Rotary Disk Patents (Class 15/28)
  • Patent number: 11950767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dental instruments having video capabilities. Specifically, the present invention relates to a dental instrument having a video camera for viewing a user's or patient's mouth when utilizing the dental instrument. More specifically, the dental instrument provides video output to a wireless device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer or other like computer. Methods of using the same are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Onvi, LLC
    Inventor: Craig S. Kohler
  • Patent number: 11918430
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-functional visual electric toothbrush, including a main unit, an oral viewer, an interdental cleaning appliance and an electric toothbrush head. The oral viewer is connected to the main unit, the interdental cleaning appliance is connected to the front end of the oral viewer, and the electric toothbrush head is connected to a toothbrush driving mechanism. A circuit system and a control system of the main unit can not only transfer the energy of a power supply to the toothbrush driving mechanism, so as to drive the electric toothbrush head to work for large-area oral cleaning, but also connect a lighting system, an observation system and a switch of the oral viewer to control the oral viewer to work. The interdental cleaning appliance may be used cooperatively with the oral viewer to perform targeted cleaning on difficult-to-clean food debris in an oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Xing Zhou
  • Patent number: 11896116
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush rotating replacement head device includes a toothbrush replacement head body. The toothbrush replacement head body includes a toothbrush handle and a toothbrush head, the toothbrush handle defines a cavity, the toothbrush head is disposed on a top of the cavity, an inside of the cavity is provided with an elastic connecting rod, a bottom of the elastic connecting rod is provided with a spring limiting disc, a top of the elastic connecting rod defines a first pin hole, the elastic connecting rod is disposed in a compression spring, and the compression spring is disposed on the spring limiting disc. The toothbrush head includes a convex block, the convex block defines a second pin hole, and the elastic connecting rod is inserted into the second pin hole and connected to the toothbrush head through the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BLUE DREAM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingyuan Li
  • Patent number: 11806200
    Abstract: A portable oral irrigator includes a charging seat assembly, a water container assembly, a housing assembly and a pump assembly. The charging seat assembly includes a charging seat base, a transparent charging seat member on the charging seat base, a first control board in the charging seat base, a first light guide line in the transparent charging seat member, a second light guide line in the charging seat base, a charging seat cover on the transparent charging seat member, and a charging socket projecting out of the charging seat cover. With provision of the charging seat assembly, the water container assembly, the housing assembly and the pump assembly, the pump unit draws water from the water container body and exits the water through the nozzle. The first and second light guide lines and the light guide strip emit light to indicate a current state of the oral irrigator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Yuxingyuan Shenzhen Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lei Yu
  • Patent number: 11666137
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a brushhead for a power toothbrush detachably, and the power toothbrush. The brushhead configured for a power toothbrush, the brushhead being detachably installed on a handle of the power toothbrush, the brushhead comprising: a brushhead element and an engaging assembly arranged in the brushhead element, wherein the engaging assembly receives a driving shaft therein within and is configured to be driven by the driving shaft to vibrate, and wherein the engaging assembly comprises a main body and an elastic member, the elastic member is a stand-alone element arranged on the main body, and the elastic member abuts against the driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Juan-Yun Kuang
  • Patent number: 11658546
    Abstract: A stand-alone motor unit includes a base having a first side and a second side adjacent the first side, an electric motor arranged in the base and including an output shaft, a power take-off shaft receiving torque from the motor and protruding from the second side of the base, a battery pack, and a battery module removably coupled to the base. The battery module includes a side wall and a battery receptacle for receiving the battery pack for providing power to the motor when the battery module is coupled to the base. The battery module is configured to be coupled to the base in a first position, in which the side wall of the battery module is parallel with the second side of the base, and in a second position, in which the side wall is perpendicular to the second side of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Connor P. Sprague, Evan M. Glanzer, John E. Koller
  • Patent number: 11553999
    Abstract: An attachment brush part for an electrical body care brush, in particular an electrical toothbrush, wherein the attachment brush part is designed in a multi-part manner. The attachment brush part includes an attachment brush housing, a drive rod for driving a brush head, with a brush-head-side end section, on which a first toothing is arranged, and with a hand-part-side end section, and furthermore a brush head with a bristle carrier and care bristles which are arranged on this, wherein the bristle carrier includes a second toothing. The attachment brush housing further includes a securing element for the rotatable mounting of the hand-part-side end section of the drive rod. The first and second toothing form a drive toothing for the driving of the brush head by the drive rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Jonas Scherrer, Marc Bauhofer
  • Patent number: 11517411
    Abstract: A method and apparatus permitting arbitrary, relative motions of a distal end of a toothbrush or flosser with respect to a handle with real-time selectable motions. The toothbrush has a handle and a post, with a mechanism mechanically coupling the handle to the post permitting relative translational movement of the post with respect to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Nortman D. Scott
  • Patent number: 11389179
    Abstract: A bone, cartilage, and disk removal tool assembly is provided with a motor mounted in a housing. A spindle is mounted for rotation to the housing. A rack-and-pinion mechanism is operably driven by the motor and connected to the spindle to oscillate the spindle for providing a rotary oscillating cutting operation. According to at least another embodiment, a plurality of cams is supported in the housing and driven for rotation by the motor. A plurality of followers is mounted for rotation to the housing, in engagement with the plurality of cams so that one rotation of the plurality of cams oscillates the plurality of followers more than once while preventing over-rotation of the plurality of followers. A peak angular acceleration of the spindle is less than nine million radians per second squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter L. Bono, James D. Lark, Corey A. Freimark, Anthony J. Ruhala
  • Patent number: 11311096
    Abstract: A brush head for an oral cleansing device is provided. The brush head may include a shaft and a cantilevered beam positioned within the shaft. The cantilevered beam may be configured to press against a drive shaft of the oral cleansing device to transfer motion of the drive shaft to the brush head. The cantilevered beam may be formed on an adapter secured within the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventor: Robert D. Wagner
  • Patent number: 11266226
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head with a bristle bearing surface. The oral care implement may include a central bristle tuft extending from a central portion of the bristle bearing surface, the central bristle tuft terminating in a domed distal surface. Furthermore, the oral care implement may include a plurality of perimetric bristle tufts extending from the bristle bearing surface and arranged to circumferentially surround the central bristle tuft. Each of the perimetric bristle tufts may have an inclined distal surface that slopes downward towards the central bristle tuft. The bristle bearing surface of the head may have a total surface area (TSA), and the toothbrush may include a tooth cleaning element field having X number of tooth cleaning elements that collectively occupy a total cleaning element area (TCEA) such that 1 X × T ? C ? E ? A T ? S ? A = Z and Z is in a range of 0.04 to 0.065.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Fan Gang Xie, Wen Jin Xi, Yanmei Ji, Jiang Zhou, Douglas Hohlbein
  • Patent number: 11206916
    Abstract: A head for an oral care implement comprises at least one tooth cleaning element of a first type and at least one tooth cleaning element of a second type. The at least one tooth cleaning element of the first type has a length extension along a longitudinal axis being about 1 mm to about 2 mm longer than the length extension of the at least one tooth cleaning element of the second type along its longitudinal axis. The at least one tooth cleaning element of the first type is a tuft of a first type comprising a plurality of filaments. Each filament has a longitudinal axis and a substantially cross-shaped cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-shaped cross-sectional area has four projections and four channels, the projections and channels being arranged in an alternating manner. The at least one tuft of the first type has a packing factor within a range from about 40% to about 55%, preferably from about 45% to about 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jens Alinski, Sven Alexander Franke, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Uwe Jungnickel
  • Patent number: 11148174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manual device for cleaning high voltage electrical insulators, where a swiveling handle controls multiple prongs which feature branching heads which connect to spongiform cleaning attachments and flexible rubber blade attachments, which extend into the regions between the insulator discs to wash and remove contamination, while allowing the device operator to remain electrically insulated from the discs being cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Adam Zbinden
  • Patent number: 11020773
    Abstract: A cleaning device comprises a housing. The cleaning device also comprises a drive gear that rotates about a drive-gear rotational axis. The cleaning device further comprises driven gears, driven by a drive gear and rotatable about corresponding driven-gear rotational axes inside the housing. The cleaning device further comprises brushes, located outside the housing and each rotatable together with a corresponding one of the driven gears. The cleaning device also comprises a vacuum tube, passing through the drive gear. The cleaning device additionally comprises a solvent supply, passing through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John Walter Pringle, IV, Nicholas Ryan Farrell, Raul Tomuta
  • Patent number: 11013389
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a housing including a base adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a fluid delivery system, and a recovery system. The surface cleaning apparatus can be configured to clean multiple surfaces, including hard and soft surfaces, and apparatus is provided with a base adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a brushroll removably mounted within the base, and a brushroll latch for securing the brushroll to the base. The brushroll latch can be captured by a portion of a nozzle assembly to prevent unintended release of the brushroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Resch, Jacob S. Boles
  • Patent number: 10980624
    Abstract: A toothbrush (10) includes a brushhead (18), a first force sensor (30A) for measuring a first force exerted by the brushhead at a first angle relative to a tooth and a second force sensor (30B) for measuring a second force exerted by the brushhead at a second angle relative to the tooth, the second angle being different than the first angle, and a processing unit (26). The processing unit is structured to: (i) receive first information indicative of the first force as measured by the first force sensor, (ii) receive second information indicative of the second force as measured by the second force sensor, and (iii) determine information regarding a current brushing angle of the brushhead based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Johnson, Johannes Hendrikus Maria Spruit, Okke Ouweltjes, Edgar Martinus Van Gool, Menno Willem Jose Prins
  • Patent number: 10894312
    Abstract: A machine tool system includes at least one portable machine tool and at least one energy storage apparatus. The at least one portable machine tool includes at least one tool receptacle configured to be arrange a machining tool, and at least one receiving interface. The at least one energy storage apparatus is configured to be arranged on the at least one receiving interface of the at least one portable machine tool. At least in a state when the at least one energy storage apparatus is arranged on the at least one receiving interface, the at least one energy storage apparatus is arranged at least for the most part within a boundary region of the at least one tool receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Blum, Heiko Roehm, Joerg Welke, Tobias Herr
  • Patent number: 10888201
    Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for customizing dental care. In one aspect, an oral care agent dispenser device includes: (1) multiple chambers each configured to receive a cartridge containing a different oral care agent ingredient of a plurality of oral care agent ingredients; (2) memory configured to store an oral care agent formulation that includes one or more of the plurality of oral care agent ingredients; and (3) a dispenser positioned above an oral care agent dispensing region, the dispenser configured to dispense one or more of the plurality of oral care agent ingredients in accordance with the oral care agent formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: ZeroBrush, Inc.
    Inventor: Nidhi Pai
  • Patent number: 10874494
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-functional visual electric toothbrush, including a main unit, an oral viewer, an interdental cleaning appliance and an electric toothbrush head. The oral viewer is connected to the main unit, the interdental cleaning appliance is connected to the front end of the oral viewer, and the electric toothbrush head is connected to a toothbrush driving mechanism. A circuit system and a control system of the main unit can not only transfer the energy of a power supply to the toothbrush driving mechanism, so as to drive the electric toothbrush head to work for large-area oral cleaning, but also connect a lighting system, an observation system and a switch of the oral viewer to control the oral viewer to work. The interdental cleaning appliance may be used cooperatively with the oral viewer to perform targeted cleaning on difficult-to-clean food debris in an oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: Xing Zhou
  • Patent number: 10869546
    Abstract: A tuft for an oral care implement comprises a plurality of filaments. Each filament has a longitudinal axis and a substantially cross-shaped cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-shaped cross-sectional area has four projections and four channels, and the projections and channels are arranged in an alternating manner. Each channel has a concave curvature formed by neighboring and converging projections. The concave curvature has a radius, and the radius of the concave curvature of the channel is within a range from about 0.025 mm to about 0.10 mm. The tuft has a packing factor within a range from about 40% to about 55%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jens Alinski, Sven Alexander Franke, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Uwe Jungnickel
  • Patent number: 10869545
    Abstract: A filament for an oral care implement has a longitudinal axis and a substantially cross-shaped cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-shaped cross-sectional area has four projections and four channels, the projections and channels are arranged in an alternating manner. The cross-sectional area has an outer diameter, and each channel has a concave curvature formed by neighboring and converging projections. The concave curvature has a radius which is within a range from about 0.015 mm to about 0.12 mm, and the ratio of the outer diameter to the radius is within a range from about 2.5 to about 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Erwin Paul Mark, Jochen Erich Kawerau, Jens Alinski, Sven Alexander Franke, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Uwe Jungnickel
  • Patent number: 10856637
    Abstract: A touch device usable for a hair dressing apparatus is disclosed. The touch device includes a touch sensing shell, an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) board and a PCB (Printed Circuit Board), wherein the touch sensing shell is mounted on the surface of the hairdressing apparatus. The FPC board is attached to the touch sensing shell and mounted between the touch sensing shell and the hairdressing apparatus. The PCB is connected with the FPC circuit board by use of a lead and mounted inside the hairdressing apparatus. The touch sensing shell is capable of sensing actions provided by the fingers of a user and preventing the FPC board from having direct contact with the user, A touch sensing region and a functional control unit are arranged on the FPC board and connected with a central processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Xiao Yong, Liu Jin
  • Patent number: 10772473
    Abstract: A cleansing device for mammalian skin includes a cleansing head having a plurality of elastomeric cleansing features extending away from a first surface of the cleansing head. The cleansing head is attached to a handle. The cleansing device includes an actuator coupled to a rotating drive shaft and adapted to apply oscillating movement to one or more cleansing head sections of the cleansing head at a frequency of about 5 Hz to 30 Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: NSE Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Luke Johnstone, Matthew James Herd, Charles Frazer Kilby
  • Patent number: 10702448
    Abstract: A percussive massage device that includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, and a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor. The housing includes first, second and third handle portions that cooperate to define a handle opening, wherein the first handle portion defines a first axis, the second handle portion defines a second axis and the third handle portion defines a third axis, and wherein the first, second and third axes cooperate to form a triangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: THERAGUN, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Wersland, Benjamin Nazarian, Jaime Sanchez Solana, Harald Quintus-Bosz, Anthony Parker, Chris McCaslin
  • Patent number: 10582990
    Abstract: A head module capable of reciprocal rotation for an electric cleaning apparatus comprises cleaning elements, a housing and a driven rod disposed in a hollow inner cavity of the housing, wherein the rod is provided with a hollow cavity body for accommodating a drive shaft; at least one gap is provided in a region surrounding the hollow cavity body; at least one inner side notch is distributed on a side wall of the inner cavity, for accommodating a protrusion; the rod further comprises a partially cylindrical or conical cavity body region. When the drive shaft is not yet inserted into the rod, there is a gap between the notch and the protrusion in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis (L1) of the drive shaft. The length of the gap is greater than or equal to the amount of single-side interference between the rod and the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI SHIFT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoguo Dai, Zhenwu Xu
  • Patent number: 10508431
    Abstract: A clear or generally transparent cover or enclosure for plumbing tools is described. The clear cover enables viewing of interior regions of the plumbing tools. In particular versions, the covers are used with drum type drain cleaning devices and enable visual inspection of the drum and/or a flexible drain cleaning cable associated with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: RIDGE TOOL COMPANY
    Inventors: Alex M. Cole, Michael J. Rutkowski
  • Patent number: 10508751
    Abstract: A pilot valve includes a housing, a motor secured in the housing and including a rotating output shaft, and a rocker disposed in the housing and coupled with the motor via a cam mechanism. The rocker is pivotable between a CLOSED position and an OPEN position by operation of the motor. The rocker includes a left-side boss and a right-side boss that are positioned in a path of the cam mechanism, where the left- and right-side bosses serve as cam stops in the CLOSED and OPEN positions, respectively. The housing may include features to better secure the motor, and the assembly may be configured to prevent unintended changes of state during periods of nonuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: NELSON IRRIGATION CORPORATION
    Inventor: Meade M. Neal
  • Patent number: 10485395
    Abstract: The floor machine provides an attachment system capable of securing a handle to the floor machine at multiple locations. A housing of the floor machine provides two attachment bodies located on the exterior of two different walls of the housing. By securing the handle to the different attachment points, the user can configure the footprint of the floor machine to increase the user's access to narrower and/or smaller confined areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SQUARE SCRUB, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Kevin Douglas Brady
  • Patent number: 10455930
    Abstract: A cosmetic device having a main body portion, and a brush portion disposed outside the main body portion, the cosmetic device including a vibration motor disposed in the main body portion and having a rotary shaft equipped with an eccentric weight; a motor holding portion that holds the vibration motor; a coupling portion disposed in the main body portion that connects the motor holding portion to the main body portion in a relatively displaceable state; and a brush attachment portion extending from the motor holding portion and connected to the brush portion, wherein the brush attachment portion extends in a direction different from an axial direction of the rotary shaft in the vibration motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MTG CO., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Matsushita
  • Patent number: 10384655
    Abstract: It comprises a housing (1) wherein a ring-shaped brush (2) and a central axis (3) to which a central brush (4) is joined are integrally fastened. The ring-shaped brush (2) delimits an inner space wherein the central brush (4) as well as other intermediate brushes (5) arranged around the central brush are housed. The head further comprises a front disc (6) with idler rotation; wherein said front disc (6) separates two opposing areas: a first area where the central brush as well as the intermediate brushes are, and a second area where a transmission mechanism is located that transmits a rotational movement to the intermediate brushes fastened to satellite axes (12) fitted in tubular junctions (6a) secured to the front disc. It enables the correct cleaning of the inner surface of the gaps in the rims of the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ISTOBAL, S.A.
    Inventor: Yolanda Tomas Puchades
  • Patent number: 10376348
    Abstract: An automatic toothbrush (100), including: a body (102) having opposed ends, a cavity (105) situated between the opposed ends, and an opening (107) situated at one of the opposed ends; an output shaft (120) having first and second ends (124, 122) and extending through the opening such that the second end (122) is outside of the cavity, the output shaft having a plurality of bends (139, 141, 143,145) situated between the second end and the opening; and an oral cleaning tool (104) configured to be press fit onto that portion of the shaft which has the plurality of bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Siegfried Sablatschan, Rene Michael Brunner, Christian Martin Rassi
  • Patent number: 10265147
    Abstract: A housing interlock (90) for a power toothbrush (10) configured to improve the durability of the toothbrush and to simplify the assembly process. The housing interlock (90) provides for tolerance mitigation and shock protection, and also provides housing interlock tabs (95) such that the housing interlock can secure the components within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Hannes Fugger, Thomas Johannes Gaertner, Bernhard Bachmann
  • Patent number: 10172763
    Abstract: A skin and scalp massaging apparatus using acoustic pressure. A vibration member generates vibration using acoustic pressure induced when a sound source is generated. A vibration probe is coupled to the vibration member to receive vibration. The vibration probe has a detachably provided head having various purposes. The head is provided to massage skin or scalp. The vibration probe is coupled to a cone paper damper for generating vibration through a connection member to which the vibration member is coupled. The vibration probe is coupled to the cone paper damper of the vibration member, so that vibration is directly received, and thus, the vibration efficiency can be improved. Further, the head for the skin massage or the scalp massage is detachably provided on the vibration probe, and thus, can be used for various purposes of, for example, massaging skin, scalp, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: EVOSONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Yeung Choi
  • Patent number: 10034710
    Abstract: A cosmetic instrument capable of reading a memory card includes a first housing; a second housing, assembled with the first housing to cooperatively form a shell having a chamber; a massage head mounted on a first end of the shell, the massage head extending into the chamber; a control panel comprising a display panel, the control panel being mounted on the shell beside the massage head; a micro controller unit and a drive unit positioned in the chamber and electrically connected with each other, the micro controller unit being electrically connected to the control panel and the display panel. The first housing and the seconding housing define a card insertion hole. The micro controller unit is configured to read information of a memory card inserted into the card insertion hole and generates a result. The display panel displays the result to remind the user to operate the cosmetic instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen GOODWIND Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ziming Yang, Liu Yang
  • Patent number: 9889282
    Abstract: A brush implement for the use with a skin treatment device, the brush implement having bristles of a first type and bristles of a second type, wherein the bristles of the first type are longer than the bristles of the second type and are positioned closer to the outer contour of the brush implement and the bristles form at least three distinguishable sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Christof Ungemach, Michael Maichel, Ulrich Stoerkel, Jochen Kawerau, Frank Roland Gliemroth
  • Patent number: 9872599
    Abstract: A compact handheld cleaning device 10 comprises a cleaning element 12; a motor 16 for driving the cleaning element 12; and a housing 14 for housing the motor 16; wherein the housing 14 is shaped to form a mounded pinchgrip 38 and wherein the housing 14 is lesser in height than a diameter and/or width of the device 10. Preferably the device is pressure-activated via pinching and/or squeezing of the mounded pinchgrip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Inventor: Jethro Lionel Bennett
  • Patent number: 9820563
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user; and a control circuit for controlling the delivery of the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. The appliance has a first operational mode in which the delivery of the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user is inhibited and a second operational mode in which the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user is permitted. During use of the appliance, the control circuit is arranged to effect a transition between the first operational mode and the second operational mode automatically depending on a detected operational parameter of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning Follows, William John Bex-Russell, Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Graham Charles Lemon, Jason Godfrey Jones
  • Patent number: 9775976
    Abstract: An appliance for facial skin applications having a drive assembly with an oscillating drive shaft. A base member is removably attachable to the oscillating drive member and an infuser member includes a soft tip with a concave surface adapted to hold a skin formulation for infusing into the skin of the user. A spring assembly connects the base member to the infuser member, and is arranged to convert the oscillating action of the drive shaft and the base member to an action having a significant axial component, toward and away from the skin, to produce an infusing action on the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Joseph Grez
  • Patent number: 9763512
    Abstract: A baseboard cleaning apparatus includes an elongated hollow handle member having a first end including a removable cap thereon and a second end; a base portion including a hollow housing, a ball and socket connector, a wet roller, a brush roller located on the side of the base portion, and a drying roller; and a cleaning fluid. When the baseboard cleaning apparatus is in use the cleaning fluid is allowed to flow into the wet roller and the wet, brush, and drying rollers are adapted to be pressed against a baseboard and a floor simultaneously and then pushed by the handle member in a linear direction thereby rolling the rollers along the floor and rubbing against the baseboard at the same time thereby cleaning the baseboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Inventor: Jeremiah Jones
  • Patent number: 9579250
    Abstract: The heads interface with a conventional handpiece so that the facial brush or other facial treatment head can be removed and replaced with a subassembly that provides pivoting/floating support. The treatment head is then attachable to the pivoting/floating subassembly as if it were attaching to the handpiece; the result being a motorized skin treatment head that pivots and/or floats to follow the contour of the skin. The internal motor can either be housed within the handpiece, or pivoting/floating subassembly, and will either provide rotation/oscillation of the treatment head, or simple vibrations to the handpiece and/or treatment head. The floating mechanism may be available in a variety of forms to provide the widest variety of use scenarios. Each floating mechanisms and/or subassemblies are interchangeable with the others so as to be removably attachable to the handpieces described in the Parent applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Nichols
  • Patent number: 9578998
    Abstract: Disclosed is a skin washing apparatus using a brushless DC motor, including: a case for the skin washing apparatus; an operation unit installed outside the case, for commanding an ON/OFF operation of the skin washing apparatus and an switching operation for forward and reverse rotations in unit of a predetermined angle; a brushless DC motor installed inside the case to be operated by electric power received from the power supply so as to be rotated forwardly and reversely in unit of a predetermined angle; a control unit for outputting an electrical signal for controlling forward and reverse rotations of the brushless electric motor by a predetermined angle in response to a switching signal of the operation unit; and a skin washing brush mounted on a shaft of the brushless electric motor to be rotated forwardly and reversely according to an operation of the brushless electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION, SENTRONIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooram Park, Sohee Kim, Yoonhee Lee, Cheonghwan Hwang, Hyeseong Nam, Kyung Shin Park, Chil Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9504543
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush with perpetual rotating brush members and at least one vibrating, oscillating brush member is disclosed. The toothbrush includes a base, a brush head, and a main diving assembly disposed within the base and the brush head. The brush head includes a first rotating brush member and a second rotating brush member, the first rotating brush member being disposed in a first, continuous rotational direction, and the second rotating brush member being disposed in a second and opposite continuous rotational direction. An oscillating brush member is disposed between the rotating brush members and disposed in a side-to-side movement transverse to a longitudinal axis of the toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Hammond Martin
  • Patent number: 9370461
    Abstract: A touch-to-activate structure for make-up pen with function of vibration massage receives and contains therein a liquid and includes a container body, a base, a vibration device, a shielding lid, a cover, a leakage prevention valve, a contact massage lid, and a hold-down cap. The shielding lid possesses elasticity blocks external moisture, and supports the vibration device to provide a waterproof effect. The vibration device includes a spring conductor. The container body, the base, the shielding lid, and the cover are in communication with each other and the leakage prevention valve that has a valve hole is movably mounted in an opening of the cover, whereby when the contact massage lid is touched and pressed down, the leakage prevention valve is moved to press and push the spring conductor so as to automatically activate a vibration function of the vibration device and also to have the valve hole shielded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: BEAUTY AN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhen-Zhen Wang
  • Patent number: 9364303
    Abstract: A cleaning section for an electric oral hygiene device is disclosed. The cleaning section includes at least a first carrier mounted for driven rotation or oscillating rotation around a rotation axis; and at least a plurality of first cleaning elements mounted on the first carrier with their bases arranged on the vertices of a first star-shaped polygon around the rotation axis. All of the first cleaning elements are inclined in a circumferential direction such that the free end of each of the first cleaning elements is farther away in the circumferential direction than the base of the respective first cleaning element; and wherein at least one cleaning element property alternates between adjacent first cleaning elements or between clusters of first cleaning elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: BRAUN GMBH
    Inventors: Georges Driesen, Bernd Trebitz, Eva Susanne Dominique Thurnay, Heidrun Schmelcher, Martin Haas, Thomas Fritsch
  • Patent number: 9357897
    Abstract: A portable, hands-free device for cleaning a cooking utensil includes a motor, a source of electrical power electrically coupled to the motor, and scrub brushes mechanically coupled to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Brent McNair Estep
  • Patent number: 9320335
    Abstract: Devices and/or methods for treating facial hair are provided in order to soften the feel thereof. The devices and/or methods generally alter the structure of the tips or ends of the hair follicles to enhance their feeling of softness. Some devices and methods employ a high speed impacting principle to split the ends of the hair follicles. Some devices and methods aim to reduce the thickness of hairs near the tips through abrasion. Some devices and/or methods employ both crushing/impacting and abrasion in order to soften the feel of a subject's facial hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Joseph W. Grez, Gerald K. Brewer
  • Patent number: 9204948
    Abstract: The brushhead (24) is part of a power toothbrush (10) which includes a handle portion (12) with a drive shaft (14) having a wedge-shaped free end (40) and a circumferential recess (36) in the external surface (35) adapted to receive a portion of a helical spring member (32). The brushhead includes a hollow neck portion (28) to receive the drive shaft. The hollow part of the neck portion includes a circumferential recess (38) in its interior surface (37) which is in registry with the recess on the drive shaft when the brushhead is operatively positioned on the handle, wherein the hollow portion includes a wedge-shaped recess (44) at the distal end thereof which receives in a mating relationship the wedge-shaped end of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Tyler G. Kloster
  • Patent number: 9173478
    Abstract: An oral care instrument, which can maintain a sufficient support strength of a long neck, leaves little residue of a medicant after using, has a low contamination risk from nozzle tip, allows smooth spouting of a medical solution from the beginning, prevents excessive supply of gelatinous or creamy oral-care composition in the case of flowing the composition in a supply channel inside the same, and contributes to the maintenance of the durability of a manufacturing mold. In the aforesaid oral care instrument, which comprises a handle (2), a head (3) and a neck (4), a channel (11) for supplying oral-care composition running within the neck (4) to a nozzle (10) of the head (3) via the handle (2), is formed; and the head (3) is connected in a detachable manner to the neck (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SUNSTAR INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Tsurukawa, Seiji Tokuoka, Masafumi Hamada, Satoru Sumiyoshi
  • Patent number: 9138257
    Abstract: A handheld apparatus including (a) a motorized hand-piece including a mechanical rotatable coupling shaft which is caused to rotate so that it imparts a rotating motion to the coupling shaft; (b) an interface cup member which includes a body with an exterior surface having hook and loop fasteners thereon and a lower surface with an interface opening which is affixed to the coupling member of the mechanical rotatable shaft; and (c) the hand-piece individually retaining a multiplicity of different interchangeable components which are used for different purposes, each different component affixed on one surface to the hook and loop fasteners of the interface cup and which rotate when the motorized hand piece is energized and causes the interface cup to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Spa De Soleil, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Revivo
  • Patent number: 9113987
    Abstract: An oral hygiene implement is provided. The oral hygiene implement includes a housing; a movably mounted functional element; a fixation element that is secured at the housing and that essentially locks the functional element at the housing; and an axle that is supported by the fixation element. The functional element is arranged for movement around the axle and the fixation element extends through a cut-out or recess provided in a carrier element of the functional element, such that pulling the functional element out of the housing along the longitudinal axle extension direction is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: BRAUN GMBH
    Inventors: Joern Utsch, Thomas Fritsch, Andreas Kramp