Patents by Inventor Michael C. Rooney

Michael C. Rooney 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).

  • Patent number: 10231536
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleanser. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a first surface and an opposite second surface. A first cleanser may be fixed to the first surface of the head such that the first cleanser has a hole through which a portion of the first surface of the head is exposed. Furthermore, a second cleanser may be fixed to the portion of the first surface of the head that is exposed through the hole of the first cleanser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Michael C. Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Jacob Pringiers, Luca Casini, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Publication number: 20170143111
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleanser. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a first surface and an opposite second surface. A first cleanser may be fixed to the first surface of the head such that the first cleanser has a hole through which a portion of the first surface of the head is exposed. Furthermore, a second cleanser may be fixed to the portion of the first surface of the head that is exposed through the hole of the first cleanser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Michael C. Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Jacob Pringiers, Luca Casini, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Patent number: 9586350
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleaner. The inventive oral care implement comprises different kinds of soft tissue cleaners that offer expanded in-mouth cleaning. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head having a structural body having a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface; a basin formed into the rear surface of the structural body, the structural body comprising a protuberance extending upward from a recessed floor of the basin, the basin surrounding the protuberance; a first cleaner formed of a resilient material for cleansing soft oral tissue located within the basin, the protuberance of the structural body extending through a central hole of the first cleaner; and a second cleaner formed of a resilient material for cleansing soft oral tissue, the second cleaner located on the protuberance of the structural body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, Michael C. Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Jacob Pringiers, Luca Casini, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Patent number: 9138047
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing oral care implement (100). In one aspect, the oral care implement comprises a body (105) comprising a handle (120), a head (110) coupled to the handle, and an internal cavity (140, 150) containing an oral care material; and a roll-on applicator (130) rotatably mounted to the body, such that the oral care material is delivered from the internal cavity to an exposed portion of the roll-on applicator (130) due to rotation of the roll-on applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, John J. Gatzemeyer, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo J. Jimenez, Michael C. Rooney
  • Publication number: 20140010583
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing oral care implement (100). In one aspect, the oral care implement comprises a body (105) comprising a handle (120), a head (110) coupled to the handle, and an internal cavity (140, 150) containing an oral care material; and a roll-on applicator (130) rotatably mounted to the body, such that the oral care material is delivered from the internal cavity to an exposed portion of the roll-on applicator (130) due to rotation of the roll-on applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, John J. Gatzemeyer, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo J. Jimenez, Michael C. Rooney
  • Publication number: 20130307187
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleaner. The inventive oral care implement comprises different kinds of soft tissue cleaners that offer expanded in-mouth cleaning. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head having a structural body having a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface; a basin formed into the rear surface of the structural body, the structural body comprising a protuberance extending upward from a recessed floor of the basin, the basin surrounding the protuberance; a first cleaner formed of a resilient material for cleansing soft oral tissue located within the basin, the protuberance of the structural body extending through a central hole of the first cleaner; and a second cleaner formed of a resilient material for cleansing soft oral tissue, the second cleaner located on the protuberance of the structural body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, Michael C. Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Jacob Pringiers, Luca Casini, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Patent number: 7275277
    Abstract: A head for use with a toothbrush and method for forming the same, comprising an outer perimeter portion formed of a rigid material. The rigid material is adapted to allow the head to be sonically welded. The head also comprises a tuft field positioned within the outer perimeter portion. The tuft field is formed of a flexible elastomer. The tuft field defines one or more apertures to receive one or more bristle tufts. The head is sonically welded into place in the toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Moskovich, Michael C. Rooney