Patents by Inventor Horst Herlitze

Horst Herlitze 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).

  • Cosmetic applicator brush and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9357834
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator brush having a twisted wire core and an array of thermoplastic bristles with free tips extending radially outwardly from the core, wherein at least some of the bristles have shapes and/or surface textures modified at one or more localities between their free tips and the core by selective irradiation of the aforesaid locality or localities with laser energy. A method of making the brush includes the steps of assembling the core and bristles to form a brush, trimming the bristles to achieve a desired brush profile, and selectively irradiating at least some of the bristles with a laser beam at localities between the bristle tips and the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: ALBÉA SERVICES
    Inventors: Clark Bow, Horst Herlitze
  • COSMETIC APPLICATOR BRUSH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20100326457
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator brush having a twisted wire core and an array of thermoplastic bristles with free tips extending radially outwardly from the core, wherein at least some of the bristles have shapes and/or surface textures modified at one or more localities between their free tips and the core by selective irradiation of the aforesaid locality or localities with laser energy. A method of making the brush includes the steps of assembling the core and bristles to form a brush, trimming the bristles to achieve a desired brush profile, and selectively irradiating at least some of the bristles with a laser beam at localities between the bristle tips and the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: ALCAN PACKAGING BEAUTY SERVICES
    Inventors: Clark Bow, Horst Herlitze