Patents Examined by Robyn Doan
  • Patent number: 9867442
    Abstract: An eyelash comb having a heating element which allows for easier separation and reapplication of mascara on the eyelashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventor: Bijan Kose
  • Patent number: 9844252
    Abstract: A system and method for curling a lock of hair. A hair curling assembly contains a bi-stable ribbon spring. The ribbon spring is biased into a coiled configuration. The ribbon spring has positional stability in both its coiled configuration and its linear configuration. The ribbon spring is manipulated into its linear configuration within the hair curling assembly. The hair curling assembly is then positioned proximate the lock of hair to be curled. The ribbon spring is triggered back to its coiled configuration. The lock of hair winds with the ribbon spring into its coiled configuration, therein forming a curl in the lock of hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Inventors: Paula Joyce Kraszewski, Robert Alan Butkiewicz
  • Patent number: 9844432
    Abstract: A dental flossing device comprising a first body circumscribing a void adapted to receive one or more fingers of a user, an outward-facing surface, opposite from the void, having a first segment comprising at least one pair of cleats arranged to define a circumferential groove for receiving and carrying one or more revolutions of the dental floss formed by wrapping the dental floss along the circumferential groove. A second segment of the outward-facing surface includes a fastener comprising a depression, a crown with a base wall and a niche in the base wall, and a pedestal that connects the base wall of the crown to a floor of the depression. The base wall, niche and the pedestal are configured to provide a space located between the floor of the depression and the base wall to receive and secure a free end of the dental floss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Inventor: Victor Prince
  • Patent number: 9820546
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hoods in the form of hair nets having meshes, creating hoods having a first dimension over the head from front to rear and a second dimension crosswise thereto. A strand (20) of a net having a mesh (23) is created from threads (21). The strand (20) has two longitudinal sides. The number of meshes (23) of the set crosswise to the longitudinal sides corresponds to the number of meshes (11) of the hair net to be produced along the first or second dimension of the hair net. On or neighboring the two longitudinal sides of the strand (20), one elastic thread (22) each is fed into the other meshes (23) of the net. At specified, regular distances, the two elastic threads (22) are guided together and connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Solida AG
    Inventor: Matthias Dietze
  • Patent number: 9788860
    Abstract: A pedicure assembly includes a housing that has a handle portion and a motor portion. A buffing unit is attached to the housing and the buffing unit abrasively removes calluses. The buffing unit comprises a drive and a head. An abrasive pad is attached to the head and the abrasive pad may be positioned to abut the callus thereby facilitating the abrasive pad to abrade and eliminate the callus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventor: Learrel Smith
  • Patent number: 9775419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic hair treatment method comprising at least the steps consisting of: a) applying a mechanical tension to said hair, b) exposing said hair under mechanical tension to microwaves, in the presence of a solvent in vapor form in contact with said hair, without complete drying of the hair during microwave exposure, the solvent in vapor form being entirely generated by the evaporation of a compound which is present, before emission of the microwaves, in contact with the treated hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Gilles Genain, Gabin Vic, Stefania Nuzzo, Marie Muller
  • Patent number: 9743742
    Abstract: The present invention is a portable, interchangeable cosmetic compact. The compact is capable of housing a plurality of customizable cosmetics for all-in-one convenience, portability, and efficiency. The present invention is designed as a portable makeup compact in which the user can store multiple makeup products and makeup tools in one unit. The purpose of this makeup compact is to be small and portable as well as hosting different makeup products and makeup tools that form one unit when stored within the base unit and lids of the compact. The portable interchangeable cosmetic compact allows individual makeup products and makeup tools to be interchanged and stored within the base unit and lids because of this makeup compact's unique design and efficient utilization of space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventors: Clairesse Brogoitti, Marc Brogoitti, Megan Langdon, Arnando Villarreal
  • Patent number: 9730481
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for dispensing artificial eyelashes, comprising a housing equipped with a dispensing region, a carrier to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes is fixed, a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause movement of the carrier in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards the dispensing region and to allow the artificial eyelashes to exit through said dispensing region, said eyelashes being oriented transversely to an axis of extension of the carrier, at least when they are passing through said dispensing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: ALBEA SERVICES
    Inventor: Osvaldo Uresti
  • Patent number: 9717315
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an eyelash curler capable of separating eyelashes from each other at roots thereof and of beautifully curling eyelashes. The eyelash curler 1 has a pair of frame portions 12 and 12 extending in a vertical direction, a movable member 60 that is movable in the vertical direction along the pair of frame portions 12 and 12, a stationary member 50 fixed above the movable member 60, and an elastic member 70 placed on the movable member 60. The eyelash curler 1 has arm members 10 and 20 operable to move the movable member 60 upward to bring the contact area 70A of the elastic member 70 into contact with the stationary member 50 and a comb member 80 attached to the movable member 60.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: NOBLE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keiko Horino
  • Patent number: 9717575
    Abstract: A hybrid dental tool is disclosed herein. The hybrid dental tool includes a flosser having a flossing head. The flossing head can include a filament stretching between the first arm and a second arm. The flossing head can include a pick receptacle. The hybrid dental tool can further include a pick that has a first end and a second end. The pick can be sized and shaped to fit within the pick receptacle such that the first and second ends are protected. The pick can releasably connect with the flossing head to allow the separation of the pick from the flossing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SACKS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Devin S. Chodorow, Ingram S. Chodorow
  • Patent number: 9717316
    Abstract: There is presented a compact housing for a compact cosmetic container. The housing comprises a godet receptacle adapted to receive a godet containing a cosmetic product. The housing is movable between a closed configuration, in which the cosmetic product of the received godet is covered, and an open configuration, in which the cosmetic product of the received godet is uncovered to allow a user to access the cosmetic product. When the housing is in the open configuration, the godet receptacle is movable between a locked configuration, in which removal of the godet from the godet receptacle is prevented, and a release configuration, in which removal of the godet from the godet receptacle is permitted. When the housing is in the closed configuration, the godet receptacle is in the locked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Toly Management Limited
    Inventors: James Attard-Kingswell, Paul Adams
  • Patent number: 9661909
    Abstract: A facial hair shaping tool includes a unitary and generally L-shaped main body having a shape that is designed to contour to the face of an adult human. The main body includes a front surface, a back surface, a top end, an elongated planar first side, an elongated bottom end, a truncated second side and a curvilinear central section that extends from the second side to the top end. The main body is constructed from a unitary mold of injected plastic having a longitudinal edge along the bottom end. A plurality of spaced apart combing teeth are cantileveredly mounted to the longitudinal edge at a perpendicular orientation to the longitudinal axis of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Neil Brunett
  • Patent number: 9648938
    Abstract: This application aims at providing a retainer of a cosmetic material and a method of manufacturing a cosmetic tool, which are capable of easily treating the cosmetic material even when decreasing a concentration of skin care ingredients of the cosmetic material produced by freeze-drying. A cosmetic tool (1) includes: a retainer (3) to include an annular frame (2) and a handle (5) for holding the frame (2); and a cosmetic material (4) to be produced by freeze-drying an aqueous solution of skin care ingredients and fixed in a way that covers an aperture of the frame (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, SUNSTAR INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Takebayashi, Hideaki Fukushi, Miki Yamada, Kyouko Fukugaki, Miyoko Uemura, Kozo Tazaki, Tomomi Ayasu, Tsukasa Mitsui
  • Patent number: 9642441
    Abstract: An applicator assembly having an application element, a blending element and a retaining element. The application element comprises a material configured to retain an application material and distribute the application material onto a surface and the blending element comprises a material configured to distribute the application material on the surface. Together the application and blending elements allow the process of transferring, distributing and blending the application material onto the surface to be performed with a single application assembly. Embodiments of the applicator assembly have the application element and the blending element to be comprised of materials with different characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: JKA, Inc.
    Inventor: Janice K. Ajootian
  • Patent number: 9629436
    Abstract: A nail gel/acrylic removal system and method for manufacturing a roll of foil segments with pads around a core used for nail gel and acrylic nail removal. A pad is configured to receive and absorb a substance for dissolving at least one of nail gel and acrylic nails. A segment of foil with an affixed pad is sized to wrap around at least a portion of a finger of a human hand so that the pad with the substance for dissolving is in contact with a fingernail of the hand. First and second sets of perforations are placed along opposite edges of the foil segment, so that pairs of foil segments with the pads are joined at the first and second set of perforations. A roll is formed of the foil segments with pads around a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: O P I PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Gavril Horvath, George Schaeffer
  • Patent number: 9585455
    Abstract: Disclosed is a holder for nail polish containers, including at least one ring portion configured to fit around a user's finger and having formed therein an opening slit, and at least one crown portion disposed above and interconnected with the ring portions. The crown has a cavity formed therein and an expandable opening configured to receive a nail polish container. The ring portions and the crown are portions of a unified body formed from a substantially pliable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Station 22, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Boyle, Mark Miclette
  • Patent number: 9572656
    Abstract: A skin weft with artificial hair attached thereto to provide various styling options or ample volumetric feeling. The skin weft comprises a stitched portion formed by stitching on a side edge of artificial hair composed of human hair or resin hair, a resin tape welded to a surface of the stitched portion, and a bonding component attached to a surface of the resin tape. The method for manufacturing the skin weft comprises the steps of forming a stitched portion by stitching one side edge of human hair or resin hair arranged and conveyed in the form of a sheet, and supplying a resin tape onto a surface of the stitched portion to form a bonding portion. Automatic mass production is achieved, thereby improving productivity and significantly reducing manufacturing costs. Additional means are unnecessary in the manufacturing process, thereby enabling an unskilled person to perform the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: Hoyoung Jang, Ingoo Park
  • Patent number: 9560905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for selectively bleaching or dyeing a plurality of locks of hair. The device basically comprises a selector comb for selecting the locks to be treated from a portion of hair, and a container provided with at least one compartment that can internally house at least one liquid or pasty product for dyeing or bleaching. The selector comb is partially introduced inside the container and is movable inside and along same, being coupled thereto such that in an operating position of the device, the movement of the comb takes place, causing the gradual introduction of an increasingly longer portion of the locks selected by the comb inside the container at the same time as the gradual opening and communication of the inside of the compartment with the portion of the locks introduced therein, said portion being exposed to the liquid or pasty product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: MULTIMECHAS, S.L.
    Inventor: Rafael Cordoba Ramos
  • Wig
    Patent number: 9516908
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to surely provide a wig with hairs that ensures the desired voluminous feeling. A wig comprises an alternate arrangement, the alternate arrangement including: a first region of a wig base in which a plurality of first hairs having a first curl diameter are implanted, the first hair being an artificial hair or a natural hair; and a second region of the wig base in which a plurality of second hairs having a second curl diameter smaller than the first curl diameter are implanted, the second hair being an artificial hair or a natural hair, the first and second regions being adjacent to each other and alternately arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ADERANS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Miyatake, Kumiko Saito
  • Patent number: 9516906
    Abstract: A flushable disposable glove system having flushable disposable gloves to cover a hand of a user-wearer having at least one securer to prevent the flushable disposable glove from unwanted displacement; and at least one container having a pull-up raised top section with fanned, accordion-style walls, a base, a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, and an interior volume. The flushable disposable gloves are stored and dispensed from the container. The flushable disposable glove is removably placable on a left hand and a right hand prior to urinating or defecating. The flushable disposable glove protects the hand of the user-wearer while cleaning a genital region after urinating and defecating thereby preventing the user-wearer from getting urine and feces on the hand of the user-wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Inventor: Trudy Wiggins