Patents by Inventor Mickael Norbert BOUFFAUT

Mickael Norbert BOUFFAUT 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).

  • Oral Care Apparatus
    Publication number: 20210401558
    Abstract: An oral care apparatus that includes an oral care implement and a tracking module detachably coupled to the oral care implement. The oral care implement includes a body having an inner surface that defines an internal cavity. The tracking module may be coupled to the oral care implement by inserting a portion of the tracking module into the internal cavity of the body. The tracking module includes a coupling portion and an electronics portion that are coupled together so as to be fixed together in the axial direction but freely rotatable relative to one another. The tracking module may only be able to be inserted into the internal cavity of the body in a single orientation. Furthermore, when in the internal cavity, the electronics portion of the tracking module may be non-rotatable relative to the body while the coupling portion of the tracking module remains rotatable relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Takahide OKAI, Thuan Chong TAN, Mickael Norbert BOUFFAUT
  • Oral care apparatus
    Patent number: 11141252
    Abstract: An oral care apparatus that includes an oral care implement and a tracking module detachably coupled to the oral care implement. The oral care implement includes a body having an inner surface that defines an internal cavity. The tracking module may be coupled to the oral care implement by inserting a portion of the tracking module into the internal cavity of the body. The tracking module includes a coupling portion and an electronics portion that are coupled together so as to be fixed together in the axial direction but freely rotatable relative to one another. The tracking module may only be able to be inserted into the internal cavity of the body in a single orientation. Furthermore, when in the internal cavity, the electronics portion of the tracking module may be non-rotatable relative to the body while the coupling portion of the tracking module remains rotatable relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Takahide Okai, Thuan Chong Tan, Mickael Norbert Bouffaut
  • Oral Care Apparatus
    Publication number: 20190151058
    Abstract: An oral care apparatus that includes an oral care implement and a tracking module detachably coupled to the oral care implement. The oral care implement includes a body having an inner surface that defines an internal cavity. The tracking module may be coupled to the oral care implement by inserting a portion of the tracking module into the internal cavity of the body. The tracking module includes a coupling portion and an electronics portion that are coupled together so as to be fixed together in the axial direction but freely rotatable relative to one another. The tracking module may only be able to be inserted into the internal cavity of the body in a single orientation. Furthermore, when in the internal cavity, the electronics portion of the tracking module may be non-rotatable relative to the body while the coupling portion of the tracking module remains rotatable relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Takahide OKAI, Thuan Chong TAN, Mickael Norbert BOUFFAUT