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).

  • Patent number: 10556731
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Phillip Dalo, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
  • Publication number: 20180044088
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Phillip DALO, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
  • Patent number: 9839283
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Francis Tatu, Kathryn Neal, Sharon Kennedy, Brian G. Worthington, Eduardo J. Jimenez
  • Patent number: 9821943
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Phillip Dalo, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
  • Publication number: 20170166378
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Phillip DALO, Derek M. Samaroo, Brian G. Worthington
  • Patent number: 9554641
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo J. Jimenez
  • Patent number: 9540149
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Brian G. Worthington
  • Patent number: 9414668
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo Jimenez
  • Publication number: 20150320193
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Francis Tatu, Kathryn Neal, Sharon Kennedy, Brian G. Worthington, Eduardo J. Jimenez
  • Publication number: 20150266628
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Brian G. Worthington
  • Publication number: 20150265042
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo Jimenez
  • Publication number: 20140119809
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: ColgatepPalmolive Company
    Inventors: Brian G. Worthington, Sharon Kennedy, Eduardo J. Jimenez
  • Patent number: D768490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Robinson, Brian G. Worthington