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).

  • Publication number: 20170181923
    Abstract: A facial massage device configured to be positioned on a human face may include a plurality of layers. An intermediate frame including an elongate bridge element and a plurality of arms extending laterally from the elongate bridge may be positioned between an outer cover and an inner liner. A massaging node may be positioned at an end of each arm of the plurality of arms. The facial massage device may further include a control module in electrical communication with the plurality of massaging nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: TIMOTHY THORPE, ARMANDO VILLARREAL, STEPHEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170127794
    Abstract: 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. A cosmetic applicator includes a container containing a product to be dispensed, a dispensing tip disposed on the container having a tip application surface, and a cap selectively engageable with at least one of the container and the dispensing tip to selectively cover the tip application surface. 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. The cap includes a cap application surface configured to contact a user's skin to apply the product to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: ARMANDO VILLARREAL, TIMOTHY THORPE, ADRIAN C. APODACA
  • Patent number: 9642440
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: HCT ASIA LTD.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Armando Villarreal, Courtney Frances Haley, Denis Pierre Maurin
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170095053
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: ARMANDO VILLARREAL, TIMOTHY THORPE
  • Publication number: 20170055673
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
  • Patent number: 9578949
    Abstract: 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. A cosmetic applicator includes a container containing a product to be dispensed, a dispensing tip disposed on the container having a tip application surface, and a cap selectively engageable with at least one of the container and the dispensing tip to selectively cover the tip application surface. 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. The cap includes a cap application surface configured to contact a user's skin to apply the product to be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170006997
    Abstract: Dispensers are provided for cosmetic products using a squeezable element for dispensing the product. An example includes a body for containing a cosmetic product, the body comprising a window, a squeezable element sealed to a first end of the body, a collar sealed to a second end of the body opposing the first end of the body, and a cap designed to snap fit with the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: MEGAN RENE LANGDON, MICHELLE WONG, ARMANDO VILLARREAL
  • Patent number: 9538828
    Abstract: An implement for applying a product to a surface. Some examples of such an implement include a handle, a rod having a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the rod being coupled to the handle, and an applicator having a proximal end attached to the bottom end of the rod. In some examples, the applicator includes (i) a first portion made of metal, ceramic and/or glass and (ii) a second portion made of another material and having a plurality of structures for applying the product to the surface. The first portion is coupled to the second portion. The first portion may include a plurality of channels and the second portion may include a plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HCT Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Tarling, Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: 9538824
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: 9498042
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: HCT Group Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe, Adrian C. Apodaca
  • Patent number: 9482530
    Abstract: Control systems and methods are provided for improved azimuthal pointing control near gimbal zenith/nadir in two-axis gimbal systems mounted to moveable platforms. The system includes a two-axis gimbal and a two-axis pointing device mounted to the two-axis gimbal. The two-axis pointing device directs a line of sight axis based upon a commanded steering direction and movement of the platform in the inertial frame of the line of sight. The two-axis gimbal follows the movement of the two-axis pointing device, keeping the two-axis pointing device from encountering its mechanical limits. In this manner, inertial pointing control is maintained in the near gimbal zenith/nadir regime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Walter W. Norman, Armando Villarreal
  • Publication number: 20160223327
    Abstract: Control systems and methods are provided for improved azimuthal pointing control near gimbal zenith/nadir in two-axis gimbal systems mounted to moveable platforms. The system includes a two-axis gimbal and a two-axis pointing device mounted to the two-axis gimbal. The two-axis pointing device directs a line of sight axis based upon a commanded steering direction and movement of the platform in the inertial frame of the line of sight. The two-axis gimbal follows the movement of the two-axis pointing device, keeping the two-axis pointing device from encountering its mechanical limits. In this manner, inertial pointing control is maintained in the near gimbal zenith/nadir regime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Walter W. Norman, Armando Villarreal
  • Patent number: 9339096
    Abstract: An applicator system for dispensing a product and/or operating on a cuticle of a user includes a housing having a reservoir for storing a product, such as a cosmetic product or a medicinal product and a cuticle care tip. The cuticle care tip comprises one of a variety of surfaces configured to operate on a user and/or apply the product. The applicator system also includes a product delivery mechanism for dispensing the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: HCT PACKAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Thorpe, Armando Villarreal, Megan Rene Langdon
  • Publication number: 20160058155
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Denis Pierre Maurin, Armando Villarreal
  • Publication number: 20160007718
    Abstract: A device for dispensing and applying a cosmetic product includes a bottle, a cosmetic dispensing member, and a cosmetic applicator. The bottle contains a volume of cosmetic product and comprises a closed end and an open end. The cosmetic dispensing member is coupled to the open end of the bottle. The cosmetic dispensing member includes an outlet and an actuating element configured to be actuated to enable delivery of a portion of the volume of cosmetic product through the outlet. The cosmetic applicator is coupled to the closed end of the bottle by one or more collar members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Kamaal Washington, Stephen Burditt
  • Patent number: D752813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Kamaal Washington, Megan Rene Langdon, Derrick Chang
  • Patent number: D762327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: HCT Group Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Kamaal Washington, Megan Langdon
  • Patent number: D784162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Michelle Wong