US 12,458,130 B2
Applicator for cosmetic formulation
Kyoo Jin Park, Leonia, NJ (US); Zachary John Mahoney, Freehold, NJ (US); Erika Menoni, Hazlet, NJ (US); Caroline Guetta-Ohayon, Englewood, NJ (US); Laura Martone, Wall, NJ (US); and Eric de Bardonneche, Montaren-et-Saint-Mediers (FR)
Assigned to L'Oreal, Paris (FR)
Filed by L'Oreal, Paris (FR)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,851.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/216,730, filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2108761 (FR), filed on Aug. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0008001 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A46B 9/02 (2006.01); A45D 40/26 (2006.01); A61K 8/06 (2006.01); A61Q 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 40/262 (2013.01) [A46B 9/021 (2013.01); A61K 8/064 (2013.01); A61Q 1/10 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1053 (2013.01); A61K 2800/87 (2013.01); A61K 2800/88 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cosmetic kit, comprising:
a composition including a wax emulsion, at least one polymer, and fibers and a having viscosity in a range of 10,000 cps to 20,000 cps; and
an applicator including:
an elongate core; and
a plurality of bristles extending radially from the core and forming a plurality of longitudinal rows arranged circumferentially about the core, wherein:
a first group of the plurality of longitudinal rows are arranged in seriatim and are equally spaced around a first portion of the core, and
a second group of the plurality of longitudinal rows are arranged in seriatim and are equally spaced around a second portion of the core, a distance between a first end of the first group and first end of the second group defining a first gap extending in a longitudinal direction along the core, a distance between a second end of the first group and a second end of the second group defining a second gap extending in the longitudinal direction along the core, none of the plurality of bristles being located within the first gap or the second gap, and
wherein each of the first plurality of bristles is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer having a hardness in a range of 32 shore D to 38 shore D.