Patents Examined by Bradley S Oliver
  • Patent number: 10334942
    Abstract: A soap dispensing brush. The soap dispensing brush includes a handle having a first end, a second end, and an interior volume configured to store liquid cleaner therein. A depressible end cap is removably secured to the second end of the handle. A brush head is disposed on the first end of the handle, the brush head comprising a first side and a second side, the first side having a plurality of bristles thereon. A plurality of apertures are disposed on the first side of the brush. A push rod is disposed within the interior volume and is communication with the end cap and with a valve. The valve is configured to open when the end cap is depressed, and opening of the valve dispenses liquid from the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Donald Newton
  • Patent number: 10306969
    Abstract: Provided is an assembly for a nail pen comprising: a) a nib made from a material that is configured to allow for movement of varnish from inside of the nail pen to the nib, and from the nib to a nail; b) a guide made from a material that is non-absorbent to the varnish, the guide extending below a surface of the nib that is configured to apply varnish to the nail; wherein a user applies a strip of the varnish to a distal portion of the nail by holding the guide against an edge of the nail and moving the nail pen along the distal portion of the nail so that the surface of the nib holding the varnish contacts the distal portion of the nail to apply varnish to the nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Noushin Laaly
  • Patent number: 10308418
    Abstract: A screw-operated dispenser providing for prevention of breakage of an engaged screw when a user rotates a turn member in the wrong direction, i.e., repels rather than propels an elevator. A tubular body holds a supply of product, which is dispensed by action of the elevator along a threaded shaft upon turning a base to either propel or repel the elevator along the shaft which is threadably engaged with the elevator. Certain lowermost revolutions of the thread on the shaft are chamfered at the bottom edge thereof so that when the elevator is in a lowermost position on the screw shaft and a user mistakenly rotates the turn member in a repel direction, the thread of the elevator will not engage, i.e., will override, the thread of the screw shaft thereby eliminating stress and/or pressure between the threads which may result in breakage of the screw shaft and render the dispenser inoperable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Federal Package Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Dakolios, Kendall L. Erickson
  • Patent number: 10299578
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oral care implement, comprising: a body comprising a handle and a head at an end of the handle; the body having a cavity therein for storing an oral care fluid; the head having at least one oral care element extending therefrom, and a fluid outlet through which the oral care fluid is dispensable to an exterior of the oral care implement; a passageway fluidly connecting the cavity with the fluid outlet; a mechanism for introducing air into the cavity from the exterior of the oral care implement; and a control valve on the head movable relative to the head between a first position for preventing fluid flow from the cavity through the fluid outlet and a second position for permitting fluid flow from the cavity through the fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Donghui Wu, Alan Sorrentino, Robert Moskovich, Eduardo Jimenez, Kenneth Waguespack, Douglas Joseph Hohlbein, Matthew Lee Kolb, Paul Donald Carse
  • Patent number: 10299561
    Abstract: To provide a makeup tool that is excellent in design and can perform stable application of a cosmetic, the makeup tool includes a barrel cylinder storing the cosmetic; and an application part attached to one end of the barrel cylinder, in which the application part includes an applying element capable of feeding the cosmetic from the barrel cylinder to apply the cosmetic, and a retainer that holds the applying element, and the retainer is formed of a hard material presenting visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Seiichi Maruyama, Shigeki Ooba, Hisami Tamano
  • Patent number: 10293990
    Abstract: The closure system includes an applicator having a closing member (7) which is realized for closing an outlet opening (11) as a result of the restoring force of a resilient restoring element. A blocking element (19) is movable such that, in a blocking position, it retains the closing member (7) in the closed position, but in the open position allows the outlet opening (11) to open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann Neopac AG
    Inventor: Andreas Geiger
  • Patent number: 10292479
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is an applicator for applying a product (P) to keratin materials, having:—an applicator element (5),—a stem (4),—a linking element (9) fixed to the stem (4),—an articulation (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Laure Thiebaut, Pierre Ducastin, Vincent Jacquart, Michel Limongi, Marc Ramet
  • Patent number: 10271628
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes a hollow case including an internal annular concave surface and bottom ports; a lotion enclosure including a threaded neck; a hollow supporting frame including an annular first flange on an outer surface and rested upon the neck, a smaller annular second flange in the concave surface, a forward snapping member, and an annular projection on an inner surface; a hollow conic member including a fastening element rested upon the first flange and secured to the snapping member; an applicator partially disposed in the supporting frame, fastened by the projection, and passing through the conic member, with the applicator including a cavity with a lotion guide member disposed therein; a cap including an internally threaded section secured to the neck, an internal annular shoulder, and an annular protrusion between the shoulder and the internally threaded section; and a cup-shaped member fastened in the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Zhuhai Ding Rong Plastic Products Co., LTD
    Inventor: Li-Mei Liu
  • Patent number: 10272714
    Abstract: An anti-rotation mechanism for a retractable eraser or other stick-like object for use with a writing instrument that utilizes locking elements to prevent the inadvertent retraction or extension of the eraser when pressure is applied to the eraser during the erasing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Sanford L.P.
    Inventor: Kenneth Swanick
  • Patent number: 10244843
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes an enclosure including an opening; a cup shaped mount including an externally and internally extending rim disposed on the opening for partially disposing the mount in the opening, at least one port adjacent to a bottom portion, at least one valve each disposed in the port, and a main portion; a spring biased plunger partially disposed in the mount and including an annular flange on an outer surface, an inner case partially disposed in the main portion, a first channel defined by the inner case, an outer case extending outward from the flange, and a second channel defined by the outer case; a fibrous applicator including an application head and a cylindrical fastening member disposed in the second channel, and a tunnel extending through the fastening member into the application head; and a cap. The inner case can open or close the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ZHUHAI DING RONG PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ting Nan Liu
  • Patent number: 10245612
    Abstract: A sealant-applicator tip comprises a body, having a plane of symmetry and comprising an inlet opening. The sealant-applicator tip also comprises a head, extending from the body opposite the inlet opening. The head comprising a first planar face, comprising a first linear edge, a second planar face, comprising a second linear edge, a third face, comprising a third edge, a fourth face, comprising a fourth edge, a fifth edge, a sixth edge, a seventh edge, and an outlet opening, formed in the third face and in communication with the inlet opening of the body. The sealant-applicator tip further comprises a channel, extending from the inlet opening to the outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Pringle-Iv, Don D. Trend
  • Patent number: 10239342
    Abstract: The invention relates to an application pen for dispensing a liquid onto a surface, such as for applying a protection layer onto adhesion surfaces of a vehicle; for example, for improving adhesion in the case of adhesive applications, the application pen including a hollow body and an ampoule which is received in the hollow body, including a circumferential face, for receiving the liquid, wherein the ampoule can be broken for discharging the liquid, wherein a breaking device with an axially movable portion is provided and is realized in such a manner that a movement of the movable portion in the axial direction results in the breaking of the ampoule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Daniel Fehlmann, Dana Maiwald, Dominique Burkard
  • Patent number: 10183303
    Abstract: There is provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention a maintenance device having a lubricant reservoir attached to the upper end of a fixed body, and a dynamic body that is slidably engaged and disposed within the fixed body at the lower end thereof. Attached to the base of dynamic body is a trio of cleaning arms. A spring that is internally positioned between the dynamic body and the fixed body biases the dynamic body downward and the cleaning arms to a relaxed position. As the dynamic body retracts upon the application of force by a user, lubricant is released and pumped from the lubricant reservoir and each of the cleaning arms pivot and engage the side wall of the male connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher Cunningham
  • Patent number: 10179474
    Abstract: A marker and stamp system embodied in a double-end device is provided. The device includes a marker end and an opposing stamp end. The stamp end enables the creation of clear and concise group presentations/instructions through the uniform application of predetermined symbols via a stamp applicator portion and marking template, while the marker end facilitates the presentation of tailored, free-hand markings via application of a marker nib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Matthew DeBoer