Patents by Inventor Charles P. Hines

Charles P. Hines 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).

  • Nail polish color selection system
    Patent number: 8880218
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cosmetic Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • NAIL POLISH COLOR SELECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140311625
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • Point-of-sale body powder dispensing system
    Patent number: 8636173
    Abstract: A user interactive custom cosmetic powder color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Cosmetic Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • Nail polish color selection system
    Patent number: 8352070
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cosmetic Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • NAIL POLISH COLOR SELECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110231267
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: COSMETIC TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, JR.
  • Nail polish color selection system
    Patent number: 7822504
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Cosmetic Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • NAIL POLISH COLOR SELECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080234860
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • Nail polish color selection system
    Patent number: 7395134
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Cosmetic Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • POINT-OF-SALE BODY POWDER DISPENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080047972
    Abstract: A user interactive custom cosmetic powder color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • Point-of-sale body powder dispensing system
    Patent number: 7121429
    Abstract: A user interactive custom cosmetic powder color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • Nail polish color selection system
    Patent number: 7099740
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • Point-of-sale body powder dispensing system
    Publication number: 20040245263
    Abstract: A custom cosmetic powder dispensing method, including the steps of providing a body powder dispensing apparatus and operating the body powder dispensing apparatus for dispensing into a container a custom formulation of body powder ingredients at a retail purchase point of sale. The amounts and types of the body powder ingredients dispensed are determined based upon specification by a retail customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: IMX LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • Point-of-sale body powder dispensing system
    Patent number: 6779686
    Abstract: A custom cosmetic powder dispensing method, including the steps of providing a body powder dispensing apparatus and operating the body powder dispensing apparatus for dispensing into a container a custom formulation of body powder ingredients at a retail purchase point of sale. The amounts and types of the body powder ingredients dispensed are determined based upon specification by a retail customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: IMX Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • Nail polish color selection system
    Publication number: 20040143367
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: IMX LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • Point-of-sale body powder dispensing system
    Publication number: 20030230355
    Abstract: A user interactive custom cosmetic powder color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: IMX LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • Nail polish selection method
    Patent number: 6622064
    Abstract: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: IMX Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • Psychological support plaything and method
    Publication number: 20030013376
    Abstract: A method for assisting a child to overcome a fear with a plaything, comprising the steps of providing a dispensing component, fixing in a tangible medium a story written for helping a child to confront and overcome a fear, providing access to the story in combination with the dispensing component, and directing an end user to read the story and to dispense using the dispensing component at select intervals during such reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: MS Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Larson, Katherine Larson, Robert Lawrence, Julie A. Fream, Douglas Graham, Janet Graham, Michael Simmons, Stacey Simmons, Charles P. Hines
  • Point-of-sale body power dispensing system
    Publication number: 20020179639
    Abstract: A user interactive custom cosmetic powder color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: IMX Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines
  • Cosmetic dispenser
    Patent number: D461080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: IMX Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.
  • Cosmetic dispenser
    Patent number: D465810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: IMX Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie R. Bartholomew, Charles P. Hines, Jr.