Patents Assigned to The Gillette Company LLC
  • Shaving razor cartridge
    Patent number: 11648698
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge having a housing with a primary guard and a secondary cap. A bridge member is integrally molded as part of the housing. A plurality of spaced apart parallel ribs of the bridge member extend transverse to the cutting edge of the first blade. The plurality of spaced part ribs define a primary cap surface and a secondary guard surface. A first blade mounted to the housing between the primary guard and the primary cap surface. A second blade having a cutting edge extends in a same direction as the cutting edge of the first blade and is mounted to the housing between the secondary guard surface and the secondary cap. The plurality of spaced apart parallel ribs define a plurality of rinse openings extending thru the bridge member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Vincent Paul Walker, Jr.
  • Shaving razor cartridge
    Patent number: 11648697
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a blade platform. A first blade retention member is positioned on the blade platform and has a front wall formed by a first wall and a second wall that define an obtuse included angle. A second blade retention member is positioned on the blade platform and has a rear wall facing the front wall of the first blade retention member. The rear wall has a first wall and a second wall that define an obtuse included angle. A blade member is positioned between the front wall and the rear wall. The second walls have a contact length of about 0.2 mm to about 1.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Michael Long
  • Personal care product docking system
    Patent number: 11648692
    Abstract: A personal care product system having a personal care product stand and a handle is provided. The handle can be docked with the personal care product stand when not in use. The position of the handle relative to the personal care product stand is maintained by a docking magnet in the handle and a docking magnet in the personal care product stand. The handle is tilted with respect to a vertical axis and a majority of the handle is unsupported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Christoph Zegula, Matthias Paschold, Christian Litterst, Judith von Dahlen
  • Shaving razor system
    Patent number: 11648694
    Abstract: A shaving razor system with a handle having a first end with a top surface defining recessed surface between a pair of guide surfaces. A shaving razor cartridge is removably mounted to the first end of the handle. The shaving razor cartridge includes a housing and a blade carrier assembly. The blade carrier assembly has a blade carrier with a blade platform at a first end, a tab extending from the blade platform to a second end. The tab has a crest between a pair of angled surfaces of the tab. A blade is mounted to the blade platform. The blade has a cutting edge. The tab flexes between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Jack Anthony Washington
  • Shaving razor cartridge
    Patent number: 11648695
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a bottom surface with a pair of guide members. A blade carrier has a first end with a blade platform with a tab extending from the blade platform to a second end. A blade is mounted to the blade platform. The blade platform is mounted to the bottom surface with the tab being unsupported and positioned between the pair of guides members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Jack Anthony Washington
  • Personal care product docking system
    Patent number: 11648693
    Abstract: A personal care product system having a stand and a handle is provided. The handle can be docked with the stand when not in use. The position of the handle relative to the stand is maintained by a docking magnet in the handle and a docking magnet in the stand. The stand includes a base having a stand resting plane and an opposing top surface. The handle extends upward from the opposing top surface of the stand and is tilted with respect to a vertical axis with a majority of the handle being unsupported. A handle resting plane intersects the stand resting plane at an included angle of less than 90 degrees, and an axis of polarity of the docking magnet in the handle intersects the handle resting plane at an included angle between 15 and 35 degrees to facilitate the tilted position of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Christoph Zegula, Matthias Paschold, Christian Litterst, Judith von Dahlen
  • Cutting-edge structures and method of manufacturing cutting-edge structures
    Patent number: 11642806
    Abstract: A novel cutting-edge structure and method and apparatus for manufacturing the cutting-edge structure is provided. The cutting-edge structure is comprised of naturally derived or renewable material at greater than 50% by volume fraction. In one embodiment, the naturally derived material is a cellulose nanostructure such as a cellulose nanocrystal. The cellulose nanocrystal is processed using a base or mold structure to provide a cutting edge of any shape such as linear or circular edge structures. The process includes dual cure steps to produce an optimal cutting-edge structure without shrinkage. The formed cutting-edge structure can be utilized as a razor blade as it is formed with very sharp tip and edge suitable for cutting hair. The base structure can form one or more cutting-edge structures simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: The Gillette Company LLC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Neville Sonnenberg, Abhinav Rao, Anastasios John Hart, Paul Kitchen
  • Razor components with novel coating
    Patent number: 11628582
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel application of liquid-infused surface materials (LISM) to at least a portion of one or more surfaces of razor components (e.g., frame, housing, clips, blade supports, blade body, blade edge, lubricating bodies, guard, handle, grip, button). If applied to a skin contacting surface of a component, the one or more LISM layers may generally be abrasion-resistant, long-lasting or non-erodible, desirably elevating shaving performance, such as glide, comfort, rinsing, and cleanliness, while also simplifying the manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Neville Sonnenberg, Alison Fiona Stephens, Joia Kirin SpoonerFleming
  • Adapter for a handle and a cartridge of different razor systems
    Patent number: 11628583
    Abstract: An adapter for coupling each of a razor handle and a razor cartridge together is provided. The adapter includes a cartridge engaging portion and a handle engaging portion. The handle engaging portion comprises at least one wall that defines a receptacle for receiving a razor handle and at least one handle protrusion extending from the at least one wall and configured to engage a central recess of a razor handle. The cartridge engaging portion is coupled with the handle engaging portion. The cartridge engaging portion comprises a stem that defines a first recess and a second recess for selectively engaging a first cartridge protrusion and a second cartridge protrusion and a tongue member slidably coupled with the stem and configured to contact a cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Alejandro Carlos Lee, Vincent Paul Walker
  • Razor handle with movable members and a benefit delivery system
    Patent number: 11613035
    Abstract: A handle for a shaving razor in which the handle comprises a frame and a movable member assembly operably coupled to the frame such that the frame is disposed between the movable member assembly and where the movable member assembly portions are configured to move both above and below the frame. The movement can be linear or rotational. The movable member assembly comprises one or more springs. A razor handle includes a rigid member, a first member having one or more movable elements wherein a portion of the first member is connected to a first surface of the rigid member, a second member, the second member coupled to a second surface of the rigid member wherein a benefit delivery assembly is disposed in an area between the rigid member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Steven Michael Bourque, Robert Harold Johnson, Matthew Stephen Bauer, Jack Anthony Washington, Charles James Bassett, Christopher Ramm, Ashok Bakul Patel
  • Razor handle with movable members
    Patent number: 11607820
    Abstract: A handle for a shaving razor in which the handle comprises a frame and a movable member assembly operably coupled to the frame such that the frame is disposed between the movable member assembly and where the movable member assembly upper and lower portions are configured to move both above and below the frame. The movement can be linear or rotational. The movable member assembly comprises one or more springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert Harold Johnson, Matthew Stephen Bauer, Jack Anthony Washington, Charles James Bassett, Christopher Ramm, Steven Michael Bourque, Kelly Daniel Bridges, Ashok Bakul Patel, Christian Arnold Litterst, Christoph Zegula
  • Polymeric cutting edge structures and method of manufacturing polymeric cutting edge structures
    Patent number: 11597112
    Abstract: A functional polymeric cutting edge structure and methods for manufacturing cutting edge structures using polymeric materials are provided. A razor blade for use in a razor cartridge or a blade box for assembly in a razor cartridge frame may be formed using the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Gester, Roman Kiyan, Ulf Hinze, Kestutis Kurselis
  • Razor handle with movable members
    Patent number: 11590669
    Abstract: A handle for a shaving razor in which the handle comprises a frame and a movable member assembly operably coupled to the frame such that the frame is disposed between the movable member assembly and where the movable member assembly upper and lower portions are configured to move both above and below the frame. The movement can be linear or rotational. The movable member assembly comprises one or more springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert Harold Johnson, Matthew Stephen Bauer, Jack Anthony Washington, Charles James Bassett, Christopher Ramm, Steven Michael Bourque, Kelly Daniel Bridges, Ashok Bakul Patel, Christian Arnold Litterst, Christoph Zegula
  • Razor handle with a pivoting portion
    Patent number: 11577417
    Abstract: A handle. The handle can include a main body and a pivoting head pivotally coupled with the main body about a pivot axis. The pivoting head can have a substantially trapezoidal prism shape and can include a base member and a cover member that overlies the base member in a mating relationship. The cover member can have a face defining at least one exterior opening and the pivoting head can have an interior compartment comprising an electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Jin Kyung Kim, Jack Anthony Washington, Robert Harold Johnson, Regan Marie Fiascone, Zachary Oliver Veugen, Marco Fontecchio, Norbert Broemse
  • Head for an oral-care implement and a kit comprising such head
    Patent number: 11576481
    Abstract: A head for an oral-care implement, having an elongated mounting surface with an outer circumference, includes two outer rows of tufts extending from the mounting surface along the longitudinal axis in proximity to the outer circumference, and two inner rows of tufts extending from the mounting surface and arranged between and parallel to the outer rows. The tufts of the outer rows have a longitudinal extension and an elongated cross-sectional area perpendicular thereto. The elongated cross-sectional area has a longer axis and a shorter axis, wherein the longer axis defines an angle ? of about 20-65 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis. The tufts of the outer rows are inclined relative to the mounting surface by an inclination angle (?) of about 65-80 degrees. The tufts of the inner rows are inclined relative to the mounting surface by an inclination angle (?) of about 60-85 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Uwe Jungnickel
  • Razor package
    Patent number: D980070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Morgan Elizabeth Matt
  • Razor handle
    Patent number: D984744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Ramm
  • Shaving razor
    Patent number: D985844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Jonathon Albert Riehle
  • Shaving razor stand
    Patent number: D986504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventor: Philipp Goeder
  • Shaving razor bottle
    Patent number: D987185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Lorenz Bauer, Graham Hinde