Patents Examined by Jennifer C Chiang
  • Patent number: 12275215
    Abstract: A liquid storage includes at least three layers, an inner layer made of paper base material and an intermediate layer of a paper base laminate having a metal layer or a silica vapor deposition layer formed on the outer surface side of the paper-based inner layer, and an outer layer made of paper base material formed on the outer surface side of the intermediate layer. The paper base laminate is wound into a spiral shape and on the outer surface side of the intermediate layer, the outer layer is also wound into a spiral shape. A polyolefin resin-containing adhesive layer lies in between the inner and intermediate layers and/or between the intermediate and outer layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Saki Tanaka, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Yuichi Inagawa
  • Patent number: 12275270
    Abstract: A device for removing a liquid from a container having a depressible valve is provided. The device may include a reservoir for holding the liquid removed from the container. A conduit of the device may include a first end and a second end. The first end may be fluidly coupled to the reservoir while the second end may be fluidly coupled to the container. Depressing the conduit may actuate the depressible valve of the container to provide fluid communication of the liquid from the container, through the conduit, and into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SOPHISTICATED SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Sperlik
  • Patent number: 12256825
    Abstract: A system for refilling a dispenser includes a refill assembly having refill base, a refill stick receptacle and a refill cover, and a dispenser having a dispenser stick receptacle a stick receptacle carrier and a propel-repel mechanism for longitudinally advancing and retracting the stick receptacle carrier within the dispenser. The dispenser stick receptacle is configured to be replaced by the refill stick receptacle by (1) removing the refill base from the refill cover with the refill stick receptacle engaged with the refill cover; (2) engaging the refill base with the dispenser stick receptacle and then removing the dispenser stick receptacle from the stick receptacle carrier by pulling the refill base away from the stick receptacle carrier; (3) engaging the refill cover with the refill stick receptacle engaged therewith with the stick receptacle carrier; and (4) removing the refill cover by pulling the refill cover away from the stick receptacle carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventor: Kin Ming Kevin Chan
  • Patent number: 12245678
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a fluid such as a cream, lotion, serum, gel or other flowable material to a substrate may have fluid reservoir, a housing in which the reservoir moves to release flowable material and an applicator head for applying the flowable material to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventor: Amy Cutler
  • Patent number: 12239210
    Abstract: A cosmetic-product application tip including a main body having an axisymmetric general shape around a main axis defining a longitudinal direction. In the application tip, beads are formed at the surface of said main body from which each of the beads projects extending while spiralling around the main axis. In addition to the foregoing, an applicator includes such a tip and a set including such an applicator and a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE
    Inventor: Paulo Fogueteiro
  • Patent number: 12239204
    Abstract: A cosmetic item including a reservoir adapted to contain a cosmetic product such as a mascara. A guide tube extends according to a longitudinal direction in the reservoir, and an applicator is mounted in longitudinal translation in the guide tube. The applicator can take on a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the guide tube. The guide tube has a constant inner cross-section, and the applicator has a constant and identical cross-section, except for a functional clearance. The applicator includes a smooth longitudinal first portion and a second portion including a surface suitable adapted to retain the cosmetic product. The cosmetic item according to the invention is aesthetic and simple to use, it protects the cosmetic product from air and enables an accurate metering of the delivered product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE
    Inventors: Nicolas Castex, Laurent Torriani, Antoine Bonadei, Carole Chapelat
  • Patent number: 12239213
    Abstract: A tooth sensitivity treatment device and an applicator tip thereof. The tooth sensitivity treatment device may be configured to dispense a sensitivity formulation onto a user's teeth. The tooth sensitivity treatment device may further be configured to massage the sensitivity formulation onto the user's teeth after dispensing. The applicator may have a bottom end, a top end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The applicator may include an application portion that is not intersected by the longitudinal axis. The application portion may have an outer surface that is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis. The applicator may include a resilient material component and a rigid material component that are integrally coupled together. The resilient material component may form the entirety of the application portion to increase flexibility while massaging the sensitivity formulation onto the user's teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jianhong Qiu, Erin Speicher, Leighton Davies-Smith
  • Patent number: 12240266
    Abstract: A friction body for discoloring handwriting written with a thermochromic ink with frictional heat, the friction body including a surface portion configured to generate frictional heat when manually rubbed on a porous substrate. The surface portion may have a thermal effusivity of less than about 300 J K?1 m?2 s?1/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventor: Myriam Oger
  • Patent number: 12239202
    Abstract: A product dispensing apparatus including a reusable product dispenser and a refill cartridge configured to releasably couple to the reusable product dispenser. The reusable product dispenser includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis, a base rotatably coupled to a proximal portion of the housing, and a telescope assembly. The base is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis in a first direction and a second direction. The telescope assembly includes a proximal section and a distal section movable relative to the proximal section along the longitudinal axis defined by the housing between a collapsed condition and an extended condition. At least one of the proximal section or the distal section is operably coupled to the base such that rotation of the base about the longitudinal axis causes corresponding rotation of the telescope assembly about the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ZGTL LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Groffsky, Taylor Lane, Jochen R. Schaepers
  • Patent number: 12226058
    Abstract: A soap holder for holding at least one bar of soap having at least one cleaning surface, a holding face and at least one lug projecting from said holding face, the soap holder comprising at least one contact face intended to be in contact with the holding face of the soap, a handling surface arranged to be held by a user, and at least one housing opening into said contact face, wherein said at least one housing is configured to receive said corresponding lug of the soap. The housing of the soap holder is arranged to allow said soap lug to be removably introduced into the housing. The invention also relates to a bar of soap suitable for the holder soap bars described above and intended for use on such a holder, as well as an assembly comprising a holder and at least one bar of soap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: Vincent Claessens
  • Patent number: 12227024
    Abstract: Provided is a writing implement that maximizes the effective area of a viewer portion allowing visual recognition in the writing direction and that facilitates writing at a high level, at the same time. This writing implement is a writing implement A, including for example, a pen tip 20 that feeds ink from a writing implement body 10 and has a viewer portion 33 allowing visual recognition in the writing direction. The pen tip 20 is comprised of, at least, a writing part 25 and a retainer 30 having the viewer portion 33, an ink feeder portion 26 for feeding the ink from the writing implement body 10 to the writing part 25. The minimum width X of the viewer portion 33 is 3.7 mm or greater and a length Y of the viewer portion 33 is 7.4 mm or greater. The ink feeder portion 26 is arranged on one side of the viewer portion 33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirotake Izawa, Toshimi Kamitani, Chihiro Mochizuki, Kaito Tsukada
  • Patent number: 12220042
    Abstract: A cosmetic-product applicator including an application endpiece and a gripping element adapted to be grasped by a user, the application endpiece including branches which extend while spiraling around a main axis so that they define a cavity having an axisymmetric general shape around the main axis. The application endpiece is mounted free in rotation about the main axis in relation to the gripping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE
    Inventor: Paulo Fogueteiro
  • Patent number: 12220038
    Abstract: A refillable packaging container for a roll-on material includes a body having a cup at its upper end, a spherical roller ball sitting within and retained by the cup, a refill container configured to contain a roll-on material, and a lid. A method of forming a packaging container includes inserting a refill container configured to contain a roll-on material into a body having a cup at its upper end, a first connection below the cup, and an opening at its lower end, wherein the cup retains a spherical roller ball and retaining the refill container with the body to form the packaging container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Braskem S.A.
    Inventors: Tarcio Schwarz Borgo, Fabio de Andre Sant'ana
  • Patent number: 12201203
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a container designed to receive a cartridge with an open or partially open end, the cartridge featuring an internal cavity for storing a product and has open or partially open ends. Within the cavity, a movable platform engages the product to control its expulsion facilitated by a force exerting element that is inherently biased to move the platform. The dispenser also includes a roller at the container's end, which selectively restricts or permits product expulsion, allowing user control over the dispensing rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventor: Mohamed Mory Diane
  • Patent number: 12193556
    Abstract: An easily recyclable cosmetic container includes a cylinder, a lining and a sleeve. The cylinder includes an outward flange and a shoulder. The lining includes two recesses and an annular ridge. The sleeve includes an inward flange, rectilinear ridges and an annular protuberance. The outward flange is inserted in one of the recesses and the shoulder is inserted in the remaining one of the recesses when the cylinder is inserted the lining. When the lining is inserted in the sleeve, an end of the lining is covered by the inward flange, the annular ridge is located against the annular protuberance, and the rectilinear ridges are in contact with the lining to prevent the lining from rotation relative to the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventor: Hsiao-Yun Lin
  • Patent number: 12193558
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes a cup, a cylinder, a lining, a sleeve and a collar. The cup includes a boss. The cylinder includes a rectilinear slot in a first section to receive the boss when the cylinder receives the cup, a slit and a recess in a second section. The lining includes a helical slot for receiving the boss when the lining receives the first section of the cylinder. The collar includes an internal ridge and an internal protuberance. The internal ridge is movable along the slit when the second section of the cylinder is inserted in the collar. The internal protuberance is inserted in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventor: Hsiao-Yun Lin
  • Patent number: 12194773
    Abstract: A writing instrument includes an elongate hollow body having a distal tip and a proximal end portion, a marking medium located at least partially inside the hollow body and extendible from the distal tip, and a scent substrate in the proximal portion of the hollow body. An inner cap is disposed over the proximal portion. The cap has at least one scent opening. An outer cap is disposed over the inner cap such that rotation of the outer cap relative to the inner cap to a first position covers the at least one scent opening and rotation of the outer cap relative to the inner cap to a second position reveals the at least one scent opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventor: Samuel Bond Gritton
  • Patent number: 12193619
    Abstract: A disposable personal care apparatus includes a main body and a handle. The main body has a first body end and a second body end. The main body includes soap. The handle is configured to be grasped for moving the main body. The handle is integrally formed with the main body. The handle has a first handle end and a second handle end. The second handle end of the handle is closer to the first body end of the main body than the second body end of the main body. The main body is configured to support the handle in an upright position over the main body when the second body end of the main body is positioned on a surface. A longitudinal axis extends a length of the disposable personal care apparatus from the first handle end to the second body end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Helmm
    Inventor: Taylor Lane
  • Patent number: 12187069
    Abstract: A multi-posture bedside writing pen includes a pen shell, a pen tip holder, a fiber rod and a fiber ink storage tube. The fiber ink storage tube is connected with the pen shell and located in the pen shell. The pen tip holder is connected with one end of the pen shell. The pen tip holder is axially provided with a through hole. The fiber rod is inserted into the through hole, one end of the fiber rod is exposed outside the pen tip holder, and an other end of the fiber rod is inserted into the fiber ink storage tube. A first gap is provided between the pen tip holder and the fiber ink storage tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University
    Inventors: Minqing Wang, Qian Wang
  • Patent number: 12187068
    Abstract: This application is related to a fiber-bundled part for writing instruments having excellent strength and durability, as well as a pen tip and a writing instrument using the fiber-bundled part, which can be suitably used for pen tips, ink feed cores and relay cores of writing instruments such as marking pens and felt-tip pens. The fiber-bundled part for writing instruments of the present disclosure is used for the ink feed core leading to the pen tip or a writing pen core, and comprises a multifilament of long fibers having different melting points, and the multifilament at least contain crimped fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshihiro Takahashi, Toshimi Kamitani, Hirotake Izawa