Patents by Inventor Christoph Zegula

Christoph Zegula 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).

  • Patent number: 11806885
    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 method of manufacturing a razor handle comprising the steps of providing an upper portion with one or more upper elements, providing a lower portion with one or more lower elements, securing the upper portion to the lower portion wherein a rigid member extends between the upper portion and the lower portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Steven Michael Bourque, Robert Harold Johnson, Kelly Daniel Bridges, Matthew Stephen Bauer, Jack Anthony Washington, Charles James Bassett, Christopher Ramm, Ashok Bakul Patel, Christian Arnold Litterst, Christoph Zegula
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220258367
    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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    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
  • Publication number: 20220258366
    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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    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
  • Patent number: 11358294
    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: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    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
  • Publication number: 20220063118
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Christoph Zegula, Matthias Paschold, Christian Litterst, Judith von Dahlen
  • Patent number: 10688674
    Abstract: A personal care product having a handle is provided. The handle has a handle resting plane and at least one docking magnet positioned within an end portion. The docking magnet has an axis of polarity that intersects the handle resting plane at an included angle of less than 35 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Christoph Zegula, Matthias Paschold, Christian Litterst, Judith von Dahlen
  • Publication number: 20190299453
    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 method of manufacturing a razor handle comprising the steps of providing an upper portion with one or more upper elements, providing a lower portion with one or more lower elements, securing the upper portion to the lower portion wherein a rigid member extends between the upper portion and the lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Michael Bourque, Robert Harold Johnson, Kelly Daniel Bridges, Matthew Stephen Bauer, Jack Anthony Washington, Charles James Bassett, Christopher Ramm, Ashok Bakul Patel, Christian Arnold Litterst, Christoph Zegula
  • Publication number: 20190299477
    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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    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
  • Publication number: 20190299473
    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. The first member and the second member are coupled together through said rigid member. The rigid member can include a rigid member platform which has a width to thickness ratio from about 7 to about 60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Harold Johnson, Matthew Stephen Bauer, Jessy Lee Cusack, Jack Anthony Washington, Charles James Bassett, Christopher Ramm, Steven Michael Bourque, Ashok Bakul Patel, Christian Arnold Litterst, Christoph Zegula
  • Publication number: 20180206611
    Abstract: A personal care product stand is provided. The stand has a base having a resting plane and a center axis. A handle receiving portion configured to hold a handle is defined by a top surface of the base. At least one permanent docking magnet is positioned within a cavity defined by the base. The permanent docking magnet is positioned at least 10 mm from the center axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Christoph Zegula, Matthias Paschold, Christian Litterst, Judith von Dahlen
  • Publication number: 20180207819
    Abstract: A personal care product having a handle is provided. The handle has a handle resting plane and at least one docking magnet positioned within an end portion. The docking magnet has an axis of polarity that intersects the handle resting plane at an included angle of less than 35 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Christoph Zegula, Matthias Paschold, Christian Litterst, Judith von Dahlen
  • Publication number: 20180207820
    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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Christoph Zegula, Matthias Paschold, Christian Litterst, Judith von Dahlen
  • Patent number: 9770835
    Abstract: A shaving unit for a dry shaver includes at least one outer cutter and one under cutter. Driven by a motor, the outer cutter and the under cutter are movable relative to each other in an oscillatory motion. The under cutter and the outer cutter, which are biased into relative engagement by at least one spring, slide along a common contact surface. The spring is arranged in such a way that its biasing force always acts at an angle to the direction of oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Eichhorn, Detlef Gleich, Peter Junk, Christof Kleemann, Michael Odemer, Thorsten Pohl, Tobias Schwarz, Thomas Verstege, Martin Vitt, Juergen Wolf, Christoph Zegula
  • Patent number: 9592613
    Abstract: A shaving head for an electric dry shaver includes a base element for carrying at least three cutter units. Each unit provides an outer cutter and an inner cutter arranged to be moved in sliding contact relative to each other. At least one cutter unit includes a foil-type outer cutter. The shaving head further includes a first trimmer-type cutting unit that has a plurality of slots defined by a plurality of adjacent bar elements featuring cutting edges. The shaving head also includes a second trimmer-type cutting unit having an outer cutter that includes a plurality of teeth featuring cutting edges and spaced apart from each other so as to define a plurality of slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Pohl, Joachim Krauss, Tobias Schwarz, Peter Junk, Reinhold Eichhorn, Andreas Peter, Michael Odemer, Martin Fuellgrabe, Christoph Zegula, Alois Koeppl, Stefan Fuerst
  • Patent number: 9457485
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric shaver having a housing pivotably connected to a shaving head, where the shaving head can be locked at several predetermined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Pohl, Joachim Krauss, Tobias Schwarz, Peter Junk, Reinhold Eichhorn, Andreas Peter, Michael Odemer, Martin Fuellgrabe, Christoph Zegula, Alois Koeppl
  • Patent number: 9044868
    Abstract: A cutting head for an electric razor is provided. The cutting head has at least one upper blade and a lower blade associated with the upper blade, which upper and lower blades are movably supported relative to one another and can be driven accordingly by a drive device. The upper blade has a contact surface for the skin to be shaved, which contact surface is formed by a plurality of webs that are each bounded by slots. The longitudinal extent of the webs runs substantially perpendicular to a threading edge bounding the contact surface. The contact surface is designed to be concave and rises towards the threading edge, where the threading edge has an outer radius and this outer radius encloses an angle of less than 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Eichhorn, Andreas Hartmann, Peter Junk, Joachim Krauss, Michael Odemer, Andreas Peter, Thorsten Pohl, Markus Sabisch, Tobias Schwarz, Thomas Verstege, Juergen Wolf, Christoph Zegula