Patents Examined by Bradley Oliver
  • Ballpoint pen with slidable cap
    Patent number: 9370960
    Abstract: A ballpoint pen system having a slidable pen cap. A ballpoint ink cartridge disposed inside a pen housing has a ballpoint tip protruding out of a pen housing anterior aperture. The pen cap is disposed on a pen housing anterior end for capping the ballpoint tip. At least one linear pen cap through-slot is disposed through a pen cap side surface. At least one raised stopper located on the pen housing near the pen housing anterior end is disposed through the through-slot of the pen cap such that linearly sliding the pen cap causes the pen cap to move longitudinally relative to the pen housing. Sliding the pen cap to an extended position causes the pen cap to cover the ballpoint tip. Sliding the pen cap to a retracted position causes the ballpoint tip to protrude from the pen cap anterior aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jerry F. Peyton, Georgia C. Peyton
  • Cosmetic material container and manufacturing method of the same
    Patent number: 9370889
    Abstract: A container main body and a cap are stably and detachably engaged while improving a productivity. A leading end portion of a tubular container main body is provided with one or more projection portion on an outer peripheral surface, a hole communicating inner and outer sides of a tube in a rear side in an axial direction of the projection portion, and an expanded portion expanded such that an outer diameter within the tube is equal to or more than an outer diameter of the projection portion and running to a rear side in a rear side in an axial direction of the hole, respectively. An inner peripheral surface of a cap is provided with an annular projection detachably engaging with disengaging from the projection portion in an axial direction. The projection portion securely climbs over the annular projection for its flexibility in a diametrical direction of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Sawata
  • Device with a rotation effect
    Patent number: 9366326
    Abstract: A device with a rotation effect includes an external barrel, a rotation barrel, a rotation mechanism, a pressing mechanism and a deceleration mechanism. The rotation barrel is disposed in the external barrel. The rotation mechanism connects with the rotation barrel for rotating the rotation barrel. The pressing mechanism connects with the external barrel. The deceleration mechanism connects with the rotation barrel to reduce the rotation speed of the rotation barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Benext Inno-Product Development Ltd.
    Inventor: Vincent K. Lee
  • Applicator
    Patent number: 9364849
    Abstract: An applicator for cosmetics (in particular, eyeliner) and writing implements. The applicator includes an extrusion device that extrudes the content liquid to an applicator part. The applicator part has a conical part formed in an approximate conical shape. The conical part 31 has a plurality of thin disks arranged concentrically. The outside diameters of thin disks define a conical shape from a front end to a rear, and the thin disks is connected at their approximate center by an approximate cone or approximate cylinder. A plurality of grooves are formed in a front-to-rear direction of the applicator part. A liquid flow passage connected to a flow path is formed inside the approximate cone or approximate cylinder. Also, slits connecting the liquid flow passage and the grooves are formed on an outer side of the approximate cone or approximate cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Junya Uehara
  • Thin film dispenser
    Patent number: 9352928
    Abstract: A thin film dispenser has a body, a moving assembly, a resilient positioning element, a dispensing unit and a push button. The body has an opening, a sliding channel and two sets of positioning recesses. The moving assembly is connected to the dispensing unit. The resilient positioning element is connected to the moving assembly and has a positioning segment selectively engaging one of the two sets of positioning recesses. The dispensing unit has a dispensing head corresponding to the opening of the body. The push button is mounted slidably in the sliding channel of the body, is connected to the moving assembly and selectively pushes against the positioning segment of the resilient positioning element to disengage from a corresponding set of positioning recesses to enable the moving assembly to move relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SDI Corporation
    Inventor: Chien-Lung Wu
  • Fingertip mountable writing instrument
    Patent number: 9333796
    Abstract: A writing instrument is provided. The writing instrument includes a bifurcated body extending along a central axis. The body has a distal writing tip located on a first side of a tubular bifurcation and a proximal end located on a second side of the bifurcation, distal from the distal writing tip. The distal writing tip has a frustoconical end and a tubular portion extending proximally from the frustoconical end. The tubular portion has a circumferential ridge adjacent the frustoconical end. The bifurcation has a diameter larger than the diameter of the tubular portion. The proximal end includes a plurality of fingers extending proximally from the bifurcation. Each of the plurality of fingers is biased toward the central axis. A method of using the writing instrument is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Inventor: Keith Martin
  • Devices and methods for dispensing fluids and wiping surfaces
    Patent number: 9333540
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides devices and methods for dispensing fluids and wiping surfaces. A cleaning device comprises a housing having an internal cavity configured to retain a cleaning fluid, a dispenser in fluid communication with the internal cavity and having a dispensing surface configured to dispense at least a portion of cleaning fluid from the internal cavity, and a wiper having a wiping surface configured to wipe dispensed fluid from a surface being cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: NORILLA LLC
    Inventors: Scott Martin Bushaw, Jeff Bushaw, Imran Zaman
  • Handheld precise liquid marker
    Patent number: 9327545
    Abstract: A handheld precise liquid marker. The handheld precise liquid marker preferably creates a substantially perfect dot when marking one or more surfaces and is preferably used for multiple applications such as marking a dimple of a golf ball surface and/or providing a proper amount of dosage for medicinal applications. The handheld precise liquid marker may also comprise a liquid delivery system for dispensing a precise amount of ink or liquid onto various surfaces, a projecting/retracting mechanism, and an audible and/or tactile physical feedback mechanism. The projecting/retracting mechanism may controllably retract or protrude a nib into and out of the housing, and the audible/physical feedback mechanism may provide either a physical and/or audible click once a desired amount of ink or liquid transfers onto the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Golf Rite Products, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth M Tarlow, Frank Francavilla
  • Personal cleaning system
    Patent number: 9326645
    Abstract: The invention describes a cleaning system in the form of a mitt having cleaning pads attached by reversible fastening means so that pads may be electively and consecutively attached, removed, or replaced. Furthermore, the invention provides a means for introducing, retaining, dispensing, and distributing a fluid, such as water or a liquid cleaning product, so that a removable pad may be irrigated with a regulated dose of fluid prior to use. The invention also describes a cooperative enclosure that can store a plurality of cleaning pads. Features of the compatible enclosure serve to physically guide the body of the mitt into alignment with a replacement pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: INVISIBLE PRODUCT GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Steven Bank, Jonathan D. Albert, Chris Murray, Breanna Stachowski
  • Bucketless handle
    Patent number: 9320406
    Abstract: A modular cleaning device including a handle assembly having a container, a dispensing element in fluid communication with the container, and a cleaning element. A backpack including a bladder in fluid communication with the dispensing element is also included. The handle assembly is configured to dispense a fluid from at least one of the backpack and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Impact Products, LLC
    Inventors: John T. Irwin, Jeffrey C. Gayer, Stephen A. Dukes
  • Cosmetic container with applicator and pivoting mechanism for the applicator
    Patent number: 9320338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic container for a liquid or paste-like cosmetic product or the like, having a reservoir for the cosmetic product and having an applicator for applying the cosmetic product to the skin and/or hair. The applicator is supported on the cosmetic container in pivoting fashion and, by pivoting around a pivoting axis, can be pivoted between an idle position inside the reservoir and at least one use position outside the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: GEKA GMBH
    Inventor: Werner Fischer
  • Rechargeable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush assembly
    Patent number: 9314096
    Abstract: A rechargeable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush assembly stores and dispenses toothpaste while also providing a charger to recharge the assembly. The assembly includes an elongated member having a handle. A surface is removably coupled to the elongated member. A plurality of bristles is coupled to the surface. A toothpaste cartridge is positionable in the handle. A plunger is coupled to the handle and positioned adjacent to the toothpaste cartridge. The plunger is operationally engaged to the toothpaste cartridge. A button is coupled to the handle and is operationally coupled to the plunger wherein the plunger engages the toothpaste cartridge upon manipulation of the button wherein the button is configured for dispensing toothpaste from the toothpaste cartridge to the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Inventor: Michelle L. Holmes
  • Hand-washing mitt
    Patent number: 9307873
    Abstract: The hand-washing mitt includes a mitt with an opening into which a hand is inserted. The mitt includes a drawstring adjacent the opening in order to form a watertight seal with a wrist of said hand. The interior of the mitt is lined with an absorbent material. A cleaning solution bladder is located inside of said mitt, and when punctured shall release a cleaning solution onto said hand, which is used to wash the hand inside of the mitt. The end user would rub his or her hand around the interior of the mitt in order to wash the hand clean via the cleaning solution. The interior of the mitt includes bristle members on the interior surface to rub the hand against when washing the hand via the cleaning solution. The hand-washing mitt is a single-use item, which is discarded after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventors: Erica Glover, Henry Burks
  • Pencil eraser adapter
    Patent number: 9308772
    Abstract: A pencil adapter for attaching a new eraser to a pencil. The pencil adapter may include a hollow body forming a first cavity on a first end and a second cavity on a second end, with a divider in between. The first end may be attached to the eraser end of a pencil and a new eraser may fit in the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Philip Anderson
  • Refillable reservoir and fountain pen comprising such reservoir
    Patent number: 9308770
    Abstract: The invention is a reservoir having a piston assembly for filing and/or dispensing fluids contained in the reservoir. The refillable reservoir includes a cylinder defining a reservoir for containing a fluid; a piston body axially slidable in the reservoir; and a piston rod releasably fixed to the piston body for actuating the piston body. A first locking mechanism is provided between the piston body and the cylinder. A second locking mechanism is provided between the piston body and the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Grocon bvba
    Inventor: Francis Goossens
  • Cosmetic container
    Patent number: 9307822
    Abstract: A cosmetic container for housing a cosmetic product applicator is presented. The cosmetic container comprises: a cosmetic product applicator; a tubular housing comprising first and second portions; and a platform positioned within the tubular housing and connected to the first portion of the housing, the platform being adapted to receive the cosmetic product applicator inserted into the tubular housing. The first portion of the housing is rotatable relative to the second portion of the housing about an axis of rotation so as to move the platform between a first position, in which substantially the entire length of the cosmetic product applicator is situated within the tubular housing so as to prevent its removal from the housing, and a second position, in which a portion of the cosmetic applicator projects outwardly from the tubular housing so as to permit its removal from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Toly Management Limited
    Inventors: Paul Adams, Mario Delia, Philippe Parker, Brian McNamara
  • Dual end liquid applicator
    Patent number: 9301591
    Abstract: A dual end liquid applicator including a reservoir handle having a first opening defined at a first end, a second opening defined at a second end opposing the first end, a first head member, and a second head member is provided. The reservoir handle defines an internal cavity for storing a dispensing liquid. The first head member is operably connected at the first opening at the first end of the reservoir handle. The second head member is operably connected at the second opening at the second end of the reservoir handle. The first head member and the second head member, when rolled over a contact surface, transfer and dispense the dispensing liquid from the internal cavity of the reservoir handle through the first opening at the first end of the reservoir handle and the second opening at the second end of the reservoir handle respectively, to the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Sheherazade Sohrabpour King
  • Retractable tip writing instrument with a protective sleeve
    Patent number: 9296250
    Abstract: A writing instrument including a hollow body extending between a rear end and a front end of the hollow body; a writing member mounted inside the hollow body and provided with a tip at a free end; a protective sleeve movable between a tip protection position and a retracted position for writing; at least one first stop formed on the hollow body; and at least one locking member able to engage said first stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Ludovic Fagu
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: 9283802
    Abstract: A writing instrument (1) having a writing instrument housing (3), with a writing nib (8) protruding beyond one end of said writing instrument housing, wherein the writing instrument (1) has a machine-readable data memory. The invention provides a functional element (5) at that end of the writing instrument housing (3) which is remote from the writing nib (8) and attaching at least one subregion of the functional element (5) to the writing instrument (1) in a detachable manner, and allowing the functional element (5) or its detachably attached subregion to contain the machine-readable data memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Klio-Eterna Schreibgeräte GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Hariolf Briggl
  • Antiseptic applicator
    Patent number: 9265923
    Abstract: An applicator assembly includes a container having a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a chamber, an application member attached to the distal end of the container, and a tearable solution reservoir disposed within the chamber, the tearable solution reservoir comprising a tearing member, wherein actuating the tearing member to tear the tearable solution reservoir brings the container, the tearable solution reservoir, and the application member into fluid communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Carefusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle W. Boone, Manuel Guzman