Patents by Inventor William R. Bickford
William R. Bickford 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).
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Patent number: 11877641Abstract: An applicator includes a first applicator tool and a second applicator tool, wherein the first and second applicator tools are positioned diagonally apart from each other; and the applicator has an overall width that decreases with the flexing of a spring holding the first and second applicator tools as the first and second tools overlap with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: L'OrealInventor: William R. Bickford
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Publication number: 20220061502Abstract: An applicator includes a first applicator tool and a second applicator tool, wherein the first and second applicator tools are positioned diagonally apart from each other; and the applicator has an overall width that decreases with the flexing of a spring holding the first and second applicator tools as the first and second tools overlap with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventor: William R. Bickford
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Patent number: 11253112Abstract: A wipes pack comprises a barrel having a central axis extending the length of the barrel, the barrel having an open top and a closed bottom; and a cap having a central axis extending the length of the cap, the cap has an open bottom and a closed top, wherein the cap is configured to fit within the open top of the barrel, the cap is lowered in the barrel to conceal a sidewall of the cap, and the cap is raised to expose the sidewall of the cap, wherein the sidewall of the cap includes a dispensing orifice; and the wipes pack includes a spindle that extends along the central axis of the cap or barrel or both, wherein the spindle is configured to support a roll aligned with the central axes of the cap or barrel or both.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: L'OrealInventors: William R. Bickford, Gloriana Redondo
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Patent number: 8844543Abstract: A dual-ended applicator is provided. The applicator includes a handle, a first roller having a broad concave surface at one end of the handle, and a second, ball-like roller having a convex surface, at the opposite end of the handle. The first roller, having a greater axial length and surface area than does the second roller is intended for applying a cosmetic to broader convex areas of the skin. The second roller, having a lesser axial dimension and surface area as compared with the first roller is intended for distributing a cosmetic to the narrower, concave areas of the skin. The first roller is mounted on the applicator so as to rotate about a fixed axis lateral to the longitudinal axis of the applicator, and will move in straight paths along the skin, in line with the longitudinal axis of the applicator.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: ELC Management LLCInventors: William R. Bickford, Anne T. Carullo, Herve F. Bouix
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Patent number: 8763195Abstract: A tool for cleaning a personal care applicator, particularly an applicator for a product that is subject to dry out. In some embodiments, the invention is implemented as a reusable cleaning tool. In other embodiments, the invention is implemented as a disposable, single-use or limited use cleaning tool. The tool comprises a relatively flat body having first and second exterior surfaces, and one or more cleaning regions that extend through the body. As an applicator is drawn through the cleaning region, dried out product is scraped off the applicator.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: ELC Management, LLCInventors: Herve F. Bouix, Francis Corbellini, William R. Bickford
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Patent number: 8578948Abstract: A cosmetic brush includes bristles made from shape memory polymer (SMP) filaments or fibers. The shape memory polymer filaments are selected to exhibit a first shape during assembly of the brush, and a second shape after exposure to an external stimulus in the form of heat or other energy. The SMP filaments are initially assembled to the base of the brush. The first shape can be straight to facilitate assembly of the fibers to the base. The second shape, after assembly and after being subjected to the external stimulus, can be any bristle shape suitable for enhancing the function of the brush, e.g., kinked, wavy or coiled. The brush may be comprised solely of SMP filaments, or may be a blend of SMP filaments and any other suitable filament (e.g., nylon, natural plant or animal fibers, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: ELC Management LLCInventor: William R. Bickford
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Publication number: 20130048011Abstract: A dual-ended applicator is provided. The applicator includes a handle, a first roller having a broad concave surface at one end of the handle, and a second, ball-like roller having a convex surface, at the opposite end of the handle. The first roller, having a greater axial length and surface area than does the second roller is intended for applying a cosmetic to broader convex areas of the skin. The second roller, having a lesser axial dimension and surface area as compared with the first roller is intended for distributing a cosmetic to the narrower, concave areas of the skin. The first roller is mounted on the applicator so as to rotate about a fixed axis lateral to the longitudinal axis of the applicator, and will move in straight paths along the skin, in line with the longitudinal axis of the applicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: William R. Bickford, Anne T. Carullo, Herve F. Bouix
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Publication number: 20120138080Abstract: A cosmetic brush includes bristles made from shape memory polymer (SMP) filaments or fibers. The shape memory polymer filaments are selected to exhibit a first shape during assembly of the brush, and a second shape after exposure to an external stimulus in the form of heat or other energy. The SMP filaments are initially assembled to the base of the brush. The first shape can be straight to facilitate assembly of the fibers to the base. The second shape, after assembly and after being subjected to the external stimulus, can be any bristle shape suitable for enhancing the function of the brush, e.g., kinked, wavy or coiled. The brush may be comprised solely of SMP filaments, or may be a blend of SMP filaments and any other suitable filament (e.g., nylon, natural plant or animal fibers, etc.).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventor: William R. Bickford
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Patent number: 8136536Abstract: A mascara brush includes bristles made from shape memory polymer (SMP) filaments. The SMP filaments are selected to exhibit a first shape during assembly of the brush, and a second shape after exposure to an external stimulus in the form of heat or other energy. During assembly, the SMP filaments are clamped between wire segments twisted to form a core. The first shape can be straight to facilitate assembly of the fibers in the wire core. The second shape, after assembly in the core and after being subjected to the external stimulus, can be any bristle shape suitable for enhancing the function of the brush, e.g., kinked, wavy or coiled. The brush head may be made solely of SMP filaments, or may be a blend of SMP filaments and any other suitable filament (e.g., nylon, natural plant or animal fibers, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: ELC Management LLCInventor: William R. Bickford
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Publication number: 20120060858Abstract: A hair roller and roller cover that emit electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths that directly affect the disulfide bonds in hair (and may also affect alterations in secondary protein structure). The invention includes methods of perming hair and a kit of infrared emitting hair rollers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: ELC MANAGEMENT LLCInventors: William R. Bickford, Stephen van Beek Faletti, Jack Lombardi
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Patent number: 8087842Abstract: A multi-compartment, wiper-applicator package comprising a container holding a first formulation, a wiper, initially sealed at both ends and a barbed tool. Within the sealed wiper is a quantity of secondary ingredients that is to be mixed with the first formulation in the container. The barbed tool is able to pierce the top seal, then dislocate the bottom seal, completely separating the bottom seal from the wiper. Thereafter the barbed tool removes the top seal completely, so that, what remains, is a conventional wiper. The barbed tool can be inserted only to a defined depth in the wiper. This prevents the barbed tool from removing the wiper from the container.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: ELC Management, LLCInventors: Herve F. Bouix, William R. Bickford, Elsa Marie Ovtchinnikoff
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Publication number: 20100071715Abstract: A mascara brush head includes bristles made from shape memory polymer (SMP) filaments or fibers. The shape memory polymer filaments are selected to exhibit a first shape during assembly of the brush, and a second shape after exposure to an external stimulus in the form of heat or other energy. The brush head is initially assembled, i.e., lengths of SMP filaments are placed between wire segments and the wire segments are then twisted about each other to form a twisted wire core. The core grips the filament lengths medially of their outer ends, usually substantially at their midpoints, so as to clamp them. The first shape can be straight to facilitate assembly of the fibers in the wire core. The second shape, after assembly in the core and after being subjected to the external stimulus, can be any bristle shape suitable for enhancing the function of the brush, e.g., kinked, wavy or coiled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventor: William R. Bickford
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Publication number: 20090320871Abstract: A multi-compartment, wiper-applicator package comprising a container holding a first formulation, a wiper, initially sealed at both ends and a barbed tool. Within the sealed wiper is a quantity of secondary ingredients that is to be mixed with the first formulation in the container. The barbed tool is able to pierce the top seal, then dislocate the bottom seal, completely separating the bottom seal from the wiper. Thereafter the barbed tool removes the top seal completely, so that, what remains, is a conventional wiper. The barbed tool can be inserted only to a defined depth in the wiper. This prevents the barbed tool from removing the wiper from the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Herve F. Bouix, William R. Bickford, Elsa Marie Ovtchinnikoff
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Patent number: D676975Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: ELC Management, LLCInventor: William R. Bickford
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Patent number: D677391Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: ELC Management, LLCInventor: William R. Bickford
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Patent number: D677392Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: ELC Managment, LLCInventor: William R. Bickford
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Patent number: D678540Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: ELC Management, LLCInventor: William R. Bickford
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Patent number: D678541Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: ELC Management LLCInventor: William R. Bickford
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Patent number: D678542Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: ELC Management LLCInventor: William R. Bickford