Patents Examined by David J. Walczak
  • Rotating cosmetic applicator system
    Patent number: 11457718
    Abstract: A rotating cosmetic applicator system features a unique rod/wiper relationship that causes the rod to rotate when it passes through the wiper. The applicator head rotates in one direction when the user inserts the applicator through the wiper, and in the opposite direction when the user removes the applicator through the wiper. The result is a more even loading of product onto the applicator head than with a conventional mascara system. A more even load of product on the brush will support a more consistent experience for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: ELC Management LLC
    Inventor: Chad Garrison
  • Applicator for pasty cosmetic products
    Patent number: 11452357
    Abstract: An applicator for pasty cosmetic products that allows a better handling of the applicator in order to significantly improve the distribution of the cosmetic product during its application, and in turn, avoids “getting dirty” and/or “stained” with the cosmetic product or contaminating the same during its handling, thanks to the fact that it has separate sectors each with different purposes and a removable laminar cover that covers the entire applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Christian Antonini, Pablo Eugenio Ripoli
  • Applicator for water-soluble sheet-shaped preparation
    Patent number: 11452852
    Abstract: A nozzle having at least one hole on an end portion having a plane with a size capable of holding a sheet-like water-soluble preparation. The nozzle also has concave-convex portions on a portion of the plane excluding the hole. An applicator for a sheet-like water-soluble preparation which is composed of a liquid container and the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: COSMED PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying-Shu Quan, Ying-Zhe Li, Kiyotsune Higuchi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Fumio Kamiyama
  • Cosmetic unit with shell on demand
    Patent number: 11445798
    Abstract: Cosmetic unit (1) comprising a container (2) filled with a flowable cosmetic that can be removed through an access opening of the container (2), and a cap (3) for closing the access opening of the container (2), whereas the cap (3) carries an applicator (17), wherein the container (2) is formed by a tank (12) made of cosmetic compatible material and a rigid outer shell surrounding at least the tank (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventors: Arnaud Brilland, Friedrich Weigel, Sacha Cusseau, Hayden Turner
  • Cosmetic applicator assembly
    Patent number: 11439219
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator assembly includes a handle body having a proximal end, a distal end, a largest width or diameter of from 0.4 inches to 1.25 inches, and an exterior surface, an elevated feature disposed along the exterior surface and extending from 0.007 inches to 0.020 inches above the exterior surface, and a cosmetic applicator coupled to the distal end of the handle body and constructed to apply a cosmetic. The handle body includes a handle body material. The elevated feature include an elevated feature material, wherein the elevated feature material has a kinetic coefficient of friction of greater than or equal to 0.55 and a hardness of less than or equal to Shore A 70, and a hardness that is less than the hardness of the handle body material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NOXELL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gordon Gerald Guay, Michael Christopher Sabino
  • Microfiber-containing nonwoven fabrics
    Patent number: 11441252
    Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics including (i) continuous fibers and (ii) a blend of staple fibers comprising polyester staple fibers, bicomponent staple fibers, microfiber staple fibers, and wettable staple fibers, in which the continuous fibers are mechanically entangled with the blend of staple fibers. The continuous fibers and the blend of staple fibers may be mechanically entangled via a hydroentangling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Dionne Pots, Matthijs Van Hunen, James Taylor
  • Pen
    Patent number: 11440337
    Abstract: A pen comprising a shaft, a gripping zone, and a measuring device having a sensor configured to measure a force acting on the gripping zone. The pen further comprises a cover in the area of the gripping zone, the cover configured to cover the measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Karl-Peter Kämpf, Harald Winkler
  • Brush for the application of cosmetic products
    Patent number: 11432643
    Abstract: The brush for the application of cosmetic products comprises an housing seat for housing at least an application body having a plurality of spreading elements to spread a cosmetic product on a user, in which the housing seat comprises at least a concave portion and defining on the application body at least an application face of the cosmetic product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Pennelli Faro S.r.l.
    Inventor: Gianluca Serposi
  • Lotion application assembly
    Patent number: 11432635
    Abstract: A lotion application assembly includes a handle that is hollow and a roller that is rotatably coupled to the handle for rolling along a user's skin. A conduit is integrated into the handle and the conduit is directed toward the roller. A container is insertable into the handle, the container contains a fluid lotion and the container is in fluid communication with the conduit when the container is inserted into the handle. A cap is removably attachable to the handle and a plunger is slidably integrated into the cap. The plunger is urgeable into the container to urge the fluid lotion outwardly through the conduit and onto the roller thereby facilitating the roller to apply the fluid lotion onto the user's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Ojo Omodele
  • Pipe cleaning brush
    Patent number: 11425988
    Abstract: A pipe cleaning brush which comprises a cleaning unit including a brush body and an elastic body, a connecting unit including a flexible strip, and a handle unit including a fixed handle and a plug-connected part that are separated and embedded with each other. The plug-connected part includes a first branch rod and a second branch rod. One end of the first branch rod and one end of the second branch rod are pivoted to each other to be opened or collapsed, and the first branch rod or the second branch rod is embedded and positioned above the fixed handle, so that the second branch rod or the first branch rod is rotated and to simultaneously drive the connecting unit and the cleaning unit to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAM ROCK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuei-Kun Wu
  • Writing implement
    Patent number: 11427027
    Abstract: A writing implement having a pen tip that can achieve excellent ink outflow performance and an increase in the effective area of a viewer portion allowing recognition of the writing direction, relative to the whole pen tip. The writing implement is a writing implement A which includes a pen tip 20 feeding ink from a writing implement body 10 and having a viewer portion through which the writing direction can be recognized, and is characterized in that the pen tip 20 is configured of, a least, a writing part 30 and a holding body 40 having a viewer portion 43, and the holding portion 40 has a sheet-shaped ink feeder 25 formed with slits or bumps on the surface and inside thereof to produce a capillary action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuaki Ogiwara, Naohiko Moriya, Toshimi Kamitani
  • Multi-surface spray mop and mop supporting stand
    Patent number: 11426049
    Abstract: A multi-surface spray mop system having a spray mop and mop stand. The mop having an elongated segmented body with at least an upper pole section and a lower pole section releasably coupled. The mop stand supports and maintains the spray mop in an upright position above a floor surface by maintaining the center of gravity of the spray mop within a base of a support area defined by the mop supporting stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: For Life Products, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph A. McDonnell
  • System and method for a cosmetic product used for application of foundation using a syringe plunger type dispensing mechanism
    Patent number: 11419408
    Abstract: An apparatus including but not limited to a plunger driven dispenser comprising a handle having an inner section and an outer section and a top; a storage chamber formed inside of the inner section the contains a highly viscous product, wherein the storage chamber has a tapered opening at the bottom and an aperture in the top of the storage chamber, wherein the aperture further comprises a coned tip surrounding the aperture; a syringe and plunger formed inside of the outer section that fits into the storage chamber and extrudes the cosmetic product through the coned tip aperture under pressure applied to the plunger; and an aperture in the top that receives cosmetic product from the storage chamber through the coned tip aperture and a spike to seal the storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Sylvia Evelyn Kuperaza
  • Body scrubbing appliance for use with loofahs
    Patent number: 11419461
    Abstract: A body scrubbing appliance adapted for detachably holding a variety of different loofahs having ropes of varying lengths. The body scrubbing appliance includes a handle including a channel, a loofah support including a loofah holder and support stem where the support stem moves axially within the channel, via a compression spring, when excessive force is applied to the loofah holder to provide comfort when washing and scrubbing a person's body. The handle includes a series of protrusions for releasably attaching ropes of different loofahs to securely retain loofahs within the loofah holder of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Steve Papageorge, Peter Steve Papageorge
  • Cosmetic package for a fluid product
    Patent number: 11412833
    Abstract: A cosmetic package for dispensing and applying a fluid product, comprising a housing for storing the fluid product and an applicator head coupled to one end of the housing. The applicator head comprises a dispensing member and a thermal member. A portion of the applicator head is formed as an applicator tip that is adapted to apply and dispense the fluid product. The applicator tip includes a first face and a second face opposing the first face. The first face includes a dispensing opening of the dispensing member and at least a portion of thermal member. The second face is defined by the thermal member alone. The thermal member made is of a material capable of holding and retaining a thermal charge and is selected from a group materials consisting of metals, metal alloys, stones, ceramics, high-density plastics, and composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: APR Beauty Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Yan Zheng, Feng-Ying Fu, Jun Shen
  • Retractable nosecone writing instrument
    Patent number: 11407248
    Abstract: A writing instrument includes a body, a nosecone, and an adaptor each being of generally hollow tubular shape. The body, the nosecone, and the adaptor each have a first end and a second end. The first end of the adaptor is configured to slidably couple to the nosecone second end. The second end of the adaptor is coupled to the first end of the body. The writing instrument includes a writing element with a mounting end and a writing end where the mounting end is removably coupled to the second end of the body. The writing instrument includes a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the nosecone in a storage position or a writing position. In the storage position, the nosecone extends and covers the writing end. In the writing position, the nosecone retracts and the writing end of the writing element extends beyond the nosecone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SANFORD, L.P.
    Inventors: Kyle Cauwels, David Moraski, James Bergman
  • Cosmetic bottle with switch
    Patent number: 11399615
    Abstract: A cosmetic bottle with a switch comprises a bottle body, a bottle neck, a bottle mouth and a bottle cap, wherein the top end of the bottle neck is provided with a first limiting ring and a second limiting ring, an emulsion outlet is formed at the top end of the bottle neck between the first limiting ring and the second limiting ring, and a first outlet is formed on a sidewall of the first limiting ring; the bottle mouth is sheathed on an outer sidewall of the second limiting ring and is rotatably connected to the second limiting ring, and a first rotating ring and a second rotating ring are disposed in an inner cavity of the bottle mouth; the first rotating ring is sheathed on an outer sidewall of the first limiting ring, and a second outlet is formed on a sidewall of the first rotating ring; and the second limiting ring is sheathed on an outer sidewall of the second rotating ring
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: APR Beauty Group Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Shen
  • Multifunction writing instrument
    Patent number: 11400749
    Abstract: Multifunction writing instrument comprising a body extending in an axial direction and housing at least two retractable writing elements and a ring portion movable in rotation. The ring portion having at least as many pairs of guide surfaces as retractable writing elements. The writing elements include buttons. Each button is configured to cooperate with a respective one of the pair of guide surfaces of the ring portion. Actuation of the button of a writing element facilitates movement of the writing element from the retracted position to the writing position and returns any of the other writing elements in the writing position to the retracted position, whereby at most, one writing element is in the writing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventor: Etienne Michenaud
  • Dispenser systems having a plurality of containers
    Patent number: 11399617
    Abstract: Dispenser systems including a plurality of containers and an applicator. The plurality of containers are supported together to define a container set. Each container in the plurality of containers includes a dispenser configured to dispense contents within the container. The applicator is operatively coupled to the container set and configured to apply contents from the containers to a target surface. In some examples, the dispenser system includes a cap. In certain examples, the dispenser system includes a cleaning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Nga Dinh
  • Handheld treatment apparatus with nozzle sealing assembly
    Patent number: 11395534
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating human skin includes an outer housing including a graspable portion, an applicator head and a cartridge connected to the applicator head. The cartridge includes a nozzle located in the applicator head. An image capture device captures images of the human skin through an opening in the applicator head. A processor analyzes the images of the human skin to identify skin deviations. A sealing assembly includes a support portion and a resiliently deformable sealing element supported by the support portion at a location within the applicator head. The sealing assembly has a closed configuration where the sealing element is sealed against the nozzle and an open configuration where the sealing element is removed outward away from the nozzle in a composition delivery direction to expose the nozzle for operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephan Meschkat, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Tobias Reimann