Individual-bristle Mount Patents (Class 15/186)
  • Patent number: 11653750
    Abstract: A hairstyling assembly comprising the main components of a handle and a barrel and bristles having a graphene material composite for retaining energy and is electrically conducting static electricity from a head of hair through the bristles and barrel and handle to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Joe Loose
  • Patent number: 11497302
    Abstract: A method (500) for manufacturing a brush head (10). The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of bristle tuft retention elements (52), and inserting a bristle tuft (21) into each of the bristle tuft retention elements; using a heat reflection device (200) to evenly apply heat to at least partially melt the bristle tuft proximal end and, optionally, the retention element, create proximal end head portion (26) to retain the bristle tuft in the retention element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Meidl, Martin Varch
  • Patent number: 10612868
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coil brush having one or more brush heads with any brush head parallel to any other. The brush heads may have a head base, a bristle slide or guide, and bundles or groups of straight and/or angled bristles, which may be interspersed in different arrangements in a head base of the head brush head, allowing for a variety of brushing planes. The coil brush may further comprise a rear mount handle or a detachable handle that allow the user to adjust the position of the brush to better access and clean coils in hard to reach places. The bristle slide allows the user to control the stiffness of the bundles of bristles by controlling the spreading of the bristles. This invention allows the brushing of coils in heating ventilation and air conditioning equipment at a variety of angles from a variety of coil access points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventor: Charles E Thaggard
  • Patent number: 10455928
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair brushes, hair brush elements and hair brush configurations. In one embodiment, a hair brush element includes a pedestal, and a setting fixed to the pedestal, the setting including a plurality of first elements extending out from the setting and a plurality of second elements extending from the setting and interspersed with the first elements. The second elements have a smaller width relative to the first elements. Another embodiment is directed to a hair brush including a handle, and a brush element configuration supported by the handle. The brush element configuration includes a plurality of brush elements. In one embodiment, the brush element configuration includes a plurality of bristles. Another embodiment is directed to a hair brush including a handle, a lid element configured to retain and dispense dry shampoo and a brush element configuration. The configuration allows for application of dry shampoo to hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Inventor: Michelle Kim
  • Patent number: 10376349
    Abstract: A brush head assembly (100) comprising a sandwich assembly (200) comprising a flexible matrix (30?) positioned between two layers of stiff or stiffer material (220), a plurality of bristle tufts (21), each of which comprises a plurality of bristle strands, each bristle tuft having a proximal end (23) and a free end (25), a bristle tuft retention element (250) for each bristle tuft (21), the bristle tuft retention elements (250) connecting the proximal end of the bristle tufts (21) to the sandwich assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Steven Charles Deane, Steven Ernest Franklin
  • Patent number: 10271635
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a method of manufacture of a hair brush. The method has the steps of providing a base member having connection means at circumferential region thereof, providing a sheet material having a plurality of spikes extending from outwardly facing surface of the sheet material, the sheet material and the spikes are integrally formed by injection molding of a plastic(s) material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastics polyester elastomer (TPE-E), polyether block amide copolymer (TPE-A), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyurethane (PU), with a hardness from substantially Shore D50 to D65, and with a flexural modulus from 30,000 PSI to 40,000 PSI, assembling the sheet material by fitting perimeter thereof to the circumferential region of the base member, the base member and the connection means are configured to allow the sheet material to secure to the base member. The outwardly facing surface assumes a convex curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Tung Hing Plastic Manufactory Ltd.
    Inventor: Ka Chuen Sze
  • Patent number: 9914435
    Abstract: A vehicle wiper blade configured to both remove aqueous material from a windshield and additionally provide absorption of any aqueous material remaining during the same movement of the vehicle wiper blade. The vehicle wiper blade includes a body being rectangular in shape wherein the body has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer of the body is manufactured from a flexible rubber material and has a perimeter edge operable to contact the windshield. The second layer of the body is manufactured from an abrasive material and is configured to engage the windshield during the same movement of the vehicle wiper blade. The body is secured to a support arm providing structural support thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventors: Charalampos Nikopoulos, Theodora Nikopoulos
  • Patent number: 9386897
    Abstract: A device comprising an absorbent structure and one or more resilient contact elements integrated into the absorbent structure is disclosed. The absorbent structure is preferably a sponge or foam structure and the resilient contact elements are squeegees, nodules, or combinations thereof. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the resilient contact elements include anchor features that are embedded within the absorbent stricture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: IGI LLC
    Inventors: James Albert Gavney, Jr., Jerry Mix
  • Patent number: 8627537
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a hairbrush for detangling human or animal hair. In some embodiments, the hairbrush includes a field of bristles where bristle height is substantially random and substantially independent of position on the hairbrush. In some embodiments, within the bristle field, the bristle width and/or the bristle material may vary between bristles—for example, substantially randomly with respect to position and/or in a manner that is correlated with bristle height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Michel Mercier Ltd.
    Inventor: Michel Mercier
  • Patent number: 8595887
    Abstract: A multipurpose brush has an ergonomically formed, substantially plate-shaped and elastically deformable brush body with a substantially flat top side and a substantially flat bottom side and curved side edges. Elastic, substantially conical grooming elements are arranged at the bottom side. At the top side of the brush body there are tooth-like combing elements. The grooming elements serve to deeply treat the fur of an animal to be brushed and the combing elements serve to comb out and smooth the fur. Design and arrangement of the grooming and combing elements are chosen such that grooming and combing effects of different strengths result depending on the direction in which the brush is passed over the fur. The brush can also be used as clothes brush or for upholstered furniture or carpets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Werner Hiltmann
  • Patent number: 8595885
    Abstract: A multi-pin grooming brush having multi-sectioned bristles on the brush pad to provide a triple combing action. The brush has an outer layer of fixed pin tufts which encircle the exterior of the brush pad and preferably are metal pin tufts. The brush has a middle layer of flexible tufts preferably made of pure boar bristles and which are surrounded by the fixed pin tufts. As the brush is moved through a pet's hair or human hair, the outer layer of fixed pin tufts gently yet thoroughly detangles the coat, removes larger particles and provides a gentle massage effect, then the middle layer of pure boar bristles conditions the hair by distributing natural oils, leaving a healthy shine and a protective layer over the pet's coat, and then the opposite section of fixed pin tufts passes through the hair once again to smooth and separate the conditioned hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald S. Weinstein
  • Patent number: 8533894
    Abstract: A scalp washing device includes a base and projections for washing projected from a brush surface of the base. Each of the projections includes a root portion on a side of the base having a circular shape in cross-section, a middle portion including a tip surface having a flattened shape in cross-section, and at least a pair of conical tip projections each having a tip chamfered to have a curved surface and provided on the tip surface. The middle portion has a cross-sectional shape changing from a circular shape to a flattened shape from a side of the root portion to a side of the tip surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Watanabe, Keiji Yoshii
  • Patent number: 8434190
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a handle portion and a neck portion connecting the handle portion with a head. The head has a brushing side and a rear side. The brushing side includes a plurality of bristle tufts for cleaning the teeth. The tufts are attachable in the head through tufting apertures, with each tufting aperture being assigned a blind-end hole having sidewalls and a bottom. The cross-sectional area of the head between a first bottom and the rear side differing from a cross-sectional area of the head between a second bottom and the rear side. The first bottom and the second bottom are arranged in the head in such a way that the minimum distance between the first bottom and the rear side as well as the minimum distance between the second bottom and the rear side are each in the range of between about 0.5 and about 2.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: BRAUN GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Stief, Martin Haas, Jens Stoerkel, Florian Stich, Ulrich Pfeifer
  • Patent number: 8397336
    Abstract: A hairbrush in which air blown from a hair dryer to the rear face side of the hairbrush is smoothly guided to through-holes in the hairbrush to send the air to the front face side. In the hairbrush (1), divergent projections (4a-4g) are formed on a rear face (2a) of a base section (2) and through-holes (8a-8f) are respectively formed in depressions (3a-3f) located between the projections. A cushion member (5) of a brush section (9) is fixed to the front face (2e) side of the base section (2) of the hairbrush (1), and bristles (6) are embedded in the cushion member (5) through which holes (5a) are formed. Air blown from the hair dryer to the rear face (2a) side of the hair brush (1) is guided by the projections (4a-4g) to the depressions (3a-3f) located between the projections and enters the through-holes (8a-8f). The air passed through the through-holes (8a-8f) passes through the holes (5a) in the cushion member (5) and sent to the front face side of the hairbrush (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Park Way Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Young-soo Park
  • Publication number: 20120291214
    Abstract: A flexible strip brush element is constructed from multiple monofilaments arranged in a parallel fashion and attached at one end to a flexible base. The monofilaments are attached to the base by intermingling material from the base with material from the monofilaments. The free ends of the monofilaments collectively form a bristle end zone. A plurality of flexible strip brush elements may be bonded side-by-side so the free ends of the monofilaments form a common bristle end zone. to The bonded flexible strip brush elements may take the form of a linear section or may be fashioned into an endless loop or jointless spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Elijah Beckham Garner, Marc Godin, Matt Gorham
  • Publication number: 20120291215
    Abstract: A flexible strip brush element is constructed from multiple monofilaments arranged in a parallel fashion and attached at one end to a flexible base. The monofilaments are attached to the base by intermingling material from the base with material from the monofilaments. The free ends of the monofilaments collectively form a bristle end zone. A plurality of flexible strip brush elements may be bonded side-by-side so the free ends of the monofilaments form a common bristle end zone. The bonded flexible strip brush elements may take the form of a linear section or may be fashioned into an endless loop or jointless spiral. The base may comprise a polymer and a reinforcing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Elijah Beckham Garner, Marc Godin, Matt Gorham
  • Patent number: 8181304
    Abstract: A system and method of configuring the prongs on a hairbrush. A brush head is provided having a face surface and a plurality of prongs. The prongs are arranged in parallel rows that include at least a first row, a second row, and a third row. The prongs are positioned in the first row of prongs so that the first row of prongs engages a first volume of hair from a lock of hair being brushed. The prongs are positioned in the second row of prongs so that the second row of prongs engages a second volume of hair that is greater than the first volume of hair. Likewise, the prongs in the third row of prongs are positioned so that the third row of prongs engages a third volume of hair that is greater than the second volume of hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Yashavanth K. Kamath
  • Publication number: 20110296640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a brush and a bristle holder. The invention relates in particular to a bristle holder for a brush, the bristle holder having a frame, a bristle anchoring means, and a back part, the back part having a first end area adjacent to the handle part of a connectable brush and a second end area adjacent to the brush end, the first end area supporting at least one first connecting element and the second end area supporting at least one positioning element and at least one holding element. The invention furthermore relates to a brush with and for a bristle holder of the described type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Juergen Seng, Michael Kloeppel-Riech, Katja Honnefeller, Sven Beutner, Olaf Soerensen, Armin Schwarz-Hartmann
  • Patent number: 8042216
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an ergonomic brush includes a handle grip with finger slots situated between thumb slots and a palm rest extending rearwardly from the finger slots. A bristle base may be adapted to the handle grip, where the bristle base includes a bristle field having a length extending in a direction substantially parallel to a user's hand when engaged in the finger slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Azimuth Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: David Jochim, Randy Dale Steltenpohl
  • Publication number: 20110225757
    Abstract: A hair brush and its pin structure thereof, which provide a way of embedding and fixing brush pins onto a brush pin base of the hair comb by a simple insertion without the need of using any other fixing element or adhesive. The hair brush and its pin structure not just facilitate an automated mass production, substantially simplifying the assembling process of the brush pins and a handle of the hair brush, and improving efficiency only, but also add a heat resisting material into the brush pins for improving the heat resisting effect of the brush pins. In addition, the brush pin base of the hair brush can be made of a hard material, and it is no longer limited to be made of a flexible extensible and contractible material anymore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Lio Kuo
  • Patent number: 7921499
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a toothbrush (50) or part thereof by the two-component or multi-component injection-molding process. To produce in the brush body segments (20) that are isolated from the rest of the brush body, a mold (10) which comprises three hollow regions (12, 14, 16) is used. Two of these hollow regions (12, 14) that are separate from one another serve for producing the segments (12) and the other regions (18) of the toothbrush (50) from a first component (38). A third hollow region (16) serves for distributing material to the segments (20) that are isolated from one another and from the other regions (18), or the corresponding hollow region (14). The material (22) remaining behind there is removed and sent for disposal. In a further step, connecting elements (42) between the segments (20) and/or the other regions (18) are injection-molded from a second component (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Trisa Holding AG
    Inventors: Beat Huber, Peter Gross
  • Patent number: 7917983
    Abstract: A vibrating hair brush for enhanced detangling of hair, comprising a head with a base and a bristle-bearing pad, the pad comprising a motor and a vibrating actuator for generating a vibration movement in the pad, the pad being pivotally attached to the base such that the pad pivots about a pivot axis which is substantially transverse the general longitudinal axis of the hair brush and a method for detangling using said brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Jeffrey M Kalman, John Richard Nottingham, John Wilford Spirk, Jay Tapper, Rachel Marie Nottingham, Carolyn Marie McNeeley, Richard Skinner, Brian Douglas Wall, Stephen Lee Wire
  • Patent number: 7810509
    Abstract: There is provided a brush for application of mascara or the like, comprising a brush core and bristles held on the brush core, wherein each of the bristles is in a shape of ring such as circle or ellipse of two-dimensional or three-dimensional planar or spatial curve and is held on the brush core in such a manner that a face of the bristle is at an angle of 0° to 90° with a longitudinal axis of the brush core. The brush, such as mascara brush makes it possible to apply quickly, simply and beautifully mascara even in a large amount onto the eyelashes by gently stroking onto the eyelashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: Miki Kuzuu
  • Patent number: 7805794
    Abstract: A vibrating hair brush provides enhanced detangling of user's hair. The brush has a bristle pad comprising a plurality of bristles disposed in a brush head. The bristle pad is supported within the brush head by a vibrating motor and isolator assembly disposed for directing a vibratory movement of the motor to a bristle pad movement in a plane generally parallel to a user's scalp. The motor and isolator assembly effectively translate a circular vibratory movement of the offset weight into an elliptical movement of the bristle pad while insulating the vibration caused by the movement of the weight from a handle of the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Jeffrey M Kalman, John Richard Nottingham, John Wilford Spirk, Jay Tapper, Rachel Marie Nottingham, Carolyn Marie McNeeley, Richard Skinner, Brian Douglas Wall, Stephen Lee Wire
  • Patent number: 7694687
    Abstract: A horse and/or livestock brush releases a liquid gel solution directly onto the coat of an animal during brushing. Delivery of the liquid gel solution is activated by manually depressing the brushes cover. The liquid gel solution includes perfumes, fragrances and other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioners, dyes, moisturizers, or antibacterial compounds. The brush includes a flexible deformable membrane with a plurality of apertures that are, optionally, aligned 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 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: I Didit, Inc
    Inventor: Marni Markell Hurwitz
  • Patent number: 7526829
    Abstract: A hair brush includes a body, a cushion pad, and a plurality of bristles. The body includes at least a partial cavity at a first end, and the cavity includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of apertures. A cushion pad having a first surface is disposed near the front portion of the cavity when the hair brush is in a user position, and is disposed near a second surface located near the rear portion of the cavity when the hair brush is in a cleaning position. The plurality of bristles are disposed on the cushion pad, and have a first end that bristles extend substantially perpendicular from the first surface of the cushion pad through the apertures in the front portion of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Goody Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Tianyi Chang, Kim V. Peterson, Paul Spitale, Gil Spenser
  • Publication number: 20090083919
    Abstract: A vibrating hair brush provides enhanced detangling of user's hair. The brush has a bristle pad comprising a plurality of bristles disposed in a brush head. The bristle pad is supported within the brush head by a vibrating motor and isolator assembly disposed for directing a vibratory movement of the motor to a bristle pad movement in a plane generally parallel to a user's scalp. The motor and isolator assembly effectively translate a circular vibratory movement of the offset weight into an elliptical movement of the bristle pad while insulating the vibration caused by the movement of the weight from a handle of the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Jeffrey M. Kalman, John Richard Nottingham, John Wilford Spirk, Jay Tapper, Rachel Marie Nottingham, Carolyn Marie McNeeley, Richard Skinner, Brian Douglas Wall, Stephen Lee Wire
  • Publication number: 20090083917
    Abstract: A vibrating hair brush for enhanced detangling of hair, comprising a head with a base and a bristle-bearing pad, the pad comprising a motor and a vibrating actuator for generating a vibration movement in the pad, the pad being pivotally attached to the base such that the pad pivots about a pivot axis which is substantially transverse the general longitudinal axis of the hair brush and a method for detangling using said brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Jeffrey M. Kalman, John Richard Nottingham, John Wilford Spirk, Jay Tapper, Rachel Marie Nottingham, Carolyn Marie McNeeley, Richard Skinner, Brian Douglas Wall, Stephen Lee Wire
  • Patent number: 7500282
    Abstract: Presented is a device having a unitary body molded from synthetic resinous material and including a base member having a central mounting recess on its back side for receiving the mounting stud of a suction cup. On its front side the device is provided with a multiplicity of rows of spaced elastically resilient “prongs”, or a multiplicity of “tuft” like projections each formed of many different thin filaments, or a multiplicity of “rod” like projections the distal ends of which are semi-spherical or “rounded” and useful for applying deep massaging pressure to the skin for stimulation thereof. Integrally formed on the base member are mounting flanges having integral mounting lugs and mounting apertures for detachably interconnecting one such device to a similarly constructed adjacent device to selectively form a specifically arranged configuration or array embodying a multitude of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Inventor: Stewart B. Park
  • Patent number: 7448111
    Abstract: The hairbrush includes an elongated member having a handle segment and a bristle substrate segment. The bristle substrate defines an hourglass shaped core having a central region that is either cylindrically shaped or has a substantially similar elliptical cross-sections bounded on either side by dimensionally larger end regions. A plurality of hairbrush bristles are attached over the bristle substrate. The hairbrush bristles can have substantially equal lengths such that the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of hairbrush bristles defines an hourglass shape. Alternatively, the hairbrush bristles can have varying lengths such that the bristle ends form a planar surface or substantially cylindrical surface. Rectangular and oval shaped bristle substrates are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Plasticos Vandux De Colombia S.A.
    Inventor: Alberto Lee Bigio
  • Publication number: 20080098541
    Abstract: A hairbrush and method of brushing are provided in which tangled hair may be brushed out at a better rate and with less pain. The hairbrush includes bristles that are mounted on revolving track portions so that when the bristles encounter a tangle or a resistance in the hair, the bristles are free to rotate. The hairbrush further includes a thumb button to adjust the resistance of the revolving track portion from a freely rotating position to a fixed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: George Stydahar
  • 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: 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: 7316045
    Abstract: A hair brush having a handle and a body portion with a recess having a convex bottom surface. A similarly curved bristle retaining plate has bristle retaining holes with one bristle slidably installed in each hole. Each bristle has an enlarged bulbous upper end and a wedge-shaped lower end so that it can slide through the bristle retaining plate between its ends. The holes have chamfers at the bottom surface of the plate, and the wedge-shaped ends of the bristles are dimensioned so as to fit in the chamfers. A similarly curved hair removal plate with bristle receiving holes is placed atop the bristle retaining plate, and detachably retained in position. To clean the brush, the hair removal plate is removed from the bristle retaining plate, and the bristle retaining plate is removed from the recess and turned to cause the bristles to slide in the holes so that their bulbous ends contact the bristle retaining plate. Thereafter the plates are returned to their original positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventor: Eric John Koke
  • Patent number: 7310849
    Abstract: A hairbrush includes a body and a panel having bristle mounts and support legs. Each of the bristle mounts is secured to at least three of the support legs in a network arrangement that defines openings for passage of an airstream through the panel. The hairbrush includes bristles located at a first set of bristle mounts. The hairbrush may also support clusters of bristles in recesses defined in hubs located at a second set of bristle mounts. The hairbrush may include a head portion defining a central opening across which the panel extends. Alternatively, the panel may be secured to the body in a substantially cylindrical configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Carly White, Alberto Mantilla, Anthony J. Baxter, Yvonne Lin
  • Publication number: 20070151062
    Abstract: A brush belt has a belt body and at least one bristle anchored in the belt body. The bristle has at least one plastic sheath. The bristle is U-shaped with a crosspiece as the U base and two treatment legs as U shanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: Rainer Mehlhorn
  • Patent number: 7234190
    Abstract: This new and improved cone hair care brush is provided which enables multiple curls of varying diameters within each lock of hair. Also, the cone hairbrush allows for a root lifter to achieve more body to the overall look of the hair by applying the smallest end of the cone brushhead invention to the scalp while lifting and blow drying the hair simultaneously. The cone brushhead may include ventilation holes that would allow the hair to blow dry much faster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Inventors: Sally Marie McEntyre, Rick McEntyre
  • Patent number: 7210186
    Abstract: The hairbrush includes an elongated member having a handle segment and a bristle substrate segment. The bristle substrate defines an hourglass shaped core having a central region that is either cylindrically shaped or has a substantially similar elliptical cross-sections bounded on either side by dimensionally larger end regions. A plurality of hairbrush bristles are attached over the bristle substrate. The hairbrush bristles can have substantially equal lengths such that the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of hairbrush bristles defines an hourglass shape. Alternatively, the hairbrush bristles can have varying lengths such that the bristle ends form a planar surface or substantially cylindrical surface. Rectangular and oval shaped bristle substrates are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Plasticos Vandux De Columbia S.A.
    Inventor: Alberto Lee Bigio
  • Patent number: 7010827
    Abstract: A brush for massaging head skin including a body portion having an annular bristle mounting part at one side, and a handle at the other side, an annular bristle fixing part fixed on the bristle mounting part, and a plurality of bristles fixed on the bristle fixing part. Since the bristle mounting part of the body is annular-shaped and the supporting part and the bristle fixing part which are fixedly mounted on the bristle mounting part are annular-shaped, respectively, almost all bristles are brought into contact with a curved portion of the head, thereby increasing a contact efficiency between the bristles and the head skin. Therefore, the head skin can be effectively stimulated, thereby preventing alopecia and simultaneously promoting hair growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Inventor: Yon Chol Kim
  • Patent number: 6915543
    Abstract: A cone hair care brush is provided which enables multiple curls of varying diameters within each lock of hair. Also, the cone hairbrush allows for a root lifter to achieve more body to the overall look of the hair by applying the smallest end of the cone brushhead invention to the scalp while lifting and blow drying the hair simultaneously. The cone brushhead may include ventilation holes that would allow the hair to blow dry much faster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventors: Sally Marie McEntyre, Richard C. McEntyre
  • Patent number: 6739016
    Abstract: The hairbrush includes an elongated member having a handle segment and a bristle substrate segment. The bristle substrate defines an hourglass shaped core having a central region that is either cylindrically shaped or has a substantially similar elliptical cross-sections bounded on either side by dimensionally larger end regions. A plurality of hairbrush bristles are attached over the bristle substrate. The hairbrush bristles can have substantially equal lengths such that the outer peripheral portions of the plurality of hairbrush bristles defines an hourglass shape. Alternatively, the hairbrush bristles can have varying lengths such that the bristle ends form a planar surface or substantially cylindrical surface. Rectangular and oval shaped bristle substrates are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Plasticos Vandux de Colombia S.A.
    Inventor: Alberto Lee Bigio
  • Publication number: 20040088812
    Abstract: A brush has a bristle section comprising a plurality of bristles, bristle bundles or pins and is fixed to a bristle carrier. To reduce the risk of dirt accumulation and mold and bacteria formation, in the vicinity of the bristle section the bristle carrier surface is at least zonally and preferably full-surface sealed. The seal can be formed by a coating or by a bristle carrier surface layer compacted or compressed by thermal energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Georg Weihrauch
  • Publication number: 20040068816
    Abstract: A brush for massaging head skin including a body portion having an annular bristle mounting part at one side, and a handle at the other side, an annular bristle fixing part fixed on the bristle mounting part, and a plurality of bristles fixed on the bristle fixing part. Since the bristle mounting part of the body is annular-shaped and the supporting part and the bristle fixing part which are fixedly mounted on the bristle mounting part are annular-shaped, respectively, almost all bristles are brought into contact with a curved portion of the head, thereby increasing a contact efficiency between the bristles and the head skin. Therefore, the head skin can be effectively stimulated, thereby preventing alopecia and simultaneously promoting hair growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Yon Chol Kim
  • Patent number: 6681775
    Abstract: A brush includes a brush body that defines a bristle-receiving chamber therein, and that has a combing wall formed with a plurality of bristle-extension apertures in spatial communication with the bristle-receiving chamber. A bristle-holding element is disposed movably in the bristle-receiving chamber. A plurality of bristles are mounted on the bristle-holding element, and extend through the bristle-extension apertures in the combing wall, respectively. An urging member is disposed in the bristle-receiving chamber for urging the bristle-holding element toward the combing wall of the brush body. An operating member is connected to the bristle-holding element to move the bristle-holding element against urging action of the urging member away from the combing wall of the brush body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Inventor: Huo-Pia Wang
  • Patent number: 6671921
    Abstract: A carpet is cleaned by drawing the broom over it, capturing animal hair and other objects from the carpet. The broom has a handle, preferably round of ½″ to 2″ diameter made of relatively rigid material such as wood, plastic, metal, or composite material. The handle is from about 4′ to 5′ long, providing comfort for the user while affording good control of the broom head. The handle is attached to the head by means of a threaded connection, adhesive, or other suitable means adequate to ensure the handle remains connected to the head, and preferably is removable for storage and/or travel. The head is 2″ to 6″ deep and comprises a base made of relatively rigid material such as wood, plastic, metal or other suitable material, having an arcuate long dimension of ½′ to 1 & ½′ at an angle of 5 to 25 degs., and a short dimension of 2″ to 6″.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Bradley L. Hickman
  • Patent number: 6618893
    Abstract: A hairbrush includes a flexible pad body formed integrally from a flexible material, and a plurality of bristles, each having an enlarged head portion retained on the pad body at a respective one of bristle-retention blind holes in the pad body. The top surface of the pad body is formed with a groove unit to form a spacing between the enlarged head portions of adjacent ones of the bristles in at least a transverse direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the pad body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Huo-Pia Wang
  • Publication number: 20030163884
    Abstract: Brush ware comprising at least one carrier and bristles made from a moldable plastic material disposed thereon, is produced by providing the carrier with through holes acting like spinning nozzles, to which bristle-shaped molding channels join and a plastic melt for the bristles is injected from at least one side of the carrier—the feed side of the melt—through the holes into the channels thereby forming the bristles, wherein the through holes have a minimal width along at least a portion of their length which is ≦3 mm and the ratio between this width and the flow path of the melt resulting from the depth of the through holes plus the length of the channels is ≦1:5. A device for carrying out the method and brush ware produced in accordance with the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Georg Weihrauch
  • Publication number: 20030159225
    Abstract: The present invention is an activated carpet cleaning brush, more particularly an activated hairbrush structure including a hair holder and a plurality of U-shape brush hairs. The U-shape brush hairs densely spread over the hair holder and are hard enough to loosen the surface of a carpet that is flattened by stamping and remove the dust and fluff hidden deeply inside the carpet. The smooth tip of the U-shape brush hairs doesn't damage carpet or form a cross resistance against the carpet to hinder the cleaning work. Moreover, the U-shape brush hairs are capable to brush up the fiber of the carpet, and restore the elasticity and softness thereof and produce an overall reactivated effect on the carpet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Feng-I Kuo
  • Patent number: 6582027
    Abstract: Provided is a production process of a brush, comprising a consecutive combination of: (a) a step of bundling a prescribed number of fibers to form a long-size fiber bundle in which the whole is temporarily bound, (b) a step of cutting the long-size fiber bundle to a prescribed size, (c) a step of completely binding the tail end part of the cut fiber bundle by a thermally fusing means, (d) a step of dipping the fiber bundle in which the tail end part is completely bound in a solvent to remove the resin adhered to unbind the fibers other than those in the tail end part of the fiber bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Umeno
  • Publication number: 20030070244
    Abstract: A cone hair care brush is provided which enables multiple curls of varying diameters within each lock of hair. Also, the cone hairbrush allows for a root lifter to achieve more body to the overall look of the hair by applying the smallest end of the cone brushhead invention to the scalp while lifting and blow drying the hair simultaneously. The cone brushhead may include ventilation holes that would allow the hair to blow dry much faster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Sally Marie McEntyre, Richard C. McEntyre