Patents by Inventor Wen Jin Xi

Wen Jin Xi 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).

  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20170135461
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oral care implement, comprising: an elongate handle having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis; and a head at the distal end of the handle, the head comprising one or more oral care elements on a first side of the oral care implement; wherein the handle comprises first and second visibly demarcated grip regions on the first side of the oral care implement, wherein the first grip region is between the second grip region and the proximal end of the handle, wherein the first grip region is between 60 and 100 millimeters from the proximal end of the handle, and wherein the first and second grip regions are spaced apart by between 50 and 100 millimeters in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Kimberly FAULKNER, Guang Sheng GUO
  • Spiral Bristle Having Strand Components with Different Oral Care Additives, and Oral Care Implement Comprising the Same
    Publication number: 20170020275
    Abstract: An oral care implement including at least one spiral bristle. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement having a handle; a head coupled to the handle; at least one bristle tuft extending from the head, the at least one bristle tuft comprising at least one spiral bristle comprising coextruded first and second strand components that are intertwined together to form the at least one spiral bristle; the first strand component comprising a first plastic and a first oral care additive; and the second strand component comprising a second plastic and a second oral care additive, Tine rein the first oral care additive is different than the second oral care additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Ting Yan, Bo Zhang, Guang Sheng Guo
  • MULTI-COMPONENT BRISTLE HAVING COMPONENTS WITH DIFFERENT ORAL CARE ADDITIVES, AND ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170020278
    Abstract: An oral care implement (100) including at least multi-component bristle. The oral care implement (100) comprises a handle (120); a head (110) coupled to the handle (120); at least one bristle tuft extending from the head, the at least one bristle tuft comprises at least one multi-component bristle (200) comprising coextruded core (210) and sheath components (220), the sheath component (220) surrounding a first portion (215) of the core component (210), and a second portion (216) of the core component (210) protruding from the sheath component (220) at a tip portion (230) of the multi-component bristle (200); the sheath component (220) comprises a first plastic and a first oral care additive; the core component (210) comprises a second plastic and a second oral care additive, wherein the first oral care additive is different than the second oral care additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Ting Yan, Bo Zhang, Guang Sheng Guo
  • ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT
    Publication number: 20160353871
    Abstract: An oral implement comprises a head (10) and a handle (12). The head (10) comprises a first face (14) and a plurality of cleaning elements (34, 36) extending therefrom, a proximal section (16) adjacent to the handle (12) and a distal section (18) remote from the handle (12). The head (10) further comprises a flexible bridge (20) coupling the distal section (18) to the proximal section (16), so that the distal section (18) is flexibly moveable relative to the proximal section (16). The flexible bridge (20) further comprises at least one elastomeric cleaning element extending from the first face (14); wherein the at least one elastomeric cleaning element extends along the flexible bridge (20) in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the head (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Bo Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 9462877
    Abstract: An oral care implement, such as a toothbrush. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements may be provided on a front surface of the head. The head is formed by a plurality of spaced-apart segments formed of a rigid material. The segments are isolated from one another by channels containing an elastomeric material that flexibly connects the segments together. The oral care implement further comprises an elastomeric soft tissue cleaner located on a rear surface of the head opposite the front surface of the head. The elastomeric soft tissue cleaner comprises a plurality of grooves that are aligned with the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yu Liu, Jian Rong Zhou
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D754442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Ting Yan, Bo Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D754443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yu Liu, Li Ping Zhang, Bo Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D765417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Fan Gang Xie, Li Ping Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D765987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Fan Gang Xie, Li Ping Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D768995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Ting Yan
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D768996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Ting Yan
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D770183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yu Liu, Xiang Ji Ding, Yan Mei Ji
  • Portion of a toothbrush
    Patent number: D773824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiang Ji Ding, Yu Liu, Wen Jin Xi, Al Sprosta, Kenneth Waguespack
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D775470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yu Liu, Li Ping Zhang, Bo Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D776436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Bo Zhang, Yanmei Ji, Xiangji Ding, Jianrong Zhou
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D776437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Fan Gang Xie, Cun Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D776937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Bo Zhang, Yanmei Ji, Xiangji Ding, Jianrong Zhou
  • Oral care implement handle
    Patent number: D777446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Robert Moskovich, Guang Sheng Guo, Stephen Nelson, Joachim Storz, Felix Mueller
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D780459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Fan Gang Xie, Li Ping Zhang
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D782824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Fan Gang Xie