Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Caterpillar Inc.

Dave Ahlman

Wolter F Benning

Jason Hudgens

Theron James Cassidy

Shawn Richard Herold

A personal care appliance which includes at least one flexible spring. The flexible spring having an grounded section with an outer surface and an inner surface, a rotational member arranged radially within the grounded section, wherein the rotational member is arranged to rotate within the grounded section in a first rotational direction about an imaginary rotational axis, and a compliant member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is operatively engaged with the inner surface of the grounded section and the second end operatively engaged with the rotational member. The compliant member has a first stiffness such that the compliant member is arranged to resist rotation of the rotational member in at least the first rotational direction.

Flexible spring and motor assembly

A drive train assembly () for a personal care device (), the drive train assembly including a shaft () with a central axis and a plurality of pivot bearing notches (); a motor () encircling at least a portion of the shaft and configured to oscillate the shaft about the shaft's central axis; and a plurality of stationary pivot bearings (), where at least an apex of each of the plurality of stationary pivot bearings is positioned within a respective one of the plurality of pivot bearing notches.

Drive train assembly for a personal care device

An inlet filter is disclosed for use with a reductant tank having a fill spout. The inlet filter may have a generally cylindrical base portion with an open top end and an open bottom end and configured for mounting inside the fill spout. The inlet filter may also have a mesh bag with a top connected to the generally cylindrical base portion, a folded bottom, and open side edges. The inlet filter may further have a bag carrier configured to close the open side edges.

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Bothell, WA, United States of America

Dave Ahlman