Patents by Inventor Jean-Louis Gueret

Jean-Louis Gueret 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).

  • Publication number: 20120093566
    Abstract: A packaging and applicator device for applying a composition on the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows, that includes a container defining an inside space containing the composition and including a wiper member; and an applicator having a longitudinal axis and having an applicator member with a twisted-core brush carrying bristles, there being 5 to 55 bristles per turn, the diameter of the brush lying in the range 6/100 mm to 40/100 mm along at least a fraction of the applicator member, a plurality of bristles carried by this portion coming to within a distance of less than 1.5 mm from the inside surface of the container under the wiper member in a storage position or while the applicator is being withdrawn along the longitudinal axis of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20120082503
    Abstract: A cosmetic packaging and applicator device that includes a container having an inside space and a wiper member; an applicator having a core and projecting elements, a portion of the inside periphery of the container under the wiper member occupying a total angular extent of at least 90° at less than 1.5 mm from the applicator member when in its storage position or while being extracted from the container, the applicator member having at least two locations that are spaced apart along the core longitudinal axis by more than 3 mm and at each of which the difference between the greatest transverse dimension of the applicator member at the location and a smallest inside dimension of the container at the level of the location is less than 3 mm; and a preferential passage for flowing the composition along the applicator member while it is being extracted from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20120039658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator (2) for combing the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows and/or for applying a composition thereto, the applicator comprising a molded applicator member (8), comprising: a core having a longitudinal axis; and teeth that extend outwards from the core, the majority of the teeth having a length lying in the range 0.5 mm to 1.8 mm; the applicator member (8) having a greatest transverse dimension, measured perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the core, that is strictly less than 6 mm, on at least 70% of the length of the applicator member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 8091561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a composition to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, the applicator comprising: a stem extending along a longitudinal axis; and a brush fastened to the stem, the brush comprising: a core having a substantially rectilinear portion that slopes relative to the longitudinal axis of the stem; and bristles extending from the substantially rectilinear portion of the core, the bristles having free ends that define an envelope surface that presents at least one face having a generator line that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20110284021
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes or the eyebrows, the applicator including a molded core that extends along a longitudinal axis and that comprises longitudinal faces; and applicator elements that are carried by the core, each of the applicator elements being connected to the core via a base; the bases of the applicator elements being in alignment in rows extending along respective longitudinal row axes, the longitudinal axis of at least one row being twisted around the core; where each longitudinal face of the core comprises a single row of applicator elements having bases in alignment; and where at least one row is connected to one face of the core and flush with one of the faces adjacent to the face to which the row is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 8021064
    Abstract: A packaging and dispenser device includes at least two reservoirs containing two different compositions for application to the human body, and a fluid-application surface that is flocked at least in part, and onto which there open out at least two distinct dispenser orifices that are fed by the first and second reservoirs respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 8007191
    Abstract: A packaging and/or applicator device may include: a first element including an axis and at least one slot extending almost perpendicularly to the axis, and a second element that is engaged, at least in part, inside the first element, and that is capable of turning relative to the first element about the axis. The second element may also be capable of being axially displaced in the first element. The second element may include at least one lug that is engaged in the slot and that is visible from an outside of the device. The slot and the lug may be configured in such a manner that displacement of the lug in the slot while the first and second elements are turning relative to each other causes the two elements to be displaced axially relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 8001648
    Abstract: A skin cleanser device may include a cleanser member including a cleanser surface configured to be moved in contact with skin. The cleanser surface may be defined by an elastically deformable synthetic material other than a foam, and may include cavities that include undercuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 7996947
    Abstract: An applicator brush for applying a cosmetic composition may include a stem, and bristles that are supported by the stem. At least 500 of the bristles may include a greatest dimension in cross-section that is strictly less than 6.5/100 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 7998097
    Abstract: A massage device may include: at least one support; and one or more massage members rotatably mounted on the support. The or each massage member may include at least one pair of flexible lips. Each lip may extend about an axis of rotation of the massage member, may be configured to come into engagement with a region to be treated, and may be configured to flex when the device is applied to the region to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20110170937
    Abstract: An applicator for eyeliner having a stem and an applicator endpiece carried by the stem, the endpiece being of elongate shape along a longitudinal axis and including a flexible zone that deforms while the applicator is in use and that has first and second dimensions dx and dy respectively along first and second axes that are perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the endpiece, the first and second dimensions dx and dy being substantially equal; the endpiece including a head extending the flexible zone, the head being connected to the remainder of the endpiece solely via the flexible zone, the head being flat in a plane containing the longitudinal axis and the second axis, and measured parallel to the second axis having a maximum width that is greater than the second dimension dy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 7967519
    Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a substance includes: a receptacle for containing a substance; an applicator including an applicator element; and a wiper member for wiping the applicator element, wherein the wiper member includes a longitudinally split annular portion having a wall including at least one slot extending to a free end of the wiper member, the slot passing through an entire thickness of the wall. The split portion may have, in a plane in which an inside cross-section thereof is at a minimum, an outside cross-section that is greater than a maximum cross-section of the applicator element. The split portion deforms radially outward when the applicator element passes therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 7963711
    Abstract: A packaging and applicator device comprising: a body; a block of fluidizable substance that is stationary relative to the body while the substance is in the solid state, said block of substance projecting beyond the body to define at least one surface serving as an applicator surface; and a reshaper member for reshaping the applicator surface, said reshaper member being positionable on the body to co-operate therewith to define at least one cavity into which the substance can flow when fluidized by supplying heat, the substance retaining the shape of the cavity when it returns to the solid state after cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20110129286
    Abstract: A reservoir and application device including an applicator having a stem and a brush at the end of this stem, the brush presenting a largest transversal dimension between 9 and 14 mm, the brush being at least 30% wider than it is thick in cross section, a reservoir containing the product to be applied, having a wiper member defining a wiper orifice traversed by the brush when it is removed from the reservoir, the diameter of the wiper orifice being between 2.5 and 5.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 7946778
    Abstract: A device for packaging and applying a composition may include: a receptacle configured to contain the composition; an application element configured to apply the composition at least one wiper member configured to wipe the application element; and at least one adjustment member configured to act on the wiper member to modify an inside section of the wiper member. The application element may include a core and projecting elements that extend from the core. The application element may define an envelope surface including at least one cross-section that is off-center relative to the core and/or non-circular. The adjustment member may be movable in turning and/or translation relative to the wiper member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20110110701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a cosmetic composition, the applicator including: an applicator member; a vibration source; and means enabling the user to orient the vibration of the vibration source relative to the applicator member selectively in at least two different orientations, at one or more predefined locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 7938128
    Abstract: A kit is provided having an applicator device including a heater and a composition for application to the eyelashes. The composition presents at least one property that varies as a function of temperature and is contained in an applicator endpiece of a shape that is adapted to being fitted to the heater, or the composition is contained in a receptacle in the form of a powder in which the heater can be immersed so as to be loaded with composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20110100866
    Abstract: An assembly for applying a cosmetic composition, the assembly having an applicator and a drive system for driving a closure cap. The applicator having a closure cap for closing a container, the closure cap having first fixing means configured to cooperate with second fixing means of the container for fixing the closure cap on the container, and the applicator has an applicator member. The drive system having a motor and means for securing together the applicator and the drive system, and for enabling the motor to rotate the closure cap and the applicator member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Publication number: 20110084097
    Abstract: A device for applying a cosmetic or care product, having an electric motor rotating an eccentric mass in order to produce vibrations on an applicator member, the motor having a metallic disc-shaped casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 7921857
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a composition to eyelashes and/or eyebrows may include: a stem; and an applicator member at one end of the stem. The applicator member may include: a support that is made of plastics material, and that is elongate along a longitudinal axis. The support may be connected at a proximal end to the stem, and may include a free distal end. The support may include only two branches that extend along the longitudinal axis of the support. The branches may form a single opening therebetween, and together may define a greatest width of the support. At least one row of applicator elements may be disposed on one of the branches. The at least one row may include applicator elements which, over at least half of their length, extend other than over the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret