Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Brian Johanski

Lewis McFadyen

Kevin Arnold Miller

Wolter F Benning

Walter Julius Weichsler

Jeffrey Garrigues

Vinod Challa

An oral care device () with a pump assembly () including: a plunger assembly () having a rack assembly (); a compressible spring () configured to exert a forward force on the plunger assembly; and a rack and pinion assembly () configured to exert a force on the plunger assembly opposite the forward force, wherein the rack assembly includes a plurality of rack teeth () and the pinion assembly () includes a plurality of teeth () arranged around a portion of the pinion; where the plurality of rack teeth include an angled front surface () and an angled rear surface (), the front surface of at least some of the plurality of rack teeth including a different angle than the rear surface, and further where at least some of the plurality of rack teeth include a pointed or rounded tip ().

Spring-driven pump for dispensing discrete bursts of liquid

An induction charging system () includes: (i) an induction charging station () having: an emitting primary induction coil (); a receiving secondary induction coil (); and a primary dock () for a primary chargeable device; (ii) a primary chargeable device () configured to reversibly engage the primary dock and comprising a receiving induction coil (); and (iii) a secondary device in communication with the secondary induction coil and configured to receive energy from the secondary induction coil, wherein the secondary induction coil is configured to receive excess energy from the primary induction coil without interfering with the receiving induction coil.

Portable device docking station charge mechanism

A docking and charging station () for use in conjunction with a hand-held fluid droplet appliance () for dental cleaning, the docking and charging station () comprising a charging base () for recharging the hand-held fluid droplet appliance, a reservoir () for holding a larger amount of liquid () than can be held in a chamber of the hand-held fluid droplet appliance, and a docking refilling alignment mechanism for properly aligning and securing the hand-held fluid droplet appliance in the cradle () of the docking and charging station when the hand-held fluid droplet appliance is mounted into the docking and charging station to prevent spillage, leaking or non-refilling of the appliance from the reservoir if there is not proper alignment.

Docking and charging station and filling operation for a hand-held oral cleaning device

An automatic filling mechanism for use in conjunction with a hand-held fluid droplet appliance () for dental cleaning, the automatic filling mechanism having a door () to a chamber () in the hand held fluid droplet appliance () for holding fluid, the door having a female liquid inlet port () and a female liquid and air exit interface () having a snorkel system () attached thereto that is inserted into the chamber () that is used to fill the chamber () with fluid () from a reservoir () on a docking and charging station () when the hand held fluid droplet appliance () is inserted into a cradle () on the docking and charging station ().

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Brian Johanski