Between Teeth Patents (Class 132/116)
  • Patent number: 11445796
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pair of capsules assembled together and respectively including two different phases to be mixed in order to obtain a personalized cosmetic product, including: two pouches respectively containing the two different phases and respectively included in the two capsules and interconnected by a communication channel including at least one portion of narrow cross-section relative to the two pouches, this portion of narrow cross-section of the communication channel including two right-angle bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LABORATOIRES M&L
    Inventors: Philippe De Brugiere, Olivier Le Grand
  • Patent number: 11102877
    Abstract: An array of non-thermal plasma emitters is controlled to emit plasma based on application of an electric current at desired frequencies and a controlled power level. A power supply for an array controller includes a transformer that operates at the resonant frequency of the combined capacitance of the array and the cable connecting the array to the power supply. The power into the array is monitored by the controller and can be adjusted by the user. The controller monitors reflected power characteristics, such as harmonics of the alternating current, to determine initiation voltage of the plasma and/or resonant frequency plasma emitters. The array of non-thermal plasma emitters may be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and/or medical sanitization applications, such as to prevent, limit, and/or treat the development of diseases caused in humans by infectious agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Chiscan Holdings, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bradley N. Eckert, Huan Truong, Bryon K. Eckert
  • Patent number: 11019903
    Abstract: A heated paddle hairbrush includes a novel bristle arrangement which establishes a large surface area for contacting the length of hair during grooming while also creating a serpentinous path through which the length of hair must traverse thereby enhancing the grooming effect on the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: BABYLISS FAGO SPRL
    Inventors: Simon Andrew Potts, Virginia Louise Hicks
  • Patent number: 10638831
    Abstract: A brush comprising a housing having an opening at which there is a pad and bristles. The housing defines an interior space and a handle. In the interior space, there is located a fluid reservoir, a pump assembly having a pump cylinder tube and plunger, and a piping array which are airtight and fluidly connected to one another. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of silicone, duckbill ejection valves are provided at the ends of the piping array and are positioned on the pad among the bristles. To enable movement of fluid from the reservoir to and out of the ejection valves, an actuator lever is provided and adapted to be operated by a user. The actuator lever is adapted to move between a first position and a second position, creating a pumping action to dispense fluid through the ejection valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SHORDEE PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Dena Pilevsky, David Farrage
  • Patent number: 10292474
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing comb for untangling hair. The liquid dispensing comb includes a handle attached to a head, wherein the head is hollow and includes a shaft extending from the handle and a plurality of tines extending perpendicularly from the shaft. A plurality of apertures are included along the length of each tine so to allow liquid to pass therethrough. Further, each tine alternates in length so as to allow the comb to access varying depths of a portion of tangled hair. A bladder is disposed within the interior of the handle, wherein the bladder can store and selectively release liquid into the head of the comb. In use, the bladder is actuated or pressed, wherein liquid is forced outward therefrom, into the tines, and out through the apertures, such that the hair is wetted with water or untangling liquid as the user combs through tangled hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Monica Delabastide
  • Patent number: 10172324
    Abstract: A structure of pet comb comprises a case body, an outer lid for covering the placement part, an electric circuit board, an atomizer, a liquid container and a hair comb combined onto the bottom plane of the case body, wherein one end of the case body has an accommodation space, while the other end thereof has a placement part configured with an opening thereon; the liquid container includes at least a liquid and a sponge in contact with the liquid; and the atomizer can contact the sponge held in the liquid container such that, by means of the operation of the atomizer, the liquid on the sponge can be sprayed out through the openings of the accommodation part. Therefore, upon combing a pet's hairs by using the structure of pet comb according to the present invention, with the liquid atomization in the atomizer, it is possible to comb the pet and, at the same time, apply the atomized liquid onto the skin surface of the pet thereby increasing the effect of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: JC-SUNNY INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Meng-Hsuan Lou
  • Patent number: 10064471
    Abstract: An air oxidation hair dye application system and a method for coloring hair using this system are provided. The system includes a container holding the hair dye and a comb-shaped applicator mounted on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: COMBE INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jack T. Massoni, Alan Olsson, Peter Mackinson, Kevin Chan
  • Patent number: 9700118
    Abstract: An application unit for a cosmetic product for an applicator is disclosed. The applicator includes a region for receiving the application unit. The application unit includes a support that includes a first portion suitable for the fixing in removable fashion of the support to the reception region. The support also includes a second portion forming at least one compartment for receiving the cosmetic composition. The application unit also includes at least one cosmetic product to be applied to human keratinous substances, the composition of the product being different from that of the material forming the support. The cosmetic product is molded by injection onto the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Marcel Sanchez, Alain Bethune
  • Patent number: 9681725
    Abstract: The applicator includes a base, a first tooth and two teeth adjacent to the first tooth. The teeth protrude from a base end located on the base as far as a free end. The applicator includes a device to retain cosmetic product on the base, to connect the first tooth to each of the two adjacent teeth, with a mean thickness less than the mean thickness, taken over the height of the device to retain, of a tooth selected from the first tooth and the two adjacent teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Marine Roualdes
  • Patent number: 9566431
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing a hair-condition of a user comprising: subjecting the user's scalp to at least 200 distinct electrode-scalp contact events during a time-interval of at most one minute and dividable into 5 non-overlapping equal-duration sub-intervals covering the time-interval, method performed such that i. for at least a majority of the electrode-scalp contact events, no electrode of the event enters into the dermis; ii. a duration of each electrode contact event is at most 100 milliseconds; and iii. for each electrode contact event, an electrical current flows between the electrode and the scalp so as to deposit electrode-released ions of a first metal or of a second metal on the scalp, thereby forming a respective metal-ion-deposition island on the user's scalp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: PILOGICS L.P.
    Inventors: Dov Ingman, Erez Manor
  • Patent number: 9497931
    Abstract: A pet groom and vacuum cleaner including the pet groomer are provided. The pet groomer includes a main body having two sidewalls, an actuator container, and a hollow handle for connecting with the suction hose. A comb assembly is fixed between said two sidewalls, and includes a rotatable body, and a comb teeth arranged in an axial direction of the rotatable body. A driving assembly drives the comb teeth to rotate with the rotatable body. The comb teeth rotates between a first position and a second position. The driving assembly is isolated from the suction airflow and includes an actuator element exposed out of the actuator container and extending toward the hollow handle. Motion transmission elements of the driving assembly extends from the actuator element to the comb assembly, and includes three sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SUZHOU VACS ELECTRICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Liang, Jinsong Peng
  • Patent number: 9374982
    Abstract: A pet groomer and vacuum cleaner including the pet groomer are provided. The pet groomer includes a substance body having a suction channel to be connected with the suction hose of vacuum cleaner and has at least one air intake which transmits air to the suction channel; a combing assembly which is used to comb pet hair; and a driving assembly which drives the combing assembly so as to make the comb teeth in the combing assembly to move to the air intake from a comb position. The pet groomer drives the combing assembly through the driving assembly so as to move pet hair which is combed from pet body to the air intake to be vacuumed away by the vacuum cleaner directly, avoiding the intermediate action of stripping off pet hair from comb teeth or similar actions, so that pet hair will not fall down and environmental pollution and allergen spreading will not be caused by pet hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SUZHOU VACS ELECTRICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Liang, Jinsong Peng
  • Patent number: 8967156
    Abstract: A coloring comb for applying a coloring material to selected strands of hair on a head includes a number of teeth, each of which has a trough-shaped reservoir extending along its upper surface and a slot extending from its tip through the elongated reservoir. The reservoirs are filed through elongated slots in an applicator plate held on the coloring comb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: Marysia Skidmore
  • Patent number: 8939158
    Abstract: Hair-coloring applicators comprising a shield to protect the scalp, polymers of tannic acid having iron ions bound thereto, hair-coloring compositions comprising same and/or melanoidin, and novel alcohol-free carriers, are disclosed, as well uses thereof for coloring hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: S.O.S. Color Ltd.
    Inventors: Michel Mercier, Shula Recanati
  • Patent number: 8905045
    Abstract: An airtight liquid cosmetic container is provided. The container includes a body configured to eject liquid contents through an ejection hole, a container inserted into the body through an opening of the body to be slidable and filled with the liquid contents therein, a container cap coupled with an inlet, and a valve unit allowing the liquid contents in the container to be transferred to the ejection hole of the body while pressing the container and blocking the transfer of the liquid contents while releasing a force of pressing the container. The valve unit includes an opening and closing element sliding together with the container and the container cap, allows the opening and closing element to open a transfer path of the liquid contents to be ejected while the container is being pressed, and allows the opening and closing element to block an ejection of the liquid contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Young-Kwang Byun
  • Publication number: 20130133678
    Abstract: An applicator including an applying part of a liquid absorber impregnated with an application liquid. An indicator portion having a jagged configuration that varies in reflectance of light depending on the quantity of the application liquid in the liquid absorber is formed adjacent to the liquid absorber, and the formed area of the indicator portion of an application liquid feeder can be visually observed from the outside so that the quantity of the application liquid can be displayed by the reflected light of indicator portion. The applicator allows a visual check on whether the application liquid is full or less when the applicator is unused or when the application liquid is decreased after use, from the change of the reflectance of light in indicator. The applicator permits easy confirmation of the liquid quantity and can easily avoid liquid blobbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Atsushi Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20130048003
    Abstract: A hair highlighting applicator comb is taught which has a hollow body with comb teeth, housing a dual cartridge containing a separate viscous bleach dye compound and a formulated viscous accelerator compound with a dual plunger rod having rack teeth aligned with the dual cartridge. A lever handle is pivoted onto the comb body and includes a ratchet arm pivotally engaging the lever handle and meshing with the plunger rod rack teeth. When the handle is manually pivoted the plunger rod slides linearly forward, and compresses the cartridge forcing the separate compounds to flow between selected comb teeth. A mixer, in fluid communication between the cartridge and the teeth, forces the separate compounds to blend together highlighting a person's hair in a spaced relationship when the comb is drawn through ones hair and the lever is manually compressed simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Peter Antons
  • Patent number: 8365743
    Abstract: A hair extension removal tool is generally shaped like a pair of pliers with two jaws formed of two elongated members pivotally joined together. A body is attached to the first elongated member and houses a solvent container therein. A tubing extends from the container to an opening on an inside surface of one of the jaws. The container has a pump for ejecting an amount of the solvent through the tubing. A lever attached to the body is provided for activating the pump. In use, a strand of extension hair is placed within the jaws of the removal tool, the lever is pressed to eject an appropriate amount of the solvent through the tubing, and pressure is applied to the hair extension with the jaws of the tool to weaken the attachment, until the bonding material is sufficiently dissolved and the extension hair is detached and removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Sheila G. Stotts
  • Patent number: 8316863
    Abstract: An applicator nozzle may comprise an attachment portion configured to attach the nozzle to a receptacle configured to contain a product and an arrangement of at least two teeth disposed so as to form at least one row comprising first and second end teeth. At least one of the teeth of the arrangement may define a channel configured to be placed in flow communication with product contained in the receptacle. The channel may open on an exterior of the at least one tooth via at least one outlet aperture facing substantially in a direction of at least one adjacent tooth. The nozzle may further define at least one groove and the outlet aperture may open into the groove. The groove may extend from the outlet aperture substantially to a free extremity of the at least one tooth. The arrangement may be formed by a single molded piece and may be configured so as to present an obstacle to product flowing from the at least one outlet aperture beyond the first and second end teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Vincent De Laforcade, Philippe Bonneyrat
  • Patent number: 8047735
    Abstract: Applicator tip for applying fast curing adhesive of low viscosity to a surface. The applicator tip comprises a body with an inner canal for feeding the adhesive to an orifice. Spikes in various shapes and placements are arranged around the orifice for preventing the orifice from contacting the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Broadley, Michael Mulvey, Nico Zinndorf
  • Patent number: 8006705
    Abstract: A pneumatic hairbrush for people and pets releases a powder mixture containing perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions directly onto the hair or fur during brushing. The brush includes a flexible deformable membrane that carries brush bristles and has a plurality of apertures for delivery of the active composition and is fitted within a first opening of an internal cavity in a brush base. The powder mixture containing the active ingredient is poured into the internal cavity and disseminates over the flexible deformable membrane. A cover is inserted through a second opening. Delivery of the powder mixture is activated during brushing or through manually depressing, where the flexible deformable membrane is deformed and compresses the internal cavity causing the powder mixture to be pneumatically forced within the plurality of apertures of the brush bristles or around the outside surfaces of the bristles, and released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Ididit, Inc.
    Inventor: Marni Markell Hurwitz
  • Publication number: 20110067717
    Abstract: A hair wash and rinse brush provides for a substantially flat brush structure that comprises a handle portion and a paddle, or “brush,” portion. The brush portion incorporates a plurality of apertures. Some of the apertures have hollow bristles disposed within them. In this fashion, water can be dispersed directly onto the hair of the user or the user's pet and directly onto the user's scalp or onto the pet's skin during washing and rinsing. The brush may also alternatively include an enclosure at the back of the brush, the enclosure having means for attaching the brush to a water supply. The enclosure can also be configured to be removably attachable to the back of the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventor: David McHugh
  • Patent number: 7814917
    Abstract: An add-on hairbrush for people, pets and livestock comprises a brush base with an internal cavity that includes a connection means. A vessel that houses a composition, liquid or powder, containing active ingredients is attached to the brush base. The composition containing active ingredients is transferred to the internal cavity of the brush base for release directly onto the hair during brushing. Delivery of the liquid/powder is activated during brushing through automatic deformation of a flexible deformable membrane or through manual depression of a deformable brush cover. The flexible deformable membrane includes bristle elements and delivery apertures or spray elements that carry and align with central spray apertures of spray elements for delivery of the composition containing active ingredients onto the hair. The vessel can act as a handle, and is a separate tube or container, that is preferably squeezable for transfer of the composition to the brush base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: I Did It Inc.
    Inventor: Marni Markell Hurwitz
  • Publication number: 20100132730
    Abstract: A dye hairbrush includes a pair of chambers formed within a main body. Dye is stored in a first chamber and a second chamber. The pair of chambers hold liquid dye components. An intermediate channel is in fluid connection with the first chamber and the second chamber. A pair of plungers includes a first plunger and a second plunger. The pair of plungers are mounted within the first chamber and the second chamber respectively, so that the pair of plungers expel the contents. A brush stem is substantially hollow and has brush bristles extending from the brush stem. The brush stem has liquid openings disposed on a wall of the brush stem. A baffle member placed within the brush stem promotes dye mixing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: Man-Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20100116283
    Abstract: An applicator (10) to apply liquid (32) to hair. The liquid may be a dye or other hair treatment liquid. The applicator (10) has a handle (11) that is hollow so as to provide a chamber (12) to store the liquid (32). Fixed to the handle (11) is a stem (16) having a passage (20) that receives the liquid, while there is fixed to the stem (16) an applicator portion (23) having apertures (26) communicating with the passage (20) so the liquid may be delivered by the applicator (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventor: Alberto B. Sabato
  • Publication number: 20090320868
    Abstract: A dispensing device, having a hollow nipple-shaped stopper configured to act as a one-way valve, for use as a hair dyeing comb is provided. The nipple-shaped stopper has an aperture at its tip end. The aperture opens toward outside when the operator compresses the plastic bottle and closes when the operator releases the plastic bottle. When the aperture is in its closed position, the stopper prevents the liquid hair dye already in the conduit from flowing back to the plastic bag inside the bottle. The purpose of using the stopper here is to keep the air out of the dispensing system in order for the operator to pump the liquid dye efficiently. The stopper and a small aperture at the bottom of the plastic bottle are replacing the one-way valve currently used in many hair dye-dispensing devices. With interchangeable comb heads, the operator can choose the proper comb head for his hair type and different application purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Jen Chuan Wang, Joan Wang, Jonathan Wang
  • Publication number: 20090114237
    Abstract: An air oxidation hair dye application system and a method for coloring hair using this system are provided. The system includes a container holding the hair dye and a comb-shaped applicator mounted on the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: COMBE INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jack T. Massoni, Alan Olsson, Peter Mackinson, Kevin Chan
  • Publication number: 20080210251
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing comb and brush includes a handle portion and a head portion. The handle portion includes a container and a compressible chamber. The container may be formed from or consists of a collapsible substrate such as a bag and/or bladder, and is operative to store a liquid. The compressible chamber is operative to receive the liquid from the collapsible substrate for delivery to a plurality of nozzles. The head portion includes the plurality of teeth aligned in a row, a plurality of nozzles located, for example, between the teeth and a common delivery channel. The common delivery channel may be operably coupled to the compressible chamber and the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Diane L. Dallianis
    Inventors: Diane L. Dallianis, William C. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20080156339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for applying cosmetic products or the like to hair. The device includes a pen-like housing and an applicator that includes a comb-like structure. The device is distinguished in that application means are arranged between the prongs of the comb-like structure and in the longitudinal direction of the comb-like structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: bomo trendline Innovative Cosmetic GmbH
    Inventor: Werner MOOSMANN
  • Publication number: 20080149124
    Abstract: A brush having a head with a reservoir formed therein and at least one aperture formed in the head for opening the reservoir to the exterior of the head is provided. The inventive brush also includes a plurality of bristles mounted on the head for transferring material dispensed from the reservoir through the at least one aperture in the head as the brush is drawn through human or animal hair. The inventive brush includes a refill aperture formed in the head and a cap releasably engageable with the refill aperture. The brush may also include a cover movably mounted on the head for closing an aperture in the head with the cover movable between a first position for closing the aperture, and a second position for opening the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: William D. McKay
  • Publication number: 20080142030
    Abstract: A two-container dispenser for storing, mixing and dispensing hair dye for touch up applications. The dispenser retains and separates two hair dye components until they are to be mixed immediately prior to application of the dye. The two containers are permanently secured together via a valve assembly. When the valve assembly is in a closed position, the interior chambers and therefore the contents of the containers remain separated. When the valve assembly is opened by rotating one of the containers through 180 degrees, the two interior chambers are in fluid communication and the contents can flow between the containers to form a hair dye mixture. The connections between the first and second containers and the valve assembly are such that all three remain secured together when the valve assembly is moved between the closed and open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: MARC ANTHONY VENTURE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marc A. Venere, Robert G. Dickie
  • Publication number: 20080083415
    Abstract: A hair care applicator of the present invention is one that can, while combing hair by a comber made up of comb members and a porous application body arranged along the comb members, apply an application liquid in a container being attached to the hair by means of the porous application body. The porous application body of the hair care applicator has a porosity (Vd) falling within a range of 70 to 85%. With this arrangement, the hair care applicator and the applicator-equipped cosmetic container can deliver a suitable supply of application liquid without liquid leakage of the application liquid and, in addition, can assure sufficient application performance, preventing the application liquid or the like from being directly applied to the scalp. Here the porosity is defined as Vd={1?(w/?sh)}×100, where w is the mass of the porous application body, s is the cross-section of the porous application body, ? is the mean density of the porous application body and h is the length of the porous application body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Takashi Umeno, Toshihiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7337784
    Abstract: A hairbrush for people and pets releases a perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manually depressing a cover. The brush includes a flexible deformable membrane that carries brush bristles and has a plurality of apertures for delivery of the active composition and is fitted within a first opening of an internal cavity in a brush base. A porous sponge being saturated with the active ingredient is inserted over the flexible deformable membrane. A cover is inserted through a second opening and rests upon the porous sponge. Brushing action deforms the flexible deformable membrane and squeezes the sponge releasing the active ingredient. Manually depressing the cover also releases the active ingredient even though the bristles may not be in direct contact with the hair at that time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: I Did It, Inc.
    Inventor: Marni Markell Hurwitz
  • Patent number: 7334583
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a hair-treatment fluid to hair includes a body portion and a comb portion. The body portion forms a cavity for receiving the hair-treatment material and communicates with the comb portion to apply the material to hair pulled through the comb portion. A distributor valve is placed in the cavity to prevent build-up of the material on the outside of the body portion. The distributor valve preferably rolls and moves transversely in the cavity in response to engagement with the hair to distribute the material more effectively to the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Inventor: Lundy Niv
  • Patent number: 7331352
    Abstract: A device for applying a fluid product to hair. The device includes a product reservoir, and a comb having at least two groups of teeth. The two groups of teeth each include at least two teeth, and the distance between the two groups of teeth is greater than the distance between at least two adjacent teeth in each group of teeth. In addition each group of teeth is supplied with product from at least one product exit opening communicating with the interior of the reservoir. The space between the two groups of teeth is substantially free of teeth or has projections whose average length is smaller than the average length of the teeth in the groups of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Marc Ramet
  • Patent number: 7322364
    Abstract: A hairbrush for people and pets releases liquid gel perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manually depressing a cover. The brush includes a flexible deformable membrane with a plurality of apertures that carries and aligns with apertures in brush bristles for delivery of the liquid gel active composition and is fitted within a first opening of an internal cavity in a brush base. A porous sponge saturated with the liquid gel active ingredient is inserted over the flexible deformable membrane. A cover is inserted through a second opening and rests upon the porous sponge. Brushing action deforms the flexible deformable membrane and squeezes the sponge, releasing the active ingredient during brushing or when the cover is depressed manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: I Did It, Inc.
    Inventor: Marni Markell Hurwitz
  • Patent number: 7261108
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing comb includes a handle portion and a head portion. The handle portion includes a container and a compressible chamber. The container may be formed from or consists of a collapsible substrate such as a bag and/or bladder, and is operative to store a liquid. The compressible chamber is operative to receive the liquid from the collapsible substrate for delivery to a plurality of nozzles. The head portion includes the plurality of teeth aligned in a row, a plurality of nozzles located, for example, between the teeth and a common delivery channel. The common delivery channel may be operably coupled to the compressible chamber and the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Inventors: Diane Dallianis, William Hughes
  • Publication number: 20070144549
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing hairbrush with a regulation valve is disclosed for dispensing hair products onto a user's hair and/or scalp, particularly viscous fluids, such as gel, mousse, or thick conditioners, in a drizzling manner. The valve is adjustable for use with various fluids depending upon viscosity levels, as well as amounts of fluid to dispense. Use of the hairbrush prevents a user from unwanted contact on a user's hands with fluids. Many hair products can be sticky or cause dry skin on a user's hands, and in some cases, a user's skin may become irritated by a hair product that may not irritate the user's scalp. Further, use of a fluid dispensing hairbrush can expedite one's hair preparation routine substantially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventor: Ruben Enriquez
  • Patent number: 7204038
    Abstract: A hairdryer air intake is cleansed of dust particles with an electrostatic precipitator. The precipitator consists of a charging device (1) and a grounded filter media (2) that can be removed and cleaned. A warning lamp (13) indicates the need to clean the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventor: Daniel Santhouse
  • Patent number: 7168433
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a dispensing device are disclosed. The device may include a receptacle having a first face and at least one outlet orifice for dispensing a substance contained in the receptacle. The receptacle may be configured to be rested on a horizontal plane surface with the first face being in contact with the horizontal plane surface. The first face may be configured such that while the receptacle is rested on the horizontal plane surface with the first face being in contact with the horizontal plane surface, a decrease in the quantity of substance in the receptacle causes the receptacle to tilt without causing the substance to run out through said at least one outlet orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: L'Oréal S.A.
    Inventor: Vincent De LaForcade
  • Patent number: 7100537
    Abstract: A handholdable ion emitting pet grooming brush for grooming pets is provided. It includes a body having an air intake on the top side of the body. A bristle unit is removably attached to the bottom side of the body and there is an opening in the middle of the bristle unit, which opens to an air outlet trough on the bottom side of the body. The air outlet trough is adapted to be similar in dimension to the opening. An ion generator is disposed in the body for creating an air flow that travels from the air intake to the air outlet trough. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator, a first electrode located below the air intake, and a second electrode located above the air outlet trough. The second electrode includes a plurality of spaced second electrodes each coupled to the high voltage pulse generator. The air flow includes ionized air traveling from the first electrode between and past the spaced second electrodes and through the opening in the middle of the bristle unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Inventor: Chi Ming Suen
  • Patent number: 7011468
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing device configured as a brush is provided. The device includes a hollow barrel having a plurality of bristles disposed along its surface and a plurality of openings in fluid communication with a chamber defined therein. The barrel is engaged to a hollow handle defining a chamber configured to contain an enclosed pressurized fluid reservoir containing a quantity of fluid. A user switch disposed along a surface of the device helps to discharge a volume of pressure from the fluid reservoir to thereby discharge a volume of fluid. The brush dispenses the volume of discharged fluid through the plurality of openings as a fluid spray or a fluid mist. In one embodiment according to the invention, the device permits a user to apply and to distribute a fluid through their hair, while the user brushes and/or styles their hair with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Clio Designs Incorporated
    Inventor: James M. Leventhal
  • Patent number: 7000618
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for applying a substance to the hair, in particular a hair dye, the device comprising an applicator portion and a receptacle on which the applicator portion is fixed, the receptacle being suitable for containing the substance to be applied, the applicator portion having at least one delivery orifice enabling the substance to be delivered, wherein the applicator portion has teeth arranged around a closed curve, the gaps between the teeth being such that they allow hairs to pass between the teeth while enabling the substance to be retained within said curve, in particular by capillarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Olivier Dovergne, Christian Revenu
  • Patent number: 6976495
    Abstract: A cosmetic container and packaged hair treatment composition comprising a receptacle having at least one opening and containing the hair treatment composition, an applicator for applying the hair treatment composition in the receptacle to the hair, which is attachable to the at least one opening of the receptacle, the applicator containing an internal channel feeding into at least one internal chambers having at least one external outlet surrounded by tines, a method for applying highlights to the hair using the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Ann Christine Vena, Saroja Narasimhan, Maxine Gayle Moore, Glenn Robert Geardino, Manharbhai Kantibhai Patel
  • Patent number: 6915807
    Abstract: A hair setting device comprises a setting material supply for storing hair setting material, a hollow pipe-shaped body including a guide groove formed along a lengthwise direction of the body and a slit formed at a bottom of the guide groove, the slit communicating with an inside space of the hollow pipe-shaped body, a base for fixing the hollow pipe-shaped body to the setting material supply, the base communicating with the inside space of the hollow pipe-shaped body and including an inner surface enclosing a nozzle of the setting material supply, an operating valve, including a setting material guide hole at a center portion of the operating valve, the operating valve being supported by a first spring inside the hollow pipe-shaped body, a bottom end portion of the operating valve being in contact with the nozzle of the setting material supply, a push button installed at a bottom portion of the hollow pipe-shape body in a radial direction thereof and supported by a second spring, wherein the push button is i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventor: Young Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 6907888
    Abstract: An ion generator includes a needle electrode and a ground electrode cooperable with the needle electrode to generate a corona discharge in the air to produce ions. The ground electrode is disposed so as to surround an imaginary extension of a longitudinal axis of the needle electrode and has a portion thereof depleted to provide a split region defined therein. A hairbrush utilizing the ion generator is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Itaru Saida, Hisashi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6827088
    Abstract: A brush includes a self-contained ion generator that subjects material being brushed to an outflow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrodes. An outflow of ionized air and ozone is directed between the brush bristles onto the material being brushed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sharper Image Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Taylor, Shek Fai Lau
  • Publication number: 20040221864
    Abstract: A hair coloring apparatus, kit, and related methods are provided. The apparatus includes a container having a medial body portion and an inner container chamber formed in the medial body portion for containing a first hair coloring solution. The container also includes an interior recess for containing a second hair coloring solution and a plunger used for mixing the second hair coloring solution into the first hair coloring solution within the inner chamber. The apparatus also includes a recess closing means such as a valve to isolate the second hair coloring solution from the first hair coloring solution prior to mixing. The apparatus also includes a hair color mixture dispenser connected to the container. The dispenser includes a brush applicator having a plurality of clusters of flexible bristles for applying a hair coloring mixture onto the hair of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Capristo
  • Publication number: 20040118423
    Abstract: A dispensing brush for dispensing a predetermined fluid on a head of hair. The dispensing brush includes a reservoir located within the brush head for retention of the predetermined fluid. The reservoir is in fluid communication with openings located on the top surface of the brush. The openings are centrally aligned on the top surface of the brush, and are located among the bristles of the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Gus Stankovic, Michael B. Dermody
  • Patent number: 6752157
    Abstract: A hair treatment applicator head includes first and second elongate body members. That first body member has a handle portion at a first end and a first treatment surface proximate a second end. The treatment surface bearing a fluid absorbent material. The second body member has a flange for engagement with a treatment fluid supply at a first end and a second treatment surface proximate a second end. A fluid path extends through the body from proximate the flange to a plurality of apertures on the second treatment surface. The first and second elements are hingeably engaged to allow the first and second treatment surfaces to be brought into proximity each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Wah Wong Electric Manufactory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Lu Shao Hua