Patents by Inventor Jean-Louis H. Gueret

Jean-Louis H. Gueret has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20100294297
    Abstract: A device and method for combing eyelashes and/or eyebrows, and/or for applying makeup to eyelashes and/or eyebrows is disclosed. One exemplary device has a support and at least one row of projecting elements on the support. The row has a first group of the projecting elements and a projecting element outside the first group, the projecting element outside of the first group being spaced apart from the first group by a gap. The projecting elements can separate the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, while the gaps can group the eyelashes and/or eyebrows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Publication number: 20100294299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator (3) comprising a stem (5) and an applicator member (8) at an end of the stem, the applicator member comprising: a core; and projecting elements that extend from the core, the applicator member including a corkscrewed portion having an envelope surface of cross-section that is flat, and having a greatest transverse dimension that lies in the range 8 mm to 16 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. GUERET
  • Publication number: 20100269842
    Abstract: An applicator may include an applicator member including an inorganic material. The applicator member may include a core that is different from a twisted core, and projecting applicator elements extending from the core. The applicator member may further include a stem supporting the applicator member. The stem may include a rigid portion and a flexible portion extending between the applicator member and the rigid portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. GUERET
  • Patent number: 7815387
    Abstract: A device for applying a product may comprise a first portion and a second portion moveable with respect to the first portion so as to selectively place the device in one of a closed position and an open position. The first portion and the second portion may define a substantially closed reservoir when the device is in the closed position. The device may further comprise an application member. The application member may be at least partially compressible and configured such that, when the device is in the closed position, the application member is at least partially compressed inside the substantially closed reservoir and, when the device is moved from the closed position to the open position, the application member becomes substantially uncompressed. The application member may be configured so that when the application member is uncompressed, the application member is capable of being loaded with substantially all of an amount of product that the device is capable of containing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7811021
    Abstract: An applicator including an application face formed by a material incorporating a plurality of cells opening onto the application face via at least one emergent edge, the application face being at least partially covered by a flock coating formed from fibers, the average size of the cells being such that the surface on which the flocking fibers are placed is of a different profile from that of an envelope surface of the application face containing the emergent edges of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7789094
    Abstract: A device and method for combing eyelashes and/or eyebrows, and/or for applying makeup to eyelashes and/or eyebrows is disclosed. One exemplary device has a support and at least one row of projecting elements on the support. The row has a first group of the projecting elements and a projecting element outside the first group, the projecting element outside of the first group being spaced apart from the first group by a gap. The projecting elements can separate the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, while the gaps can group the eyelashes and/or eyebrows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Publication number: 20100175704
    Abstract: A device for applying a product may comprise a first portion and a second portion moveable with respect to the first portion so as to selectively place the device in one of a closed position and an open position. The first portion and the second portion may define a substantially closed reservoir when the device is in the closed position. The device may further comprise an application member. The application member may be at least partially compressible and configured such that, when the device is in the closed position, the application member is at least partially compressed inside the substantially closed reservoir and, when the device is moved from the closed position to the open position, the application member becomes substantially uncompressed. The application member may be configured so that when the application member is uncompressed, the application member is capable of being loaded with substantially all of an amount of product that the device is capable of containing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Publication number: 20100059080
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a composition to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, the applicator having a brush with a twisted core and including at least two segments. Each segment includes a plurality of bristles having a common diameter associated with the segment, the bristles being held by the twisted core. The common diameter associated with each of the at least two segments increases for each segment towards a distal end of the twisted core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. GUERET
  • Patent number: 7665473
    Abstract: The invention concerns a comb (1) for applying a product on keratinous fibres, comprising and arrangement of teeth (2a, 3a) foe applying said product. The invention is characterized in that said arrangement of teeth is obtained by assembling at least two separate parts (2, 3). The invention also concerns an application set equipped with such comb (1), and its use for applying make-up on eyelashes or eyebrows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7597495
    Abstract: A device for applying a substance, in some examples, may include an applicator element including a surface and being configured to be loaded with a substance, and an electrical exciter including at least two electrodes permanently in contact with the applicator element and enabling electric current to flow to the applicator element via the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oréal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7594595
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a product may include a receptacle including at least one elastically deformable wall configured to be deformed to vary an interior volume of the receptacle, and a flow reducer defining a length and at least one passage. The flow reducer may at least partially include an elastically deformable, compressible material. The at least one passage may be substantially closed at at least one portion of its length when the flow reducer is in a substantially closed, at rest position. The at least one passage may be configured to enlarge when the compressible material is at least partially compressed via the effect of pressure from the product when the interior volume of the receptacle is reduced, thereby enabling dispensing of at least a portion of the product via the at least one passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oréal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7581898
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a device for applying a substance to, for example, eyelashes and/or eyebrows are disclosed. The device may include a support extending along a longitudinal axis, and a first row of teeth and a second row of teeth integrally formed as a single piece with the support. Teeth in the first and second rows of teeth may extend from a common side of the support, and the first and second rows of teeth may extend over at least one fourth of a length of the support. At least two teeth may extend from the support in directions that are not parallel to one another. At least one of the first and second rows may include two teeth each extending, at least partially, on either side of a separation surface extending along that row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Publication number: 20090214284
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a product to keratinous material, may include a rod and an application member fixed to one end of the rod. The application member may include a core extending from the rod and being fixed relative to the rod. The application member also may include an outer casing including a fixation zone and an application zone. The outer casing may define an inner cavity in which the core is located, and the outer casing may be fixed to one end of the rod at the fixation zone. The outer casing may be free relative to the core, at least over part of the application zone. In addition, the fixation zone of the outer casing may be fixed to the rod and to the core between portions of the rod and the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Publication number: 20090208269
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an applicator for applying a cosmetic product are disclosed. The applicator may include at least two applicator elements, each including at least one periodic pattern with at least one undulation, where the at least two periodic patterns may be different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Publication number: 20090199862
    Abstract: A device for applying a product to keratinous fibers may comprise a stem having two opposite ends and a brush portion connected to one end portion of the stem. The one end portion of the stem may have a longitudinal axis and the brush portion may have a free end that is not aligned with the longitudinal axis of the one end portion of the stem. The brush portion may comprise a core and at least part of the core may be curved such that a line tangent to the core at any axial position along the core is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the one end portion of the stem. The brush portion may further comprise bristles connected to the core. The bristles may comprise ends defining an envelope surface having a varying cross-section along at least a part of its length. The envelope surface may be asymmetrical about a midplane of the envelope surface, the midplane being oriented perpendicular to the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7565714
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a substance to a keratinous surface may include a stem and an applicator member associated with a distal end of the stem. The stem may include a portion extending around at least part of the applicator member. The portion may have a proximal end and may extend from the proximal end toward the distal end of the stem. The proximal end of the portion may either be distal to a proximal end of the applicator member or located at substantially the same position as the proximal end of the applicator member. The portion may be configured to be deformed at least in part in response to deformation of the applicator member during application of the substance to the keratinous surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oréal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Publication number: 20090133707
    Abstract: An applicator enables a composition to be applied to the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows. The applicator may include an applicator member including a core defining faces, and rows of applicator elements connected to the core. The rows of applicator elements may include at least a first row including applicator elements connected to the core via a respective bend portion. The applicator elements in the first row may include at least one applicator element including a main portion extending substantially parallel to a face of the core underlying and facing the main portion. The main portion may be situated between the bend portion and a free end of the at least one applicator element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7537574
    Abstract: A packaging and applicator unit for a product including a container having lengthwise axis X, with the container capable of holding the product. The container is provided at a first end with an aperture intended to dispense the product, with the aperture closed in a reversible manner by a closure element. At a second end opposite the first, one or more rotatable skin massaging elements are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: 7530752
    Abstract: A device for applying a substance may comprise a receptacle configured to contain the substance, an applicator comprising an application member configured to be inserted into the receptacle so as to become loaded with the substance, and a magnetizable or magnetic wiper member disposed in such a manner so as to permit the application member to pass therethrough while the application member is being removed from the receptacle. The wiper member may be made of a material that is impermeable to the substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret
  • Patent number: RE41156
    Abstract: A brush has an elongate core, bristles fitted radially into this core, and at least one notch consisting of at least two secant faces defining by their intersection a trough line. The two faces are asymmetric and form an angle at any point of their intersection of between 60° and 180°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis H. Gueret