Patents Examined by Vanitha Elgart
  • Patent number: 8905046
    Abstract: A hair extension device can include single and dual clip member apparatuses. Hair extension tracks can be applied to the outer surface areas of an apparatus, along the upper edge of a clip member, allowing hair extensions to lie over the entire outer region of the clip. The entire outer surface areas of said clip member apparatuses can contain no holes or at least one row of holes at the top edge of a clip member, providing various means for attaching hair extension tracks. The natural hair can be secured to an apparatus by a row of comb-like teeth that point upward against the scalp when properly applied, providing complementary mating between that natural hair and the slots formed at the base of the comb-like teeth, or by placing the hair in between the apparatus. An apparatus can be opened and closed by snap-action lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Tatiana M. Carvalho
  • Patent number: 8893728
    Abstract: A quick and convenient method for coloring hair is disclosed. According to an embodiment, a hair dye applicator is provided. The hair dye applicator includes two containers that can be locked together prior to use. Each container can include at least one hair dye component. In one embodiment, a first container can include a hair color component while the second container can include a developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Tina Wright-Frohnhoefer
  • Patent number: 8893730
    Abstract: A case includes a base, a cover and a mirror. The base defines a space for accommodating objects and an opening communicating the space with the outside. The cover is hinged onto the base for sealing the opening of the base. The mirror is detachably mounted in the cover with a back side thereof facing the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Simnex Industrial Limited
    Inventor: Lee Man Pun
  • Patent number: 8875717
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to personal grooming apparatus that include coatings on the surface thereof that incorporate static dissipative additives that reduce the static build-up in the hair of users as compared to conventional apparatus. Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods for producing such apparatus, and methods for grooming the hair of an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Maciej Murzynski, David W. Everett
  • Patent number: 8869807
    Abstract: A brush for the hair and scalp which is able to disperse styling products, therapeutic, and medicated treatments from a coated insert when used with a hair dryer. The brush's handle having a lever which is able to progress and retract the aligning of cylindrical housing tubes encasing a product insert. When the user desires the product application, the lever is engaged allowing air to pass through the brush barrel and the cylindrical housing tubes moving the product to the hair or scalp. When the lever and cylindrical housing tubes are not engaged, the brush can be used as any other brush would be.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventor: Stephanie Ann Olson
  • Patent number: 8869806
    Abstract: A device and method for protecting the nails on a hand or foot from discoloration during a skin tanning process. The device is a one-piece “nail glove” configured to only cover the distal ends of the fingers or toes, while leaving the rest of the hand or foot exposed for the skin tanning process. The glove, which may be produced in the form of a low-cost disposable unit, is made from one or more materials, preferably UV resistant, and in some embodiments also biodegradable. The glove will be applied to the tips of the fingers or toes prior to the skin tanning process, kept on during the skin tanning process, and then removed afterwards. Various low cost materials and methods of producing and dispensing the device are also taught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventor: Denise Cecile Eccher
  • Patent number: 8863759
    Abstract: A cosmetic device for applying to human keratinous materials, the device including an electrochromic multilayer structure having an electro sensitive stack formed by at least: first and second electrode layers; first and second active electrochromic layers; and an electrolyte layer; and further including: an optically-active layer that is superposed, at least in part, on the electrosensitive stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Guillaume Kergosien, Ludovic Thevenet
  • Patent number: 8863758
    Abstract: Invention generally includes a ring with a slit for removably positioning clippers and an aperture for positioning a finger and wherein the ring is made from a semi elastic material that allows wedging of the clipper in the slit as well as positioning a finger in the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventor: Nick Walenciak
  • Patent number: 8857447
    Abstract: An apparatus for styling hair includes a handle frame, a treatment segment extending from the handle frame for applying treatment to hair of a subject, at least one control member disposed on the handle frame and a cover mounted to the handle frame. The cover is adapted to transition between an open position permitting access to the at least one control member and a closed position substantially enclosing the at least one control member, thereby protecting the at least one control member from moisture, hair treatment agents and/or contaminants. The cover may be dimensioned and adapted to be releasably secured in the closed position through magnetic or other mechanisms/methodologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventor: Paulette Heller
  • Patent number: 8850649
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning tool, a cleaning sheet and method of removes debris, lint, or hair from a variety of surfaces. The cleaning tool is provided with a first array of stems and a second array of stems, wherein the first array of stems are smaller and more densely included on a cleaning surface of the cleaning tool. The larger stems are able to loosen and pull deeply embedded hair from loose fabric surfaces, while the smaller stems are able to capture and retain the loosened hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Scott J. Tuman, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Shaelyn D. Benson
  • Patent number: 8851086
    Abstract: A hair band comprises a stretchable body and a center hole. The center hole increases in diameter when the hair band is moved from a rest position to a stretched position. A distance between an outer edge of the body and an outer edge of the center hole is greater than the center hole diameter when the hair band is in a rest position. The distance between the outer edge of the center hole and the outer edge of the body decreases and the inner diameter increases as the hair band is stretched. In some embodiments, the body is hollow and filled with one or more of a gel substance, a granular solid, and a viscous liquid. In some embodiments, the hair band is manufactured by one or more of an extrusion molding process and an injection molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventor: Barbara Carey Stachowski
  • Patent number: 8833379
    Abstract: A pocket-sized container securable to the back of a mobile phone or smart-phone-like device for a personal care product (preferably a cosmetic) includes a housing substantially smaller than the phone and provided with an adhesive layer on its bottom surface for securing the housing to the rear surface of the phone. The top surface of the housing has a substantially reflective mirror-like surface. The container includes a sliding drawer having a personal care product contained therein (pills, mints, cosmetics, blush, lip gloss, etc.). The drawer is slidable into and out of the housing to provide access to the personal care product while the housing is adhered to the phone. The drawer preferably includes a pair of opposed finger-gripping surfaces, such as raised ridges or projections, adapted to facilitate sliding of the drawer out of the housing. Replaceable trays of personal care products can be inserted into the drawer, as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Barrie Beth Kaplan
  • Patent number: 8826919
    Abstract: Described is a method for grouping eyelashes and applying eyelash extensions based on the eyelash groupings. The method includes an act of forming an eyelash group, the eyelash group including a plurality of actual eyelashes that are adhered together to form the eyelash group. An eyelash is separated from the eyelash group using tweezers or another similar item. Thereafter, an eyelash extension is adhered to the eyelash that is separated from the eyelash group, thereby providing a user with an eyelash group and an eyelash extension applied to an actual eyelash. The process can be repeated for any desired amount of remaining ungrouped eyelashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel Phu Dinh
  • Patent number: 8826922
    Abstract: A guided hair-cutting device guides a cutting implement along a user's hairline to evenly cut the front, back, and sides of the user's hair. The device includes a pair of side guards and a front guard coupled to and extending between the side guards. The side guards extend downwardly away from the front guard. Each of the guards comprises a pair of panels. A slot is positioned in each of the guards. Each of the slots has a plurality of teeth positioned therein such that each of the slots is configured to receive teeth from a hair clipper. The panels of each of the guards are slidable such that hair positioned on an inner side of the associated one of the guards is cut when an associated one of the panels is moved along a length of the guard and the hair is engaged by the teeth of the hair clipper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventor: Joshua I. Lewis
  • Patent number: 8807147
    Abstract: A cosmetic powder container, including: a container body for containing cosmetic powder therein; a middle cap defining a powder application space, with a powder discharging part provided in the bottom of the middle cap; an outer cap removably fastened to the container body, with an annular sealing protrusion formed in the outer cap so as to be brought into close contact with the middle cap; a sealing cap assembled with a locking collar formed on the lower surface of the outer cap, with an annular sealing foot formed on the lower surface of the sealing cap so as to be closely seated on an outer shoulder of the powder discharging part when the outer cap is closed to the container body, and with a sealing bottom formed inside the annular sealing foot and fitted into the sealing step; and a powder charge cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Kim, Kyu-sun Jung
  • Patent number: 8807146
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing base suitable for containing a cosmetic product and comprises a compartment, a part, a first hollow element, a second protruding element, a third hollow element and a fourth protruding element. The compartment comprises a bottom and a lateral wall. The part for containing a cosmetic product is embedded in the compartment and comprises a bottom and a lateral wall. The first hollow element is fitted with a second protruding element and the hollow element is fitted with a fourth protruding element. One of the first or second elements is fitted into the lateral wall of the compartment and the other is fitted into the lateral wall of the part. One of the third or fourth elements is fitted into the bottom of the compartment and the other being fitted into the bottom of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Qualipac
    Inventor: Yevsey Sobol
  • Patent number: 8800573
    Abstract: An article for personal hygiene is described, having a partly hollow holder part (2), a toothbrush part (6) and a fastening means (5) for a razor head (7). The toothbrush part (6) is arranged to be folded into the holder part (2), as the toothbrush part (6) has a first end with a hinge mechanism (13, 14), in such a way that the toothbrush part (6) is pivotally fastened to the holder part (2). In the partly hollow holder part (2) it is arranged a wall (22), constituting a physical separation between a first room (20) and a second room (21). The end of the toothbrush part (6) having a toothbrush head (23) is arranged to be folded into the first room (20). The wall (22) constitutes at the same time a fastening for a filling device (25), known per se. More air and drain holes (24, 35, 36, 34a, 34b) are preferably arranged on the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Stein Hofstad
  • Patent number: 8794247
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator device, in particular for a mascara applicator, having a core from which application organs extend. The applicator device can be produced using a primary forming process in which, at least in some portions, the application organs are disposed in a longitudinal extent in rows, as viewed along a longitudinal axis of the core, and comprise a central axis. The central axis of the application organs have at least one undulation with at least one change of curvature, and the central axis of an application organ lies completely or substantially completely within one plane or spanning a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: 8789542
    Abstract: The present invention is comprised of an antibacterial dental floss device to provide the user with enhanced dental hygiene care. The present invention is further comprised of processors and modules to fray dental floss to provide more thorough cleaning with bristled floss coated with oral antibacterial compounds to increase prevention of dental and oral infections and disease. The present invention provides an ultraviolet light to further treat dental and oral bacterial presence. The present invention provides the user with a compact portable dental hygiene device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventor: Julian Omidi
  • Patent number: 8789537
    Abstract: A hair accessory device; in particular, a device and method of use that is uniquely configured to clamp and securely grasp hair in place and allow the hair to appear fuller. The device is a double hair clip having a corresponding pair of pivotable jaws, an inner set and an outer set. This advantageously allows for the secure holding of hair while creating the look of hair fullness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventor: Mirza Loredo