Patents by Inventor Eric Caulier
Eric Caulier 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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Publication number: 20180000222Abstract: The present invention relates to a set comprising a makeup product and a cosmetic applicator for applying this product, the applicator comprising a stem and an application member borne by the stem, the latter comprising a flexible portion (14) of wavy shape, of flattened cross section on a major axis, the flexible portion comprising a succession of elementary patterns, the flexible portion (14) having its angular deflection about the major axis limited by elementary patterns coming into mutual abutment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Eric CAULIER, Alain BERHAULT
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Publication number: 20170360179Abstract: An applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to human keratin fibres, in eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having a stem and, at the distal end, an applicator member having a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, wherein the stem has a rectilinear portion extending along a rectilinear longitudinal axis and curved portion extending along a curvilinear longitudinal axis, the distance between the longitudinal axis of the rectilinear portion of the stem and longitudinal axis of the stem curved portion, measured perpendicularly to the axis, increasing in the distal end direction of the stem, along at least a part of the length of the curved portion, and distance between the core longitudinal axis and longitudinal axis of the stem rectilinear portion, measured perpendicularly to the axis, decreasing by going away from the distal end of the stem, along at least a part of the length of the applicator member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Davide MANICI, Audrey THENIN, Alain BERHAULT, Eric CAULIER
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Publication number: 20170360177Abstract: The present invention relates to a unit for applying cosmetic product for an applicator, said application unit comprising: a substantially longitudinal holder (34), comprising a first portion (38) suitable for being secured to the receiving area, and a second portion (48) that forms at least one compartment (64) for receiving the cosmetic product; a mass (36) of cosmetic product to be applied to human keratin materials, said cosmetic product being different from a material (94) that forms the holder. An outer surface (68) of the mass of cosmetic product includes at least one longitudinal bulge (70, 72) that extends in a continuous manner substantially over the entire second portion of the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Marcel SANCHEZ, Davide MANICI, Eric CAULIER
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Publication number: 20170354239Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an application member comprising a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, and spikes that are carried by the core and are arranged in groups of spikes within longitudinal rows, in which applicator the groups of spikes are preferably uniformly spaced along the longitudinal rows and each comprise at least two spikes, at least one longitudinal row of spikes being axially offset with respect to the consecutive longitudinal row, in such a way that at least one group of spikes of the offset row occupies the same axial position as a space free of spikes between two groups of spikes of the consecutive row.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Davide MANICI, Audrey THENIN, Eric CAULIER, Alain BERHAULT
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Publication number: 20170354237Abstract: This invention relates to an applicator comprising a cosmetic product on human keratin fibers, comprising: a gripping handle (12), said handle extending substantially according to a first main axis (14), an application rod (36), with a first end (40) of said application rod being connected to an end of the gripping handle according to the first axis, a second end of the application rod comprising a heating receiving area (50), able to receive a support (70) of a mass (72) of cosmetic product.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Eric CAULIER, Marcel SANCHEZ, Audrey THENIN
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Publication number: 20170332766Abstract: Applicator (3) for applying a cosmetic or care product, which extends along a longitudinal axis (X) and has: —an applicator member (6), —a holder (5) for the applicator member, and a handle (10) that defines a gripping surface allowing the user to hold the applicator during the application of the product, the handle being deformable with shape memory at least along a part of its length.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventor: Eric CAULIER
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Publication number: 20170318945Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a makeup product, having a reservoir containing the makeup product to be applied, and an applicator for applying the makeup product, having an applicator member, carried by the stem, having a plurality of fibres, the fibres having a plurality of portions, at least two portions of which are made of different materials, and the fibres not having, in cross section, an articulated zone defined by one of the portions, the portions made of different materials each defining a part of the outer perimeter p of the fibre in section, or one of the portions made of different materials entirely surrounding the other in section and having at least one region that narrows towards the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Davide MANICI, Eric CAULIER, Alain BERHAULT
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Publication number: 20170318940Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care, product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having a moulded applicator member (8) having: —a core (10) that extends along a longitudinal axis (X), —spikes (18, 15, 16) that are carried by the core (10) and are disposed in a plurality of longitudinal rows (17, 19, 20), wherein, within one longitudinal row (17) out of at least two about the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10), at least one spike (16) is reinforced at its base and extends between spikes (15) that do not have a reinforcement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Davide MANICI, Audrey THENIN, Alain BERHAULT, Eric CAULIER
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Publication number: 20170311700Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an applicator member with a core made of thermoplastic material, spikes moulded with the core, of which at least some are multiple, the multiple spikes having at least two branches extending in divergent directions away from the core, these branches connecting to one and the same base or having bases contiguous or close to each other, and a support having two metal branches twisted around the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Alain BERHAULT, Eric CAULIER
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Publication number: 20170273436Abstract: An applicator for applying an eye-liner, extending along a straight longitudinal axis, including: an application member, in particular an applicator tip, a support carrying the application member, extending along an exposed length along the longitudinal axis of the applicator, a handle defining a gripping surface allowing the user to hold the applicator when applying the product, the handle having at least one cross-section, considered perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the applicator, with a substantially triangular general shape, the handle extending along a length along the longitudinal axis of the applicator, the ratio of the length of the handle to the exposed length of the support being greater than 2, preferably between 2 and 7, and more preferably between 3 and 6, the handle having at least two cross-sections, separate from each other, with a substantially triangular general shape, the two cross-sections being angularly offset relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Eric CAULIER, Audrey THENIN, Antoine LEBRUN, Pauline PRADE
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Publication number: 20170273441Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging and application device (1) comprising an applicator (20) having an applicator member (23), and a container (10) containing the product to be applied, provided with a wiping member (30) for wiping the applicator member as it is taken out of the container, the wiping member comprising a wiping lip (35) defining a wiping orifice (37) through which the applicator member passes as it is taken out of the container, the wiping lip comprising at least one extension (40) which is directed towards the bottom of the container, is connected to the wiping lip and comes into contact with the applicator member when the latter is withdrawn from the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Alexis LEONARD, Eric CAULIER
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Publication number: 20170238673Abstract: Applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the skin, in particular the eyelids, comprising an applicator member (10), the latter having on its external surface a recess (12) and an applicator tip (15) having a substantially flat main facet (20) extending from the recess (12) towards the distal end of the applicator member (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Eric CAULIER, Pauline PRADE, Alain BERHAULT
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Publication number: 20170238676Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of caring for and/or making up keratin materials. The invention is more particularly directed towards proposing a novel care and/or makeup device combining a composition of gel/gel architecture and a specific applicator for giving the user, during the application of such a composition, an unexpected perception of lightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Elodie VALVERDE, Véronique FERRARI, Eric CAULIER, Etienne ROUDAUT
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Publication number: 20170238678Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product (P) to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having a moulded applicator member (8) having:—a core (10) that extends along a longitudinal axis (X), and—double spikes (18) that are carried by the core (10) and are disposed in a plurality of longitudinal rows, the double spikes (18) each having a recess that separates two arms, at least one first longitudinal row of spikes (18) being offset axially with respect to a second longitudinal row.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Davide MANICI, Eric CAULIER, Alain BERHAULT, Audrey THENIN
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Publication number: 20170238679Abstract: Applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product (P) to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having a moulded applicator member (8) having: a core (10) that extends along a longitudinal axis (X), spikes (18) carried by the core (10), and reinforcing sails (1.3) for the spikes (18), which are connected by their base to the core (10). extend parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10) and are disposed in a plurality of longitudinal rows (17, 19, 20), at least one first longitudinal row (17) being offset axially with respect to a second longitudinal row (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Eric CAULIER, Alain BERHAULT, Audrey THENIN, Davide MANICI
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Patent number: 9622564Abstract: Disclosed is an applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes or eyebrows, including: a stem extending along a longitudinal axis; an applicator member located at a distal end of the stem, that includes: a core extending along a longitudinal axis, bristles connected to the core, defining an envelope surface, the applicator member having a proximal part and a distal part; the envelope surface having a notch with a profile, as seen in longitudinal section, that is not symmetrical with respect to any plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the core; and the envelope surface having, in the proximal part, a variable cross section that decreases in size towards the distal part, the largest transverse dimension of the envelope surface in the distal part being smaller than the largest transverse dimension of the envelope surface in the proximal part.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: L'OREALInventors: Eric Caulier, Marine Roualdes
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Publication number: 20170095060Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a cosmetic or dermatological product, including a receptacle containing the cosmetic or dermatological product, an applicator head which is supplied with product by the receptacle, the applicator head including a grid defining an application surface for applying the product onto a surface to be treated, a partitioned support element for the grid, against which the grid can rest at least during application, having at least one partition between two regions where the product can pass through the support element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Eric CAULIER, Etienne ROUDAUT
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Publication number: 20160360860Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic or care product to the eyelashes or eyebrows, having a moulded applicator member (8) having: —a core (10) that extends along a longitudinal axis (X), —spikes (18) that are carried by the core and extend from the core, a majority of the spikes being substantially parallel to one another, the core (10) having, at least in cross section, an outwardly concave overall shape, forming a cavity (20), spikes (18) being disposed inside the cavity (20) in the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2014Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Alain BERHAULT, Eric CAULIER, Audrey THENIN
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Publication number: 20160331104Abstract: Device for packaging and applying a product, especially a cosmetic product, comprising a container (10) containing the product to be applied and an applicator comprising a wand provided at one end with an application member, the assembly formed by the wand and the application member extending along a non-rectilinear longitudinal axis, and a wiping member (30) borne by the container (10) in order to wipe the wand and the application member when the latter is removed from the container, the wiping member (30) comprising a tubular mounting skirt (31), in contact with a wall (12) of the container, and a wiping lip (71, 72) comprising a tubular-shaped portion (71) having a length (k) greater than or equal to its internal diameter (Dint), extending axially beyond the mounting skirt (31) towards the bottom of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Eric CAULIER, Lionel DRUGEON, Philippe GOULINET
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Publication number: 20160302554Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator (2) for applying a cosmetic product (P) to the eyelashes, eyebrows and/or eyelids, comprising a moulded applicator member (8) comprising:—a core (10) that extends along a longitudinal axis (X),—spikes (18) that are carried by the core (10) and extend from the core (10), and—an application element (13) that is elongate along the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10) and extends along less than the length of the core, wherein the applicator member (8) comprises no spikes that project orthogonally over the elongate application element (13), or wherein at least one spike (18) projects orthogonally over the elongate application element (13) such that the top (S) of the elongate application element (13) is farther away from the longitudinal axis (X) of the core (10) than the free end of the projection of said spike (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Alain Berhault, Audrey Thenin, Eric Caulier