Patents by Inventor Richard Steven Hart

Richard Steven Hart 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: 8017145
    Abstract: A wipe article is provided for cleansing and providing gentle exfoliation. The article is a water-insoluble substrate laden with a fluid cosmetic composition that includes a skin benefit agent delivered in a carrier. The substrate is a woven or non-woven fibrous web with first and second major surfaces, at least one of the major surfaces having formed thereon an array of projections, the array including from at least 2 to about 20 projections per cm2. Each projection is formed of a material different than that of the substrate and is raised from the substrate at a highest point thereof a distance from 100 to 2,000 micron. The projections are formed of at least 20 microbeads per projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Hart, Liam Anthony Murray, Ewa Urszula Padlo
  • Patent number: 6203320
    Abstract: An electrically operated toothbrush and method for cleaning teeth and stimulating gums is provided. The toothbrush includes a handle, a brushhead connected to the handle having a plurality of hollow filament bristles, passageways through the handle and brushhead for transporting fluid such as water into and through the hollow filament bristles, an electrical energy source in the handle and a vibratory element for imparting a pulsation to the fluid being transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Robert Williams, Richard Steven Hart
  • Patent number: 6138315
    Abstract: A unitarily constructed toothbrush is provided including a head with bristles unitarily molded therewith, a handle and a neck, all being formed of an identical plastic material. Dispersed throughout the plastic material is at least one anti-microbial active compound such as a halogenated hydrocarbon, a quaternary ammonium salt or combinations thereof. Preferably the plastic material is a low density polyethylene. Toothbrushes of the present invention inhibit the growth of bacteria and other micro-organisms thereby avoiding the possibility of infecting oral gums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Divison of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: William Howard Schmitt, Robert Alfread Bennett, Richard Steven Hart