IP Library Granted Patent US 12,349,777
Granted Patent B1
US 12,349,777 · App. 18/666,140 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Cosmetic product and method of assembling a cosmetic product

Inventor: Wilson A. Lee (Hauppauge, NY)
Assignee: ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
A45D33/00A45D40/00A45D2040/0062
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Patent No.
US 12,349,777
App. No.
18/666,140
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A cosmetic product includes a cup and a cosmetic substance. The cup has a sidewall and a floor member defining a cup cavity The floor member includes a first elongated ridge extending across the floor member and protruding from an inner surface of the floor member into the cup cavity and a second elongated ridge extending across the floor member, protruding from the inner surface of the floor member into the cup cavity, and intersecting the first elongated protrusion. At least a portion of the cosmetic substance is disposed within the cup cavity. A pressure sensitive adhesive is located between and contacts the cup, between the first elongated ridge and the second elongated ridge, and the cosmetic substance.

Claims (30)

1. A cosmetic product, comprising:

a cup having a sidewall and a floor member, the sidewall and the floor member defining a cup cavity, the floor member comprising: a first elongated ridge extending across the floor member and protruding from an inner surface of the floor member into the cup cavity; and a second elongated ridge extending across the floor member and protruding from the inner surface of the floor member into the cup cavity, the second elongated ridge intersecting the first elongated ridge;

a cosmetic substance, at least a portion of the cosmetic substance disposed within the cup cavity; and

a pressure sensitive adhesive located between and contacting the floor member of the cup, between the first elongated ridge and the second elongated ridge, and the cosmetic substance.

2. The cosmetic product of claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is a hot melt adhesive.

3. The cosmetic product of claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is silicone based.

4. The cosmetic product of claim 1 , comprising an inner body, wherein the cup is configured to be at least partially disposed within the inner body.

5. The cosmetic product of claim 4 , wherein: the cup comprises a cup retention member extending from an outer surface of the sidewall; and the cup retention member is configured to engage a notch formed in the inner body.

6. The cosmetic product of claim 5 , wherein the cup retention member is configured to apply an urging force towards the cup cavity with the cup inserted into the inner body.

7. The cosmetic product of claim 1 , wherein the floor member comprises an aperture formed through the floor member, at least a portion of the aperture being positioned between the first elongated ridge and the second elongated ridge.

8. A cosmetic product, comprising:

a cup having a sidewall and a floor member, the sidewall and the floor member defining a cup cavity, the floor member comprising: a first elongated groove extending across the floor member and protruding into an inner surface of the floor member; and a second elongated groove extending across the floor member and protruding into the inner surface of the floor member, the second elongated groove intersecting the first elongated groove;

a cosmetic substance, at least a portion of the cosmetic substance disposed within the cup cavity; and

a pressure sensitive adhesive located at least partially within the first elongated groove and the second elongated groove, the pressure sensitive adhesive contacting the first elongated groove and the second elongated groove of the floor member of the cup and the cosmetic substance.

9. The cosmetic product of claim 8 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is a hot melt adhesive.

10. The cosmetic product of claim 8 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is silicone based.

11. The cosmetic product of claim 8 , comprising an inner body, wherein the cup is configured to be at least partially disposed within the inner body.

12. The cosmetic product of claim 11 , wherein: the cup comprises a cup retention member extending from an outer surface of the sidewall; and the cup retention member is configured to engage a notch formed in the inner body.

13. The cosmetic product of claim 12 , wherein the cup retention member is configured to apply an urging force towards the cup cavity with the cup inserted into the inner body.

14. The cosmetic product of claim 8 , wherein the floor member comprises an aperture formed through the floor member, at least a portion of the aperture being positioned between the first elongated groove and the second elongated groove.

15. A method of assembling a cosmetic product, comprising:

forming a metal pan, the metal pan defining a pan cavity;

inserting a pressure sensitive adhesive into the pan cavity;

inserting a granular cosmetic substance into the pan cavity; and

compacting the granular cosmetic substance in the metal pan such that the pressure sensitive adhesive is located between and contacts at least a portion of the metal pan and at least a portion of the compacted granular cosmetic substance.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising securing the metal pan in an external housing.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein inserting the pressure sensitive adhesive into the pan cavity comprises positioning the pressure sensitive adhesive on an inner surface of a floor member of the metal pan such that the pressure sensitive adhesive is located between and contacts the inner surface of the floor member of the metal pan and a bottom surface of the compacted granular cosmetic substance.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein inserting the pressure sensitive adhesive into the pan cavity comprising positioning the pressure sensitive adhesive on an inner surface of a sidewall of the metal pan such that the pressure sensitive adhesive is located between and contacts the inner surface of the sidewall of the metal pan and a side surface of the compacted granular cosmetic substance.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive forms an annular ring.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is silicone based.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2024
From: LEE, WILSON A., DR.
To: ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
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