Patents Examined by Rachel R Steitz
  • Patent number: 11464610
    Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing an interdental cleaning tool that can prevent deformation of a core base at molding of a cleaning flexible part using an elastomer material, thereby effectively preventing occurrence of molding failure of the cleaning flexible part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SUNSTAR SUISSE SA
    Inventor: Keisuke Kato
  • Patent number: 11464311
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, and/or manufacture configured or adapted for, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to a burn guard system configured or adapted to operably prevent burns to the skin of a user of a heated hair curling iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Donna Sawyers, Jeff Levy
  • Patent number: 11457716
    Abstract: A compact container is the adjustment of a discharge amount of contents is easy. A compact container includes an inner container; an inner lid in which a communication hole is formed; a middle lid in which a discharge hole is formed; a first valve body; and a second valve body. When the inner pressure of the communication space is increased by the operation portion, the first valve body blocks communication between the communication hole and the communication space and the second valve body allows the discharge hole and the communication space to communicate with each other. When the inner pressure of the communication space is reduced by the operation portion, the second valve body blocks communication between the discharge hole and the communication space and the first valve body allows the communication hole and the communication space to communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Kase, Kazuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11457720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mascara applicator having an elongate general shape defining a longitudinal axis and includes projections. At least one of the projections forms a loop defining a through-hole having a main opening axis forming an angle of more than 45° with a plane radial to the longitudinal axis of the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Salciarini, Sophie Argiolas
  • Patent number: 11452351
    Abstract: A hair holder (1) of the present invention includes a tubular body (2) and a fixing member (5). The tubular body (2) has a first surface sheet (23A) and a second surface sheet (23B). The second surface sheet (23B) has a plurality of slits (25) that extends in a width direction and that is intermittently arranged along a longitudinal direction. The fixing member (5) has a first member (5a) and second members (5b) that can be detachably joined together. The first member (5a) is arranged on the first surface sheet (23A) on the side of a first opening (21) located at a first end in the longitudinal direction. The second surface sheet (23B) has a central region (M) in the width direction, where the plurality of slits is provided, and a pair of side regions (S) each of which is located on opposite sides of the central region (M). The second members (5b) are arranged in the pair of side regions (S), respectively, so as to extend in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kibe, Takehiko Tojo
  • Patent number: 11445793
    Abstract: A device and method is provided for the removal of foreign elements and smaller particles from hair and scalp. The device has two sets of parallel interleaving teeth where adjacent teeth can be separated to allow easy removal of foreign matter trapped between the teeth, effectively reducing the time required to perform the cleaning action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan Goldin, Javier Goldin
  • Patent number: 11445800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having a moulded applicator member (8) having:—a core (10) that extends along a longitudinal axis (X),—spikes (15, 16) that are carried by the core (10) and are disposed all around the core (10) in a plurality of longitudinal rows (17, 19), wherein, in said applicator, at least one longitudinal row (17) has an alternation of curved spikes (16) that each extend along a curvilinear elongation axis (Ec) and straight spikes (15) that each extend along a rectilinear elongation axis (Er).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Alain Berhault
  • Patent number: 11432608
    Abstract: An artificial lash extension system includes lash extensions designed for an application under a natural lash. First lash extensions designed for an application at an underside of a natural lash each include first artificial hairs and a first base from which the first artificial hairs protrude, wherein the first base includes a top side designed to attach to the underside of the natural lash. Second lash extensions designed for an application under the first plurality of lashes each include second artificial hairs, and a second base from which the second artificial hairs protrude, wherein the second base includes a top side designed to attach to at least part of a bottom side of one or more of the first lash extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lashify, Inc.
    Inventor: Sahara Lotti
  • Patent number: 11432633
    Abstract: A tool for cleaning and disinfecting is disclosed herein. The tool for cleaning and disinfecting includes an elongated body, a brush portion, and a hook portion. The elongated body may be configured to house a fluid therein. The fluid may be a sanitizing agent or a cuticle oil. The tool for cleaning and disinfecting is useful for cleaning and disinfecting a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Angela Strickland
  • Patent number: 11419375
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to weft hair extensions, and a method for attaching hidden rows of weft hair extensions to a wearer's natural hair. The hidden row of weft hair extensions is unexposed and undetectable on a wearer, allowing for a fuller, longer, more natural appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Adrianne Toni Rangel
  • Patent number: 11419401
    Abstract: A hair holder (1) of the present invention includes a tubular body (2) and a fixing member (5). The tubular body (2) has a first surface sheet (23A) and a second surface sheet (23B). The second surface sheet (23B) has a plurality of slits (25) that extends in a width direction and that is intermittently arranged along a longitudinal direction. The fixing member (5) has a first member (5a) and second members (5b) that can be detachably joined together. The first member (5a) is arranged on the first surface sheet (23A) on the side of a first opening (21) located at a first end in the longitudinal direction. The second surface sheet (23B) has a central region (M) in the width direction, where the plurality of slits is provided, and a pair of side regions (S) each of which is located on opposite sides of the central region (M). The second members (5b) are arranged in the pair of side regions (S), respectively, so as to extend in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kibe, Takehiko Tojo
  • Patent number: 11399609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating the hair, comprising two arms (16, 18) able to move with respect to one another between a closed configuration for treating the hair and a spread configuration for engaging therebetween the hairs to be treated, one (18) of the arms comprising a housing suitable for receiving a removable hair treatment refill (32), the hair treatment refill (32) comprising a refill body (36) and an application member (38) attached to the refill body (36), the connection of the refill (32) to the arm (18) being locked by means of a push-release locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Edouard Messager, Eddy Ngo, Martial Maisonneuve, Xavier Vacheron, Regis Fereyre
  • Patent number: 11399618
    Abstract: A stencil or stamp applicator is used for applying a skin-tightening composition onto skin surfaces. The composition applied with a stencil or stamp results in a discontinuous film made up of sections of about 20 to 150 microns. The discontinuity of the film results in more comfort and a more natural look of facial movement while still retaining a good skin-tightening effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Alexandra Jane Elisa Farran, Anne-Laure Bernard, Theresa Phamduy, William Bickford, Olivier Dovergne
  • Patent number: 11399610
    Abstract: Aspects of hair styling instruments and methods for styling hair into waves and curls have been provided herein. In one embodiment, a system for styling hair includes one or more cases for receiving hair therein, the one or more cases including a base having at least a bottom, a center, and an outer annular wall; and a lid coupleable with the base; wherein the lid and the base form a volume for receiving the hair and wherein at least the bottom of the base and an indented upper portion of the lid each include a plurality of openings to allow flow of air and liquids through the case; and a stand, the stand comprising a base; a center piece extending upward from the base, the center piece configured to receive the one or more cases thereon; and a heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Cali-Curl, LLC
    Inventors: Steven D. Davis, Kevin Hoye
  • Patent number: 11399586
    Abstract: A cosmetic treatment method. The method includes creating, on a region of the keratin materials to be treated, a set of adhesive areas and of non-adhesive areas extending between the adhesive areas. The method includes electrostatically projecting fibres onto the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Blanc, Franck Giron, Henri Samain
  • Patent number: 11375803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a brush (8) for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising: a core (10) of plastic material, having a longitudinal axis, spikes (11, 13) carried by the core, including at least a first row of spikes extending longitudinally, this row comprising a series of at least four consecutive spikes positioned at respective abscissae x1 to x4 along the longitudinal axis, with d1=x2?x1, d2=X3?x2, d3=x4?X3 and d1, d2 and d3 being different in pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Alain Berhault
  • Patent number: 11357305
    Abstract: An eyelash curler comprising a handle, an actuator, and a curling head. The handle has an elongated shape with a top end and a bottom end. The actuator is embedded within the handle with a switch exposed on the surface of the handle and an actuator stem extending from the top end of the handle. Manipulating the switch moves the actuator between a first position and a second position. The curling head has only one support bar, a first curler arm coupled to the end of the support bar, and a second curler arm coupled to the top end of the actuator stem. When the actuator is in the first position, the second curler arm is in contact with the top end of the handle and when the actuator is in the second position, the second curler arm is in contact with the first curler arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE COSMETICS ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: Linda Giancaspro, Mario A. Esquer
  • Patent number: 11330855
    Abstract: A method of applying artificial lashes includes obtaining a set of clusters of artificial hairs that form a set of lash fusions connected to a base so as to form a set of lash extensions. The set of clusters may be heat fused at its root to form the base. The method may further includes applying an adhesive to enable the set of lash extensions to be affixed to natural eyelashes, and arranging the base of the set of lash extensions proximate to a proximate end portion of a natural upper eyelash of a subject such that the set of lash extensions extends from the proximate end portion toward a distal end portion of the natural upper eyelash. The method may also include affixing the lash extensions to the natural upper eyelash of the subject such that the lash extensions adhere to the natural upper eyelash via the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Lashify, Inc.
    Inventor: Sahara Lotti
  • Patent number: 11324297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating the hair including a housing for receiving a cosmetic product refill, a heating element for the hair to be treated, and a device that prevents the reception of the cosmetic product refill in the housing, depending on the temperature of the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Regis Fereyre, Baptiste Bonnemaire, Martial Maisonneuve, Vacheron Xavier
  • Patent number: 11324301
    Abstract: A cosmetic compact being incorporated with outer wrap material. The cosmetic compact including a cover, the cover including a frame and a top panel, the frame including four sidewalls; a cosmetic holder, the cosmetic holder including a platform and a bottom panel, the platform including four sidewalls, a hinge; and an outer wrap material, wherein the top panel, the bottom panel and the hinge are affixed to the outer wrap material in a first step and (1) the frame is fixedly secured the top panel and (2) the platform to be fixedly secured to the bottom panel in a second step thereby allowing the outer wrap material to be incorporated into the cosmetic compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Gary Korba