Patents by Inventor Adrian Charles Apodaca

Adrian Charles Apodaca has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210022477
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator for applying a cosmetic or care product includes a stem having a vertical axis and a roller rotatably and pivotably connected to the bottom end of the stem such that the roller pivots around the vertical axis and rotates around a horizontal axis transverse to the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: JEREMY WILSON, ADRIAN CHARLES APODACA, LEWIS ON HANG LEE
  • Patent number: 10874193
    Abstract: A cosmetic application device may include a housing having an opening on a top surface, an inner tube disposed within the housing, and a wheel actuator disposed on a side surface of the housing and rotatably coupled to the inner tube. The inner tube may be configured for holding a cosmetic product stick. Rotation of the wheel actuator may cause the cosmetic product stick to move axially through the housing and out of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Samuel Kai-Der Chen, Nolan Quentin Eng, Ryan L. Gleason, Adrian Charles Apodaca, Armando Villarreal, Lewis On Hang Lee
  • Publication number: 20200214425
    Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: HCT ASIA LTD.
    Inventors: TIMOTHY THORPE, ADRIAN CHARLES APODACA, DENIS PIERRE MAURIN, ARMANDO VILLARREAL
  • Patent number: 10617193
    Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: HCT ASIA LTD.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian Charles Apodaca, Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal
  • Publication number: 20200069028
    Abstract: A cosmetic container may include a base defining a well and having a bottom. The cosmetic container may include a sifter having a sifter conical section fixedly attached to a collar. The collar may be coupled to the base, thereby coupling the sifter to the base. The cosmetic container may include a cap for coupling to the sifter. The cap, sifter, and collar may be rotatable relative to the base to provide an open or a closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: JEREMY WILSON, ADRIAN CHARLES APODACA, QUINNONG LI
  • Publication number: 20190281954
    Abstract: A cosmetic application device may include a housing having an opening on a top surface, an inner tube disposed within the housing, and a wheel actuator disposed on a side surface of the housing and rotatably coupled to the inner tube. The inner tube may be configured for holding a cosmetic product stick. Rotation of the wheel actuator may cause the cosmetic product stick to move axially through the housing and out of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: SAMUEL KAI-DER CHEN, NOLAN QUENTIN ENG, RYAN L. GLEASON, ADRIAN CHARLES APODACA, ARMANDO VILLARREAL, LEWIS ON HANG LEE
  • Publication number: 20190053606
    Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: HCT ASIA LTD.
    Inventors: TIMOTHY THORPE, ADRIAN CHARLES APODACA, DENIS PIERRE MAURIN, ARMANDO VILLARREAL
  • Patent number: 10130158
    Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: HCT Asia Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian Charles Apodaca, Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal
  • Patent number: 10045600
    Abstract: A quick release container includes a base having a well to hold a product and a neck including latches each having a latch protrusion and a flexible portion. The quick release container includes a lid assembly having an inner lid portion and an outer lid portion movable relative to each other. One or more first lid protrusions prevent movement of the outer lid portion. The lid assembly includes a biasing element to apply a biasing force to the outer lid portion. The lid assembly includes a collar that moves between the outer lid portion and the base. The collar has one or more collar protrusions each configured to engage the flexible portions of the one or more latches and cause the one or more latch protrusions to disengage from the one or more first lid protrusions and facilitate movement of the outer lid portion relative to the inner lid portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Adrian Charles Apodaca
  • Patent number: 9867448
    Abstract: A container is provided that includes a base having a plurality of sides defining abase perimeter and a well configured to hold a product. The container also includes a lid assembly configured to be pivotably coupled to the base and a recess disposed on two or more of the plurality of sides. The recess has a height extending between a top and bottom of the base and a width extending between the base perimeter and the well. The container further includes a collapsible applicator configured to be: (i) held within the recess at two or more of the plurality of sides when the collapsible applicator is in a collapsed position; and (ii) removed from the recess at the two or more sides and extended from the collapsed position to an extended application position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Adrian Charles Apodaca
  • Publication number: 20170105508
    Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: HCT ASIA LTD.
    Inventors: TIMOTHY THORPE, ADRIAN CHARLES APODACA, DENIS PIERRE MAURIN, ARMANDO VILLARREAL
  • Patent number: 9565920
    Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: HCT ASIA LTD.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian Charles Apodaca, Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal
  • Patent number: 9452873
    Abstract: A jar and lid assembly that includes a jar assembly configured to hold a product and a base configured to at least partially house the jar. The jar and lid assembly also includes a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled to the jar assembly and includes an outer lid portion and an inner lid portion. The rotatable lid assembly further includes a lid ring having: (i) a hinge portion configured to pivot on an axis of the base such that the rotatable lid assembly is pivotable relative to the jar assembly and (ii) a lid ring protruding portion disposed within the gap and a liner disposed on an underside of the inner lid portion and configured to contact the jar when the rotatable lid assembly is in a rotatably closed position. The outer lid portion and the inner lid portion are configured to be movable relative to the lid ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: HCT Group Holdings Limited
    Inventors: David Jeffrey Eberlein, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian Charles Apodaca
  • Publication number: 20160083153
    Abstract: A quick release container includes a base having a well to hold a product and a neck including latches each having a latch protrusion and a flexible portion. The quick release container includes a lid assembly having an inner lid portion and an outer lid portion movable relative to each other. One or more first lid protrusions prevent movement of the outer lid portion. The lid assembly includes a biasing element to apply a biasing force to the outer lid portion. The lid assembly includes a collar that moves between the outer lid portion and the base. The collar has one or more collar protrusions each configured to engage the flexible portions of the one or more latches and cause the one or more latch protrusions to disengage from the one or more first lid protrusions and facilitate movement of the outer lid portion relative to the inner lid portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Adrian Charles Apodaca
  • Publication number: 20160075475
    Abstract: A container is provided that includes a base having a plurality of sides defining abase perimeter and a well configured to hold a product. The container also includes a lid assembly configured to be pivotably coupled to the base and a recess disposed on two or more of the plurality of sides. The recess has a height extending between a top and bottom of the base and a width extending between the base perimeter and the well. The container further includes a collapsible applicator configured to be: (i) held within the recess at two or more of the plurality of sides when the collapsible applicator is in a collapsed position; and (ii) removed from the recess at the two or more sides and extended from the collapsed position to an extended application position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Adrian Charles Apodaca
  • Publication number: 20150314934
    Abstract: A jar and lid assembly that includes a jar assembly configured to hold a product and a base configured to at least partially house the jar. The jar and lid assembly also includes a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled to the jar assembly and includes an outer lid portion and an inner lid portion. The rotatable lid assembly further includes a lid ring having: (i) a hinge portion configured to pivot on an axis of the base such that the rotatable lid assembly is pivotable relative to the jar assembly and (ii) a lid ring protruding portion disposed within the gap and a liner disposed on an underside of the inner lid portion and configured to contact the jar when the rotatable lid assembly is in a rotatably closed position. The outer lid portion and the inner lid portion are configured to be movable relative to the lid ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: David Jeffrey Eberlein, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian Charles Apodaca
  • Publication number: 20140234004
    Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes an applicator tip assembly and a housing which may, in some examples, have a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. The applicator tip assembly may be coupled to the housing and may comprise a thermal storage applicator portion having an application face for applying the product to a surface, the thermal storage applicator portion being made from a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product. The applicator tip assembly may further comprise a main body portion having a product delivery passageway extending through the main body portion for dispensing a product to the application face of the thermal storage applicator portion, the main body portion configured to at least partially enclose the thermal storage applicator portion at a periphery of the thermal storage applicator portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: HCT ASIA LTD.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian Charles Apodaca, Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal