Patents by Inventor Michael Schar
Michael Schar 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).
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Publication number: 20230240436Abstract: A hygiene product, in particular an oral hygiene product, includes at least one application unit, further includes at least one handle unit that is connected to the application unit, and includes at least one volume body, which at least partially forms the application unit and/or the handle unit and which is made at least partially of a foamed material, wherein the hygiene product includes at least one base body, which is connected to the volume body and which at least partially forms the application unit and/or the handle unit, wherein the at least one volume body is molded to the at least one base body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Peter GROSS, Michael SCHÄR, Peter ZURFLUH
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Patent number: 11622617Abstract: The invention relates to a brush, in particular an interdental brush, which comprises a bristle-carrying stem defining a longitudinal direction and having an elongate support core, a bristle area having bristles projecting from the bristle-carrying stem, and a neck element connecting the support core to a handle, wherein the handle, the support core and the neck element are injection moulded integrally from a first plastics component, and wherein a second plastics component in the form of an integral layer and the bristles projecting therefrom is mounted on the support core. The invention also relates to corresponding product groups and to a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Michael Schär, Peter Zurfluh
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Publication number: 20220354627Abstract: An electrical appliance for personal care includes a handle with a longitudinal axis, and a plug-on part which can be attached to the handle, wherein a vibration unit having an electric motor and an eccentric element is arranged in the handle, wherein a plug-like coupling structure protrudes from the handle, which plug-like coupling structure forms an interface with a substantially mirror-inverted socket-like coupling structure of the plug-on part, wherein the interface has at least two stages with different circumferential geometry, wherein at least one of the stages has a rotation-preventing device between the handle and the plug-on part, and wherein a stop surface of the handle for the plug-on part extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Armin BÄRTSCHI, Herbert FISCHER, Michael SCHÄR
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Patent number: 11426265Abstract: An electrical appliance for personal care includes a handle with a longitudinal axis, and a plug-on part which can be attached to the handle, wherein a vibration unit having an electric motor and an eccentric element is arranged in the handle, wherein a plug-like coupling structure protrudes from the handle, which plug-like coupling structure forms an interface with a substantially mirror-inverted socket-like coupling structure of the plug-on part, wherein the interface has at least two stages with different circumferential geometry, wherein at least one of the stages has a rotation-preventing device between the handle and the plug-on part, and wherein a stop surface of the handle for the plug-on part extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Armin Bärtschi, Herbert Fischer, Michael Schär
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Patent number: 11077592Abstract: A grip body of a body care article, such as toothbrush, includes a grip part, a neck part, and a head part. The grip body includes a first and a second material component of a thermoplastic plastic. Manufacturing of the grip body is performed via an injection moulding tool with at least one tool cavity, and the grip body including a first, second, and third material component of a first, second, and third thermoplastic material, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Roger Kirchhofer, Michael Schär, Martin Zwimpfer, Peter Zurfluh
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Patent number: 10835025Abstract: A toothbrush having a brush body and a bristle carrier that is produced from a hard material using an injection molding method and having injection-molded bristles that protrude from the bristle carrier. The injection molded bristles are produced from a bristle material using the injection molding method. The bristles have a bristle stem and the bristle carrier has a small carrier plate or is formed by the small carrier plate that is produced from a hard material using the injection molding method and fastened on the brush body. The hard material of the bristle carrier or the hard material of the small carrier plate is harder than the bristle material.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Roger Kirchhofer, Peter Zurfluh, Michael Schar
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Publication number: 20200253704Abstract: An electrical appliance for personal care includes a handle with a longitudinal axis, and a plug-on part which can be attached to the handle, wherein a vibration unit having an electric motor and an eccentric element is arranged in the handle, wherein a plug-like coupling structure protrudes from the handle, which plug-like coupling structure forms an interface with a substantially mirror-inverted socket-like coupling structure of the plug-on part, wherein the interface has at least two stages with different circumferential geometry, wherein at least one of the stages has a rotation-preventing means between the handle and the plug-on part, and wherein a stop surface of the handle for the plug-on part extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Armin BÄRTSCHI, Herbert FISCHER, Michael SCHÄR
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Patent number: 10667892Abstract: An electrical appliance for personal care includes a handle with a longitudinal axis, and a plug-on part which can be attached to the handle, wherein a vibration unit having an electric motor and an eccentric element is arranged in the handle, wherein a plug-like coupling structure protrudes from the handle, which plug-like coupling structure forms an interface with a substantially mirror-inverted socket-like coupling structure of the plug-on part, wherein the interface has at least two stages with different circumferential geometry, wherein at least one of the stages has a rotation-preventing means between the handle and the plug-on part, and wherein a stop surface of the handle for the plug-on part extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Armin Bärtschi, Herbert Fischer, Michael Schär
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Publication number: 20190246778Abstract: The invention relates to a brush, in particular an interdental brush, which comprises a bristle-carrying stem defining a longitudinal direction and having an elongate support core, a bristle area having bristles projecting from the bristle-carrying stem, and a neck element connecting the support core to a handle, wherein the handle, the support core and the neck element are injection moulded integrally from a first plastics component, and wherein a second plastics component in the form of an integral layer and the bristles projecting therefrom is mounted on the support core. The invention also relates to corresponding product groups and to a corresponding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Michael SCHÄR, Peter ZURFLUH
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Patent number: 10371777Abstract: A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) system, the MRI system may include at least one controller which may be configured to: acquire MR information for at least first and second blades of a periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction (PROPELLER) imaging method; generate, for at least the first and second blades, main field inhomogeneity information based upon the acquired MR information, the main field inhomogeneity information indicating main field inhomogeneity; generate water and fat information individually for at least the first and second blades based upon the acquired MR information and the generated main field inhomogeneity information for the corresponding blade of the first and second blades; and correct at least one of the water and fat information for spatial distortions caused by the main field inhomogeneity or a predetermined chemical shift difference between water and fat.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Michael Schar, Holger Eggers, James Grant Pipe
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Patent number: 10299577Abstract: The invention relates to a brush, in particular an interdental brush, which comprises a bristle-carrying stem defining a longitudinal direction and having an elongate support core, a bristle area having bristles projecting from the bristle-carrying stem, and a neck element connecting the support core to a handle, wherein the handle, the support core and the neck element are injection molded integrally from a first plastics component, and wherein a second plastics component in the form of an integral layer and the bristles projecting therefrom is mounted on the support core. The invention also relates to corresponding product groups and to a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Michael Schär, Peter Zurfluh
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Publication number: 20190117356Abstract: An electrical appliance for personal care includes a handle with a longitudinal axis, and a plug-on part which can be attached to the handle, wherein a vibration unit having an electric motor and an eccentric element is arranged in the handle, wherein a plug-like coupling structure protrudes from the handle, which plug-like coupling structure forms an interface with a substantially mirror-inverted socket-like coupling structure of the plug-on part, wherein the interface has at least two stages with different circumferential geometry, wherein at least one of the stages has a rotation-preventing means between the handle and the plug-on part, and wherein a stop surface of the handle for the plug-on part extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Armin BÄRTSCHI, Herbert FISCHER, Michael SCHÄR
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Publication number: 20180317640Abstract: A body care brush, especially a toothbrush, having a brush head, containing a main body that has a head part and containing a plurality of care bristles, wherein the care bristles are provided on the head part via a bristle carrier and form a bristle field, the head part and bristle field being part of the brush head. The care bristles are injection molded as one piece together with the bristle carrier by an injection molding process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Michael SCHÄR, Peter ZURFLUH, Martin ZWIMPFER
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Publication number: 20180098617Abstract: A grip body of a body care article, such as toothbrush, includes a grip part, a neck part, and a head part. The grip body includes a first and a second material component of a thermoplastic plastic. Manufacturing of the grip body is performed via an injection moulding tool with at least one tool cavity, and the grip body including a first, second, and third material component of a first, second, and third thermoplastic material, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Roger KIRCHHOFER, Michael SCHÄR, Martin ZWIMPFER, Peter ZURFLUH
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Publication number: 20170318947Abstract: A toothbrush having a brush body and a bristle carrier that is produced from a hard material using an injection molding method and having injection-molded bristles that protrude from the bristle carrier. The injection molded bristles are produced from a bristle material using the injection molding method. The bristles have a bristle stem and the bristle carrier has a small carrier plate or is formed by the small carrier plate that is produced from a hard material using the injection molding method and fastened on the brush body. The hard material of the bristle carrier or the hard material of the small carrier plate is harder than the bristle material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Roger KIRCHHOFER, Peter ZURFLUH, Michael SCHAR
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Patent number: 9750334Abstract: The brush according to the invention has a bristle carrier, which is produced by injection molding, and bristles, which are produced from a bristle material likewise by injection molding. The bristle carrier is provided with at least one distributing channel for the bristle material. The bristles are formed integrally with the bristle material in the distribution channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventors: Roger Kirchhofer, Peter Zurfluh, Michael Schar
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Publication number: 20170067977Abstract: A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) system, the MRI system may include at least one controller which may be configured to: acquire MR information for at least first and second blades of a periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction (PROPELLER) imaging method; generate, for at least the first and second blades, main field inhomogeneity information based upon the acquired MR information, the main field inhomogeneity information indicating main field inhomogeneity; generate water and fat information individually for at least the first and second blades based upon the acquired MR information and the generated main field inhomogeneity information for the corresponding blade of the first and second blades; and correct at least one of the water and fat information for spatial distortions caused by the main field inhomogeneity or a predetermined chemical shift difference between water and fat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: MICHAEL SCHAR, HOLGER EGGERS, JAMES GRANT PIPE
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Publication number: 20150335141Abstract: The invention relates to a brush, in particular an interdental brush, which comprises a bristle-carrying stem defining a longitudinal direction and having an elongate support core, a bristle area having bristles projecting from the bristle-carrying stem, and a neck element connecting the support core to a handle, wherein the handle, the support core and the neck element are injection moulded integrally from a first plastics component, and wherein a second plastics component in the form of an integral layer and the bristles projecting therefrom is mounted on the support core. The invention also relates to corresponding product groups and to a corresponding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Michael SCHÄR, Peter ZURFLUH
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Publication number: 20150135456Abstract: The household or body care brush has a handle and a bristle arrangement supported thereby. The bristle support and the bristles formed integrally therewith are produced in an injection moulding process. A plurality of injected bristles are arranged in each case such that they stand closely adjacent to one another in a bristle bundle. The bristle bundles on the other hand are arranged with a space between the bundles. The invention further relates to an injection mould that is particularly suited to producing household brushes or body care brushes comprising bristle bundles, the longitudinal directions of which run at an angle to one another or are out of square with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Roger Kirchhofer, Pierre Kirchhofer, Michael Schär
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Patent number: 8986842Abstract: The present invention concerns a color conversion film comprising at least one active layer, said layer comprising an organic fluorescent dye containing a fluorescent core, wherein said dye is substituted with at least one polymer segment. It also concerns its method of preparation.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)Inventors: Holger Frauenrath, Rolando Ferrini, Libero Zuppiroli, Stéphane Suarez, Roman Niklaus Marty, Justin Gerard McMullen, Michael Schär