Patents by Inventor William Ralph Brown, Jr.

William Ralph Brown, Jr. 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 hygiene implements having flexible elements, and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 9504312
    Abstract: An oral hygiene implement includes a cleaning element carrier and a body. The body has a proximal end and a distal end. The cleaning element carrier has a first area and a second area wherein the second area is disposed inboard of the first area. The first area is attached to the body while the second area is unattached to the body. A bending element is disposed between the first area and the second area, thereby allowing the second area to bend/flex while the first area stays fixed to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: William Ralph Brown, Jr., Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Soeren Jan Wasow, Steffi Grodnick, Tilmann Winkler
  • Toothbrush head
    Patent number: 9220335
    Abstract: A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Phillip Maurice Braun, William Ralph Brown, Jr., Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, Jr.
  • Oral care products and methods of using and marking the same
    Patent number: 8677541
    Abstract: An oral care implement may include a base portion sized for insertion into an oral cavity and a plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements extending from the base portion, wherein each of the plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements comprises an edge, wherein at least one of the edges comprises a micro edge, and wherein the plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements comprises an element density of less than about 5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Meadows, Jose Tadeo Vergara de Castro, Mark Edward Farrell, William Ralph Brown, Jr., Eric V. Borges, Long Sheng Yu
  • ORAL HYGIENE IMPLEMENTS HAVING FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140033457
    Abstract: An oral hygiene implement includes a cleaning element carrier and a body. The body has a proximal end and a distal end. The cleaning element carrier has a first area and a second area wherein the second area is disposed inboard of the first area. The first area is attached to the body while the second area is unattached to the body. A bending element is disposed between the first area and the second area, thereby allowing the second area to bend/flex while the first area stays fixed to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Ralph BROWN, JR., Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Soeren Jan Wasow, Steffi Raehse, Tilmann Winkler
  • Toothbrush Head
    Publication number: 20140033458
    Abstract: A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Phillip Maurice Braun, William Ralph Brown, JR., Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, JR.
  • Oral hygiene implements having flexible elements, and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 8578544
    Abstract: An oral hygiene implement includes a cleaning element carrier and a body. The body has a proximal end and a distal end. The cleaning element carrier has a first area and a second area wherein the second area is disposed inboard of the first area. The first area is attached to the body while the second area is unattached to the body. A bending element is disposed between the first area and the second area, thereby allowing the second area to bend/flex while the first area stays fixed to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Ralph Brown, Jr., Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Soeren Jan Wasow, Steffi Raehse, Tilmann Winkler
  • Toothbrushes
    Patent number: 8484789
    Abstract: Toothbrushes are provided which have various features that may include one or more tooth cleaning elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, one or more gum treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, and/or one or more soft tissue/tongue treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, William Ralph Brown, Jr., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Chris Blain, Jens Uwe Stoerkel, Ulrich Pfeifer, Gerhard Schaefer
  • TOOTHBRUSHES
    Publication number: 20120011673
    Abstract: Toothbrushes are provided which have various features that may include one or more tooth cleaning elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, one or more gum treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, and/or one or more soft tissue/tongue treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: KAREN LYNN CLAIRE-ZIMMET, William Ralph Brown, JR., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Chris Blain, Jens Uwe Stoerkel, Ulrich Pfeifer, Gerhard Schaefer
  • Toothbrushes
    Patent number: 8056176
    Abstract: Toothbrushes are provided which have various features that may include one or more tooth cleaning elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, one or more gum treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes, and/or one or more soft tissue/tongue treating elements having a variety of shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, William Ralph Brown, Jr., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Chris Blain, Jens Uwe Stoerkel, Ulrich Pfeifer, Gerhard Schaefer
  • Toothbrush Head
    Publication number: 20110271474
    Abstract: A toothbrush head having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface is described herein. The head has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. A first plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. A second plurality of contact elements are positioned on the first portion and the second portion. Each of the second plurality of contact elements has an elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Ralph Brown, JR., Phillip Maurice Braun, Thomas Aurele Christman, Thomas Craig Masterman, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Ronald Richard Duff, JR., Stephanie Brown
  • ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110081628
    Abstract: Oral care treatments are provided, including multi-component oral care compositions and methods for delivering such compositions to the oral cavity. Oral care devices and systems for implementing such oral care treatments are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Wayne Stewart Alden, IV, David Vivian Tyndall, Kenneth Travis Dodd, Marianne Zsiska, William Ralph Brown, JR., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Thomas Aurele Christman, Jeremy Wayne Ducharme, Mark Edward Farrell, Paul Albert Sagel, David Andrew Jakubovic
  • ORAL CARE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110061189
    Abstract: An oral care implement may include a base portion sized for insertion into an oral cavity and a plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements extending from the base portion, wherein each of the plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements comprises an edge, wherein at least one of the edges comprises a micro edge, and wherein the plurality of flexible, elastomeric elements comprises an element density of less than about 5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Meadows, Jose Tadeo Vergara de Castro, Mark Edward Farrell, William Ralph Brown, JR., Stephenie Brown, Eric V. Borges, Long Sheng Yu
  • Head of a toothbrush
    Patent number: D612611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Ralph Brown, Jr., Alexander Timothy Chenvainu, Thomas Aurele Christman