Patents by Inventor Donald P. Roche

Donald P. Roche 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).

  • Razor handle
    Patent number: 7526869
    Abstract: A safety razor has a handle and a razor cartridge. The head portion of the handle has a biasing member and connecting structure to pivotally connect to mating connection structure of the cartridge. The cartridge can pivot about a pivot axis. A cam surface of the biasing member interacts with a cam surface of the housing of the cartridge to permit resilient movement of the cartridge away from an at-rest position in response to forces encountered during shaving. The connecting structure of the handle has first and second shell bearings which each have a fin at the inner end. The fin extends towards the pivot axis and a least a portion of the tip of the fin is closer to the pivot axis than any portion of the cam surface of the biasing member. The fin resists rotation of the cartridge about an axis perpendicular to the pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan David Blatter, Donald P. Roche, Wes Rhoad
  • Razor handle
    Publication number: 20070283566
    Abstract: A safety razor has a handle and a razor cartridge. The head portion of the handle has a biasing member and connecting structure to pivotally connect to mating connection structure of the cartridge. The cartridge can pivot about a pivot axis. A cam surface of the biasing member interacts with a cam surface of the housing of the cartridge to permit resilient movement of the cartridge away from an at-rest position in response to forces encountered during shaving. The connecting structure of the handle has first and second shell bearings which each have a fin at the inner end. The fin extends towards the pivot axis and a least a portion of the tip of the fin is closer to the pivot axis than any portion of the cam surface of the biasing member. The fin resists rotation of the cartridge about an axis perpendicular to the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan David Blatter, Donald P. Roche
  • Tub and lid
    Patent number: D587567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Peyser, Donald P. Roche, Paul Skibo
  • Refill
    Patent number: D609404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Peyser, Donald P. Roche, Paul Skibo
  • Razor holder
    Patent number: D614507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Lukan, Donald P. Roche