Patents by Inventor Andrew Szczepanowski

Andrew Szczepanowski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130247395
    Abstract: Razors and systems for wet shaving are provided. The razors include a heating element and a heating material that may be heated by the heating element. Some systems include a holder for the razor, comprising contacts positioned to engage electrical contacts of the razor and deliver power from a power source to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert A. Trotta
  • Patent number: 8528213
    Abstract: Razors and systems for wet shaving are provided. The razors include a heating element and a heating material that may be heated by the heating element. Some systems include a holder for the razor, comprising contacts positioned to engage electrical contacts of the razor and deliver power from a power source to the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert A. Trotta
  • Publication number: 20100218380
    Abstract: Razors and systems for wet shaving are provided. The razors include a heating element and a heating material that may be heated by the heating element. Some systems include a holder for the razor, comprising contacts positioned to engage electrical contacts of the razor and deliver power from a power source to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert A. Trotta
  • Patent number: 7743506
    Abstract: Razors and systems for wet shaving are provided. The razors include a heating element and a heating material that may be heated by the heating element. Some systems include a holder for the razor, comprising contacts positioned to engage electrical contacts of the razor and deliver power from a power source to the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert A. Trotta
  • Patent number: 7681320
    Abstract: Shaving razors and razor cartridges are provided. In one embodiment, a razor is provided including (a) a handle, (b) a head, separable from and pivotally mounted on the handle, the head including a housing that is positioned to contact the user's skin during shaving and that carries one or more blades configured for wet shaving, (c) an electrical circuit, configured to power an electrical function associated with the head, a first portion of the circuit being disposed in the handle and a second portion of the circuit being disposed in the head, and (d) an electro-mechanical connector, pivotally joining the head to the handle, configured to provide electrical communication between the first and second portions of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert A. Trotta
  • Publication number: 20070084058
    Abstract: Razors and systems for wet shaving are provided. The razors include a heating element and a heating material that may be heated by the heating element. Some systems include a holder for the razor, comprising contacts positioned to engage electrical contacts of the razor and deliver power from a power source to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert Trotta
  • Publication number: 20060123631
    Abstract: Shaving razors and razor cartridges are provided. In one embodiment, a razor is provided including (a) a handle, (b) a head, separable from and pivotally mounted on the handle, the head including a housing that is positioned to contact the user's skin during shaving and that carries one or more blades configured for wet shaving, (c) an electrical circuit, configured to power an electrical function associated with the head, a first portion of the circuit being disposed in the handle and a second portion of the circuit being disposed in the head, and (d) an electro-mechanical connector, pivotally joining the head to the handle, configured to provide electrical communication between the first and second portions of the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert Trotta
  • Publication number: 20060070242
    Abstract: Razors are provided that include an electrical circuit configured to deliver heat to a portion of the razor housing. In some implementations, at least a portion of the circuit is disposed within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert Trotta
  • Publication number: 20050268472
    Abstract: Shaving systems and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a shaving system includes a first electrical power source, a razor, and a second electrical power source in the razor, wherein the first electrical power source is capable of charging the second electrical power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Jordan Bourilkov, George Cintra, Stuart Davis, Andrew Gilicinski, Gordon Guay, Andrew Szczepanowski, Robert Trotta
  • Patent number: 6868610
    Abstract: Shaving razors and cartridges are provided that impart warmth to a user's skin during shaving. The razors and cartridges include a phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Klaus Brandt, Stuart M. Davis, Kenneth T. Dodd, Charles Robert Parent, Andrew Szczepanowski, Douglas J. Woodnorth
  • Patent number: 6860667
    Abstract: A writing instrument is provided having an elongated shell having a longitudinal axis and an elongated assembly having a writing tip disposed at a first end of the elongated assembly. The elongated assembly is disposed at least partially in the elongated shell. The elongated assembly moves relative to the elongated shell between first and second positions along the longitudinal axis, a surface of the elongated assembly abutting a surface of the elongated shell with the elongated assembly in the first position and the surface of the elongated assembly spaced from the surface of the elongated shell with the elongated assembly in the second position. The writing instrument also includes a flexible bushing having a first end and a second end. The first end of the flexible bushing is secured to the elongated shell and the second end of the flexible bushing secured to the elongated assembly. The flexible bushing biases the elongated assembly toward the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Inventors: William Dowst, Vitaly Pesikov, Andrew Szczepanowski, Neville E. Andrews, Jim Salemme
  • Publication number: 20030113155
    Abstract: A writing instrument is provided having an elongated shell having a longitudinal axis and an elongated assembly having a writing tip disposed at a first end of the elongated assembly. The elongated assembly is disposed at least partially in the elongated shell. The elongated assembly moves relative to the elongated shell between first and second positions along the longitudinal axis, a surface of the elongated assembly abutting a surface of the elongated shell with the elongated assembly in the first position and the surface of the elongated assembly spaced from the surface of the elongated shell with the elongated assembly in the second position. The writing instrument also includes a flexible bushing having a first end and a second end. The first end of the flexible bushing is secured to the elongated shell and the second end of the flexible bushing secured to the elongated assembly. The flexible bushing biases the elongated assembly toward the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: William Dowst, Vitaly Pesikov, Andrew Szczepanowski, Neville E. Andrews, Jim Salemme
  • Publication number: 20030088984
    Abstract: Shaving razors and cartridges are provided that impart warmth to a user's skin during shaving. The razors and cartridges include a phase change material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Brandt, Stuart M. Davis, Kenneth T. Dodd, Charles Robert Parent, Andrew Szczepanowski, Douglas J. Woodnorth