Patents Assigned to The Gillette Company
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Patent number: 12257116Abstract: A method for manufacturing a handle for an electrically operated personal care implement comprises the following steps: providing a metal tube housing having a metal wall with an opening therein and an inner surface defining an inner cavity for accommodating an energy source; providing a hard switch component comprising a frame with a recess; attaching the frame of the hard switch component to the inner surface of the metal wall, the frame surrounding the opening and providing an undercut between the recess and the inner surface, the undercut being open towards the opening; and at least partially over-molding the opening to form a soft switch component in the undercut, thereby forming with the hard switch component a switch assembly for activating the energy source, the switch assembly sealing the opening from the inner surface of the metal wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Uwe Jungnickel, Martin Brust, Marcel Denis Knorr, Andreas Reuschenbach, Markus Morgott
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Patent number: 12249064Abstract: Digital imaging systems and methods are described for analyzing pixel data of an image of a skin area of a user for determining skin puffiness. A plurality of training images of a plurality of individuals are aggregated, each of the training images comprising pixel data of a respective skin area of an individual. A skin puffiness model, trained with the pixel data, is operable to output, across a range of a skin puffiness scale, skin puffiness values associated with a degree of skin puffiness. An image of a user comprising pixel data of at least a portion of a user skin area is received and analyzed, by the skin puffiness model, to determine a user-specific skin puffiness value of the user skin area. A user-specific electronic recommendation addressing at least one feature identifiable within the pixel data is generated and rendered, on a display screen of a user computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Leigh Knight, Robyn Dolbear, Rachel Russell, Kate Budds, Katie Wilson
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Patent number: 12245685Abstract: A replaceable head for removeable connection with a manual toothbrush handle, the head comprising: a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, a neck having a hollow portion therein and extending between the first end and the second end, and a bristle carrier disposed adjacent to the first end. The second end comprises a second-end opening leading into the hollow portion of the neck and terminates with a second-end edge comprising a chamfered surface structured and configured to mate with a corresponding chamfered surface of the handle when the head is connected thereto. The neck's hollow portion is defined by an inner wall comprising a recess for receiving a spring-loaded ball associated with a connector of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Uwe Jungnickel, Jens Alinski
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Patent number: 12239217Abstract: An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle, the head being repeatedly attachable to and detachable from the handle. The head is at least partially made from a material having a density from about 0.5 g/cm3 to about 1.2 g/cm3, while the handle is at least partially made from a material having a density from about 2.1 g/cm3 to about 3.1 g/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Uwe Jungnickel
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Patent number: 12240135Abstract: A handle. The handle can include a main body and a first substantially flat metal arm having a first proximal portion and a first distal end, the first proximal portion being rigidly coupled to the main body at a first location, and a second arm having a second proximal portion and a second distal end, the second proximal portion being rigidly coupled to the main body at a second location. The first and second distal ends can be in spaced relationship and have pivotally coupled therebetween a pivoting head.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Steven Michael Bourque, Charles James Bassett, Marco Fontecchio, Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Jack Anthony Washington
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Patent number: 12243223Abstract: Digital imaging systems and methods are described for analyzing pixel data of an image of a skin area of a user for determining skin oiliness. A plurality of training images of a plurality of individuals are aggregated, each of the training images comprising pixel data of a respective skin area of an individual. A skin oiliness model, trained with the pixel data, is operable to output, across a range of a skin oiliness scale, skin oiliness values associated with a degree of skin oiliness. An image of a user comprising pixel data of at least a portion of a user skin area is received and analyzed, by the skin oiliness model, to determine a user-specific skin oiliness value of the user skin area. A user-specific electronic recommendation addressing at least one feature identifiable within the pixel data is generated and rendered, on a display screen of a user computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Leigh Knight, Robyn Dolbear, Rachel Russell, Kate Budds, Katie Wilson
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Patent number: 12234073Abstract: A package with a first container defining a storage region defined by side walls extending upward from a lower region to a top surface. A first cartridge is positioned within the storage region of the first container. A card is mounted to the top surface of the first container. A leading edge of the card and a front face of the first container define an opening dimensioned to receive a handle.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Kyra Cecelia Post, Marc Philip Ortins
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Patent number: 12233566Abstract: A personal care appliance with a flexible circuit board having a first end portion, a second end portion and a flexible bridge between the first end portion and the second end portion. A first rigid circuit board is mounted to the first end portion of the flexible circuit board. A second rigid circuit board is mounted to the second end portion of the flexible circuit board and folded over the first rigid circuit board. At least one electronic component that emits electromagnetic waves is mounted to the first rigid circuit board. A flexible antenna is in electrical communication with first rigid circuit board. The flexible antenna has a top surface with a copper track facing away from the first rigid circuit board in a folded position.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Jannik Loeper, Jan Christian Langsdorf, Martin Stratmann
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Patent number: 12226008Abstract: A manual toothbrush comprises a disposable head and a reusable handle. The head is structured and configured to be repeatedly attached to and detached from the handle. The head comprises a material having a density from about 0.5 g/cm3 to about 1.2 g/cm3, while the handle comprises a material having a density from about 2.1 g/cm3 to about 3.1 g/cm3. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end opposite to the proximal end, the proximal end being adjacent to the head when the head is attached to the handle. The handle comprises a concave portion configured to define a thumb rest adjacent to the proximal end.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Uwe Jungnickel
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Patent number: 12226010Abstract: An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle, the head being repeatedly attachable to and detachable from the handle. The head is made from a non-magnetic and/or non-ferromagnetic material, while the handle is at least partially made from a magnetic and/or ferromagnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Gerald Görich, Markus Morgott, Uwe Jungnickel
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Patent number: 12226922Abstract: A handle. The handle can include a main body and a pivoting head having a substantially trapezoidal prism shape and pivotally coupled with the main body about a pivot axis. The pivoting head can have a first end including a first limit member and a second end including a second limit member, and each of the first and second limit members can include first and second surfaces, the first surface limiting movement of the pivoting head to a first position and the second surface limiting movement of the pivoting head to a second position. A pivot spring can interact with the main body to bias the pivoting head into the first position.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Patrick Francis McNally, Zachary Oliver Veugen, Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Marco Fontecchio
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Patent number: 12230062Abstract: Digital imaging systems and methods are described for analyzing pixel data of an image of a skin area of a user for determining dark eye circles. A plurality of training images of a plurality of individuals are aggregated, each of the training images comprising pixel data of a respective skin area of an individual. A dark eye circles model, trained with the pixel data, is operable to output, across a range of a dark eye circles scale, dark eye circles values associated with a degree of dark eye circles. An image of a user comprising pixel data of at least a portion of a user skin area is received and analyzed, by the dark eye circles model, to determine a user-specific dark eye circles value of the user skin area. A user-specific electronic recommendation addressing at least one feature identifiable within the pixel data is generated and rendered, on a display screen of a user computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Leigh Knight, Robyn Dolbear, Rachel Russell, Kate Budds, Katie Wilson
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Patent number: D1062063Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Philipp Goeder, Christopher Ramm, Brian Patrick Watson, Vanessa Christie
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Patent number: D1065682Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Jahdiel Fyfield
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Patent number: D1065683Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Jahdiel Fyfield, Kelly Chen
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Patent number: D1065684Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Robert Andrew Kearney
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Patent number: D1065685Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Robert Andrew Kearney
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Patent number: D1065686Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Philipp Goeder, Christopher Ramm, Brian Patrick Watson, Kristopher William Schulz, Vanessa Christie
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Patent number: D1067519Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2024Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Robert Andrew Kearney
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Patent number: D1069413Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Christine Hallein, Soren Jan Wasow, Zhou Pei, Zhao Long, Lim Jiunn Haur