Patents by Inventor Kimberly Curtis

Kimberly Curtis 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: 20230189978
    Abstract: An oral care device having a head with cleaning elements and a handle coupled to the head. The handle may include a selectively rotatable ring arranged between the head and a distal end of the handle that is configured to allow a user to select a desired mode of operation of the oral care device. The handle may include a selectively illuminated light that is configured to display at least one color that visually indicates that certain behaviors, patterns, and/or consistent habits have been performed successfully. The handle may include a processor configured to track a duration of a user's brushing session, a light ring on a bottom surface of the handle, and a pressure sensor. Respective portions of the light ring may be selectively illuminated by the processor to visualize progress toward achieving a predetermined brushing routine time and/or to visualize an over-pressure condition sensed by the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Brian BLOCH, Takahide Okai, Geoffrey Baldwin, Danielle Denis, Kimberly Curtis
  • Publication number: 20230189979
    Abstract: An oral care device having a head with cleaning elements and a handle coupled to the head. The handle may include a selectively rotatable ring arranged between the head and a distal end of the handle that is configured to allow a user to select a desired mode of operation of the oral care device. The handle may include a selectively illuminated light that is configured to display at least one color that visually indicates that certain behaviors, patterns, and/or consistent habits have been performed successfully. The handle may include a processor configured to track a duration of a user's brushing session, a light ring on a bottom surface of the handle, and a pressure sensor. Respective portions of the light ring may be selectively illuminated by the processor to visualize progress toward achieving a predetermined brushing routine time and/or to visualize an over-pressure condition sensed by the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Brian BLOCH, Takahide OKAI, Geoffrey BALDWIN, Danielle DENIS, Kimberly CURTIS
  • Publication number: 20230190432
    Abstract: An oral care device having a head with cleaning elements and a handle coupled to the head. The handle may include a selectively rotatable ring arranged between the head and a distal end of the handle that is configured to allow a user to select a desired mode of operation of the oral care device. The handle may include a selectively illuminated light that is configured to display at least one color that visually indicates that certain behaviors, patterns, and/or consistent habits have been performed successfully. The handle may include a processor configured to track a duration of a user's brushing session, a light ring on a bottom surface of the handle, and a pressure sensor. Respective portions of the light ring may be selectively illuminated by the processor to visualize progress toward achieving a predetermined brushing routine time and/or to visualize an over-pressure condition sensed by the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Brian BLOCH, Takahide OKAI, Geoffrey BALDWIN, Danielle DENIS, Kimberly CURTIS
  • Publication number: 20230189977
    Abstract: An oral care device having a head with cleaning elements and a handle coupled to the head. The handle may include a selectively rotatable ring arranged between the head and a distal end of the handle that is configured to allow a user to select a desired mode of operation of the oral care device. The handle may include a selectively illuminated light that is configured to display at least one color that visually indicates that certain behaviors, patterns, and/or consistent habits have been performed successfully. The handle may include a processor configured to track a duration of a user's brushing session, a light ring on a bottom surface of the handle, and a pressure sensor. Respective portions of the light ring may be selectively illuminated by the processor to visualize progress toward achieving a predetermined brushing routine time and/or to visualize an over-pressure condition sensed by the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Brian Bloch, Takahide Okai, Geoffrey Baldwin, Danielle Denis, Kimberly Curtis
  • Patent number: 11470954
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a handle and an oral care refill head. The handle has a gripping portion, an engagement component coupled to a distal end of the gripping portion, and a stem. The engagement component includes a plate portion and a first engagement feature. The stem extends through an opening in the engagement component and protrudes from the plate portion. The oral care refill head includes an oral care treatment portion and a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion has an inner surface that defines a sleeve cavity having a cavity axis and a second engagement feature. When the oral care refill head is detachably coupled to the handle, the first and second engagement features mate with one another to at least one of: (1) position the oral care refill head and the handle in an operational alignment; and (2) lock the oral care refill head to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kimberly Curtis, John Gatzemeyer, Ebru Hocaoglu, Rachel Van Pelt, Helen Wolf, Daniel Roman, Oliver William Henderson, Scott Vincent Pancioli, Norio Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11425995
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a handle and an oral care refill head. The handle has a gripping portion, an engagement component coupled to a distal end of the gripping portion, and a stem. The engagement component includes a plate portion and a first engagement feature. The stem extends through an opening in the engagement component and protrudes from the plate portion. The oral care refill head includes an oral care treatment portion and a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion has an inner surface that defines a sleeve cavity having a cavity axis and a second engagement feature. When the oral care refill head is detachably coupled to the handle, the first and second engagement features mate with one another to at least one of: (1) position the oral care refill head and the handle in an operational alignment; and (2) lock the oral care refill head to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kimberly Curtis, John Gatzemeyer, Rachel Van Pelt, Ebru Hocaoglu, Helen Wolf, Daniel Roman
  • Publication number: 20210186199
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a handle and an oral care refill head. The handle has a gripping portion, an engagement component coupled to a distal end of the gripping portion, and a stem. The engagement component includes a plate portion and a first engagement feature. The stem extends through an opening in the engagement component and protrudes from the plate portion. The oral care refill head includes an oral care treatment portion and a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion has an inner surface that defines a sleeve cavity having a cavity axis and a second engagement feature. When the oral care refill head is detachably coupled to the handle, the first and second engagement features mate with one another to at least one of: (1) position the oral care refill head and the handle in an operational alignment; and (2) lock the oral care refill head to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kimberly CURTIS, John GATZEMEYER, Ebru HOCAOGLU, Rachel VAN PELT, Helen WOLF, Daniel ROMAN, Oliver William HENDERSON, Scott Vincent PANCIOLI, Norio FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210186198
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a handle and an oral care refill head. The handle has a gripping portion, an engagement component coupled to a distal end of the gripping portion, and a stem. The engagement component includes a plate portion and a first engagement feature. The stem extends through an opening in the engagement component and protrudes from the plate portion. The oral care refill head includes an oral care treatment portion and a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion has an inner surface that defines a sleeve cavity having a cavity axis and a second engagement feature. When the oral care refill head is detachably coupled to the handle, the first and second engagement features mate with one another to at least one of: (1) position the oral care refill head and the handle in an operational alignment; and (2) lock the oral care refill head to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kimberly CURTIS, John GATZEMEYER, Rachel VAN PELT, Ebru HOCAOGLU, Helen WOLF, Daniel ROMAN
  • Publication number: 20070039111
    Abstract: A golf equipment cleaning apparatus having: a shell member, wherein the shell member includes an outer liner, an inner liner, and a cavity, and wherein the shell member is configured for retaining a bladder member at least partially within the cavity; a bladder member, wherein the bladder member includes an outer liner, an inner liner, and a golf equipment cleaning chamber, and wherein the bladder member is at least partially retained within the cavity of the shell member; and a towel member, wherein the towel member is associated with the shell member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventor: Kimberly Curtis