registration within an oral cavity of the subject; and obtaining image data using the imaging equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ronald Richard Duff, JR., Thomas Aurele Christman, Marianne Zsiska, Richard H. Cohen, Mark David Vallon
  • METHOD FOR MEASURING FIBER CUTTING FORCE
    Publication number: 20110214493
    Abstract: A method for measuring the cutting force on a fiber. The method includes the steps of: providing a blade having an edge; providing a fiber mount for holding the fiber; providing at least one sensor connected to the fiber mount; moving the blade toward the fiber and cutting the fiber; and measuring the cutting force on the fiber with the at least one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Mark David Vallon, Matthias Gester