Patents by Inventor Todd Zeigher

Todd Zeigher 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: 20160046028
    Abstract: The inventive body care device having a handle and a treatment head, which is hingedly connected mechanically therewith, has a flexible zone for enabling an elastic deflection of the treatment head with respect to the handle and a deflection sensor, which is capable of generating an electric signal as a function of the elastic deflection. This signal can be used to control an automatic start and/or stop function, a use counter and/or operating states of an electric vibrational element integrated in the body care device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hanspeter MEIER, Franz FISCHER, Kevin BARRY, Kelvin STEWART, Todd ZEIGHER
  • Patent number: 9126346
    Abstract: The inventive body care device having a handle and a treatment head, which is hingedly connected mechanically therewith, has a flexible zone for enabling an elastic deflection of the treatment head with respect to the handle and a deflection sensor, which is capable of generating an electric signal as a function of the elastic deflection. This signal can be used to control an automatic start and/or stop function, a use counter and/or operating states of an electric vibrational element integrated in the body care device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: TRISA HOLDING AG, EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC.
    Inventors: Hanspeter Meier, Franz Fischer, Kevin Barry, Kelvin Stewart, Todd Zeigher
  • Publication number: 20110314677
    Abstract: The inventive body care device having a handle and a treatment head, which is hingedly connected mechanically therewith, has a flexible zone for enabling an elastic deflection of the treatment head with respect to the handle and a deflection sensor, which is capable of generating an electric signal as a function of the elastic deflection. This signal can be used to control an automatic start and/or stop function, a use counter and/or operating states of an electric vibrational element integrated in the body care device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicants: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC., TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Hanspeter Meier, Franz Fischer, Kevin Barry, Kelvin Stewart, Todd Zeigher