Patents Examined by Karim Asqiriba
  • Patent number: 11571058
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes a non-porous base and a first porous cushioning member molded onto the base that is configured to retain a predetermined amount of cosmetic formulation. A method of forming a cosmetic applicator includes forming a non-porous base and forming a first porous cushioning member on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Lemis Tarajano
  • Patent number: 11564468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hair treatment method for treating hair by using a hair treatment tool (1). The hair treatment tool (1) includes: a fiber structure member (5) that retains a hair cosmetic; and a liquid-impermeable sheet (3) to which the fiber structure member (5) is fixed. The fiber structure member (5) retains a hair cosmetic that includes a pigment and a film-forming resin, and is sealed in a packaging (2). The hair treatment method of the invention treats hair by: exposing a surface of the fiber structure member (5) of the hair treatment tool (1); and bringing the fiber structure member (5) into contact with hair, and in this state, moving the fiber structure member (5) in a direction of orientation of the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Rina Iikubo, Shuichiro Kobaru, Yuki Kotaka, Aguri Maruyama, Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11517090
    Abstract: A hair waver system is presented. The system includes a top waver. The system also includes a bottom waver configured to mate with the top waver. The system further includes a plurality of connectors designed to connect the top waver with the bottom waver and structured to maintain hair designated to be styled between the top waver and the bottom waver during hair styling evolutions. The system also provides for hair styling without the need for hot irons or chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Gail Wint
  • Patent number: 11510448
    Abstract: A hair extension bar comb retains hair for a coloration or treatment process on an elongated base. In one embodiment, first and second comb teeth rows are respectively mounted in parallel on corresponding laterally spaced apart parallel side regions of the base (typically on a top flat base surface). In use, some teeth of at least one comb teeth row captures extension hair therein. A coloration/treatment process is engaged on captured extension hair in the lateral space between the first and the second comb teeth rows. A floor or table stand may be provided with a mounting coupler on the bottom of the base. A hair extension storage bag is elongated, defining a vertical bag cavity with an upper edge lip closure system. A horizontal bar with a single comb teeth row is mounted in the upper region of the bag cavity. Comb teeth capture extension hair which falls down into the vertical bag cavity. A vertical closure system is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Crystal Adams
  • Patent number: 11470901
    Abstract: A hair piece of artificial, animal or natural hair or a combination thereof wherein the hair piece is configured to be used as a removable hair piece such as a ponytail or hair extension. The hair piece may include an attachment member for attachment to the ponytail of a user. The hair piece may further include a bendable spine member to allow the user to adjust the configuration of the hair piece. The hair piece may further include an elongate flexible member having a greater rigidity than the hair wherein the elongate member is interwoven in the strands of the hair to allow the user to adjust the configuration of the hair piece. The hair piece may also include a variety of hair styles, textures or textiles to provide a versatile hair style that is easily installed or removed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Laura Mayer
  • Patent number: 11464311
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, and/or manufacture configured or adapted for, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to a burn guard system configured or adapted to operably prevent burns to the skin of a user of a heated hair curling iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Donna Sawyers, Jeff Levy
  • Patent number: 11419375
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to weft hair extensions, and a method for attaching hidden rows of weft hair extensions to a wearer's natural hair. The hidden row of weft hair extensions is unexposed and undetectable on a wearer, allowing for a fuller, longer, more natural appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Adrianne Toni Rangel
  • Patent number: 11399618
    Abstract: A stencil or stamp applicator is used for applying a skin-tightening composition onto skin surfaces. The composition applied with a stencil or stamp results in a discontinuous film made up of sections of about 20 to 150 microns. The discontinuity of the film results in more comfort and a more natural look of facial movement while still retaining a good skin-tightening effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Alexandra Jane Elisa Farran, Anne-Laure Bernard, Theresa Phamduy, William Bickford, Olivier Dovergne
  • Patent number: 11375803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a brush (8) for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising: a core (10) of plastic material, having a longitudinal axis, spikes (11, 13) carried by the core, including at least a first row of spikes extending longitudinally, this row comprising a series of at least four consecutive spikes positioned at respective abscissae x1 to x4 along the longitudinal axis, with d1=x2?x1, d2=X3?x2, d3=x4?X3 and d1, d2 and d3 being different in pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Alain Berhault
  • Patent number: 11324297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating the hair including a housing for receiving a cosmetic product refill, a heating element for the hair to be treated, and a device that prevents the reception of the cosmetic product refill in the housing, depending on the temperature of the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Regis Fereyre, Baptiste Bonnemaire, Martial Maisonneuve, Vacheron Xavier
  • Patent number: 11317668
    Abstract: A hair extension comprising plurality of bands having hair wefts secured thereto with micro loops adhered between the plurality of bands for attachment to the wearer's native hair. A first band has a front side and a back side and an extension weft is attached to either the front side or the backside, or both. micro links are attached with adhesive. A second band has a front side and a back side and may also have an extension weft attached to either the front side or the back side or both. Micro links are secure to either the back side of the first band or the back side of the second band, or both. The back sides of the two bands are sandwiched together with the micro links therebetween and with the extension hair exposed either exteriorly or interiorly. Also provided is a micro link wrapped with a material on which extension hair is secured. The wearer's native hair is pulled through an inner annulus of the micro link, thus concealing the micro link from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Invisastrands LLC
    Inventor: Marie Bancic
  • Patent number: 11317667
    Abstract: A method of attaching hair extensions to hair on a user's head includes attached a first plurality of wefts to hair in an upper section on a first horizontal side of a user's head. A second plurality of wefts is attached to hair in the upper section on a second side horizontal side of the user's head. A third plurality of wefts is attached to hair in the lower section on both the first side and the second side of the user's head. The wefts are of varying lengths and include extension hair of varying lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SPECIALTY COMMERCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gail Pilosi, Michael Ippolito, Emma Slater
  • Patent number: 11304506
    Abstract: Brush (10) for application of a cosmetic product, particularly a hair coloring and/or care product, comprising: —a handle (12)—a product applicator (14) projecting from the handle (12), the applicator (14) comprising crimped fibers (40). The crimped fibers (40) are between 0.25 mm and 0.45 mm thick and the crimp wave length is between 2.0 mm and 4.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Clemence Taine, Cecile Eurippini
  • Patent number: 11241071
    Abstract: The appliance for treating the hair, having two arms to be closed over the hair to be treated, at least one of the arms carrying a refill of hair treatment product, the appliance having an electronic control circuit with an electronic memory, this circuit being designed to detect the closure of the arms and the fitting of the refill, the appliance having a steam generator for outputting steam onto the hair and at least one heated straightening plate, the appliance being designed to increment a variable in the memory during the use of the appliance after the refill has been changed and to pass into a downgraded mode of operation in which the operation of the steam generator and/or of the straightening plate is modified when the variable exceeds a first predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Durif, Jerome Tougouchi, Martial Maisonneuve, Xavier Vacheron, Baptiste Bonnemaire, Anne Debauge, Edouard Messager, Gabin Vic, Frederic Woodland, Stefania Nuzzo, Sandy Lapize
  • Patent number: 11213106
    Abstract: A woven elastic band includes a main body woven from an inner elastic band, at least an outer woven layer and at least two symmetric elastic strips by a horn gear braiding machine which works by a circular braiding process. The outer woven layer is configured to be woven together with the two elastic strips to cover the inner elastic band, and through a weaving process, a plurality of small diameter sections and a plurality of large diameter sections are alternatively formed on the main body. Each of the elastic strips has an elastic protruding portion formed on an outer periphery thereof. The protruding portions improve the resilience of the main body and the frictions at the large diameter sections of the main body so as to prevent a bead coupled around the small diameter sections of the main body from sliding or detaching from the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Chung-Shun Tsai
  • Patent number: 11185398
    Abstract: An interdental brush realizing reuse of parts by a simple structure includes a shaft portion including an internal passage which extends in an axial direction and of which distal end and base end are opened; and a brush on which fibers are implanted over an entire area of a core that is longer than extension length of the internal passage. The shaft portion further includes a grip portion of which a state is changed between a gripping state for gripping the brush, which has been inserted into the internal passage from an opening on a base end side and of which a part protrudes from an opening on a distal end side, to restrict the brush from moving in the axial direction, and a releasing state for releasing gripping of the brush to allow the brush to move in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Meilleur Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Tsurashi Yamane, Kaori Nakagawa, Junko Ochibe
  • Patent number: 11185143
    Abstract: A nail printing device includes: a base; a finger placing portion provided on an upper surface side of the base; a grip portion provided on a lower surface side of the base and near a lower portion of the finger placing portion; and a print head configured to perform printing on a nail of a finger placed on the finger placing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masakazu Yoshii
  • Patent number: 11179230
    Abstract: A device for cleansing the teeth is provided. The device that improves the ability of the user to quickly, efficiently and thoroughly floss all interproximal spaces at once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Maha Ahmed Salim Bahammam, Seba Abdulqader Salem Alhebshi
  • Patent number: 11140935
    Abstract: A method for applying eyelash extensions includes: transporting an eyelash extension bundle to an eyelash extensions applying auxiliary, the eyelash extensions each having an attaching end, a root and a distal end, the eyelash extensions applying auxiliary having an attaching reference point, a first reference line and a second reference line, the first and second reference lines or imaginary extension lines thereof being joined at the attaching reference point; the attaching ends of the eyelash extensions being located right at the attaching reference point after the transportation; aligning two of the eyelash extensions in the eyelash extension bundle with the first and second reference lines, respectively, with a pair of tweezers; coating the attaching ends of the eyelash extensions with adhesive, and adhering the attaching ends coated with the adhesive to a root of a human eyelash. Thereby, eyelash extension bundles can all have uniform open angles with enhanced applying quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: KARTING BEAUTY COMPANY
    Inventor: Chia-Ling Ho
  • Patent number: 11064780
    Abstract: A hair bow with at least one integral reclosable compartment is disclosed. The hair bow can include two or more wings, with one or more wing being a reclosable compartment. The compartment can be opened and closed by use of a zipper, a button, a snap, a tongue-in-groove closure, or other reclosure mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Evelyn Grace Doros