Patents by Inventor Daniela Kulik

Daniela Kulik 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: 8950413
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator device comprising a carrier having an application element covering, which includes a plurality of application elements. At least one application element has, along its longitudinal extent, at least one first section closer to the carrier and at least one second section more distant from the carrier, and at least one section of the application element has a curved central longitudinal axis. Central longitudinal axes or their end tangents of the first and second sections, in a transitional zone from the first to the second section, converge in at least one projection onto a sectional plane through the application element so as to form a bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventors: Daniela Kulik, Christine Pillipp
  • Patent number: 8801310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper for wiping off a cosmetics applicator that includes a retaining section for fixing the wiper on a cosmetics storage container. The wiper includes several wiping organs disposed one behind the other in an operative direction, of which at least one wiping organ is retained on the retaining section or on an adjacent wiping organ either in such a way that that the at least one wiping organ communicates unimpededly both on its front as well as on its rear with a space storing a cosmetic, or only by a plurality of columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: 8794247
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator device, in particular for a mascara applicator, having a core from which application organs extend. The applicator device can be produced using a primary forming process in which, at least in some portions, the application organs are disposed in a longitudinal extent in rows, as viewed along a longitudinal axis of the core, and comprise a central axis. The central axis of the application organs have at least one undulation with at least one change of curvature, and the central axis of an application organ lies completely or substantially completely within one plane or spanning a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: 8783987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper for wiping off a cosmetics applicator, in particular a wiper for mascara mass applicators, that includes a retaining section for fixing the wiper on a cosmetics storage container. The wiper includes a number of wiper lamellas that shift in a more than just insubstantial extent in a circumferential direction solely under the influence of forces produced by withdrawal of the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: 8568049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mascara brush comprising a carrier portion and a bristle covering of bristles respectively protruding outwardly along their longitudinal bristle axis L from the carrier portion, wherein the bristle covering comprises bristles consisting essentially of a bristle stem and an eyelash retaining organ adjoining thereto, which is configured as a retaining projection which projects over the surface of the bristle stem located, viewed in the direction of the longitudinal bristle axis, proximally-below it, in a direction transverse to the direction of the longitudinal bristle axis, or which is configured as a retaining groove open towards the distal end in the end face of the distal end of a bristle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Publication number: 20130276812
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator device for a cosmetic applicator, in particular a mascara applicator, comprising at least two applicator elements having application units, wherein the applicator elements are designed as one-piece plastic parts and one or more applicator elements are arranged axially consecutively along a longitudinal axis L of the applicator device, wherein the application units of the applicator elements form application unit fields, each spanning an enveloping volume, wherein at least two enveloping volumes of applicator elements arranged next to one another are in contact with each other forming an overlapping zone, or overlap each other at least partially. The invention further relates to an applicator element for forming an applicator device, to a cosmetic applicator, and to an applicator element of an applicator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GEKA GmbH
    Inventors: Daniela Kulik, Werner Fischer, Gudrun Thierer
  • Publication number: 20120192892
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator device, in particular for a mascara applicator, having a core from which application organs extend. The applicator device can be produced using a primary forming process in which, at least in some portions, the application organs are disposed in a longitudinal extent in rows, as viewed along a longitudinal axis of the core, and comprise a central axis. The central axis of the application organs have at least one undulation with at least one change of curvature, and the central axis of an application organ lies completely or substantially completely within one plane or spanning a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: GEKA GMBH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Publication number: 20120170965
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator device comprising a carrier having an application organ covering, which includes a plurality of application organs. At least one application organ has, along its longitudinal extent, at least one first section closer to the carrier and at least one second section more distant from the carrier, and at least one section of the application organ has a curved central longitudinal axis. Central longitudinal axes or their end tangents of the first and second sections, in a transitional zone from the first to the second section, converge in at least one projection onto a sectional plane through the application organ so as to form a bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: GEKA GMBH
    Inventors: Daniela Kulik, Christine Pillipp
  • Patent number: 8201566
    Abstract: The cosmetic brush, which is in particular a mascara brush, includes a bristle portion with a base body and a plurality of bristles that stick out from the base body in a radial direction and serve for the application of a cosmetic product. The bristles have a high bristle density of at least 6 bristles per square millimeter and consist of a plastic material that has a Shore hardness D of more than 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Geka Brush GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Dumler, Daniela Kulik
  • Publication number: 20110229246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mascara brush comprising a carrier portion and a bristle covering of bristles respectively protruding outwardly along their longitudinal bristle axis L from the carrier portion, wherein the bristle covering comprises bristles consisting essentially of a bristle stem and an eyelash retaining organ adjoining thereto, which is configured as a retaining projection which projects over the surface of the bristle stem located, viewed in the direction of the longitudinal bristle axis, proximally-below it, in a direction transverse to the direction of the longitudinal bristle axis, or which is configured as a retaining groove open towards the distal end in the end face of the distal end of a bristle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: GEKA GMBH
    Inventor: Daniela KULIK
  • Patent number: 7954500
    Abstract: In an applicator for a cosmetic product, especially for mascara or hair dye, comprising a main body that is connectable to a handle, said main body having a plurality of discs disposed parallel to one another, spaced apart from one another, provision is made for the discs to be patterned individually user-specifically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Geka Brush GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Dumler, Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: D591954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Geka Brush GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: D591955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Geka Brush GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: RE41710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Geka Brush GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Dumler, Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: RE41711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Geka Brush GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Dumler, Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: D632086
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Geka Brush GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: D639564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: D639565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: D662715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Geka GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik
  • Patent number: D664362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Daniela Kulik