Patents Examined by Robert D Cornett
  • Patent number: 12643213
    Abstract: A power tool accessory for cutting tubular members includes a housing, an input shaft configured to be coupled to a rotary power tool, a transmission, and a cutting head removably received in a front end of the housing. The transmission includes an input gear and an output gear with a first plurality of teeth. The cutting head has a central opening, a cutting blade protruding into the central opening, and a second plurality of teeth engaged by the first plurality of teeth. A clamp assembly coupled to the housing is moveable between a first position where the cutting head is removable from the housing and a second position where the cutting head is retained in the housing. The cutting head receives a tubular member in the central opening with the cutting blade engaging the tubular member to cut the tubular member as the cutting head rotates about the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Kaye, Jr., Melissa Wyrwas
  • Patent number: 12583136
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a mounting assembly 20 for a hair cutting appliance 10, the mounting assembly comprising: a head 24 configured to receive a cutting unit 14; a base 22 coupled to the head; a pivoting mechanism 30 coupling the base to the head, wherein the pivoting mechanism is configured to permit pivoting movement of the head relative to the base about a head pivot axis 50; and a rotatable locking element 40 configured to be rotated between: an engaged position, in which the locking element obstructs pivoting movement of the head to thereby lock the head in a locked position about the head pivot axis, and a disengaged position in which the locking element does not obstruct pivoting movement of the head such that the head is freely pivotable relative to the base about the head pivot axis; wherein the locking element is configured such that rotating the locking element to the engaged position drives the head into the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Marcus Cornelis Petrelli
  • Patent number: 12564977
    Abstract: A razor blade. The razor blade includes a substrate having a first facet and a second facet that converge to define a cutting edge. A first textured surface is formed on the first facet and includes a first plurality of elements with a depth between about 0.01 ?m and about 20 ?m. The first textured surface is spaced apart from the cutting edge by about 0.05 ?m to about 2 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Heinz Claus, Eduardo Villarreal, Neville Sonnenberg, Joseph Allan Depuydt, Dieter Heinz Josef Gross, Marko Limpert-Kiesel
  • Patent number: 12557945
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes causing a robotic limb to intercouple with a handle of a knife. The knife comprising a handle at a proximal end where the handle is configured to intercouple with the robotic limb, a bade connected to the handle, and an indentation at a distal end where the indentation is configured to intercouple with a bar of the cutting surface, and where the blade is rotatable around a first axis while intercoupled with the bar. The method includes causing the indentation of the knife to be intercoupled with the bar of a cutting board. The cutting board comprising the cutting surface and the bar affixed to the cutting surface. The method includes adjusting, by the robotic limb the position of the knife along the bar to along with an object on the cutting surface and rotating the knife to cut the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Curtis D. Aumiller, Sajid Hassan Sadi, Jun Yeon Cho, Brian Harms
  • Patent number: 12552063
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting blade mounting device comprising a cutting blade comprising a shank, and an attachment member which receives at least sections of the shank of the cutting blade. The attachment member comprises a structure, in particular a thread, for attachment to a cutting blade holder of a cutting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: FRIMO GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Christoph Pekal
  • Patent number: 12552060
    Abstract: An improved device for cutting tapes and, in particular, to a device for multiple cutting of adhesive reinforced tapes to be used in the rehabilitation field. Furthermore, the device is advantageously practical and versatile to satisfy any requirement that may arise when using the adhesive tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: RED.PAS S.R.L.S.
    Inventors: Loris Redivo, Claudio Paschini
  • Patent number: 12544842
    Abstract: A power tool accessory for cutting tubular members includes a housing, an input shaft configured to be coupled to a rotary power tool, a transmission, and a cutting head removably received in a front end of the housing. The transmission includes an input gear and an output gear with a first plurality of teeth. The cutting head has a central opening, a cutting blade protruding into the central opening, and a second plurality of teeth engaged by the first plurality of teeth. A clamp assembly coupled to the housing is moveable between a first position where the cutting head is removable from the housing and a second position where the cutting head is retained in the housing. The cutting head receives a tubular member in the central opening with the cutting blade engaging the tubular member to cut the tubular member as the cutting head rotates about the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Kaye, Jr., Melissa Wyrwas, Benjamin Tucker, Marco Lourenco, Aland Santamarina, Samuel McManus, Daniel Cohen
  • Patent number: 12520749
    Abstract: A string trimmer includes a trimmer head and a driving device having a motor for driving the trimmer head to rotate around a rotation axis. The trimmer head includes a spool, a head housing formed with an accommodating space, and a transmission member mounted to the spool. The spool is at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space. The transmission member includes a driving portion. The head housing is formed with a mating portion to mate with the driving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianpeng Guo
  • Patent number: 12515360
    Abstract: There is described a hair comb (200) for a hair cutting device (100) which seeks to provide consistent improved hair lifting and guidance. The hair comb (200) has a plurality of comb teeth (302), wherein at least one of the comb teeth has a depression on a guard-facing surface (214) opposite a skin-contact surface (216). The depression defines a space for receiving a guard tooth (116) of the cutting device (100). The hair comb (200) is configured to cooperate with the cutting head (102) such that, when the hair comb (200) is attached to the cutting head (102): at least a distal end (404) of a guard tooth (116) is received in the space defined by the depression (402) to engage the at least one comb tooth (302).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Luca Iaccarino, Roel Alexander Rethmeier, Albert Jan Aitink, Hendrik Klaas Paauw
  • Patent number: 12502796
    Abstract: A hair cutter with an improved blade assembly is described. The blade assembly includes a first blade, a second blade, a yoke coupled to the second blade, a blade guide between the first and second blade, a retainer, and a biasing mechanism. The biasing mechanism includes a base and at least one arm configured to interface with and move with the second blade. The retainer is positioned behind the second blade and engages the biasing mechanism. The retainer is further configure to receive a housing connector, allowing for coupling to a handle of the hair cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Andis Company
    Inventors: Christopher J. Braun, Joseph Novak, Jeffrey D. Gross, Jassen R. Miller
  • Patent number: 12466094
    Abstract: A blade element for a razor cartridge includes a blade support, a blade and a comb-like element. The blade support includes a base portion and a bent upper portion. The blade is arranged at the upper portion of the blade support and includes a cutting edge. The comb-like element includes a shaft and a plurality of teeth. The comb-like element is arranged parallel to the blade. The plurality of teeth extend parallel to each other form the shaft to beyond the cutting edge of the blade. Further, the comb-like element is disposed above the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Christos Galanis, Charalampos Schizas, Christos Ampatis, Georgios Kanakaris, Georgios Zotos
  • Patent number: 12459143
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a shaving head comprising a frame and one or more cutting members arranged between a leading longitudinal side and a trailing longitudinal side of the frame. One or more of the cutting members are movable in a direction orthogonal to a shaving plane. The shaving head comprises an actuator member, which is configured to retract one or more cutting members relative to the shaving plane in response to a pressure exerted on the actuator member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Christos Galanis, Christos Ampatis, Charalampos Schizas, Ioannis Komianos
  • Patent number: 12454068
    Abstract: A surgical clipper blade assembly includes a stationary blade and a moveable blade adjacent the stationary blade. The moveable blade is configured to reciprocate relative to the stationary blade to remove hair from a skin area. A blade housing houses the stationary blade and the moveable blade. The blade housing has a guide surface that faces the skin area during a hair removal process. A skin conditioning member in the form of a pad that extends along at least one of a skin facing surface of the stationary blade and the guide surface of the blade housing. The skin conditioning member includes a skin preparation composition. Reciprocating motion of the moveable blade vibrates the skin conditioning member against the skin area as the skin preparation composition is released onto the skin area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Radford, Sara Tillman, Camille A. Sendlak, Isaias Tellez
  • Patent number: 12426537
    Abstract: A hand-held multi-tool device (100) comprising a driving unit (105) and being arranged to carry one of a plurality of replaceable tool heads (150) to be driven by the driving unit (105), the hand-held multi-tool device (100) further comprising a controller (101) configured to: determine a baseline inertial characteristic of the tool head currently being driven by the driving unit; determine an active inertial characteristic of said tool head; and determine a tool type for the tool head (150) based on the active inertial characteristic and the baseline inertial characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventor: Martin Larsén
  • Patent number: 12408583
    Abstract: A string trimmer includes a trimming head, a driving device, and an operating device. The trimming head includes a spool, a head housing formed with an accommodating space, and a transmission member mounted to the spool that can move freely between the head housing and the spool in the direction of a straight line perpendicular to the direction of the rotation axis. The trimming line has an effective portion extending from the accommodating space. When the length of the effective portion of the trimming line is larger than a preset value, the transmission member automatically releases the head housing. When the length of the effective portion of the trimming line is less than the preset value, the transmission member locks the head housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianpeng Guo
  • Patent number: 12370711
    Abstract: A trimming assembly for dreadlocks comprises a handle. A cutting head is operatively connected to the handle. The cutting head comprises a cutting head body defining a receptacle at a radial end thereof. The receptacle is structured to receive a dreadlock. A blade protector is positioned axially within the receptacle. A curvature of the blade protector corresponds to a curvature of an inner wall of the receptacle. A blade is interposed between the blade protector and the inner wall. The blade defines a cutting edge at an axial end thereof proximate to the handle. The cutting edge is structured to cut loose hair protruding outwards from the dreadlock as the cutting head is moved along the dreadlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventor: Corey Rolling
  • Patent number: 12362419
    Abstract: A portable circular saw including a housing that has a first housing side, a second housing side coupled to the second side, and a lower housing portion spanning the first housing side and the second housing side. The saw also includes a battery receptacle that is formed in the housing, and the battery receptacle extends partially into the first housing side and partially into the second housing side. The battery receptacle includes a bottom plate that is spaced apart from the lower housing portion to form an interior cavity within the housing. A drain feature extends between the bottom plate of the battery receptacle and the lower housing portion, and the drain feature defines an outlet for fluid in the battery receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventor: Ronald C. McCurry
  • Patent number: 12342921
    Abstract: A shaving system is disclosed comprising a shaving unit (14) and a cleaning device (22), wherein the shaving unit (14) comprises at least one hair-cutting unit having a movable hair-cutting member; the cleaning device (22) comprises a supporting structure for supporting the shaving unit (14), and a receiving space (26) for receiving the shaving unit (14) when the shaving unit (14) is arranged in a cleaning position supported by the supporting structure (24); and the cleaning device (22) comprises a reservoir (32) for containing a cleaning liquid and a fluid pumping unit (38) for transporting the cleaning liquid from the reservoir (32) to the receiving space (26); wherein the shaving unit (14) comprises a driven coupling member (30) which is accessible from an outside of the shaving unit (14) and which is coupled to the movable hair-cutting member such that the movable hair-cutting member is drivable by the driven coupling member (30); the cleaning device (22) comprises a driving coupling member (28) which is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Reinder Niels Lap, Ernst Hupkes
  • Patent number: 12036691
    Abstract: The drywall punch, a drywall removal device, is a handheld tool used to punch through drywall by being positioned over each drywall fastener to penetrate through the drywall sheet surface and crush the drywall sheet material beneath detaching the drywall from the fastener and from the underlying supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen Skidmore
  • Patent number: 12005599
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an automated device that reduces a footprint of a bottle by moving linearly moving and rotating the bottle, while a blade cuts a body of the bottle into a continuous strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Armando Zimbrón