Patents Assigned to MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140120039
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to formulations comprising at least one pressure generating vehicle along with at least one skincare active agent in a container such that the pressure generating vehicle would eject the formulation as foam, whipped cream or a similar form upon application of external pressure on the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Naomi Graham, Thomas A. Meyer, Stephen E. Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20140107967
    Abstract: A kiosk apparatus that may select for a person a recommended footcare product based on pressure measurements collected from pressures sensors or calculated biomechanical data estimates. Pressure measurements and calculated biomechanical data estimates may be used to determine if a foot is unshod on the pressure sensor and also group a person into a classified subgroup. The pressure measurement and calculated biomechanical data estimates may also be used to select a recommended footcare product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: BIN XIA, Harold A. Howlett, Charles E. Lundy
  • Publication number: 20140107968
    Abstract: A kiosk apparatus that may select for a person a recommended footcare product based on pressure measurements collected from pressures sensors or calculated biomechanical data estimates. Pressure measurements and calculated biomechanical data estimates may be used to determine if a foot is unshod on the pressure sensor and also group a person into a classified subgroup. The pressure measurement and calculated biomechanical data estimates may also be used to select a recommended footcare product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Xia, Harold A. Howlett, Charles E. Lundy
  • Publication number: 20140107966
    Abstract: A kiosk apparatus that may select for a person a recommended footcare product based on pressure measurements collected from pressures sensors or calculated biomechanical data estimates. Pressure measurements and calculated biomechanical data estimates may be used to determine if a foot is unshod on the pressure sensor and also group a person into a classified subgroup. The pressure measurement and calculated biomechanical data estimates may also be used to select a recommended footcare product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Xia, Harold A. Howlett, Charles E. Lundy
  • Publication number: 20140033829
    Abstract: A kiosk apparatus that may select for a person a recommended footcare product based on pressure measurements collected from pressures sensors or calculated biomechanical data estimates. Pressure measurements and calculated biomechanical data estimates may be used to determine if a foot is unshod on the pressure sensor and also group a person into a classified subgroup. The pressure measurement and calculated biomechanical data estimates may also be used to select a recommended footcare product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Xia, Harold A. Howlett, Charles E. Lundy
  • Publication number: 20130326906
    Abstract: An orthotic is disclosed. The orthotic may include a cushioning layer configured to extend from at least the metatarsal region to the proximal heel region, the cushioning layer having a heel region with a protruding heel piece integrally molded as part of the cushioning layer. The orthotic may also include an outer shell layer fixedly coupled to the cushioning layer, the outer shell layer extending longitudinally from at least the medial cuneiform-first metatarsal joint region to the calcaneus bone region of the user, the outer shell layer configured to receive the protruding heel piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. Howlett, Bin Xia, Philip C. Yang
  • Patent number: 8506560
    Abstract: A container for a cryosurgery device which includes a cryogen bottle. The container includes a container body including an internal space sufficiently large to hold the cryogen bottle; a valve actuation assembly mechanically coupled to the container body, the valve actuation assembly configured to actuate a valve on the cryogen bottle; and a reservoir positioned relative to the valve actuation assembly so that the reservoir receives cryogen from the cryogen bottle when the valve on the cryogen bottle is actuated using the valve actuation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. McBride, Jr., Sergio Gedanke, Wing-Kwong Keung, Leonora M. Brozell
  • Patent number: 8479413
    Abstract: Disclosed is a footwear insole for alleviating arthritis pain of the foot, knee, and/or hip by providing a rigid shell layer for arch support, and a topcloth, an upper cushioning layer, and a lower cushioning layer for cushioning. Further, the rigid shell layer includes a shell aperture, and the lower cushioning layer includes a lower layer aperture, through which a portion of the upper cushioning layer extends for cushioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Avent, Jane M. Cappaert, Charles E. Lundy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130123806
    Abstract: A device for occlusion of a skin tag projecting from a skin area includes a pressure layer having an upper side, an underside, and configured to enclose the skin tag and occlude blood flow to the enclosed skin tag, the pressure layer including a base member having an upper side, an underside, and configured to enclose the skin tag, at least one first planar spring connected to a first side of the base member at one end of the first planar spring, and a first occlusion member connected to an other end of the first planar spring for applying an occlusion force to the enclosed skin tag, and a top layer attached to the upper side of the pressure layer, the top layer covering at least a portion of the first planar spring, and the top layer having a hole configured to receive the enclosed skin tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: MSD CONSUMER CARE, INC.
    Inventors: Harold A. Howlett, John W. Davis, Ronald M. Feret
  • Patent number: 8336145
    Abstract: A deodorizer in particular, a deodorizer substrate with a porous carrier material formed in a monolithic form, and an odor neutralizing composition in the porous carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald R. Dever, Harold A. Howlett, Philip C. Yang
  • Patent number: 8333525
    Abstract: A click pen applicator device that provides predetermined dosing of the formulation for precise application, and rapidly primes the formulation using the dosing click mechanism to prepare the applicator for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Wightman, Michael Furey, Jeff Hayet, Robert C. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8328449
    Abstract: A click pen applicator device that provides predetermined dosing of the formulation for precise application, and rapidly primes the formulation using the dosing click mechanism to prepare the applicator for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Wightman, Michael Furey, Jeff Hayet, Robert C. Johnson
  • Patent number: D671414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Teitelbaum, Scott Jost, Lee D. Stouch, Robert C. Johnson, Carolyn A. DeMaere
  • Patent number: D675412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Karla Klein, Pamela Curtiss, Brendan Reilly, Theresa Chee, Richard T. Avent, Swapna Purani, Leanne Blair, David Contract, Christopher Cortina, Elizabeth Morgan
  • Patent number: D687301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Topinka, Michael P. Tune, John Bischoff, Christopher S. Vowells
  • Patent number: D689276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Karla Klein, Pamela Curtiss, Brendan Reilly, Theresa Chee, Richard T. Avent, Swapna Purani, Leanne Blair, David Contract, Christopher Cortina, Elizabeth Morgan
  • Patent number: D698264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Schwall, Julka Rae Almquist, Christopher Ryan Gold, Ross Lockwood
  • Patent number: D699931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard F. Grisoni
  • Patent number: D708523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Topinka, Michael P. Tune, John Biscoff, Christopher S. Vowells
  • Patent number: RE45022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: MSD Consumer Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi N. Graham, Kimberly Lyn McCormack, Laura Ann Flanagan-Kent