Patents Examined by Patrick M Buechner
  • Patent number: 11553778
    Abstract: A cosmetic product dispensing device includes a base and a tubular cartridge configured to be detachably coupled to the base. The cartridge includes: an outer tube; a control sleeve; a receptacle for cosmetic product; and a bottom element integral in rotation with the control sleeve. The base includes an operating member including a coded pattern and the bottom element includes a complementary operating member including a complementary coded pattern. The operating member is able to engage with the complementary operating member such that a relative rotation of the base in relation to the cartridge causes a movement of the receptacle for cosmetic product along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: AXILONE PLASTIQUE
    Inventor: Reynald Trochel
  • Patent number: 11544520
    Abstract: A counting mechanism (100) for a dispenser comprising: a first and a second housing part (110, 120) that are rotatable relative to each other; and a counting ring (130) disposed between the housing parts. The first housing part has a protrusion (111) which abuts the counting ring, holding a portion of the counting ring in contact with the second housing part. The relative rotation of the housing parts causes the protrusion to slide against the surface of the counting ring to drive a rolling movement of the counting ring around the circumference of the second housing part, such that a predefined rotation of the housing parts produces an incremental rotational displacement between the counting ring and second housing part to record a count. The counting mechanism provides a large gear reduction ratio in a compact form which is straightforward to manufacture and provides an accurate and reliable record of counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TTP Plc
    Inventors: Daniel Strange, Lawrence Baker
  • Patent number: 11517934
    Abstract: A surface repair tool for repairing defects in surfaces includes a handle with an applicator blade extending from one end of the handle and a sanding device extending from the opposite end of the handle. The handle includes a receptacle into which is removably received a container of repair compound. The applicator blade includes an application surface and a flow passage that has an inlet and an orifice formed through the application surface. Squeezing the container causes repair compound in the container to flow through the flow passage of the applicator blade and out of the orifice where it is dispensed onto the applicator surface to be spread on a surface needing repair. Once the repair compound dries, the sanding device is used to sand the repair compound to a desire finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Ryan King
  • Patent number: 11510473
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes a body part having an empty hollow shape, and provided with a cosmetic material accommodation portion therein; a supply part disposed to pass through the material accommodation portion of the body part, provided in a hollow tube shape, and configured such that an air discharge through hole is formed on one side of a partition disposed inside a hollow tube and a material introduction through hole is formed on the other side of the partition; a pressure member coupled to communicate with the entrance of the supply part at one end of the body part, and configured to inject air into the supply part; and a touch member coupled to communicate with the exit of the supply part at the other end of the body part, and configured such that a cosmetic material introduced through the material introduction through hole is transferred thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: WORLD SPONGE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sungdae Ohn
  • Patent number: 11478057
    Abstract: A feeding container includes a container body capable of accommodating contents, and a nozzle provided in an upper portion of the container body, and the contents accommodated in the container body is discharged from the nozzle. The nozzle extends in a horizontal direction, and pushes out the contents in the horizontal direction via a discharge hole opening in the horizontal direction, and a projection which projects in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the nozzle is provided on an extending side surface of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Mieko Nasu
  • Patent number: 11478063
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for dispensing cosmetic material from a cartridge onto a dispensing surface. The apparatus includes a retractable plate disposed beneath the detachable portion, where a dispensing end of the at least one cartridge is configured to penetrate the retractable plate and the detachable portion. When the retractable plate is at a stable highest position, the dispensing end of the at least one cartridge is flush with the surface of the retractable plate. When the retractable plate is moved to a predetermined stable downward position below the highest position, and the detachable portion is placed on the retractable surface, the dispensing end of the at least one cartridge is flush with the dispensing surface and the retractable plate is configured to move even further downward to an unstable position in response to a downward force on the detachable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Aldina Suwanto, Gregoire Charraud
  • Patent number: 11472612
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention related to dispensing devices (100), and more particularly to dispensing devices having a dropper or dispenser (200) associated with a container (900) full of product wherein the dropper (200) may be charged, separated from the container (900), and then used to dispense a product therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Choi, Alejandro Espinoza, Leah Flynn, Sara Jane Falcon, Jacqueline Jennette, Jeroen Regt
  • Patent number: 11457774
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) is provided for dispensing liquid. The device comprises a body (11) defining a reservoir (12) for holding liquid and a valve (14) in fluid communication with the reservoir (12) to allow liquid to be dispensed from the reservoir (12) when pressure is applied onto the body. A refill port (16) in fluid communication with the reservoir (12) allows liquid to be introduced into the reservoir (12). Furthermore, a plurality of scrubbing elements is provided for scrubbing and cleaning one or more surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Sharahwanaun Muthusamy
  • Patent number: 11445799
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes a base including an inner cavity and at least one positioning member on a wall of the inner cavity; a support frame including an axial channel, at least one latch at an end, and at least one complementary positioning member each disposed between the end of the support frame and a portion of each latch and configured to mate in snap-fit engagement with the positioning member; a lipstick carrier including a rotational member at an end, an outer shell, and an inner shell secured to the rotational member and slidably disposed in the outer shell, and an axial space in the inner shell wherein the lipstick carrier is mounted through the support frame and an open end of the rotational member is held in position in the base; and a cap releasably secured to the support frame for covering the lipstick carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Zhuhai Ding Rong Plastic Products Co., LTD
    Inventor: Ting Nan Liu
  • Patent number: 11446953
    Abstract: A pressurized writing implement includes a shaft tube capable of housing therein a refill filled with a writing implement ink composition. The pressurized writing implement further includes a pressurizing mechanism that applies a pressure to the writing implement ink composition, the pressurized writing implement being capable of switching a writing state in which a front end part of the refill projects from a front end opening of the shaft tube, and a not-writing state in which the front end part of the refill is retracted from the front end opening of the shaft tube. The pressurized writing implement further includes a pressurizing-force adjusting mechanism that adjusts the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobukazu Seri, Yusuke Sanada
  • Patent number: 11440707
    Abstract: A four port cap adapter for mounting on the upper end of a liquid chemical container with the throat of the container having a single draw container insert positioned therein. The adapter cap includes a lower housing, an upper housing, a cover support and a cover which are joined together. The lower and upper housings have a first fluid passageway extending therethrough. Four take-off supports and four take-offs are mounted on the upper wall of the cover. The four ports are in liquid communication with the first fluid passageway. The four ports are fluidly connected to dispensers or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Rodney Laible
  • Patent number: 11439220
    Abstract: An assembly for packaging and dispensing of fluid cosmetic products includes, a threaded axial rod cooperating with a first piston and a second piston that are able to be moved in axial translation inside a tubular container in opposite directions under the effect of a rotation of said rod, the rod being a hollow rod forming at least part of an axial conduit between a bottom of the container and an outlet orifice for the products, the axial rod cooperating in rotation with said dispensing head in such a way that a relative manual rotation of said application head with respect to the container drives a movement of said first piston toward the bottom of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Diana Hejjaoui, Maxim Stimpfling, Julien Hameau
  • Patent number: 11425983
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser for cosmetic liquids having a liquid reservoir and an applicator. An outlet channel connects the reservoir to the applicator, the outlet channel being formed either valveless or with an outlet valve. The liquid dispenser has a pressure generating device which pressurizes liquid in the reservoir for conveyance through the outlet channel to the applicator. The pressure generating device has an air pumping device which feeds and an actuating pressure chamber. The actuating pressure chamber adjoins, and is separated from, the reservoir by a displaceable wall so that an overpressure in the actuating pressure chamber leads to an overpressure in the reservoir. The air pumping device has manual actuator, allowing air to be pumped into the actuating pressure chamber by the actuator, so that the overpressure in the actuating pressure chamber and in the reservoir rises sufficiently to convey liquid from the reservoir to the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Bruder
  • Patent number: 11414239
    Abstract: An example fluid container includes a main body and a support leg. The main body has a bottom wall and a sidewall that extends from the bottom wall. The bottom wall has a bottom wall first internal surface and the sidewall has a sidewall first portion, a sidewall second portion, and defines a passageway. The bottom wall first internal surface extends from the sidewall second portion toward the passageway at a downward slope. The support leg extends from the main body and is sized and configured to support the fluid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Matthew Shane Carmody
  • Patent number: 11407581
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a container and an overcap. The container includes a central, longitudinal axis and a first outermost point. The first outermost point of the container is a first distance from the central, longitudinal axis along a first line perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis. The overcap is coupled to the container and includes a pivotable trigger that is configured to pivot between an unactuated position and an actuated position. A second outermost point of the trigger is a second distance from the central, longitudinal axis along a second line perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis when the trigger is in the unactuated position, the second distance less than the first distance. Further, the second outermost point of the trigger is to move toward the central, longitudinal axis when the trigger moves toward the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Richard, William F. Gordon, Bernard Borel, Eric Gaillard
  • Patent number: 11399616
    Abstract: A multi-container dispenser for storing hygiene product, is disclosed. The dispenser comprises a plurality of storage reservoirs and an elongate receptacle body. The storage reservoir is configured to store fluids such as shampoo, and the elongate receptacle body is configured to store hygiene product such as tooth brush. Further, the storage reservoir comprises a dispensing outlet. A resealable cap disposed over each storage reservoir, such that each cap is selectively unsealed and resealed by a user. The dispenser comprises a dispensing arrangement in fluid communication with the plurality of storage reservoir, which is configured for actuation by the user, thereby causes dispensing of fluid from the selected storage reservoir. The storage reservoir being selected by the user by unsealing the selected respective sealable cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Kirill Petrov
  • Patent number: 11382398
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes an outer container, an inner container inserted into the outer container to receive a content injected therein, and a pump support coupled to an upper opening of the inner container and including a support body connecting to an inside of the inner container. The container further includes a pump inserted through the support body to discharge the content, and a shoulder coupled to an upper portion of the outer container to downwardly press the pump support with respect to the outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMHWA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Byung-Jin Woo, Ki Sung Lee, Dong Su Shin
  • Patent number: 11376615
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid reservoir (4), a dispenser member (5), and a dispenser orifice (62). The fluid reservoir (4) includes a piston (42) movable in leaktight sliding contact in a slide cylinder (41) over a maximum stroke defined between a start position that corresponds to a substantially full state of the reservoir, and an end position that corresponds to a substantially empty state of the reservoir. The dispenser assembly further includes an RFID tag (40) that is secured to the piston (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Arnaud Dartevelle, Regis Jacquemart
  • Patent number: 11351561
    Abstract: An apparatus for creating custom perfumes is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a body that may hold perfume refills and a mixing chamber connected to the perfume refills via a plurality of valves. The apparatus may be controlled by a microcontroller. The apparatus may receive custom formulas for creating custom perfumes from users. Upon receiving the formula, the apparatus may determine the quantities of perfumes that are to be added from each perfume refill to create the custom perfume. Further, a vacuum pump connected to the mixing chamber is activated. The amount of time required to extract the determined quantity of perfume from the refills to the vacuumized mixing chamber is calculated. Finally, the valves are opened for the calculated amount of time to allow the vacuum generated in the mixing chamber to extract the determined quantities of perfumes from each perfume refill to create the custom perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: John Martin William Hedelin, Geisha Nathali Montes De Oca Robles
  • Patent number: 11337505
    Abstract: A cosmetic container with an adjustable discharge quantity includes a container body, an inner cover, an outer cover, a button, a piston, and an elastic member. The upper part of the container body is provided with an opening. The inner wall of the inner cover is threadedly connected to the opening of the container body, and the inner cover extends upward to form an inner cylinder. A plurality of stepped grooves with different depths are arranged in parallel in a movement area of the outer wall of the inner cylinder. The lower end of the inner cover is hermetically connected to a dropper. The outer cover is fixedly connected to the inner cover. The button is inserted between the inner cover and the outer cover. The piston is sleeved on a piston connecting rod of the button and moves up and down with the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SHYA HSIN PACKAGING INDUSTRY (CHINA) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hua Zhong