Patents Represented by Attorney Amy M. Fernandez

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  • Method of wrapping a soap bar
    Patent number: 7707804
    Abstract: Soap bars that are not of essentially a square or rectangular shape, but of a generally rectangular shape, can be packaged using a single plastic film wrapper. This plastic film preferably is biaxially oriented polypropylene of from about 60 micron to about 180 microns. It can be a monolayer or a multilayer laminated. However, any plastic film having a Taber stiffness of more than about 5 and preferably about 7 to 20 can be used. The soap bar in order to facilitate making an effective longitudinal seal on the bottom of the soap bar package should have a planar surface adjacent to the position of the overlapping longitudinal edges of the wrapping film. This provides a surface for the sealing plate to seal the longitudinal edges against.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Todd VanGordon
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: 7707677
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a head having a bristle carrying surface formed from a thin resilient flexible dome shaped membrane. An air space is located between the base of the head and the membrane so that the membrane is capable of flexing to alter its original shape during use of the toothbrush and then recover to the original shape randomly during use. In a further practice of the invention the head and/or handle have elastomeric portions at least partially surrounding an open area. These portions are readily deflectable under pressure during use to improve handling of the toothbrush and orientation of the cleaning elements. Alternatively the toothbrush includes a longitudinal hinge collinear with the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush head so as to separate the head into a pair of side by side longitudinal sections, each of which has outwardly extending cleaning elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Tanja Langgner, Joachim Storz, Thomas Küchler
  • Toothbrush with enhanced cleaning effects
    Patent number: 7703163
    Abstract: A toothbrush is provided for cleaning and/or massaging of teeth and gums having a mechanical vibratory element and a head having cleaning/treating elements on a plurality of different types of cleaning areas which provide for an enhanced cleaning, scrubbing and massaging effect. The cleaning/treating elements have different physical characteristics so that in addition to providing a varied cleaning/treating effect from the cleaning/treating elements themselves there is enhanced treatment as a result of the movement of the cleaning/treating elements imparted by the mechanical vibratory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, John J. Gatzemeyer, Alan V. Sorrentino, Thomas Mintel
  • Container with enhanced display
    Patent number: 7690531
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a decorated dispensing container. The container is substantially transparent and has a decoration on the front and/or rear surface. The dispensing unit comprises a pump mechanism with a dip tube at one end and a dispensing channel at the other end. The dip tube has an identifiable shape formed in the dip tube. This identifiable shape can be a land, sea or air animal, or an inanimate object. This inanimate shape is molded into the dip tube and colors are applied by hand painting or the use of a shrink label or an in mold label. By the use of a decorated identifiable shape and a coordinating label on the front and/or rear surface of the container a 3-D effect is imparted to the container and product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Todd VanGordon, Van Canady
  • Container
    Patent number: D608647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Liam Hawry
  • Container
    Patent number: D609577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mayers, Frank Yang, John Lamb, Corinne Elstow, Mark Watson, Alan Whiting
  • Container
    Patent number: D609578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mayers, Frank Yang, John Lamb, Corinne Elstow, Mark Watson, Alan Whiting
  • Container
    Patent number: D610009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Christopher Helmut Prufer
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D611254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: David K. Lee
  • Container
    Patent number: D611830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Elaine Casey, Bruce Cummings, Jeffrey Mayers, John Lamb, Corinne Elstow, Sam Lucking
  • Container
    Patent number: D611831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Jeffrey Mayers, Elaine Casey, Laurent Hainaut, Jiang Chen
  • Shoulder for a container
    Patent number: D614027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter J. Fallat, II, Bruce Cummings, Brian Worthington
  • Side portion of a container
    Patent number: D614495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat Cheong Toh, Sergio Gedanke, Ravi Varma
  • Upper portion of a container
    Patent number: D614496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat Cheong Toh, Sergio Gedanke, Ravi Varma
  • Shoulder for a container
    Patent number: D614505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Fallat, II, Bruce Cummings, Brian Worthington
  • Container
    Patent number: D614965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat Cheong Toh, Sergio Gedanke, Ravi Varma
  • Lower portion of a container
    Patent number: D615408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat Cheong Toh, Sergio Gedanke, Ravi Varma
  • Combined shoulder and cap for a container
    Patent number: D615417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Fallat, II, Bruce Cummings, Brian Worthington
  • Container
    Patent number: D615869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat Cheong Toh, Liam Hawry
  • Container
    Patent number: D616309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat Cheong Toh, Sergio Gedanke, Ravi Varma