Patents Issued in November 19, 2019
  • Article of footwear and charging system
    Patent number: 10477911
    Abstract: A charging system can include provisions for providing power to various systems or components associated with the article of footwear. A charging system may include a charging unit with one or more components configured for use with one or more articles of footwear, where the articles of footwear can include different sizes. The components can be magnetically joined to the article in some cases. Upon connection with a power source, the article may be configured to unlace automatically. In some cases, the charging system can be used to facilitate the transfer of power to components in an automated tensioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Tiffany A. Beers
  • Dynamic lacing system
    Patent number: 10477912
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper defining an interior void and a first cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state. The article of footwear also includes a tightening grip operable to be moved away from the upper in a first direction to move the first cable in the tightening direction and a cable lock operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the first cable in the loosening direction and operable in an unlocked state to permit movement of the first cable in the loosening direction. A release grip is operable to be moved away from the upper in a second direction to move the cable lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, whereby the release grip is separate from the tightening grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb W. Dyer, Peter Lam, Austin Orand, Andrea M. Vinet, Peter P. Williams, II, Samantha Young, Michael C. Makay
  • Outward rotating golf shoes
    Patent number: 10477913
    Abstract: A golf shoe sole with a pattern configured for outward, one-way rotation includes a pattern with a rotation point pattern. The rotation point pattern includes a center point treat or center cone spike, whereby the golf shoe is configured to rotate about the center point tread of the rotational pattern. The pattern can also include more than one one-way rotation patterns. Each of the one-way rotation patterns include a plurality of one-way guide blades and more than one row of parallel outward one-way rotation guide blades. The pattern can also include one or more circle blades encircling the center cone spike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Scott Lawrence Gilkey
  • Shoe having a sole structure and an air pump device for blowing air into a shoe interior space
    Patent number: 10477914
    Abstract: A shoe has an air pump device comprising a bellows formed in a cavity in a heel area of the sole structure. The cavity has an average height of at least 4 mm and extends horizontally over most of the surface of the heel area, so that a support strip of the compressible material of the at least one intermediate layer remains between the cavity and the outside edges of the sole structure on the sides and at the heel, wherein the support strip extends vertically over the full height of the cavity and the average width of the support strip is not more than 20% of the maximum width of the heel area measured transversely to the walking direction. The compressible material has an average hardness between 30 and 55 Shore-A at least in the area of the support strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ATMOS AIRWALK AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Möhlmann, Jens Schmidt
  • Device for high-heeled shoes and method of constructing a high-heeled shoe
    Patent number: 10477915
    Abstract: Provided is a device for insertion into a heeled shoe, having a rear region positioned to underlying a wearer's calcaneal tuberosity, the rear region being shaped to accommodate a planer surface of the wearer's calcaneal tuberosity, an upper surface of said rear region having a raised portion underlying an area of the wearer's calcaneus immediately forward of the wearer's calcaneus tuberosity; and a forward region positioned to underlie at least a portion of the shafts of the wearer's metatarsals, the second upper surface of said forward region having a raised portion which gradually rises to an apex position to underlie the shafts of the wearer's second and third metatarsals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HBN SHOE, LLC
    Inventors: Brian G. R. Hughes, Howard Dananberg
  • Sole structure for an article of footwear with first and second midsole bodies
    Patent number: 10477916
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first midsole body and a second midsole body. The first midsole body defines a ground-facing surface and a foot-facing surface opposite the ground-facing surface and includes a first midsole material, which has a first hardness. The second midsole body extends through the first midsole body. As such, the second midsole body extends beyond the ground-facing surface of the first midsole body. The second midsole body includes a second midsole material, which has a second hardness, and the first hardness is greater than the second hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Joo B. Hartenstein, Doug D. Wilken
  • Energy return orthotic systems
    Patent number: 10477917
    Abstract: A plurality of orthotic systems are provided. One bi-layer system is constructed from a single sheet of fabric that is molded into two layers. One tri-layer system includes a base layer; a mid-layer; and an upper layer. The upper layer is joined to the mid-layer and the mid-layer is joined to the base layer. The coupling of the base layer, the mid-layer and the upper layer create a rear spring section, a mid-spring section and a front spring section in which the upper layer is suspended over the mid-layer and the heel portion is suspended on the proximal heel end of the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Barry A. Butler
  • Footwear sole structure with articulating plates
    Patent number: 10477918
    Abstract: An improved sole structure for article of footwear is disclosed herein. The sole structure includes a midsole and an outsole coupled to the midsole. The midsole includes a plurality of grooves disposed both centrally and on the sides of the bottom surface. The outsole includes a plurality of outboard plates, aligned on the sides of the outsole, and a plurality of inboard plates, centrally aligned on the outsole. A plurality of hinges couple the plurality of outboard plates to the plurality of inboard plates such that each of the plates are able to pivot independent of the other plates. The outsole further includes a series of slots and openings aligned with the plurality of grooves of the midsole. The combination of the independent pivotal plates of the outsole, the grooves of the midsole, and flexure of the midsole provide a dynamic and multi-directional flexing sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
    Inventors: David Dirsa, Estelle Maranan
  • Tethered fluid-filled chamber with multiple tether configurations
    Patent number: 10477919
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a barrier that has a first portion that includes a first outer surface, and a second portion that includes a second outer surface. The barrier includes a first and a second interior cavity between the first portion and the second portion. The barrier includes a bond that secures an inner surface of the first portion to the second portion and separates the first and the second interior cavity. An outsole is secured to the second outer surface, and includes a first outsole portion extending under the first interior cavity, and a second outsole portion extending under the second interior cavity and separated from the first outsole portion by a gap, with the bond aligned with and overlying the gap such that the second outer surface is exposed between the first outsole portion and the second outsole portion at the bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Danielle L. Taylor, Dolores S. Thompson, Frederick J. Dojan
  • Article of footwear upper incorporating a textile component with tensile elements
    Patent number: 10477920
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a textile component. The textile component of the upper includes a textile element and a tensile element. The tensile element defines a first segment disposed on a first side of the upper. The first segment of the tensile element is configured to attach the securement device to the textile element on the first side of the upper. The tensile element further includes a second segment that is disposed proximate the lower portion of the upper on the second side. The second segment is fixed relative to the lower portion of the upper on the second side. The tensile element further includes an intermediate segment that extends continuously from the first segment, across the heel region, to the second segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Henrichot, Bryant R. Klug, Elizabeth Langvin, Timothy K. Liles, Adrian Meir, Nathan G. Schultze
  • Air bladder boot fitting device
    Patent number: 10477921
    Abstract: An air bladder boot fitting device facilitates snug fitting to prevent unintended removal of a boot. The device includes a boot having a sole and an upper coupled to and extending upwardly from the sole. The upper includes a shaft section extending downwardly from an open upper edge. A bladder is coupled to the upper and positioned within an interior of the boot. The bladder extends along the shaft section for securing a foot within the boot when the bladder is inflated. A bulb valve is coupled to the bladder for inflating the bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Bob J. Bode
  • Guides and components for closure systems and methods therefor
    Patent number: 10477922
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a component for attachment to an article includes an upper component that is made of a thermoplastic material having a first melting temperature and a flange member that is molded onto the upper component and made of a thermoplastic elastomer material having a second melting temperature that is lower than the first melting temperature of the upper component. The flange member extends laterally from a bottom end of the upper component so that a bottom surface of the flange member is flush with or positioned axially below a bottom surface of the upper component. The melting temperature of the thermoplastic elastomer material enables the flange member to be directly coupled to the article via heat welding and the like without substantially affecting the upper component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Boa Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher Lovett, Andrea Cavanagh, Robert Burns, Mark Soderberg, Mark Kerns, Michael Nickel, James Capra, Ilya Minkin, Brett Vladika, Sean Cavanagh, David Dickensheets
  • Detector system for use with footwear
    Patent number: 10477923
    Abstract: A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor configured to sense changes in a capacitance signal in response to proximity of a body. A dielectric member can be provided between the capacitive sensor and the body to enhance an output signal from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Phillip Meneau
  • Winding device
    Patent number: 10477924
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a winding device that can correctly and separately rotate and drive two winding units by changing a rotation direction of a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: JAPANA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinobu Midorikawa
  • Method of preparing shoe components
    Patent number: 10477925
    Abstract: A method of preparing shoe components includes the steps of: providing a first shoe component and a second shoe component, forming an adhesive member on one of the first and second shoe components, stacking the first and second shoe components such that the adhesive member is disposed therebetween, heating to melt the adhesive member so as to adhere the first and second shoe components to each other, and suctioning air to adhere the first and second shoe components closely to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shui-Mu Wang
  • Safety belt latch structure
    Patent number: 10477926
    Abstract: A safety belt latch structure includes a base, a locking hook member, a positioning shaft, and a press switch. The locking hook member is provided with a first locking portion. The press switch includes a push knob, a covering member, and an elastic member. The push knob has a pressing portion, a resting portion, a depression, and a second locking portion. The first locking portion is locked with the second locking portion, and received in the depression. Thus, the user only needs to press the push knob to unlock the locking hook member and to release the safety belt latch structure, such that the safety belt is released quickly. In addition, the press switch is surrounded by the base, such that the push knob will not be contacted due to impact, thereby preventing the locking hook member from being unlocked from the press switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Racing Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Yuan Wu
  • RFID enhanced fixturing apparatus
    Patent number: 10477927
    Abstract: A fixturing apparatus that includes a housing defining an interior space and having a trapezoidal cross-section, a first end, and an opposing second end, and is formed to include an aperture extending therethrough from the first end to said second end. The fixturing apparatus further comprises a flexible strap and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip to allow identifying and tracking the fixturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Michael P. Fennell
  • System for zippers
    Patent number: 10477928
    Abstract: An apparatus for joining two pieces of material comprises a zipper slider along with a right-hand-side bottom stop and a left-hand side bottom stop to stop the zipper slider. The zipper slider has an outer-face width, and the right-hand-side bottom stop and left-hand side bottom stop each include a front face having a portion that extends beyond the outer-face width of the slider. The zipper slider is topped with a slider holder that includes various electronics such as a light, a speaker, a microphone, a GPS device, and a Bluetooth device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Abdullah C. Erdal
  • Modular accessory apparatus
    Patent number: 10477929
    Abstract: A modular accessory apparatus includes a body component and a housing component. The body component has a first end and a second end, wherein the body component has a curvature such that a cap forms between the first end and the second end along the direction of extension of the curvature, and the first end has a connector. The housing component modularly couples to the connector. The housing component has a housing body, a coupler component, and a gateway block. The housing body has an opening, and the coupler component is disposed in the housing body. The gateway block is disposed in the opening, wherein the gateway block has a through-hole corresponding to the coupler component. The coupler component receives the connector via the through-hole, and the through-hole of the gateway block limits the displacement movement of the connector along a coplanar direction to the direction through the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: REGAL JEWELRY MANUFACTURE CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ju-Ying Lin
  • Portable sun shade
    Patent number: 10477930
    Abstract: A lightweight, easily portable, collapsible, and easy to assemble personal-use sunshade is designed for use at beaches or other expanses of loose or non-compacted sand, compacted soil or solid surfaces. The sunshade assembly includes a frame assembly and a shade assembly pivotably coupled to it, with pivot locking means so that the shade can be positioned at any effective angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: William Kuypers, Brian Patrick Kuypers
  • Sunshade and method of preparing a canopy
    Patent number: 10477931
    Abstract: A sunshade includes a support frame and a canopy connected to the support frame and including a light-transmissible fabric sheet of undyed yarns that has opposite inner and outer surfaces, an ink layer formed on one of the inner and outer surfaces of the light-transmissible fabric sheet using dye-sublimation printing techniques, and an opaque enamel coating coated on the other of the inner and outer surfaces of the light-transmissible fabric sheet. The undyed yarns are woven and cross one another to form fabric pores thereamong. The opaque enamel coating fills the fabric pores. A method of preparing a canopy is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Yen-Lin Tsai
  • Portable secure carrier arrangement
    Patent number: 10477932
    Abstract: A secure personal wearable carrier for valuable items is disclosed. The wearable carrier includes a secure compartment for valuable item storage to be worn by users during their common activities, including physical exercises. The carrier is constructed to maintain the security and safety of the valuable item while withstanding strenuous activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Bouganim, Samantha Bouganim
  • Smart luggage system with camera installed in pull rod
    Patent number: 10477933
    Abstract: A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod. One or more cameras are disposed in a top portion of the pull rod and configured to take a photograph and/or video. One or more cameras are coupled to the luggage and/or the handle and configured to take a photograph and/or video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ou Qi, Xudong Guo
  • Hair retaining device and method of using same
    Patent number: 10477934
    Abstract: A hair retaining device comprising a rod with two elongate helical coils surrounding a portion of the rod. The coils are attached only at one end of the rod and are offset from one another by 180 degrees. In use, the end of the rod is slid through a desired hair style using a weaving motion to pick up small portions of the hair. Once the rod is in place, it is screwed into a user's hair and the hair strands are retained. To remove the device, the rod is unscrewed to loosen from the hair strands and the rod is then pulled out of user's hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Genice Joyce
  • Nail lamp with color-changing exterior lighting and rechargeable battery
    Patent number: 10477935
    Abstract: A nail lamp for curing UV-curable nail gel uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit ultraviolet light and are relatively lower power. The nail lamp is powered from an exterior power source, such as a wall socket, or by a rechargeable battery pack. A battery compartment of the nail lamp holds the battery pack, which is removable without disassembling the nail lamp. The nail lamp is easily transportable to different locations and can be used even when a wall socket is unavailable. A curing time of the nail lamp is user-selectable. The nail lamp can also include detection sensors to detect a person's hand or foot in a treatment chamber and automatically turn on or off the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LeChat
    Inventor: Newton Luu
  • Integrated, manicure-pedicure station apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10477936
    Abstract: A small and portable workstation for manicure and pedicure procedures may have a soft, impervious outer layer, undamaged by, yet easily cleaned with, solvents such as rubbing alcohol (e.g., 99% isopropyl) and nail polish remover (i.e., acetone). Viscoelastic “gel” skin of synthetic hydrocarbon polymer overlies a body of plastic, metal, wood, or expanded polymer (foam). An elastomeric foam such as polyurethane may contribute to flexibility and comfort, resting hand or foot on a gentle, almost horizontal, incline on the front portion of the working surface, transitioning to a wave shape of almost semicircular cross-section along the rear portion thereof. Wells hold tools and materials between organizing dividers. A removable base is a tray for supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Vanessa Bernadette Doff, Regina Rex Roberts
  • Systems and apparatuses to apply a material to a nail
    Patent number: 10477937
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses to apply a material to a nail are herein disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatus having a receiving unit adapted to receive or hold an external device, an applicator unit to apply the material to the nail, and/or a position aiding unit operably coupled to the applicator unit. In operation, the position aiding unit facilitates positioning of the nail relative to the applicator unit and the applicator unit applies the material to the nail. In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes an imaging unit to capture an image of the nail and external device includes a mobile phone. The imaging unit can include a back-facing camera of the mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: PREEMADONNA INC.
    Inventors: Herpreet Walia, Casey Schulz, Janet Peterson, Peter Peterson
  • Makeup device comprising a plurality of cosmetic dyes
    Patent number: 10477938
    Abstract: The invention relates to a makeup device comprising a substrate defining a printing surface having at least one region printed with at least one coloring dye layer to be applied onto human keratinous material. The at least one coloring dye has been deposited, via printing, onto the printing surface by at least one printer, particularly a digital printer; is not covered by an adhesive; and produces after application onto the keratinous material, at least one visible optical effect, namely color and/or sheen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Henri Samain, Franck Giron
  • Cushion compact container
    Patent number: 10477939
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cushion compact container. The present invention provides a cushion compact container including: a container main body provided with a container body and a cover openably and closably coupled to the container body; a cosmetic storage unit coupled to the container body and storing a cosmetic; and a cosmetic applicator unit which is coupled to a region of the cover which is opposite to the cosmetic storage unit, and allows a user to apply the cosmetic stored in the cosmetic storage unit so that the user spreads the cosmetic onto the user's face or the like without using hand, in which the cosmetic applicator unit is separated from the container body without opening the cover, and the cosmetic storage unit is coupled to the container body to be detachable downward from the container body in a state in which the cover is coupled to the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: F.S. KOREA INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Jae Kwang Hwang
  • Folder type cosmetic container
    Patent number: 10477940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folder type cosmetic container that can reduce waste of content in the container by dispensing a predetermined amount of the content when the content is pressed by a pressing-dispensing member, so it can be conveniently used. Further, the folder type cosmetic container can improve productivity, reduce the manufacturing cost, and improve convenience in use by employing a simple structure for dispensing a predetermined amount of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: CTK COSMETICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Yong Chung, Won Geun Go, Choung Gil Ok, Jae Hui Lee
  • Volatile liquid applicator systems and fume-filtering apparatuses
    Patent number: 10477941
    Abstract: Volatile liquid applicator systems and fume-filtering apparatuses and related method of use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Zane Bowman Allen Miller
  • Applicator tip for cosmetic product, associated applicator and applicator assembly
    Patent number: 10477942
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator tip (10) for cosmetic product, said applicator tip (10) comprising a fixing part for fixing to a support rod, and an application part (20, 20?) for applying said product, said application part (20, 20?) having at least two opposing rounded applicator faces (F1, F2) that are hinged to said fixing part (14) and extend as far as a distal end (16) of the applicator (10), said rounded faces (F1, F2) having a radius of curvature (R1, R2) of less than 6 mm. The invention also relates to an associated applicator and applicator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ALBEA SERVICES
    Inventors: Aurelie Badie, Thomas Bonnin, Anne Rutigliano
  • Volume cream container
    Patent number: 10477943
    Abstract: A volume cream vessel is provided, which includes a cream vessel configured to contain a cosmetic content, a rim member mounted on the upper part of the cream vessel, a pumping device seated on the rim member and configured to upwardly pump the cosmetic content inside the cream vessel, a pressing member disposed on an upper part of the pumping device, and a cover member configured to cover an upper part of the pressing member. One edge of the pressing member is coupled to the rim member so as to operate the pumping device by a pressing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Seong Il Kang
  • Heating system for a cosmetic mask
    Patent number: 10477944
    Abstract: A heating system comprising a packette for heating a mask, wipe or towelette. In preferred embodiments, the packette comprises printed heating elements, printed circuit elements and a means of connecting to a power source. Power may be supplied through a USB-type connector or a handheld power supply that is custom designed to work with the heating packette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ELC MANAGEMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Herve F. Bouix, Christophe Jacob
  • Gel cosmetic applicator
    Patent number: 10477945
    Abstract: Cosmetics packaging and applicators including a gel based tip are described. Gel applicators may or may not be provided with a through-hole. In various embodiments, the gel may be a stand-alone gel or may be encapsulated in a membrane. The gel applicator provides a soft feel and may have cooling effect as well. In some embodiments, the applicator is mounted to a platform or a hollow insert and coupled to a container housing the cosmetics product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Denis Pierre Maurin, Nicholas Gardner, Armando Villarreal
  • Mirror for applying eye cosmetics
    Patent number: 10477946
    Abstract: A magnifying cosmetic mirror may provide a three-point reflection path that may be utilized to apply cosmetics around the eye of a user. The cosmetic mirror may be constructed to have a base mirror and side mirrors extending at angles from opposite sides of the base mirror. The side mirrors may be constructed to provide a reflective view of the eye when placed above the base mirror. The base mirror may also be constructed to provide a reflective view of the eye, and each mirror may be substantially flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MYJF Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Janelle Friedman, Maro Radenovic
  • Cosmetic container
    Patent number: 10477947
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a cosmetic container capable of dissolving hydrogen in a cosmetic composition and maintaining a state in which hydrogen is dissolved for a long period of time. A cosmetic container for storing a cosmetic composition includes a container main body formed of a hydrogen impermeable material, and a plurality of hydrogen storage portions and filled with hydrogen gas, at least one of which is formed of a hydrogen permeable sheet, wherein the hydrogen permeability of the hydrogen permeable sheet through which hydrogen gas permeates is configured to be different among the plurality of the hydrogen storage portions, and the hydrogen permeable sheets of the plurality of the hydrogen storage portions are configured so as to come into close contact with the cosmetic composition stored in the container main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AMG Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Hasegawa
  • Removable device for mounting accessories to a helmet
    Patent number: 10477948
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a mounting component with an opposed exterior surface configured to adapt to a curvature of a helmet via an attachment portion and angularly defined guide rails and friction slots. A cradle includes an exterior portion configured to receive an accessory and friction receiving coupler to integrate said cradle to said mounting component whereby cradle will travel non-linearly along the angularly defined guiderails of the mounting component. Friction inducing elements increase friction between the mounting component and the cradle where the friction is induced by mechanical elements, where the mechanical elements are adjustable by hand power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Task Racing LLC
    Inventor: Mark H. Slover
  • Belt keeper
    Patent number: 10477949
    Abstract: A duty belt and dress belt retainer clip system has a duty belt clip that attaches to the duty belt and has a magnet for engaging a magnet engagement portion on a dress belt clip. Dress belt clips are positioned around a dress belt with the magnet engagement portions facing outward and corresponding duty belt clips are positioned around a duty belt with the magnets facing the magnet engagement portions. The magnet engagement portion has trap walls that surround a magnet engagement wall. The trap walls prevent the magnet from sliding off of the magnet engagement portion. The duty belt clips include a duty belt retention clip that pivots between a locked position that captures the duty belt and an unlocked position that allows removal from the duty belt. Optional fasteners extend through the dress belt to affix the dress belt to the dress belt clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Brandon Scott Wall
  • Integrated carrying strap
    Patent number: 10477950
    Abstract: Generally, aspects of the subject matter are directed to a carrying strap or a carrying loop suitable for use with a container. The carrying strap and loop include first and second attachment portions for securement to various locations on the container. In one example, a carrying strap has a stowed position, where the strap wraps around the container, to a carrying position, where the strap secures to a second location on the container such that the strap can be used to carry the container. In another example, a carrying loop has a deployed position, where the loop secures to only a first location on the container and is used to carry the container. The carrying straps and loops are suitably positioned as covering a label of the container, as a replacement for the label, or placed in any different position on the container from the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Chris DiJulio, Jr.
  • Environmental-friendly paintbrush without bristle-implanting holes and its processing method
    Patent number: 10477951
    Abstract: An environmental-friendly paintbrush without bristle-implanting holes includes a handle, a bristle-implanting brush head, and a metal plate. The bristle-implanting brush head may have one end provided with a bristle material-laying trough, and another end connected with the handle. A plastic block may be placed inside the bristle material-laying trough. Bristle material may be filled in an interstitial space between the plastic block and the bristle-implanting brush head. The plastic block is formed with a metal-laying trough. The metal plate is set inside the metal-laying trough. Two ends of the bristle material-laying trough are formed with metal slots provided inside the brush-implanting brush head. Two ends of the metal plate are slotted into the metal slots. A method of processing an environmental-friendly paintbrush without bristle-implanting holes is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HUBEI C.P. NC MACHINERY LTD.
    Inventor: Wing Chi Chan
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 10477952
    Abstract: An oral care implement in one embodiment includes an elongated body comprising a head portion supporting plurality of tooth cleaning elements and a handle portion. The tooth cleaning elements are disposed on longitudinally extending bristle carrier sections hingedly coupled together about a common pivot axis. The axis may be formed by a flexible web. A slidable actuator mounted in the handle portion is mechanically coupled to the bristle carrier assembly by an elongated operating rod. Moving the actuator in opposing rearward and forward directions opens or folds the bristles on the carriers outwards or inwards respectively about the common pivot axis. In the folded position, the bristles are configured for interdental cleaning of the teeth. In the open or extended position, the bristles are configured for general purpose cleaning of the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Kenneth Waguespack, Douglas Hohlbein, Anthony Baxter, Marisol Rodriguez, Alberto Mantilla, Ellis Junior Smith, Chad Leighton Helland, Dario Alejandro Narvaez Lopez, Mauricio Issa
  • Tooth cleaning devices and processes for using same
    Patent number: 10477953
    Abstract: Tooth cleaning devices that are designed for portable, discrete use improve dental hygiene as well as cosmetic appearance of teeth. For example, teeth can be discreetly cleaned after drinking dark-colored beverages in social settings wherein conventional teeth cleaning devices are unavailable or inconvenient. The portable and discrete tooth cleaning devices can be used with described processes and stored and dispensed with described devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Joelle S. Flynn
  • Oral care device
    Patent number: 10477954
    Abstract: A toothbrush device having a body defining a cavity and an input port disposed on the body in fluid communication with the cavity. The input port permits brushing by-products to pass through the input port and into the cavity while restricting passage of the brushing by-products outward from the cavity. In one form, the toothbrush device includes an elongated handle with a reservoir having at least a portion disposed within the handle. The reservoir is sized to hold a predetermined amount of oral care product, and a mouthpiece is in fluid communication with the reservoir to discharge the oral care product from the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Olson IP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Carl Olson
  • Cosmetic systems
    Patent number: 10477956
    Abstract: Two-in-one cosmetic systems having a tweezer removably disposed in a handle are disclosed. The tweezer may be removably disposed in a handle of the applicator, such that the tweezer is restrained and a pinching tip of the tweezer is in a closed position. By virtue of having a tweezer restrained and having a pinching tip in a closed position, the pinching tip of the tweezers remain sharp and undamaged until a time of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HCT Group Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Cindy Sean Yuei Lim
  • Oral cleaning implement with a tool adapted for removal of denture adhesive from dentures
    Patent number: 10477957
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are directed to an oral cleaning implements having a head and a handle. The implements distal end of the handle may be a tool adapted for removal of denture adhesive from dentures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (UK) IP Limited
    Inventors: Marcus James Blachford, Alexander James Brian, Richard Brian Clough
  • Multi-component bristle having components with different oral care additives, and oral care implement comprising the same
    Patent number: 10477958
    Abstract: An oral care implement including at least one multi-component 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 multi-component bristle comprising first and second components. The first component may include a first plastic and a first oral care additive and the second component may include a second plastic and a second oral care additive such that the first oral care additive is different than the second oral care additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Ting Yan, Bo Zhang, Guang Sheng Guo
  • Brush head manufacturing methods
    Patent number: 10477959
    Abstract: A method (200) for manufacturing a brush head (100). The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of polypropylene bristle tuft retention rings (50), and inserting a respective nylon bristle tuft (21) into each of the bristle tuft retention rings. Heat is applied to each bristle tuft proximal end (23) at a temperature sufficient to at least partially melt the bristle tuft proximal end and create a proximal head portion (26). The platen (42) of the brush head is positioned in relation to the retaining rings (50) and proximal head portions (26) to define a space (92) in relation to the proximal head portions for injection of a thermoplastic elastomer, and the thermoplastic elastomer is injected into the space to create an elastomeric matrix (30) that at least partially encompasses the neck and the proximal head portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Evan Dak Wah Dengler, Gregory Russ Goddard
  • Retractable desk and shelf with magnetic wall attachment
    Patent number: 10477960
    Abstract: An adjustable desk includes a planar desktop and adjustable brackets that are coupled to a vertical wall with magnets. The adjustable desk has a horizontal position where the desktop is horizontal and a retracted position where the desktop is rotated downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Reeve Johnson
    Inventor: Reeve Johnson
  • Folding table
    Patent number: 10477961
    Abstract: A portable table (1), comprising a table top (11) and a frame (1a) having two front legs (2, 3) and two rear legs (4, 5) as well as two front arms (6, 7) and two rear arms (8, 9). The front arms and front legs are fastened on a first, front connecting element (12), and the rear arms and rear legs are fastened on a second, rear connecting element (13). The first, front connecting element is connected to the second, rear connecting element by at least one first connecting rod (14). Coupling elements connecting the arms to in each case one first or second longitudinal rod (54, 55), are arranged on the upper ends of the arms. The table top comprises at least one device (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) by means of which the table top is releasably fastenable on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LEKISPORT AG
    Inventors: Eberhard Heim, Tobias Böing, Christoph Doll