Patents by Inventor Timothy Thorpe

Timothy Thorpe 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: 8360998
    Abstract: An applicator system for providing a massaging and a cooling effect while applying product to a body includes an applicator tip connected to a vibrating mechanism that is disposed proximate to the applicator storage tip. By virtue of having the vibrating mechanism disposed proximate to the applicator tip, the vibration produced by the vibrating mechanism is transferred primarily to the applicator tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Adrian C. Apodaca, Timothy Thorpe, Christopher Thorpe
  • Publication number: 20120305442
    Abstract: A wet/dry compact that contains a volatile product until a time of use. The wet/dry compact includes an automatically opening hinge assembly that pivotably couples a base at least partially encasing a translucent pot, a rotatable lid assembly, and a pot lid in-line with each other. The automatically opening hinge assembly having interference tabs configured to automatically open and/or close the pot lid assembly when the rotatable lid assembly is opened and/or closed relative to the base. The wet/dry compact includes a solid liner that completely covers an opening of the translucent pot and seals the pot lid assembly to a rim of the translucent pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventors: Adrian C. Apodaca, Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: 8292535
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a thermal storage tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The thermal storage tip comprises a material that is capable of storing and retaining thermal energy during application of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventor: Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: 8286648
    Abstract: Described herein are containers having a bottom portion, a bottom sifter, a dial sifter, and a removable cover having pins. A bottom sifter and a dial sifter are rotatably engaged, and both have at least one sifting hole for sifting materials with a powder-like consistency. Either the surface of the bottom sifter facing the dial sifter or the surface of the dial sifter facing the bottom sifter may have at least one raised portion, and the remaining surface may have at least one recessed depression. The dial sifter may have one or more cavities to engage the pins in the cover, thereby rotating the dial with the rotation of the cover. The dial sifter may be a bottom fill sifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Luis Alviar
  • Publication number: 20120237281
    Abstract: A cosmetic dispenser includes a translucent reservoir sandwiched in-between a shelled wall and a solid wall of an opaque housing. The shelled wall provides exposure to a portion of the translucent reservoir, the exposed portion of the translucent reservoir defines a flexible wall. The translucent reservoir being formed of a substantially more supple material than the opaque housing, thereby providing the flexible wall to displace a portion of product stored in the translucent reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventors: Adrian C. Apodaca, Timothy Thorpe
  • Publication number: 20120045270
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a deformable roller and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetic product or a medicinal product. The deformable roller comprises a napped roller over molded to, and encasing, a roller pin. Both the napped roller and the roller pin may be formed of materials that are suitable for an injection over-mold manufacturing process. The deformable roller disposed configured for applying product to a body and for deforming and tangentially mating and/or un-mating with an orifice of a reservoir of the housing for sealing and/or un-sealing the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventors: Adrain C. Apodaca, Timothy Thorpe
  • Publication number: 20110266297
    Abstract: An airtight compact that contains a volatile product until a time of use. The airtight compact includes a translucent and fragile pot partially encased by a base assembly, which has a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled to the base assembly. The rotatable lid assembly comprising a liner over-molded to an inner lid that directly seals to a rim of the fragile pot partially encased by the base. The fragile pot may be formed of a translucent glass, which is protected by the base and the rotatable lid assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
  • Patent number: 8047214
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing having a reservoir for containing a product. The dispenser includes a flow-through gasket with a concave shape top having a plurality of apertures. The dispenser provides a product delivery passageway through the flow-through gasket when the dispenser is in an open position. The dispenser prevents leakage by providing a seal with the flow-through gasket when the dispenser is in a closed position. In some examples, the flow-through gasket with the concave shape top may be made of a material having elastomeric properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Luis Alviar
  • Publication number: 20110240175
    Abstract: Described herein are containers having a bottom portion, a bottom sifter, a dial sifter, and a removable cover having pins. A bottom sifter and a dial sifter are rotatably engaged, and both have at least one sifting hole for sifting materials with a powder-like consistency. Either the surface of the bottom sifter facing the dial sifter or the surface of the dial sifter facing the bottom sifter may have at least one raised portion, and the remaining surface may have at least one recessed depression. The dial sifter may have one or more cavities to engage the pins in the cover, thereby rotating the dial with the rotation of the cover. The dial sifter may be a bottom fill sifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Luis Alviar
  • Patent number: 8025067
    Abstract: A sifting apparatus and container for storing and dispensing material, such as cosmetic powder are described. Two sifters are arranged so their holes are not aligned, and a resilient material is placed between the sifters to create a gap that allows powder to pass out from a storage cavity to a surface accessible by the user. In a second configuration, at least one of the sifters is displaced toward the other sifter to reduce or eliminate the gap, thus reducing or preventing the flow of material through the sifters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: HCT Asia, Ltd
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Luis Alviar
  • Patent number: 8006707
    Abstract: Described herein are containers having a bottom portion, a bottom sifter, a dial sifter, and a removable cover having pins. A bottom sifter and a dial sifter are rotatably engaged, and both have at least one sifting hole for sifting materials with a powder-like consistency. Either the surface of the bottom sifter facing the dial sifter or the surface of the dial sifter facing the bottom sifter may have at least one raised portion, and the remaining surface may have at least one recessed depression. The dial sifter may have one or more cavities to engage the pins in the cover, thereby rotating the dial with the rotation of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Luis Alviar
  • Publication number: 20110190672
    Abstract: An applicator system for providing a messaging and a cooling effect while applying product to a body includes an applicator tip connected to a vibrating mechanism that is disposed proximate to the applicator storage tip. By virtue of having the vibrating mechanism disposed proximate to the applicator tip, the vibration produced by the vibrating mechanism is transferred primarily to the applicator tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventors: Adrian C. Apodaca, Timothy Thorpe, Christopher Thorpe
  • Publication number: 20110188920
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a multi-layered tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetic product or a medicinal product. The multi-layered tip comprises a translucent outer tip molded about an opaque inner tip. Both the translucent outer tip and the opaque inner tip may be formed of materials that are suitable for an injection over-mold manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Adrian C. Apodaca, Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: 7955014
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a moving assembly which includes an upper valve and a lower valve having a reservoir for containing a product. The upper valve having at least one aperture is coupled to the lower valve having at least one aperture. Furthermore, the lower valve and the upper valve are partially covered by a sleeve. The sleeve includes a shaped path. The upper valve and the lower valve being selectively guidable along the shaped path between an upward position for the dispenser to deliver the product and a downward position to store the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Luis Alviar
  • Publication number: 20110123252
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a thermal storage tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The thermal storage tip comprises a material that is capable of storing and retaining thermal energy during application of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: HCT Asia Ltd
    Inventor: Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: 7883287
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a thermal storage tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The thermal storage tip comprises a material that is capable of storing and retaining thermal energy during application of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: HCT Asia, Ltd
    Inventor: Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: D639664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca, Megan Rene Langdon
  • Patent number: D643294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca, Megan Rene Langdon
  • Patent number: D656831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Megan Rene Langdon, Adrian C. Apodaca
  • Patent number: D680265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: HCT Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony DeMarco, Christopher Tarling, Timothy Thorpe, Janet Pardo, Gary Montalbano