Patents by Inventor David Kyung Min Lee

David Kyung Min Lee 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: 10743645
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprising a head and a handle coupled to the head, the head comprising a first face having a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom, wherein the plurality of cleaning elements comprises at least one bristle tuft positioned on a longitudinal axis of the head and having a distal end remote from the first face, wherein the at least one bristle tuft comprises bristles of varying lengths so as to form a cup-shaped recess at the distal end of the bristle tuft, the plurality of cleaning elements further comprising a plurality of cleaning elements which are substantially V-shaped in plan, positioned in series on the longitudinal axis of the head wherein a concave side of each said V-shaped cleaning element faces towards the bristle tuft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: 10238204
    Abstract: An oral care implement is provided comprising a head comprising a first face having a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom. The head has a length and a width perpendicular to the length. The head has a proximal section adjacent to the handle and a distal section remote from the handle, the proximal section having a first maximum width and the distal section having a second maximum width, wherein the second maximum width is less than the first maximum width. The distal and proximal sections are located adjacent to one another and are joined at a waist section that has a third maximum width which is less than the second maximum width. At least one bristle tuft having a distal end remote from the first face is provided that comprises bristles of varying lengths so as to form a cup-shaped recess at the distal end of the bristle tuft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: 10172442
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a body comprising a handle, a head at an end of the handle, and at least one fluid outlet, the head having at least one oral care element extending therefrom; a reservoir, in the body, for storing an oral care fluid; and a pump for pumping the oral care fluid from the reservoir towards the fluid outlet, wherein the pump comprises a first check valve downstream of the reservoir, and a second check valve downstream of the first check valve and upstream of the fluid outlet. One of the first and second check valves comprises a valve seat defining an opening through which the oral care fluid is flowable, a valve member separate from the valve seat and comprising a stopper movable linearly relative to the valve seat, and a resilient element separate from the valve member and biasing the stopper towards the valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Donghui Wu, David Kyung Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10039370
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprising a head and a handle is provided. The head comprises first and second faces. The first face includes a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom. The second face is located on an opposite side of the head to the first face. The head has a length in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the handle, and a width perpendicular to the length. The head has a proximal section adjacent to the handle and a distal section remote from the handle. The proximal section has a first maximum width and the distal section has a second maximum width, wherein the second maximum width is less than the first maximum width. The second face comprises a tissue cleanser, the tissue cleanser extending over a distal-most edge of the head and forming a ridge located on the distal-most edge of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Publication number: 20170238688
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a body comprising a handle, a head at an end of the handle, and at least one fluid outlet, the head having at least one oral care element extending therefrom; a reservoir, in the body, for storing an oral care fluid; and a pump for pumping the oral care fluid from the reservoir towards the fluid outlet, wherein the pump comprises a first check valve downstream of the reservoir, and a second check valve downstream of the first check valve and upstream of the fluid outlet. One of the first and second check valves comprises a valve seat defining an opening through which the oral care fluid is flowable, a valve member separate from the valve seat and comprising a stopper movable linearly relative to the valve seat, and a resilient element separate from the valve member and biasing the stopper towards the valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Donghui WU, David Kyung Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20160270520
    Abstract: An oral care implement is provided comprising a head comprising a first face having a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom. The head has a length and a width perpendicular to the length. The head has a proximal section adjacent to the handle and a distal section remote from the handle, the proximal section having a first maximum width and the distal section having a second maximum width, wherein the second maximum width is less than the first maximum width. The distal third maximum width which is less than the second maximum width. At least one bristle tuft having a and proximal sections are located adjacent to one another and are joined at a waist section that has a distal end remote from the first face is provided that comprises bristles of varying lengths so as to form a cup-shaped recess at the distal end of the bristle tuft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: David Kyung Min LEE, Robert MOSKOVICH
  • Publication number: 20160270519
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprising a head and a handle coupled to the head, the head comprising a first face having a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom, wherein the plurality of cleaning elements comprises at least one bristle tuft positioned on a longitudinal axis of the head and having a distal end remote from the first face, wherein the at least one bristle tuft comprises bristles of varying lengths so as to form a cup-shaped recess at the distal end of the bristle tuft, the plurality of cleaning elements further comprising a plurality of cleaning elements which are substantially V-shaped in plan, positioned in series on the longitudinal axis of the head wherein a concave side of each said V-shaped cleaning element faces towards the bristle tuft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Publication number: 20160262532
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprising a head and a handle is provided. The head comprises first and second faces. The first face includes a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom. The second face is located on an opposite side of the head to the first face. The head has a length in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the handle, and a width perpendicular to the length. The head has a proximal section adjacent to the handle and a distal section remote from the handle. The proximal section has a first maximum width and the distal section has a second maximum width, wherein the second maximum width is less than the first maximum width. The second face comprises a tissue cleanser, the tissue cleanser extending over a distal-most edge of the head and forming a ridge located on the distal-most edge of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: D686826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: David Kyung Min Lee
  • Patent number: D749855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: D751295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: D764804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: D783290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: David Kyung Min Lee, Robert Moskovich