Patents by Inventor Brian G. Worthington
Brian G. Worthington 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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Patent number: 10556731Abstract: A fitment for a sachet includes a body having a slot that extends from a lower surface of the body toward an upper surface of the body. The upper surface caps the slot in a first portion of the body such that fluid flow is prevented through the first portion of the body in a direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The slot connects to an opening in the upper surface in a second portion of the body. A flow path exists through the slot and the opening in the second portion of the body in the direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Phillip Dalo, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
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Publication number: 20180044088Abstract: A fitment for a sachet includes a body having a slot that extends from a lower surface of the body toward an upper surface of the body. The upper surface caps the slot in a first portion of the body such that fluid flow is prevented through the first portion of the body in a direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The slot connects to an opening in the upper surface in a second portion of the body. A flow path exists through the slot and the opening in the second portion of the body in the direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Phillip DALO, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
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Patent number: 9839283Abstract: An oral care implement with product application. In one embodiment, the implement is a fluid dispensing toothbrush having a body comprised of a handle, a head, and an internal cavity containing an oral care material. The head includes tooth cleaning elements and an applicator in fluid communication with the internal cavity. In one embodiment, the applicator includes at least one spring-actuated valve operable to dispense the fluidic oral care material upon engagement with a user's oral tissue. The oral care material is delivered from the internal cavity upon applying a pressing force to a moveable sealing element of the valve. In certain embodiments, a pressurizer may be provided to pressurize the oral care material for positive dispensing. In one embodiment, the applicator is disposed in a soft tissue cleaner on the toothbrush head.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Francis Tatu, Kathryn Neal, Sharon Kennedy, Brian G. Worthington, Eduardo J. Jimenez
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Patent number: 9821943Abstract: A fitment for a sachet includes a body having a slot that extends from a lower surface of the body toward an upper surface of the body. The upper surface caps the slot in a first portion of the body such that fluid flow is prevented through the first portion of the body in a direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The slot connects to an opening in the upper surface in a second portion of the body. A flow path exists through the slot and the opening in the second portion of the body in the direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Phillip Dalo, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
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Publication number: 20170166378Abstract: A fitment for a sachet includes a body having a slot that extends from a lower surface of the body toward an upper surface of the body. The upper surface caps the slot in a first portion of the body such that fluid flow is prevented through the first portion of the body in a direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The slot connects to an opening in the upper surface in a second portion of the body. A flow path exists through the slot and the opening in the second portion of the body in the direction from the lower surface toward the upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Phillip DALO, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
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Patent number: 9554641Abstract: An oral care implement having an internal reservoir. In one embodiment, the invention can be a toothbrush comprising: a handle having an internal reservoir containing an oral care fluid; a head coupled to the handle; an applicator located on the head; a partition member positioned within the internal reservoir that divides the internal reservoir into a storage chamber and an overflow chamber; a passageway extending through the partition member from the storage chamber to the overflow chamber, the passageway terminating as a first opening in a first surface of the partition member and as a second opening in a second surface of the partition member; and a wick member having a first end in fluid communication with the applicator and a second end terminating in an end surface that abuts the second surface of the partition member to prohibit axial movement of the wick member in a first axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo J. Jimenez
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Patent number: 9540149Abstract: A multi-chambered container for storing and dispensing flowable substances and method for using the same. The container includes a plurality of individual chambers (30,40,50) each containing a flowable substance. Each chamber (30,40,50) is in fluid communication with a discharge valve assembly. Each chamber includes a pair of structural elements that define an isolated panel. The valve assembly selectively dispenses a single one of the flowable substances in response to one of the isolated panels being pressed or squeezed by a user without simultaneously dispensing the remaining substances.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventor: Brian G. Worthington
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Patent number: 9414668Abstract: An oral care implement having an internal reservoir and improved leakage prevention. In one embodiment, the invention can be a toothbrush comprising: a handle (110) comprising an internal reservoir (140); a head coupled to the handle; an annular neck (180) extending from the handle, the annular neck having an inner surface (181) defining a passageway (182) into the internal reservoir; an end cap (150) comprising: a cap body (160) defining a cap socket (161) and comprising an annular wall (162) and an end portion (163); an annular plug wall (170) defining a central chamber (173), the annular plug wall protruding from the end portion into a cap socket to form an annular chamber (165) between an outer surface (172) of the annular plug wall and an inner surface (166) of the annular wall; and a first annular seal member (190) protruding from the outer surface of the annular plug wall; and the end cap coupled to the handle to seal the passageway in a fluid-tight manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo Jimenez
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Publication number: 20150320193Abstract: An oral care implement with product application is disclosed. In one embodiment, the implement is a fluid dispensing toothbrush having a body comprised of a handle, a head, and an internal cavity containing an oral care material. The head includes tooth cleaning elements and an applicator in fluid communication with the internal cavity. In one embodiment, the applicator includes at least one spring-actuated valve operable to dispense the fluidic oral care material upon engagement with a user's oral tissue. The oral care material is delivered from the internal cavity upon applying a pressing force to a moveable sealing element of the valve. In certain embodiments, a pressurizer may be provided to pressurize the oral care material for positive dispensing. In one embodiment, the applicator is disposed in a soft tissue cleaner on the toothbrush head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Francis Tatu, Kathryn Neal, Sharon Kennedy, Brian G. Worthington, Eduardo J. Jimenez
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Publication number: 20150266628Abstract: A multi-chambered container for storing and dispensing flowable substances and method for using the same. The container includes a plurality of individual chambers (30,40,50) each containing a flowable substance. Each chamber (30,40,50) is in fluid communication with a discharge valve assembly. Each chamber includes a pair of structural elements that define a isolated panel. The valve assembly selectively dispenses a single one of the flowable substances in response to one of the isolated panels being pressed or squeezed by a user without simultaneously dispensing the remaining substances.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventor: Brian G. Worthington
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Publication number: 20150265042Abstract: An oral care implement having an internal reservoir and improved leakage prevention. In one embodiment, the invention can be a toothbrush comprising: a handle (110) comprising an internal reservoir (140); a head coupled to the handle; an annular neck (180) extending from the handle, the annular neck having an inner surface (181) defining a passageway (182) into the internal reservoir; an end cap (150) comprising: a cap body (160) defining a cap socket (161) and comprising an annular wall (162) and an end portion (163); an annular plug wall (170) defining a central chamber (173), the annular plug wall protruding from the end portion into a cap socket to form an annular chamber (165) between an outer surface (172) of the annular plug wall and an inner surface (166) of the annular wall; and a first annular seal member (190) protruding from the outer surface of the annular plug wall; and the end cap coupled to the handle to seal the passageway in a fluid-tight manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo Jimenez
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Publication number: 20140119809Abstract: An oral care implement having an internal reservoir. In one embodiment, the invention can be a toothbrush comprising: a handle having an internal reservoir containing an oral care fluid; a head coupled to the handle; an applicator located on the head; a partition member positioned within the internal reservoir that divides the internal reservoir into a storage chamber and an overflow chamber; a passageway extending through the partition member from the storage chamber to the overflow chamber, the passageway terminating as a first opening in a first surface of the partition member and as a second opening in a second surface of the partition member; and a wick member having a first end in fluid communication with the applicator and a second end terminating in an end surface that abuts the second surface of the partition member to prohibit axial movement of the wick member in a first axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: ColgatepPalmolive CompanyInventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo J. Jimenez
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Patent number: D768490Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Michael P. Robinson, Brian G. Worthington