Patents by Inventor Michael Charles Rooney

Michael Charles Rooney 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: 20150164215
    Abstract: A kit and method of relating products by a common feature include the provision of a first product having a first feature providing a first consumer-relevant benefit, and a second different product having a second feature providing a second consumer-relevant benefit, wherein the first and second features have a consistent appearance and wherein at least one feature has a different consumer-relevant benefit relative to the other feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein, Steven M. Sorrel, Michael Charles Rooney
  • Patent number: 8695148
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle and a head mounted to the handle. The head may generally include a membrane attached to it and configured for attachment to a cleaning element. The membrane may be generally dome shaped and may be resiliently flexible when a brushing force is applied. A plurality of cleaning elements is mounted to the membrane. The cleaning elements may be attached using anchor free tufting. In addition, the cleaning elements may be sufficiently spaced so as to allow separation of the melted portion of the cleaning elements. In another arrangement, the head may also include walls or dams positioned between the cleaning elements. The walls prevent the melted portion of the cleaning elements from merging with the melted portion of another cleaning element. This isolation of the molten nylon allows the cleaning elements to move independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce M. Russell, Robert A. Moskovich, Kenneth Waguespack, Michael Charles Rooney
  • Patent number: 7458125
    Abstract: An oral care implement has an improved handle for control. The handle may include a gripping region having a grip surface with a plurality of spaced slot openings exposing portions of the base. In one construction, the handle may have an inclined portion and a grip body extending through a base of the handle. The grip body forms opposite finger grips on the inclined portion of the handle. In one construction, the handle may include a grip element which provides shifting of a mass centroid of the handle during use. In another construction, the handle includes a resilient grip body and the handle includes an aperture extend through the handle. Aperture has an inclined surface for engaging a resilient grip body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hohlbein, Michael Charles Rooney, Luca Casini, Jacob Pringiers