Patents Represented by Attorney Scott R. Foster

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  • Apparatus for shearing and coiling strip material
    Patent number: 4389868
    Abstract: Apparatus for shearing and coiling strip material, the apparatus including a rotatable mandrel adapted to receive strip material thereon, a first cutter in fixed position proximate the mandrel, and a second cutter removed from the mandrel in a first position but movable to a second position adjacent the first cutter to effect a cutting operation, the first and second cutters having, respectively, first and second guide surfaces which, when the second cutter is in the second position, form a substantially continuous entry surface adapted to urge a cut end of the strip material into engagement with the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Robert B. Strout
  • Shaving implement
    Patent number: 4389773
    Abstract: A shaving implement comprising a platform member having a slot therein and a support surface adjacent the slot, a blade member having first and second portions generally normal to each other, the first portion having a cutting edge thereon, and a cap member having a support surface thereon, the blade member second portion being disposed in the slot and the blade member first portion being clamped between the platform and cap member support surfaces, the cap member being permanently joined to the platform member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Warren I. Nissen, Richard J. Petrillo
  • Razor blade assembly
    Patent number: 4378633
    Abstract: A razor blade assembly including a body member, a guard member mounted on the body member for movement thereon, a blade member mounted on the body member for movement thereon, the guard member and the blade member being independently movable in response to forces encountered during a shaving operation, spring finger biasing members integral with the body member and exercising a bias against the guard member and the blade member, a cap portion fixed to the body member, and connector structure integral with the body member for connection of the blade assembly to a razor handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Chester F. Jacobson
  • Razor blade assembly
    Patent number: 4378634
    Abstract: A razor blade assembly including a body member, a guard member mounted on the body member for movement thereon, a blade member mounted on the body member for movement thereon, the guard member and the blade member being independently movable in response to forces encountered during a shaving operation, spring finger biasing members integral with the body member and exercising a bias against the guard member and the blade member, a cap portion fixed to the body member, and connector structure integral with the body member for connection of the blade assembly to a razor handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Chester F. Jacobson
  • Toothbrushes
    Patent number: 4362174
    Abstract: A toothbrush system comprises a dispensing container for a number of exchangeable toothbrush heads engageable in turn with a common handle which can be firmly engaged with an individual head while the head is held in the container. The container is further provided with a special chamber adapted for receiving the head and disengaging the head from the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Hugh W. B. Baker, Charles C. Packham, Norman C. Welsh
  • Abrasion resistant coating
    Patent number: 4356037
    Abstract: An abrasion resistant coating comprising a binder having dispersed therein first abrasion-resistant particles of substantially uniform size and second abrasion-resistant particles of substantially uniform size, the second particles having diameters of less than 15.4% of the first particles, the combined volume of the second particles and binder being at least about equal to the void volume of the first particles, the volume of the binder being at least equal to the combined void volumes of the first and second particles when they are interdispersed with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Inventor: Robert L. Novak
  • Shaving implement, housing therefor, and razor
    Patent number: 4354312
    Abstract: A shaving implement housing including a platform portion, and a cap portion overlying the platform portion, the platform portion having a series of aligned recesses therein, the cap portion comprising a series of spaced, aligned fingers, each of the fingers being disposed over one of the recesses, the recesses being separated by platform rib portions, the rib portions and the fingers being adapted to receive and retain a blade therebetween. A shaving implement including a housing as above described and a blade disposed between the fingers and rib portions and presenting a cutting edge. A razor including the shaving implement above described fixed to a handle having a grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Trotta
  • Razor blade assembly
    Patent number: 4337575
    Abstract: A razor blade assembly comprising a cap portion and a base portion, a first arm extending from the base portion and joining a guard portion extending generally parallel to the base portion, a second arm extending from the base portion toward the guard portion, and a blade disposed on the second arm, the arm being leaf spring-like structures permitting movement of the guard portion and the blade relative to the base portion and cap portion during a shaving operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Trotta
  • 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
  • Game implement
    Patent number: 4326714
    Abstract: A game implement for hitting flying objects, said implement comprising a grip portion and a head portion extending from one end of the grip portion, the head portion having first and second wall portions having different impact characteristics, and indicia on the implement by which a user may perceive which of the wall portions is in a hitting attitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Inventor: Robert L. Novack
  • Razor blade assembly
    Patent number: 4324041
    Abstract: A razor blade assembly comprising a cap portion and a base portion, first arm means extending from the base portion and joining a guard portion extending generally parallel to the base portion, second arm means extending from the base portion toward the guard portion, and blade means disposed on the second arm means, the arm means being leaf spring-like structures permitting movement of the guard portion and the blade means relative to the base portion and cap portion during a shaving operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Trotta
  • Tool holder
    Patent number: 4321846
    Abstract: A tool holder for retaining a cutting tool, the toolholder including a body portion, a clamp portion operably connected to the body portion, the body portion having a first jaw portion, the clamp portion having a second jaw portion, the jaw portions being adapted to receive the cutting tool therebetween, and a holding strap pivotally mounted on one of the jaw portions, the holding strap having a flat surface for engagement with a surface of the cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Nicolae Neamtu
  • Razor
    Patent number: 4309821
    Abstract: A disposable razor has its head formed with a rearwardly directed pocket to receive the forward portion of the head of a second razor to its rear, so as to protect the cutting edge or edges of the second razor. The razors are firmly but releasably interengaged with each other by co-operating projections and recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: John C. Terry, John B. Taylor
  • Razor handle
    Patent number: D266960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Gray, Robert A. Trotta
  • Razor
    Patent number: D267438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Chester F. Jacobson
  • Razor
    Patent number: D270195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Gray
  • Razor handle
    Patent number: D270196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Gray, Robert A. Trotta
  • Razor handle
    Patent number: D270197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Gray
  • Shaving cartridge
    Patent number: D270383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Gray
  • Razor handle
    Patent number: D270384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1983
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Gray