Patents Examined by Bradley S Oliver
  • Patent number: 10792954
    Abstract: A housing is formed with an opening for the receipt of a cosmetic pencil to be sharpened. A shaping funnel within the housing is formed of a plurality blades in operative proximity around the opening. A motor rotates the shaping funnel and the plurality of blades for sharpening the cosmetic pencil within the shaping funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SI/TKO Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Christopher Jones
  • Patent number: 10743635
    Abstract: A liquid eyeliner pen having a liquid storage function includes a brush sleeve having a brush sleeve body. At least one air inlet hole extending along an axial direction of the brush sleeve body is configured on the brush sleeve body at a position close to the front shaft end thereof in a through manner. The front side of the air inlet hole is exposed outside a brush sleeve base. At least one first air vent extending along the axial direction of the brush sleeve body is further configured on the outer layer sidewall of the brush sleeve body. A front side of the first air vent intercommunicates with the air inlet hole, a rear side of the first air vent intercommunicates with a second air vent on the diverter base. At least one liquid storage groove unit is configured on the inner layer sidewall of the brush sleeve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SHYA HSIN PACKAGING INDUSTRY (CHINA) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hua Zhong, Linglang Zhan
  • Patent number: 10736411
    Abstract: A paint brush and method include a ferrule extending around and in contact with a plurality of bristles and a spacer apparatus positioned to space apart the plurality of bristles to provide at least one reservoir within the plurality of bristles. The spacer apparatus defines at least one opening extending through the spacer apparatus that allows fluid passage therethrough to the at least one reservoir to assist in removal of paint from the plurality of bristles when fluid is provided therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: Bryan L. Hesse, Jeffrey F. Taylor, Jason Carley, John White, Antonio Belton
  • Patent number: 10730487
    Abstract: A brush having manual or automatic operation for maintenance of mechanical rims or any object placed on top of the rims. Access to the inside of the rims is difficult due to the obstacle that the spokes and the brake disc constitute, whereby cleaning is often imperfect and residual dirt remains despite the broad range of existing products. A perfectly clean rim requires tedious cleaning using unsuitable brushes or cloths, at the price of one or more hand injuries. A brush is provided in a kit made up of elements that can be associated with one another. A horizontal body is associated with a main vertical body or a secondary vertical body, allowing areas that are difficult to access and the arms of the rim to be cleaned in a single movement without the hand ever touching any part of the wheel, thus avoiding injuries and saving time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Jean Max Yao Dibi
  • Patent number: 10724568
    Abstract: A sealant application system for applying sealant to a surrounding surface into which an associated fastener extends includes a source of sealant and a concentrator. The concentrator includes a housing with a top wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall. The housing includes an inner chamber for receiving sealant. One of the housing walls has inlet port in communication with both the source of sealant and the inner chamber for delivery of sealant into the inner chamber. The top wall has formed therein an open basin in communication with the inner chamber. An applicator tool separate from the concentrator receives the sealant from within the basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Israel Donnell Reeves
  • Patent number: 10722019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic product applicator (14), of (lie type comprising: an application member (30) extending along a first longitudinal axis (34), a first end of said application member comprising an application element (42); and a gripping member (32) extending along a second longitudinal axis (36) and connected by a hinge (60, 76) to a second end (46) of the application member. The applicator timber comprises a removable locking element (33) forming a first stop between the gripping member and the application member, so as to lock the hinge and keep the first and second longitudinal axes substantially parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Xavier Debaecker, Sylvain De Raemy, Patrice Barre
  • Patent number: 10716382
    Abstract: A hair dye device includes a barrel, wherein the barrel includes a hollow center and a hook extending from one end of the barrel and an absorbent material impregnated with hair dye, wherein the absorbent material is configured to extend beyond the one end of the barrel, wherein a tip of the absorbent material moves toward the hook to provide a loop to capture hair within the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: William Bickford
  • Patent number: 10695780
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging vessel including: an application tip; and a nozzle exposed upwardly from the application tip by means of an external force and having an outlet adapted to discharge content to top of the application tip, wherein the nozzle moves downwardly from the application tip to close the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: YONWOO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joong Hyun Ki, Yu Seob Kim, Seo Hui Jung, Hyo Sun Jung
  • Patent number: 10695781
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging vessel including: a pump for discharging content; an application tip descended to operate the pump; and a nozzle exposed upwardly from the application tip when the application tip is descended and having an outlet adapted to discharge the content to top of the application tip, the outlet being closed by the application tip ascended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: YONWOO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Joong Hyun Ki, Yu Seob Kim, Seo Hui Jung, Hyo Sun Jung
  • Patent number: 10689152
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) for dispensing a flowable material M has a container (12) having an outer wall (20) and membrane (14) collectively defining a first chamber (22) configured to contain the flowable material M. The membrane (14) has a thickness and a weld seam (40) wherein the weld seam (40) has a thickness less than the thickness of the membrane (14). A fracturing mechanism (16) is operably connected to the container (12). The fracturing mechanism (16) has an extending member (64) projecting from the outer wall (20) of the container (12). The extending member (64) has a projection (66) positioned proximate the membrane (14), wherein in response to deflection of the extending member (64), the projection (66) deflects the outer wall (20) proximate the membrane (14) wherein the weld seam (40) fractures creating an opening (41) through the membrane (14) configured to allow the flowable material M to pass therethrough and from the dispenser (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: James Alexander Corporation
    Inventors: Richard James May, Jeffrey Rendano
  • Patent number: 10682665
    Abstract: A method of delivering a glutinous substance from a cartridge to a brush comprises receiving the cartridge inside a sleeve through an inlet of the sleeve while a pressure cap, located proximate the inlet of the sleeve, is in an open position. The method also comprises moving the pressure cap, located proximate the inlet of the sleeve, into a closed position to sealingly couple the pressure cap with a trailing end of the cartridge and to sealingly couple a valve with a leading end of the cartridge. The method further comprises applying pressure to the glutinous substance in the cartridge through a pressure input of the pressure cap to urge the glutinous substance from the cartridge to the valve. The method additionally comprises rotating the brush and opening the valve to enable the glutinous substance to flow from the valve to the brush at least when the brush is rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Pringle, IV, John J. Brown, Angelica Davancens, Frederick B. Frontiera, Martin Guirguis, Raul Tomuta, Richard P. Topf, Don D. Trend, Jake B. Weinmann
  • Patent number: 10669065
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) for dispensing a flowable material M has a container (12) having an outer wall (20) and membrane (14) collectively defining a first chamber (22) configured to contain the flowable material M. The membrane (14) has a thickness and a weld seam (40) wherein the weld seam (40) has a thickness less than the thickness of the membrane (14). A fracturing mechanism (16) is operably connected to the container (12). The fracturing mechanism (16) has an extending member (64) projecting from the outer wall (20) of the container (12). The extending member (64) has a projection (66) positioned proximate the membrane (14), wherein in response to deflection of the extending member (64), the projection (66) deflects the outer wall (20) proximate the membrane (14) wherein the weld seam (40) fractures creating an opening (41) through the membrane (14) configured to allow the flowable material M to pass therethrough and from the dispenser (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: James Alexander Corporation
    Inventors: Richard James May, Jeffrey Rendano
  • Patent number: 10660419
    Abstract: A packaged skin treatment composition comprising: (a) a receptacle with a neck and having stored therein a treatment composition containing microscopic three dimensional spherical structures having membranous outer walls and secluded internal spaces, (b) a wiper affixed within the neck and having an internal barrel portion, (c) a closure for the receptacle, (d) an applicator comprised of a rod with a proximal end affixed to the closure and a distal end terminating in an enlarged portion, wherein when the rod is extracted from the receptacle the treatment composition loads onto the applicator in an amount sufficient to permit application of the treatment composition containing the microscopic spherical structures to the treatment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: ELC Management LLC
    Inventors: Osvaldo Fontanet, Paul Abbatepaolo, Jennifer Fuller, Jennifer Palmer Quintano, Snehal Shah, Mary Ann Smail, Hua Wang, Allan Hafkin
  • Patent number: 10660483
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a soap which does not disengage from the user while in use and provides a means to hang the soap while not in use. Specifically, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a semiflexible continuous mechanical structure extends above a surface of a soap bar just enough to create an open area through which the user's finger may be removably inserted whereby the bottom portion of the structure is embedded within the body of soap 12, such that, when, in use, a user's finger may be inserted into the top portion of the structure, where it will rest atop the top surface of the soap and the bottom portion of the structure will remain substantially embedded in the soap as it dissolves. The top portion of the structure also provides a means to hang the soap while not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Geoffrey Scott Hyde
  • Patent number: 10639136
    Abstract: A liquid supply apparatus having an internal reservoir. In one embodiment, the invention can be a liquid supply apparatus including a housing having an internal reservoir containing a fluid. A partition member may be positioned within the internal reservoir to divide the internal reservoir into a first chamber and a second chamber. The partition member may include a passageway extending therethrough and terminating as a first opening in a first surface of the partition member and as a second opening in a second surface of the partition member. A capillary member is located within the second chamber and extends from a first end to a second end. The partition member prohibits axial movement of the capillary member into the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Brian Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10639927
    Abstract: Disclosed is a knock-type pen, which includes: a housing having a ‘¬’-shaped guide groove formed at a top end thereof; a pen seam accommodated in the housing; a pressing member having a moving protrusion provided at a lower end thereof and movably inserted into the guide groove; a rotating member rotatably coupled to an outer circumference of the top end of the housing and having a ‘l’-shaped slide groove into which an end of the moving protrusion inserted into the guide groove is movably inserted; and a knock unit disposed between the pressing member and the pen seam and configured to allow an end of the pen seam to move in and out at a lower end of the housing when the pressing member is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: DONG-A PENCIL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hakjae Kim, Jung-gul An
  • Patent number: 10638832
    Abstract: A personal care implement that dispenses a fluid to cleaning elements during a hygiene activity. The personal care implement may include a handle, a head, and a reservoir containing a fluid in one of the handle and the head. A plurality of bristle tufts may extend from the head along an axis. Each of the bristle tufts may include a plurality of bristle filaments that are arranged in the bristle tuft so that spaces exist within the bristle tuft. The personal care implement may also include a capillary member that is fluidly coupled to both the first fluid and to one of the bristle tufts. The fluid may flow by capillary action from the reservoir to a bottom end of the one of the bristle tufts and then upwardly along the bristle tuft within the spaces between the bristle filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Leighton Davies-Smith, Erin Speicher, Al Aquanza Sprosta
  • Patent number: 10636319
    Abstract: A writing utensil adapted for promoting the development of a tripod writing grip includes an elongate body having a substantially polygonal cross section, and having three faces extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, and a boss member extending from an intermediate portion of the elongate body, the boss member being adapted for impeding a user's fingers from sliding along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Two Sparrows Learning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy M. Morris, Davide Piovesan
  • Patent number: 10631624
    Abstract: A carpet and upholstery cleaning product is configured to store a consumable cleaning solution and dispense the cleaning solution to treat a spot or stain on a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning product can include a bottle defining a reservoir for the cleaning solution, a fluid dispensing outlet provided on an angled neck of the, and a scrubber on the bottle for scrubbing stains on the surface to be cleaned, wherein the scrubber is offset from the fluid outlet such that the cleaning solution is not dispensed through the scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz, Victoria J. Royale, Lauren M. Lenkowski, Christopher D. Barr
  • Patent number: 10617199
    Abstract: A system comprising an implement and dispenser containing a fluid detachably coupled to the implement. In one embodiment, the dispenser has a housing that includes a reservoir containing a fluid and an actuator for dispensing the fluid from the dispenser. The dispenser is at least partially located within the cavity of the handle. The housing of the dispenser has at least one protuberance that protrudes radially beyond an outer surface of the handle thereby forming a ridge that a user can grip to remove the dispenser from the cavity of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Alan Sorrentino, Robert Moskovich