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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168210 | Pressed powder cosmetic composition comprising flaky glass The present invention is directed to a pressed powder cosmetic composition, comprising by weight: (a) from about 75% to about 98% of a powder component, the powder component comprising a cosmetic grade flaky glass constituted of components comprising by weight at le... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168095 | Spray-drying process for the manufacture of dye-loaded particles According to a first aspect of the invention, a process is provided for the preparation of amorphous particles comprising a homogeneous distribution of one or more dyes encapsulated by an amorphous, siliceous encapsulating agent, the process comprising: | 05/01/2012 |
| 8137746 | Process for making water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable polymers This invention is directed to a process for making solid, typically particulate, water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable, preferably hydrogel-forming polymers, which are coated with a coating agent, which is such that it does not rupture when the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| D654626 | Cosmetic package | 02/21/2012 |
| D654357 | Cosmetic package | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114059 | Absorbent article including barrier leg cuff structure and absorbent core with superabsorbent material An absorbent article is provided having opposite longitudinal sides and opposite lateral ends therebetween. The absorbent article comprises a topsheet, backsheet, and an absorbent core comprising about 60 percent superabsorbent polymer material between the topsheet ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114022 | Business method for generating advertising claims Business method for generating advertising claims by utilizing Confocal Raman Spectroscopy (CRS) for dermatological studies. The methods of the invention can be carried in vitro (either artificial skin or a sample of skin) or in vivo (directly on the human skin of a... | 02/14/2012 |
| D653398 | Personal care package | 01/31/2012 |
| 8094879 | Methods for recommending personal care product and tools therefor A tool including a frame that includes an aperture and a boundary marker disposed about the aperture. The boundary marker includes a first marker region disposed about the aperture and a second marker region disposed about the first marker region. The color of the f... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080705 | Superabsorbent polymers comprising direct covalent bonds between polymer chain segments and method of making them The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer particles with improved surface cross-linking and their use in absorbent articles. Superabsorbent polymers of the invention comprise polymer chain segments, wherein at least a part of these polymer chain... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079373 | Applicator with helical applicator surface An applicator includes a handle and an applicator head coupled to the handle. The applicator head includes at least one helical applicator surface, the at least one helical applicator surface disposed about a hollow space, and a plurality of projections attached onl... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066015 | Mascara system with thickening benefits A mascara system comprising, in combination: (a) a mascara applicator comprising a substantially longitudinal stem having a major axis A and a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom, wherein at least two adjacent protrusions are spaced from one another at a di... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062572 | Process for activating a web A process for simultaneously activating two or more portions of a web in different directions. The process involves feeding a web into an apparatus that includes a pair of intermeshing activation rolls having three dimensional surface features configured to simultan... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061367 | Eyelash extension system An eyelash extension system having a backbone and a plurality of eyelash extensions attached to the backbone. An adhesive is applied to an application surface of the backbone, and the adhesive is selected from the group of adhesives comprising latex adhesives, solve... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649323 | Cosmetic container | 11/22/2011 |
| D649066 | Cosmetic package | 11/22/2011 |
| D649065 | Cosmetic tube package | 11/22/2011 |
| 8030536 | Absorbent articles with sublayer A diaper or adult incontinence garment including a backsheet and a sublayer. The sublayer may include one or more acquisition layers and one or more regions having a multitude of through or blind holes. The sublayer may isolate feces away from the skin and at the sa... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029488 | Disposable pull-on diaper having a low force, slow recovery elastic waist A disposable pull-on diaper having a wearer-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline; a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions. The front w... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028707 | Cosmetic applicator An apparatus for applying a cosmetic, such as mascara to eyelashes, includes a handle, a boss coupled to the handle, and a stem defining a longitudinal stem axis and having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end, wherein the stem first end comprises a st... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017136 | Shiny foundation A cosmetic composition is provided comprising: a) a cross-linked organopolysiloxane elastomer; b) a shine agent having the formula R—X—R′ wherein R and R′ are C6-C10 alkyl gr... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016803 | Absorbent article with urine-permeable coversheet An absorbent article having a backsheet, an absorbent core, a topsheet, and a genital coversheet. The topsheet has an opening positioned to allow exuded fecal material to pass therethrough when the article is worn by a wearer. The genital coversheet is positioned ac... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016156 | Cleansing wipe container having content-specific display A cleansing wipe container includes a bottom panel, a front panel, a rear panel, a pair of side panels and a lid. The cleansing wipe container may be filled with a plurality of cleansing wipes that are contained in a cartridge. The cartridge and container interact s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015980 | Methods and apparatuses for applying eyelash extensions An applicator for use with an eyelash extension system that has a backbone and a backbone surface. A plurality of eyelash extensions are attached to the backbone. The applicator has a closure having a closure surface facing the backbone surface, and a pair of clips,... | 09/13/2011 |
| D644378 | Cosmetic container with collar | 08/30/2011 |
| 7998222 | Cosmetic compositions comprising a polymer and a colorant A cosmetic composition suitable for use on mammalian skin, hair, and nails. These compositions contain a polymer and a colorant. The polymer of the composition mitigates staining caused by the colorant, and the polymer and colorant are opposite in charge. The presen... | 08/16/2011 |
| D643307 | Cosmetic package | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994242 | Material for acquisition of liquids and disposable absorbent article comprising the material The present invention relates to a material for acquisition of liquids comprising individualized, crosslinked cellulosic fibers having an effective amount of a polymeric acid crosslinking agent reacted with the fibers in intra-fiber crosslink ester bond form. The ma... | 08/09/2011 |
| D643155 | Cosmetic container | 08/09/2011 |
| D642838 | Wipes container | 08/09/2011 |
| D642805 | Cosmetic brush | 08/09/2011 |
| 7977528 | Disposable absorbent article having refastenable side seams and a wetness sensation member A disposable absorbent article including features facilitating toilet training of a wearer. A wetness sensation member provides a wetness sensation on the wearer's skin upon urination. Highlighting that is visible when viewing a body-facing surface of the article ma... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972320 | Absorbent article with segmented belt A disposable diaper includes a chassis having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region between the waist regions. The chassis includes laterally opposing closed side edges defining its width, longitudinally opposing front and back waist end edg... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7956236 | Absorbent article with sublayer An absorbent article including a backsheet, an absorbent core, a topsheet with apertures, and a sublayer that includes at least one acquisition layer. The sublayer includes a multitude of holes. At least some of the apertures overlap partially at least some of the h... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955244 | System for bifolding an absorbent article A system is provided for bifolding disposable absorbent articles on a high speed production line on which the disposable absorbent articles are moved along a predetermined path. The system includes the use of one or more vacuum conveyor assemblies to engage and tran... | 06/07/2011 |
| D638643 | Wipes container | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947865 | Absorbent structure comprising water-swellable material An absorbent structure formed from a process of providing water-swellable material that includes water-swellable polymer particles, which are coated with a coating agent. The coating agent is a phase-separating elastomeric material that has a first and second glass ... | 05/24/2011 |
| D638582 | Cosmetic container | 05/24/2011 |
| 7935099 | Absorbent article with patterned SBS based adhesive An SBS based construction adhesive that includes an amount of SIS adhesive to make an SBS/SIS adhesive that shows excellent shear hang time values when used to manufacture disposable absorbent articles. The SBS/SIS adhesive is applied in a spiral pattern having a pa... | 05/03/2011 |
| D636940 | Personal care package | 04/26/2011 |
