Patents by Inventor Rodney HOUGH

Rodney HOUGH 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).

  • System for metering in a roller ball applicator
    Patent number: 10939740
    Abstract: A system for regulating application of solution to a user, includes a rollerball; a body, including a first end and a reservoir disposed at a second end of the body; a fitment, including a well and a solution regulator; and a piston, wherein the fitment is configured to hold the rollerball; the rollerball is substantially spherical and rotatable in the fitment; the first end of the body is configured to hold the fitment; the reservoir is configured to hold a solution; the piston is inserted into the reservoir at the second end of the body; and the well is configured to receive a predetermined volume of the solution from the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Wenzhen Cheng, Blake Soeters, Rodney Hough
  • SYSTEM FOR METERING IN A ROLLER BALL APPLICATOR
    Publication number: 20200205547
    Abstract: A system for regulating application of solution to a user, includes a rollerball; a body, including a first end and a reservoir disposed at a second end of the body; a fitment, including a well and a solution regulator; and a piston, wherein the fitment is configured to hold the rollerball; the rollerball is substantially spherical and rotatable in the fitment; the first end of the body is configured to hold the fitment; the reservoir is configured to hold a solution; the piston is inserted into the reservoir at the second end of the body; and the well is configured to receive a predetermined volume of the solution from the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Wenzhen Cheng, Blake SOETERS, Rodney HOUGH