Patents by Inventor Ronald Thatcher

Ronald Thatcher 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).

  • Publication number: 20220039928
    Abstract: A toothbrush for use by an operator and capable of being connected to a suction device and a syringe. The toothbrush includes a head, a handle, and a suction assembly. The head includes a plurality of bristles and an irrigation port configured to be in fluid communication with the syringe. The handle is coupled to the head and includes a user interface and a controller configured to actuate at least one of rotation, oscillation, and vibration of the plurality of bristles in response to feedback from the operator through the user interface. The suction assembly is coupled to one of the head and the handle and configured to be coupled to the suction device. The suction assembly includes a suction tip that is moveable relative to the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Virginia PRENDERGAST, Cynthia KLEIMAN, Ronald THATCHER, Robert G. DICKIE
  • Patent number: 11141248
    Abstract: A toothbrush for use by an operator and capable of being connected to a suction device and a syringe. The toothbrush includes a head, a handle, and a suction assembly. The head includes a plurality of bristles and an irrigation port configured to be in fluid communication with the syringe. The handle is coupled to the head and includes a user interface and a controller configured to actuate at least one of rotation, oscillation, and vibration of the plurality of bristles in response to feedback from the operator through the user interface. The suction assembly is coupled to one of the head and the handle and configured to be coupled to the suction device. The suction assembly includes a suction tip that is movable relative to the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: DIGNITY HEALTH
    Inventors: Virginia Prendergast, Cynthia Kleiman, Ronald Thatcher, Robert G. Dickie
  • Publication number: 20200054426
    Abstract: A toothbrush for use by an operator and capable of being connected to a suction device and a syringe. The toothbrush includes a head, a handle, and a suction assembly. The head includes a plurality of bristles and an irrigation port configured to be in fluid communication with the syringe. The handle is coupled to the head and includes a user interface and a controller configured to actuate at least one of rotation, oscillation, and vibration of the plurality of bristles in response to feedback from the operator through the user interface. The suction assembly is coupled to one of the head and the handle and configured to be coupled to the suction device. The suction assembly includes a suction tip that is movable relative to the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Virginia Prendergast, Cynthia Kleiman, Ronald Thatcher, Robert G. Dickie
  • Publication number: 20190072402
    Abstract: A user controller for a tourist vehicle's audio system that is linked to a control box. GPS technology is used to track the global location of the vehicle and thereby of the user controller. The user controller includes a housing having a contoured contact surface with one or more recessed tactile controls and a display screen. Backlit graphic indicia and Braille characters are provided adjacent the tactile controls to let a user know what function each tactile control actuates. Capacitance sensors are located below a contact surface of each tactile control. Adjacent tactile controls are separated by raised regions, the height and width of which are different based on whether the tactile controls on either side of the raised region are directed to related functions or not. Pre-recorded messages, including local advertising related to the global position of the vehicle are played when the user controller is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Stanley, Ronald Thatcher, Chris Pearen