Patents Examined by David J. Walczak
  • Patent number: 11375796
    Abstract: A container having: a container body having a stick-type cosmetic material embedded therein; a container cap for opening/closing the container body; a side button provided on a side surface of the container cap; a moving member elastically moving up and down by means of an elastic member on the inside of the container cap, and having a fastening part formed therein; a fixing member for restricting the separation of the moving member from the container cap; and an operating member fastened to or unfastened from the fastening part of the moving member by elastically moving back and forth by means of the button, thereby having a structure in which the fastening of the operating member and the moving member is released so as make the container body, which is inserted into the moving member while the moving member is elastically moved to the lower side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PUM-TECH KOREA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Do Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11376885
    Abstract: A multifunction writing instrument comprising a body extending along an axial direction and housing at least two writing elements, each writing element comprising a writing tip, a selector device configured to select one writing element from among the at least two writing elements, a retraction device configured to move a selected writing element between a writing position in which the writing tip of the selected writing element projects from the body and a retracted position in which the writing tip of the selected writing element is retracted, and a return device configured to bring a writing element from the writing position to the retracted position when the selector device is activated while a writing element is in the writing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventor: Etienne Michenaud
  • Patent number: 11370244
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, marking and/or cosmetic device, wherein the device includes at least one shaft and at least one inner body, wherein the at least one shaft is formed from concrete-containing material. The shaft at least partially surrounds the inner body. In the installation position the shaft is secured in an axial direction against axial displacement by a closing cover and a front part and a prestress is formed in the shaft in the axial direction via the closing cover and the front part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Weiss, Michael Schulze
  • Patent number: 11363874
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator is capable of reliably scooping an appropriate amount of a cosmetic, coming into firm contact with an application area such as a lip, and evenly spreading the cosmetic over the application area. A cosmetic applicator 1 includes a substantially flat application member 3 extending from a tip of a rod-like support member 2 at an angle ?1 of 0 to 45 degrees with respect to an axial center of the support member, wherein the application member 3 is formed in a spiral shape in a direction in which the application member 3 extends, and a flat surface of a front end portion of the application member 3 is at an angle ?2 of 10 to 120 degrees with respect to a flat surface of a rear end portion of the application member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Yajima, Chie Takagi
  • Patent number: 11357307
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator capable of being extended and retracted may comprise a shaft having a twofold structure in which there are an outer cylinder having an inner surface on which a projection is provided and an inner cylinder having an outer surface on which a guide groove that guidingly engages with the projection is provided. The guide groove may have two transverse grooves that extend in a circumferential direction and a second longitudinal groove that extends in an axial direction connecting the two transverse grooves. The guide groove may also have a first longitudinal groove that is provided at a location different in the circumferential direction from that of the second longitudinal groove and that extends in an axial direction, from that transverse groove which of the two transverse grooves is nearer a tip having an applying portion, to the tip, for easy removable attachment of the outer cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SINWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11358109
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a device for storing first and second ingredient materials, mixing the ingredient materials to form an adhesive material and dispensing the adhesive material. Various embodiments are also described herein for a method of making the device and a method of using the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Mark Robert Towler
  • Patent number: 11350730
    Abstract: An oral care device includes a body and a base connected to the body. The oral care device includes a mouthpiece extending from the base and an oral care product reservoir in communication with the mouthpiece. A plurality of brushing walls extend from the base about the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Olson IP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Carl Olson
  • Patent number: 11350720
    Abstract: A curling iron includes a first member and a clamp segment connected to the first member configured for relative movement between a spaced apart position for receiving hair between the clamp segment and the first member and a closed position to impart a curling effect. A heating assembly is connected to the first member and/or clamp segment. The curling iron has at least one ion emitter for generating ions upon activation of the curling iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Conair LLC
    Inventor: Kwan Shing Benny Siu
  • Patent number: 11350731
    Abstract: An attachment for use with a hose. The attachment includes a body having a proximal end opposite a distal end. The body defines an inlet disposed at the proximal end. The body further defines an outlet at the distal end. The body defines an inner flow passage operable to enable water to flow from the inlet to the outlet. A connector is disposed at the proximal end of the body and is operable for attachment to a water source. A plurality of bristles is disposed at the distal end of the body and is operable for scrubbing a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: David Linne
  • Patent number: 11324302
    Abstract: A container for a viscous liquid, gel or paste-like substances has a closure integrated into its cap. The closure operates via a partial turn from open to closed, without separating into multiple parts. Even when open, one-way valves prevent the container contents from escaping until the flexible body of the container is squeezed to expel the contents. An outer surface of the closure is provided with brush bristles, and expelled container contents emerge among the bristles. The brush may be used to apply the expelled contents onto a surface. A separate cap may be provided to cover the bristles when the container is not in use. The bottle and a portion of the closure may be formed integrally. The bottle may have an arbitrary shape, such as a cartoon animal, and/or an opening to accept a carabiner for hanging the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Brushi LLC
    Inventor: Katrina Joy Heilman
  • Patent number: 11317709
    Abstract: The disposable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush is a toothbrush. The disposable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush is configured for use in brushing the teeth of a patient. The disposable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush is a disposable structure. The disposable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush contains a toothpaste. The disposable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush dispenses the toothpaste before the use of the disposable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush. The disposable toothpaste-dispensing toothbrush comprises a brush structure and a protective housing. The protective housing encloses the brush structure. The brush structure: a) contains the toothpaste; b) dispenses the toothpaste; and, c) generates an abrasion used to clean the teeth of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Suzanne Khalili, Sandra Khalili, Jasmine Newman
  • Patent number: 11318777
    Abstract: An applicator includes a valve mechanism that communicates an application liquid tank and an applying part. The valve mechanism has at least a valve stem and a valve holder for holding the valve stem therein, the application liquid can flow through a gap between the valve stem and the valve holder, the valve stem is formed with an air exchange hole, and, the air exchange hole can be opened and closed by an opening/closing member that opens/closes when the pressure on the application liquid tank side becomes negative or positive compared to that on the applying part side. The applicator is capable of exchanging air after discharging the application liquid even if the applicator is equipped with a valve mechanism that opens its valve by increasing the internal pressure of the ink tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Toru Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11304496
    Abstract: A lipstick container, including: a container main body and a cap, in which the container main body includes a middle plate body provided with a screw pin, a middle cylindrical body, an inner cylindrical body in which a spiral groove into which the screw pin screwed is formed, and an outer cylindrical body, and one of the middle plate body and the inner cylindrical body moves up to a fixed position through rotation of the outer cylindrical body, and once the one reaches the fixed position, the other of the middle plate body and the inner cylindrical body moves up through rotation of the outer cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhisa Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 11297926
    Abstract: Kit for producing an assembly for packaging and applying a product, including at least one container delimiting at least one internal volume which contains said product and at least one free edge of which defines an opening for accessing the internal volume, said opening being closed off by a temporary closure member that does not have an applicator member, and at least one device for applying said product that is able to be inserted at least partially into said internal volume and comprises at least one applicator member, a stem and a wiping member mounted around said stem and fixed removably thereto wherein the gripping member forms a cap configured to replace the temporary closure member to form an assembly for packaging and applying the cosmetic product, said gripping member being able to close the opening removably, the applicator member being situated inside the container when the gripping member closes said opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Alain Berhault
  • Patent number: 11299329
    Abstract: An application container (1) includes a container main body (2); an inner plug member (20); and an impregnation material (30). The inner plug member (20) includes an impregnation material accommodating portion (21), and a valve body accommodating portion (22) which includes a valve seat (22a) on an impregnation material accommodating portion (21) side and a valve body support portion (22b) on a container main body (2) side and in which a valve body (22c) is disposed so as to be movable between the valve seat (22a) and the valve body support portion (22b). A communication groove (50) which forms a gap between the valve body (22c) and the valve body accommodating portion (22) in a state where the valve body (22c) is supported by the valve body support portion (22b) is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kota Sakata
  • Patent number: 11297932
    Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product includes a brush applicator having a tuft of bristles at one end, and a container to which the brush applicator can be fastened, comprising a container intended to contain the product to be applied and a housing for receiving at least a part of the tuft of bristles of the brush, said housing communicating with the container via at least one opening, wherein, when the brush applicator is fastened to the container, only some of the bristles of the tuft of bristles are disposed in and/or next to the opening and directly exposed to the product coming from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Alain Berhault, Chloe Cabon
  • Patent number: 11292285
    Abstract: A writing instrument includes a barrel and a cap capable of being assembled with and secured to the barrel. The barrel carries a writing instrument. The cap carries a clip. A free end of the clip includes a detent that can be received by a corresponding indentation of an exterior surface of an external portion of the barrel when the cap is assembled with the barrel. The detent of the clip and the indentation of the barrel are capable of securing the cap and the barrel in their assembled relationship. The writing instrument may be compact. Methods of using a writing instrument include securing a cap of the writing instrument to a barrel of the writing instrument by causing a detent of a free end of a clip of the cap to engage a corresponding indentation of an exterior portion of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Aten Nielson
  • Patent number: 11291288
    Abstract: A container/applicator for content such as a cosmetic product has a cylindrical shape with an axis, that includes a reservoir having a wall, a closed end closed by a bottom and an open end with a free edge, a cap having a skirt and a top wall, and an applicator rod, a casing having a distal end and a proximal end, a squeegee, an interface, wherein the squeegee is a part separate from the casing and is housed in the casing, includes a protruding flange and a distal portion, is held by fixed rigid squeegee/reservoir-casing combination. The casing includes an open distal end, and a transverse step forming an inner shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CINQPATS
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Mathiez
  • Patent number: 11284705
    Abstract: A system for a paint brush including a brush head assembly and a reservoir assembly. The brush head assembly includes a brush head with bristles for painting a surface. In between the bristles is a roller brush in abutting contact with the bristles. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir handle removably mounted to the brush head. The reservoir handle is filled with fresh paint to supply to the brush head to dispense. The reservoir handle is squeezed to allow the fresh paint to travel to the brush head and then soak the roller brush. The roller brush then allows for excess fresh paint to flow onto the bristles to allow users to paint the desired surface with the fresh paint on the bristles. The brush head further includes wheels that facilitate the maneuvering of the paint brush. Thereby allowing for painting to be done more efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yulie Correa, Maylen Santos
  • Patent number: 11279166
    Abstract: A compact writing instrument includes a barrel and a cap. A majority of a length of the barrel and a writing element carried thereby may be received by the cap when the barrel and the cap are placed in a stored providing a compact stored arrangement. The cap may be secured to the barrel in a writing arrangement that extends a length of the writing instrument significantly; for example, to a conventional writing instrument length. Engagement features of the cap and barrel may include steep threads that enable the cap to be assembled with and disassembled from the barrel with one rotation (360°) or less. A clip on the cap may include a closed end that defines a receptacle, with the closed end and receptacle extending beyond a corresponding end of the cap. In addition, the closed end and receptacle may extend partially over the corresponding end of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Nielson, Jens G. Jacobson