Patents Represented by Attorney Owen J. Meegan
  • Patent number: 5823082
    Abstract: A razor blade construction is manufactured of a thin element of blade stock forming the cutting edge portion which is welded or otherwise attached to a more rigid support member. A plurality of support members are produced from a coil of flat sheet material by a cutting and forming process, each of the supports being retained at its edge to an adjacent support to provide a coil of blade supports. The coil of supports is then fed into a device for severing each support from the coil and registering it with a blade element for attachment thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Comany
    Inventors: Robert Wilson, Laurence Robert Beesley, Robert H. Flanagan
  • Patent number: 5800627
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a razor blade includes steps for removing oil, dirt and grinding debris from a metal surface by providing a plurality of wash, rinse and dry stations separated to prevent contamination carryover from one station to the next. Razor blades in stacks are passed through the stations, the stacked blades being mounted on rods supported by a fixture and the nozzles or jets within the machine being so oriented as to cause a riffling of the blades due to water or air pressure. A purified water rinse and preferably an aqueous cleaning solution are employed in the method and are circulated through the stations by a flow system which provides efficient and economical usage of the cleaning solution and rinse materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Theodore J. Campo, Donald R. Chaulk, William J. Felton, Manohar S. Grewal, John A. Hindley, John F. Krantz, Mark D. Lincoln, Kevin P. McDonough, James W. Walsh
  • Patent number: 5781958
    Abstract: A toothbrush has an elongated handle with bristles disposed at one end extending outwardly from one surface of the handle. The handle is formed of a semi-rigid plastic material having a pair of flanges disposed on the surface opposite that of the bristles for controlling the flexure at various points along the handle length and a softer material is formed onto that portion of the handle containing the flanges to provide a soft grip for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Gillette Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Meessmann, Gerald S. Szczech, William A. Bredall
  • Patent number: 5753212
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a cosmetic product, such as an antiperspirant or deodorant, in stick form includes steps for introducing the product into a container from which the product is dispensed by the user. The product is introduced into the container in molten form and thereafter cooled to produce a substantially solid stick of antiperspirant material. Thereafter, the product is compressed to remove gaseous elements therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: John E. Pescatore, William E. Tucker
  • Patent number: 5714035
    Abstract: A correction tape dispenser body has an applicator tip assembly connected thereto, the assembly including an applicator tip with an edge for pressing a tape against a surface. The tip is connected to a supporting member by a shell bearing to permit relative movement between the tip and the supporting member, about a common axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Christopher John Stevens
  • Patent number: 5701788
    Abstract: A razor blade construction is manufactured of a thin element of blade stock forming the cutting edge portion which is welded or otherwise attached to a more rigid support member. A plurality of support members are produced from a coil of flat sheet material by a cutting and forming process, each of the supports being retained at its edge to an adjacent support to provide a coil of blade supports. The coil of supports is then fed into a device for severing each support from the coil and registering it with a blade element for attachment thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Robert Wilson, Laurence Robert Beesley, Robert H. Flanagan
  • Patent number: 5649795
    Abstract: A device for performing a plurality of operations on a workpiece has a combination tool holder and a rotatable spindle for retaining the tool holder. The combination tool holder has a central opening at its forward end for receiving a drill bit and a pair of forwardly extending bosses onto which a pair of cutting tools are received. A slot is provided in the tool holder dividing it into a pair of gripping elements receiving the drill bit, the gripping elements being forced together onto the drill bit when the tool holder is mounted in the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Durham
  • Patent number: 5609075
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing razor blades from a continuous strip of metal stock by stamping a plurality of openings in the strip for precise registry of the blade edge when employed in the razor and then running the stock through a device which partially slits the strip along lines which are precisely located with respect to the edges of the stock and the openings. The strip is then heat treated after which it is run through a device which splits the stock along the previously slit lines to form a plurality of continuous strands containing interconnected blades disposed end to end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Nicolae Neamtu
  • Patent number: 5604983
    Abstract: A safety razor system includes a body member for attachment to a razor handle having a shell structure and an elongated blade mounted on the shell structure of the body member. The blade is arcuate along its lengthwise directions and has a skin contacting surface with a plurality of apertures formed therein, the perimeter of each aperture serving as a cutting edge. The blade is mounted on the body with the skin contacting surface entirely offset from the body member and is attached to a handle for pivotal movement in the widthwise direction about a pivot center offset from the skin contacting surface in the direction of contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Graham J. Simms, Daniel B. Lazarchik
  • Patent number: 5558220
    Abstract: A case and tray for holding at least one high recording density disc. The case comprises a base (14), a cover (11) and a tray (12) for carrying at least one disc is disposed within the case. The tray (12) has a generally rectangular shape and is adapted to fit in the base (10). A cylindrical hub (50, 60) having a locking side and a spring side is unitarily formed and centrally located on the tray. Lips (51, 61) extend from the locking side of the hub (50, 60) and the underside of the lips (57, 67) are spaced from the tray (12) at a distance not less than the thickness of the disc. The portion of hub between the tray (12) and the lips (57, 67) is rigid. Springs (53, 63) are disposed on the spring sides of the hub (50, 60). The springs (53, 63) are adapted to move inwardly when engaged by the center hole of the disc as it is forced over the lips (57, 67) and onto the hub (50, 60) to hold the disc on the hub between the lip (57, 67) and the tray (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Owen J. Meegan
    Inventor: Kaj Gartz
  • Patent number: 5520473
    Abstract: A ball point pen includes a tubular member with a hollow interior placeable in fluid communication with an ink supply, a socket formed at one end of the member having a seat and a cylindrical wall extending from the seat and a rim structure disposed at the end of the cylindrical wall opposite the seat, a spherical ball disposed in the socket, rotatably engagable with the seat and captured by the rim structure, the diameter of the ball being at least three percent smaller than the diameter of the seat at the intersection of the seat and the cylindrical wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Durham
  • Patent number: 5518114
    Abstract: A one piece receptacle for retaining and dispensing a plurality of razor blade cartridges has a plurality of cavities formed therein. Each of the cavities has structural elements disposed within the cavity for retaining a blade cartridge therein in spaced relation with the wall structure forming the respective cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Kohring, Daniel B. Lazarchik
  • Patent number: 5514112
    Abstract: A drainage catheter for draining fluids from an internal body part and a process of using the catheter wherein the catheter is subject to development of encrustations of the fluids being drained. The catheter comprises an outer flexible tubular member with a drainage lumen disposed therein. An inner flexible tubular member is slidably disposed within the outer tubular member. The inner tubular member is positioned in the outer tubular member in a predetermined location relative to the outer tubular member whereby withdrawal of the inner tubular member can cause encrustations to be broken up and removed without withdrawing the catherer from the body part being drained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. H. Chu, Daniel J. Moore
  • Patent number: 5497551
    Abstract: A handle assembly for a safety razor comprises a grip portion formed of a pair of shells mounted on a substantially planar body member. The shell members cover only the periphery of the top and bottom surfaces of the body member which is fabricated of a first element formed of a substantially flexible elastomeric material and a second element formed of a more rigid material. The second element is sandwiched between the top and bottom surfaces of the first element, or imbedded within the first element by a molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Domenic V. Apprille, Jr.
  • Patent number: D366611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Norman D. Poisson
  • Patent number: D370375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Murgida, Jill M. Shurtleff
  • Patent number: D373218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Jill M. Shurtleff, Graham J. Simms
  • Patent number: D393485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: John R. Bussiere, Geoffrey A. Hollington
  • Patent number: D395449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: John R. Bussiere, Geoffrey A. Hollington
  • Patent number: D425262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventors: Jennifer G. Scott, Michael J. Lamontagne