Patents Examined by Brianne Kalach
  • Patent number: 10716650
    Abstract: A dental floss holder includes a connecting section and at least four floss supporting arms extending from said connecting section. Each of the floss supporting arms has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the connecting section, and the second end includes a floss fastening portion for fastening a string of dental floss. The floss fastening portions of the at least four floss supporting arms are configured such that a string of dental floss attached to the floss fastening portions of the at least four floss supporting arms may be arranged to constitute the edges of a polyhedron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: STAR FLOSS AS
    Inventor: Kevin Hermansen
  • Patent number: 10667591
    Abstract: A hairnet is formed of a knitted fabric with parallel lines of stitches connected by transverse threads. The density of threads in the parallel lines of stitches is greater than the density of the transverse threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Aburnet Limited
    Inventors: Richard John Stacey Burnet, Keith Gordon Simpkin
  • Patent number: 10271627
    Abstract: A device, system and method for treating the scalp hair of an individual including the storing, processing, and dispensing hair building material, wherein the device includes at one or more housings connected to a base and a plurality of bristle elements disposed in a flow receiving relation to hair building material contained within the different housings of the base. A vibratory force is exerted on the base, housings and/or hair building material contained therein to facilitate a con current dispensing of different portions of the hair building material in a manner which accomplishes and at least partial blending of the different portions of the hair building material in the area of a bristle portion of the base. Once blended the hair building material is distributed throughout intended portions of the hair of a user by the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph J. Calvo
  • Patent number: 10258134
    Abstract: A comb and a thermal protective glove are provided herein. In one embodiment, the comb includes: (1) a base having a top side and a bottom side, (2) a longitudinal row of teeth on the top side of the base and (3) an attacher having a coupling end connected to the bottom side of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Iron Armour, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Don Davis
  • Patent number: 10238196
    Abstract: A hair styling aid, in particular for curling hair, is described. The hair styling aid includes a handle and a housing connected to the handle, the housing having: guide means for receiving a length of hair to be styled, the guide means being provided by an aperture in the housing through which the length of hair is admitted into the housing in use; a rotatable element in the housing, rotatable relative to the guide means; a motor for rotating the rotatable element in a clockwise direction or in an anticlockwise direction; and an elongate member around which, in use, the length of hair is wound by the rotatable element; wherein the rotatable element has two hair-pushing surfaces, one of the hair-pushing surfaces being oriented for pushing hair when the element is rotated clockwise and the other of the hair-pushing surfaces being oriented for pushing hair when the element is rotated anticlockwise in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: TF3 LIMITED
    Inventor: Alfredo DeBenedictis
  • Patent number: 10238475
    Abstract: A flosser is described that includes a take-up spool for winding a plurality of layers of used floss, a shell for forming a chamber around the take-up spool and enclosing the plurality of layers of used floss windings within the chamber, and helical grooves disposed in an inner surface of the shell for preventing jamming of the take-up spool by accumulated floss windings. The flosser further includes a retie assembly having a groove disposed in a fin for trapping floss against a take-up aperture upon alignment of the groove and aperture, and for urging floss into take-up aperture and wrapping the floss around the take-up spool as the fin rotates further.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventors: N. Michelle Borg, John O. H. Niswonger
  • Patent number: 10226649
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for hair dyeing or bleaching by discharging in a foam from a squeeze container 6 a mixed solution of a first agent A1 and a second agent A2 of a two-part hair dye or bleach composition to apply on the hair. In the present invention, the squeeze container which includes a container body 4 and a squeeze foamer 5 is used as the squeeze container 6. At least one of the first agent A1 or the second agent A2 contains a foaming agent. The mixed solution of the first and second agents has a viscosity (25° C.) of from 1 mPa·s to 100 mPa·s. The first agent A1 and the second agent A2 are mixed in the container body 4 so as not to produce a foam. Squeezing is carried out with the squeeze container 6 stood upright so that the mixed solution A3 does not reach an air induct path 12 of the squeeze foamer 5. As a result, the mixed solution of the first and second agents of the two-part hair dye or bleach composition can be stably discharged in a fine foam using a squeeze container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujinuma, Kazuhiro Okada, Tomohito Koshika, Mitsuhiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10206477
    Abstract: A grooming device that absorbs moisture or oil on a patron and applies a light layer of powder to the patron, thus enabling unwanted hair to be easily brushed off the patron. The device employs a powder-dispensing head made of mesh or woven material that permits powder to pass from the head through the holes in the mesh or weave. The head is connected to or integral with a holder that enables a user's hand to stay powder-free while using the device by preventing powder from escaping onto the hand of the user holding the holder. A retainer positioned at the intersection of the head and a holder creates the cavity in the head that holds the powder. Optionally, a head ribbon is attached to or integral with at least a portion of the head and is detachably connected to the holder of a second grooming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Rosalyn Marie Lopez
  • Patent number: 10149506
    Abstract: A false eyelash system comprised of upper and lower eyelash assemblies, each including a magnetic and/or metallic element, the assemblies are frictionally secured through magnetic attraction to the wearer's natural eyelash which is sandwiched therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: ONE TWO COSMETICS, LLC
    Inventor: Katy Stoka
  • Patent number: 10143291
    Abstract: A cosmetic case and dispenser assembly that includes a cosmetic case cover coupled to a cosmetic case body, in which cosmetic items may be stored within sleeved cosmetic enclosures disposed within independent channels of the cosmetic case body. The sleeved cosmetic enclosures are selectively translatably coupled to platform assemblies disposed within the independent channels of the cosmetic case body, and that allow for the sleeved cosmetic enclosures to translate from a first position to a second position, in which the second position is extended away from the cosmetic case body. A user can efficiently store and easily access cosmetic items within each of the sleeved cosmetic enclosures in the independent channels, and can eject each of the sleeved cosmetic enclosures by applying a force to compress a spring housed within the cosmetic case body, consequently and translating the sleeved cosmetic enclosure out of the cosmetic case and dispenser assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: REAL SUPERSTAR BEAUTY, LLC
    Inventor: Diana Dalia Chibas
  • Patent number: 10117500
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making up human keratinous material, the method comprising: taking at least two measurements of an optical characteristic of said keratinous material at different locations; and applying a composition to the keratinous material, the composition modifying a characteristic of the appearance of said keratinous material so as to give it an optical characteristic intermediate between the measured optical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Henri Samain, Didier Gagnebien
  • Patent number: 10104951
    Abstract: A compact container having a function of uniformly discharging a cosmetic solution, which selectively discharges the contents out of the compact container using employing a push-type button and uniformly discharges the cosmetic solution by employing a disk-type panel having micro-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: PUM-TECH KOREA CO., LTD., F.S. KOREA INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Do Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10092076
    Abstract: Provided is a hairstyling appliance for styling hair, comprising a first housing and a second housing facing the first housing; the housings, of longitudinal axis, being connected in a pivoting manner by a hinge so as to define an open and closed position of the appliance; the first housing having a first hair treatment surface which is intended to be heated by a first heating means; the second housing having at least one second hair treatment surface which is intended to come into contact with the first surface in order to grip the hair in the closed position; the appliance containing two cylinders arranged on each side of one of the treatment surfaces, the cylinders being mounted so as to be able to rotate about their longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Franck Mandica, Regis Fereyre
  • Patent number: 10085506
    Abstract: Described is a method for applying an eyelash extension strip. The method comprises several acts, such as applying a first eyelash extension strip to a user such that a portion of the first eyelash extension strip is on top of at least one of the user's natural lashes. The first eyelash extension strip is then weaved underneath at least one of the user's natural lashes and then woven back on top of the user's natural lashes. In another aspect, the first eyelash extension strip is adhered to at least one of the user's eyelid and natural lashes. Additionally, a second eyelash extension strip can be adhered on top of the first eyelash extension strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Phu Dinh
  • Patent number: 10085505
    Abstract: A hair extension attachment apparatus for removably securing a hair extension to the user's hair. The hair extension attachment apparatus includes an elongated strip that is composed of a flexible material so that it can contour to the shape of the user's head. The front surface of the elongated strip includes one or more clamps thereon for securement to the user's hair. Each clamp includes a comb member and a closure member, wherein the closure member can be pivotally opened and closed in order to secure hair therein. The front surface further includes one or more hooks thereon for removably securing a hair extension to the elongated strip. The user can removably secure the hair extension within the hooks on the strip, and the strip is concealed by the hair extensions when applied to the user's hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Quintina Williams
  • Patent number: 10051937
    Abstract: The spring-loaded hair clip is a spring-loaded holding device that is adapted for use with hair. The spring-loaded hair clip is a personal grooming device that holds hair in position. A portion of the spring-loaded hair clip is coated in an elastomeric material for comfort and to prevent damage to the hair. An extension side plate extends down between one of the two jaws. A spring-loaded plunger biases the hair clip in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventor: Charlotte Wenzel
  • Patent number: 10045602
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup, or a care product on skin, lips or on keratinous fibers. The cosmetic applicator comprises an application member assembly at a distal end of a rod and a handle at a proximal end of a rod. The application member assembly comprises an elongated casing with a hollow cavity, a multiplicity of application elements projecting from an outer surface of the casing, a non-resilient member disposed within the hollow cavity and extending along a length of the casing; wherein the non-resilient member comprises at least two progressively tightening and locking features in a locking region at its proximal end portion. The locking region is defined over a sufficient length of the non-resilient member which permits to attain different locking positions for the casing at the proximal end portion and thus varied lengths of the elongated casings can be used along with the same non-resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ZEN DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Leo Clifford Pires, Roger Hwang, Smita Srivastava, Rahul Bose
  • Patent number: 10028574
    Abstract: A system of hair styling brushes comprising a thermal plate situated over a resilient cushion member having bristles integrated with the resilient cushion member and extending through and away from the thermal plate, with an air break, or gap, between the thermal plate and resilient cushion member. The thermal plate assists shaping, shining, and drying of hair when used with a blow dryer. Further, the thermal plate covers the elastomeric materials forming the resilient cushion member, making the elastomeric materials less susceptible to degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Olivia Garden International Inc.
    Inventor: Jean Rennette
  • Patent number: 10010151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging and applicator device (1) for applying a cosmetic or a care-product composition to the lips, the device comprising: ? a container (2) containing the composition for application to the lips; and ? an applicator member (6) that defines two opposite main application faces (11) that generally converge towards the distal end of the applicator member, for applying the composition to the user's bottom and top lips simultaneously; a greatest thickness of the applicator member, measured between the two main application faces, being greater than or equal to 4 mm, the greatest width of said main faces lying in the range 4 mm to 15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 10010148
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a hair styling surface and a central axis, and a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface. The rotating member is configured to rotate around the central axis of the heated barrel. The rotating member includes one or more retaining elements configured to retain the hair and wind the hair around the hair styling surface. The one or more retaining elements projects away from the hair styling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee