Patents Examined by Jennifer C Chiang
  • Patent number: 12162033
    Abstract: A coating applicator that applies a coating or liquid to a variety of different substrates having different contoured surfaces is disclosed. A coating applicator of the present disclosure is able to reach, contact, and cover the entirety of a contoured substrate. In this manner, the coating applicator is able to transfer a coating to the entirety of the contoured substrate. Additionally, fluid application systems of the present disclosure include systems for advantageously providing a fluid to a fluid applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Rooftop Research, LLC
    Inventor: Robert S. Burns
  • Patent number: 12165621
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying rosin to a bow has a cake of bow rosin and a retainer element joined securely to the cake of bow rosin, the retainer element adapted to be gripped by a user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Inventor: Shinja Vivienne Hong-Lange
  • Patent number: 12151503
    Abstract: A mechanical pencil includes a clamping claw for playing a coordination role in lead output. An abutting member is arranged in front of the clamping claw. The rear end, corresponding to the clamping claw, of the abutting member is provided with an abutting portion. The abutting portion includes a first through hole allowing a lead to move through. The abutting portion can be inserted into the clamping claw in a case where the clamping claw moves forward and simultaneously drives the clamping claw to open outwardly. The mechanical pencil has a better lead output effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: WENZHOU TIANJIAO PEN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aiguo Han, Ligeng Guo
  • Patent number: 12137852
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an applicator and an application method. The applicator includes a connecting member, a drive member, a spray member, and an applicator head, wherein the drive member, the spray member, and the applicator head are mounted to the connecting member, and the drive member is configured to move relative to the connecting member to drive the spray member to spray liquid. The application method comprises: controlling the drive member to move and drive the spray member to move; spraying the liquid through the spray member; and controlling the applicator head to move for an application operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventor: Tuo Xu
  • Patent number: 12133591
    Abstract: An adapter is provided that connects any one of a variety of makeup applicators for applying makeup to a motion controlling device that directs movement of the makeup applicator. The adapter includes a base component having a base connection for connecting the adapter to the motion controlling device in a certain orientation, and an end component having an end connection for connecting the adapter to a makeup applicator. The end component has a center axis through its center and is rotatably attached about the center axis to the base component with a structure for locking the end component in a certain rotated angle about the center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Ji Lee, Guive Balooch
  • Patent number: 12133590
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser for manually applying a selected fluid to a desired location, the fluid dispenser includes a reservoir for the selected fluid, the reservoir has a flexible resilient body plus an applicator assembly with a cavity that is in communication with the reservoir, applicator assembly also has a partial disposing of a plurality of bristle elements, such that the cavity openly terminates within the plurality of bristle elements, wherein operationally the selected fluid is manually moved from the reservoir interior via manually squeezing the surrounding sidewall with the selected fluid moving into the cavity, and finally dispensing adjacent to the plurality of bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Inventor: Mario Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 12127659
    Abstract: A cup for retaining a cosmetic substance includes a cup body having a first end, a second end, and an inner sidewall forming a cup cavity and a stepped retention member disposed on the inner sidewall of the cup body and extending into the cup cavity. The stepped retention member has a first width value extending around the periphery of the inner sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
    Inventors: Steven Dean Shannon, Gianluca Mattaroccia, Timothy Hugh Calvert
  • Patent number: 12114753
    Abstract: A cosmetic device having a longitudinal axis, includes an applicator having an applicator part including at least one main interior cavity delimited laterally by a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion and axially by a distal portion and a proximal portion that are elongate along respective longitudinal axes that extend parallel to a plane that makes a nonzero angle with the axis of an end piece, and a main arm of longitudinal axis connects an outer edge of the proximal portion to the fastening end piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Marcel Sanchez
  • Patent number: 12114755
    Abstract: A wiper configured to be fitted on a container containing a product, to be applied by an applicator, the wiper including a cylindrical body extending along a longitudinal axis, a part of which forms the actual wiping member, the body having, along the longitudinal axis, a rim configured to rest on an edge of the container delimiting an opening therein, a coupler configured to couple the wiper to the container, and a portion that is elastically deformable along the longitudinal axis and is provided between the rim and the coupler, the elastically deformable portion is in the form of an openwork portion of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Stéphane Leroux
  • Patent number: 12108860
    Abstract: A side-operated makeup pen includes an applicator assembly, a coupling member, an operable member, a discharge assembly, and a container assembly. The discharge assembly includes a transmission member and a compression member that are connected to each other. The compression member is elastic. The coupling member includes a first end connected to the applicator assembly, and a second end detachably connected to the container assembly. The transmission member and the compression member are provided in the coupling member. The operable member is provided on a sidewall of the coupling member. A first valve is arranged between the first end of the discharge assembly and the applicator assembly. A second valve is arranged between the second end of the discharge assembly and the container assembly. Therefore, the material can be added to the applicator assembly through a one-handed operation of the user, and the use is very convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SHYA HSIN PACKAGING INDUSTRY (CHINA) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haiying Yang
  • Patent number: 12096843
    Abstract: Tooth cleaning devices for portable, discrete use to improve dental hygiene as well as cosmetic appearance of teeth and processes for using same. The devices enable discrete cleaning of teeth after drinking dark-colored beverages or after eating food in social settings when conventional teeth cleaning devices are unavailable or inconvenient. In particular, these devices are designed for multiple uses, so that the same device may be used for teeth cleaning on multiple occasions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: FUNKKOFF! INC.
    Inventor: Joelle S. Flynn
  • Patent number: 12096893
    Abstract: A soap bar holding pouched washcloth having an integrated pouch for storing a bar of soap for lathering the washcloth for bathing. The washcloth features a pouch sewn along the longitudinal edges and one of the transversal edges of the washcloth, a trailing edge of the washcloth forms an opening for a cavity created by the pouch for storing the soap bar, thereby enabling a user to take a shower using the washcloth with the soap bar accommodated in the pouch without independently applying the soap bar. The soap bar creates lather when it comes into contact with water enabling the user to clean the body by rubbing the lathered washcloth thereon. The washcloth is washable and can comprise of different sizes and designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Inventor: Marquis Neal
  • Patent number: 12091869
    Abstract: A system for finishing an interior or exterior drywall surface of a building structure can apply a predetermined formulation of dispensable compound material in liquefied form at a continuous flow with simultaneous surface finishing characteristics while reducing labor intensity and maximizing finish quality to a level 5 standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LEVEL 6 TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Wigfield
  • Patent number: 12090777
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a writing instrument refill includes a first portion having flexibility, and a second portion having a cross-sectional area larger than a cross-sectional area of the first portion, wherein the center of figure of the cross section of the first portion is offset from the center of the figure of the cross section of the second portion, the first portion and the second portion are formed integrally, and a part of the first portion has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the other part of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: KOTOBUKI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidehei Kageyama, Toshikazu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12075906
    Abstract: An applicator for a container, the container for storing a substance to be applied and including an outlet through which the substance is to be discharged, wherein the applicator includes a brush head adapted to be located at the outlet; and a removable nozzle adapted to be optionally mounted over the brush head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Inventor: Liam Attenborough
  • Patent number: 12075901
    Abstract: A dispenser, such as for lip balm, has a casing, a manually operable dispense mechanism with an actuation dial, lip balm in the casing, and a cap for covering a dispense end. The dispense mechanism included a snap-in actuator that interfaces with cantilevered fingers unitary with the casing. Finger tips interface the actuator at a retention flange for rotatably retaining the actuator within the casing, the finger tips further interface with circumferentially spaced ribs or nubs rearward of the flange for providing a user perceivable tactile clicking and/or a variable rotation resistance upon rotation of the dial. The casing having an enlarged dispense end, a narrowed lower waist region, an exterior surface include an overmolded softened high friction gripping surface on the casing. The exterior surface may include light transmissive portions defining indicia that extend into the casing interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Go Products Co.
    Inventors: Kevin S. Fuller, Wayde J. Altendorf
  • Patent number: 12070116
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes a threaded rod, a sleeve, a nut, a ratcheted wheel, a shell, a lining and a button. The nut is connected to the sleeve and inserted in the shell so that they are not allowed to translate or rotate relative to one other. The threaded rod is engaged with the nut. The shell is connected to the sleeve so that they are not allowed to translate or rotate relative to each other. The ratcheted wheel is movably inserted in the shell. The lining is inserted in the shell so that they are not allowed to translate or rotate relative to each other. The button is partially inserted in the lining so that they are not rotatable but translatable relative to each other. Every time the button is pushed, a cosmetic product is extended from the sleeve by the threaded rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Inventor: Hsiao-Yun Lin
  • Patent number: 12064022
    Abstract: The applicator assembly delivers a cosmetic, health, or hygiene chemical composition in an active state to the user for a disposable single use. The applicator assembly includes a wrapper, and an insert. The insert holds the chemical composition, and the insert is made of a foam composition compatible with the chemical composition. The system and method for manufacturing the assembly is a web conversion process for the chemical composition and foam composition of the assembly. The chemical composition can be a cosmetic or other hygiene or medical treatment. The chemical composition includes amorphous silica, a white adhesive agent, a coloring agent, and an aromatic preservative agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Je Matadi, Inc.
    Inventor: Pershant Mehta
  • Patent number: 12064784
    Abstract: A paint applicator, kit and methodology for using the same is disclosed. For example, a paint applicator that allows a user to load a desired amount of paint, such as a water based or other low VOC paint, into the paint applicator and an advancement mechanism that dispenses paint at a rate controllable by the user is disclosed. The advancement mechanism can include a system that translates a rotational force applied to an end cap of the applicator into a linear force that advances a piston which in turn applies paint to an applicator portion. The paint applicator may be reusable or may include a ratchet system that allows for only one time use. The methodology and kit can incorporate a syringe for loading paint into the paint applicator, thus reducing the loss of paint through spilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Designing Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Deborah Wiener
  • Patent number: 12059066
    Abstract: A massage applicator for massaging cream-type fluids into the skin, provided with an end wall with a massage region, on which massage elevations are provided. The end wall is penetrated by at least one outlet channel for the cream-type fluid. The massage applicator is provided with suitable markings in the massage region for measuring the fluid to be used, the applicator is provided with a cover which can be blocked in an open position and/or secured in a closed position, and an assembly of two valves is used in order to secure against unintentional discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBH
    Inventor: Jürgen Greiner-Perth