Patents by Inventor Bryan R. Kirk

Bryan R. Kirk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Safety razor blades
    Patent number: 4679324
    Abstract: In a razor blade unit having a blade (or blades) secured to a carrier, the carrier includes a protecting bar for protecting the blade edge and which bar is removable by breaking frangible connecting fingers linking the bar with a portion of the carrier mounting the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Bryan R. Kirk
  • Safety razor heads
    Patent number: 4335508
    Abstract: A safety razor head, which may be a replaceable cartridge or part of a disposable razor, has leading and following tandem blades fast with a guard member and a cap member, respectively. The members are pivotally mounted for angular movement independently of each other about spaced axes parallel with the blade edges. Alternatively, the members may be interconnected by flexible bridge portions to provide for the relative angular movement of one member and blade relative to the others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: John F. Francis, Bryan R. Kirk, John C. Terry