Patents by Inventor Armando Villarreal
Armando Villarreal 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).
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Publication number: 20240106160Abstract: A sealed electrical connector includes a seal retainer defining a plurality of wire openings, a compliant mat seal having a plurality of apertures, and a plug. The plug has a base inserted within one of the plurality of wire openings and a cylindrical post extending outwardly from the base that is inserted within one of the plurality of apertures. A method of manufacturing such a sealed electrical connector is also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Sergio Andres Villarreal Gomez, Jorge Ivan Escamilla Rodriguez, Pedro Yabur Pacheco, Carlos Armando Gonzalez Delgadillo
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Patent number: 11623411Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and fixtures for manufacturing containers, particularly for holding cosmetic products, using thin-walled tubes. One end of a container may be formed using an integral process, such as insert molding, while the other end of the container is formed using assembly steps, such as welding, to form a completed cosmetics container from a thin-walled tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Armando Villarreal, Thomas Sang Chun, Denis Pierre Maurin
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Publication number: 20220055315Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and fixtures for manufacturing containers, particularly for holding cosmetic products, using thin-walled tubes. One end of a container may be formed using an integral process, such as insert molding, while the other end of the container is formed using assembly steps, such as welding, to form a completed cosmetics container from a thin-walled tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: ARMANDO VILLARREAL, THOMAS SANG CHUN, DENIS PIERRE MAURIN
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Publication number: 20210368965Abstract: A combination cosmetic container and product may include a base which may have a first open end and a second closed end, defining a cavity therebetween. The combination cosmetic container may include a solid stick cosmetic product which may be adapted for placement within the cavity of the base. A cap may be removably coupled to the base, and the cap may be configured to engage with the first open end of the base to cover the solid stick cosmetic product and close the cosmetic container. Compression of the base in an inward direction may cause the solid stick cosmetic product to advance through the first open end of the base when the cap is removed from the cosmetic container.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: THOMAS SANG CHUN, JAE BIN, ARMANDO VILLARREAL
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Patent number: 11096467Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing having a reservoir for containing a product. An applicator tip is coupled to the housing and has an applicator and a product delivery passageway extending through the applicator tip and terminating at an opening in the applicator. A thermal storage mechanism is disposed on the applicator spaced from the opening in the applicator and provides an application surface for contacting a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
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Patent number: 11064790Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes a stone applicator tip 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 stone tip comprises a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: HCT Asia LimitedInventors: Timothy Thorpe, Armando Villarreal, Courtney Frances Haley, Denis Pierre Maurin
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Patent number: 10973299Abstract: A dispenser includes a depressible thermal tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetic product or a medicinal product. The depressible thermal tip comprises a thermal applicator displaceable between open and closed positions. The thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing, or the thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a button depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe
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Patent number: 10874193Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Samuel Kai-Der Chen, Nolan Quentin Eng, Ryan L. Gleason, Adrian Charles Apodaca, Armando Villarreal, Lewis On Hang Lee
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Patent number: 10835013Abstract: Containers for distributing products are disclosed. The containers comprise a bottle having at least one sidewall and defining a cavity therein. The bottle has at least one opening. The containers also include an actuator comprising at least one sidewall defining a cavity therein. The bottle also includes a tip including an orifice. The orifice is configured to dispense product therethrough. The actuator is positioned between the bottle and the tip.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal
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Publication number: 20200214425Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: HCT ASIA LTD.Inventors: TIMOTHY THORPE, ADRIAN CHARLES APODACA, DENIS PIERRE MAURIN, ARMANDO VILLARREAL
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Publication number: 20200170376Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes a container for containing a product to be dispensed and a tip threadably retained on the container. The tip includes an application surface including a thermal member and an opening in the application surface in fluid communication with the container through which the product is dispensed. The tip application surface is configured to contact a user's skin to apply the product to be dispensed and an opening in the application surface through which the product to be dispensed is dispensed from the reservoir. At least one of the dispensing tip or the cap includes a thermal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: ARMANDO VILLARREAL, TIMOTHY THORPE, ADRIAN C. APODACA
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Patent number: 10617193Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: HCT ASIA LTD.Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Adrian Charles Apodaca, Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal
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Patent number: 10582753Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes a container for containing a product to be dispensed and a tip threadably retained on the container. The tip includes an application surface including a thermal member and an opening in the application surface in fluid communication with the container through which the product is dispensed. The tip application surface is configured to contact a user's skin to apply the product to be dispensed and an opening in the application surface through which the product to be dispensed is dispensed from the reservoir. At least one of the dispensing tip or the cap includes a thermal member.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
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Publication number: 20200015569Abstract: A dispenser includes a depressible thermal tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetic product or a medicinal product. The depressible thermal tip comprises a thermal applicator displaceable between open and closed positions. The thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing, or the thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a button depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: ARMANDO VILLARREAL, TIMOTHY THORPE
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Publication number: 20190380472Abstract: An applicator device or dispenser includes a stone applicator tip 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 stone tip comprises a material that is capable of storing and retaining and/or transferring thermal energy during application of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: HCT Asia LimitedInventors: TIMOTHY THORPE, ARMANDO VILLARREAL, COURTNEY FRANCES HALEY, DENIS PIERRE MAURIN
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Patent number: 10506862Abstract: Devices for dispensing and applying a cosmetic product include a container for holding a volume of cosmetic product and a cosmetic dispensing system. The container has a closed end at a lower end of the device and an open end facing an upper end of the device. The cosmetic dispensing system is coupled to the open end of the container and includes a tip having an outlet for dispensing cosmetic product, and an actuator configured to be manually depressed to deliver a portion of the volume of cosmetic product to the outlet. The actuator includes finger guides on opposite sides of the actuator, the finger guides disposed below the tip and providing opposing surfaces for depressing the actuator, moving the actuator towards the lower end of the device.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Armando Villarreal, Jeremy Wilson, Adrian C. Apodaca
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Publication number: 20190350338Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing having a reservoir for containing a product. An applicator tip is coupled to the housing and has an applicator and a product delivery passageway extending through the applicator tip and terminating at an opening in the applicator. A thermal storage mechanism is disposed on the applicator spaced from the opening in the applicator and provides an application surface for contacting a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
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Patent number: 10477945Abstract: Cosmetics packaging and applicators including a gel based tip are described. Gel applicators may or may not be provided with a through-hole. In various embodiments, the gel may be a stand-alone gel or may be encapsulated in a membrane. The gel applicator provides a soft feel and may have cooling effect as well. In some embodiments, the applicator is mounted to a platform or a hollow insert and coupled to a container housing the cosmetics product.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Denis Pierre Maurin, Nicholas Gardner, Armando Villarreal
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Patent number: D880775Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Michelle Wong, Armando Villarreal
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Patent number: D1023776Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal, Megan Rene Langdon