Patents Represented by Attorney Vladimir Vitenberg
  • Patent number: 7340794
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush is disclosed. The electric toothbrush includes a body having an interior hollow region for retaining one or more motors, batteries, and drive mechanisms. The toothbrush includes multiple bristle carriers. Each of the bristle carriers undergoes some type of movement and is driven by the one or more motors and drive mechanisms. Various combinations of movement of the bristle carriers are described. And, numerous drive train mechanisms are disclosed for achieving the noted motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick W. Brown, Douglas A. Gall
  • Patent number: 7270828
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polyol-in-silicone emulsion consisting essentially of: (i) an alkyl dimethicone copolyol having an HLB of from about 4 to about 6, and a molecular weight of from about 10,000 to about 20,000, wherein the alkyl group is made of about 10 to about 22 carbons; and (ii) a polyol, wherein the weight ratio of the alkyl dimethicone copolyol to the polyol is from about 100:1 to about 2:8; methods to make such a polyol-in-silicone emulsion, as well as an anhydrous personal care composition comprising by weight: (a) from about 0.01% to about 15% of an alkyl dimethicone copolyol having an HLB of about 4-6, and a molecular weight of from about 10,000 to about 20,000, wherein the alkyl group is made of about 10 to about 22 carbons; (b) from about 0.01% to about 35% of a polyol, wherein the weight ratio of the alkyl dimethicone copolyol to the polyol is from about 100:1 to about 2:8; and wherein the composition is substantially free of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hisatoshi Masuda, Mayu Ishigami, George Endel Deckner
  • Patent number: 7195414
    Abstract: A package for dispensing a pressurized material to be applied to the body. In one embodiment, the package comprises a container body having a cavity for containing a pressurized material to be applied to the body, the container body having an outer surface. An applicator is positioned adjacent the outer surface and is configured to dispense pressurized material. A cap is captively engaged with the container body, the cap being movable over the outer surface between a closed position in which the applicator is substantially shielded and an open position in which the applicator is substantially exposed. In another embodiment, the container body includes a body facing edge and a recessed surface bounded by the body facing edge, the recessed surface extending inwardly from the body facing edge. An applicator is configured to dispense the material and is positioned along the recessed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Benjamin J. Beck, David Harting, Theresa Louise Johnson, Christine Marie Putman
  • Patent number: 7152817
    Abstract: An electrostatic spray device and a cartridge for an electrostatic spray device that reduce the occurrence of electrically induced emulsion product separation are disclosed. The device and/or the cartridge may reduce electrically induced emulsion product separation by providing a conductive high voltage shield substantially around the product reservoir. Alternatively, the device and/or the cartridge may prevent the product located at the charging location from being in fluid communication with the product reservoir so that the product that is being charged cannot flow back into the product reservoir. The device and/or cartridge may alternatively reduce electrically induced emulsion product separation by minimizing the volume of product between the charging location and the exit orifice of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Edward Wilson, Bryan Michael Kadlubowski, Jeffrey Keith Leppla, Wataru Hirose, Yoshihiro Wakiyama, Takeshi Aoyama, Takeshi Mori, Toru Sumiyoshi, Joseph Michael Crowley
  • Patent number: 7078046
    Abstract: Disclosed are electrostatically-sprayable topical compositions, more particularly topical emulsion compositions, and methods of treating the skin by electrostatic application of such compositions. In one aspect the composition comprises an insulating external phase comprising one or more insulating materials and a conductive internal phase comprising one or more conductive materials. The compositions preferably also contain one or more particulate materials to be deposited on the skin, e.g., pigments, inert absorbents and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Elliot Rabe, Helen Shu Ying Yen, June Turkanis Brennock, Caroline Becque Martello
  • Patent number: D523177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Akiko Ashiwa, Tadayasu Koga
  • Patent number: D526717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Naoki Yamaguchi, Gerhard Robert Willi Seizer, Shunichi Nagasawa
  • Patent number: D532698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gemma Pridmore, Timothy Frederik Thomas Perry
  • Patent number: D537562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toshiya Taniguchi, Takashi Sako
  • Patent number: D537563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toshiya Taniguchi, Takashi Sako
  • Patent number: D538471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toshiya Taniguchi, Takashi Sako
  • Patent number: D539980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bryan Michael Kadlubowski, Stacy Alycia Thomas, Erica Heidi Hollmann
  • Patent number: D539981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bryan Michael Kadlubowski, Stacy Alycia Thomas, Erica Heidi Hollmann
  • Cap
    Patent number: D540670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Moribata, Seiichi Ido, Tsutomu Kobayashi
  • Cap
    Patent number: D541154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Moribata, Seiichi Ido, Tsutomu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D542652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Moribata, Seiichi Ido
  • Patent number: D547491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Toshiya Taniguchi
  • Patent number: D553800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Erica Heidi Hollmann, Stacy Alycia Thomas, Nancy Taylor Dempsey
  • Patent number: D561475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ping Wang, John Geoffrey Chan
  • Patent number: D561944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Akiko Ashiwa, Tadayasu Koga, Keiko Tanii