Patents by Inventor Georgios KATSIKAS

Georgios KATSIKAS 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: 12083818
    Abstract: A writing instrument between a first end and a second end including a writing element configured to transition between a non-writing state and a writing state, a first housing member oriented about at least a portion of the writing element and extending between the first end and the second end of the writing instrument, and an actuator configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, wherein the writing element is configured to transition from the non-writing state toward the writing state when the actuator moves from the first position toward the second position, and the writing element is configured to transition from the writing state to the non-writing state when the actuator moves from the second position toward the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: BIC Violex Single Member S.A., SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Georgios Katsikas, Etienne Michenaud
  • Publication number: 20240253388
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a writing instrument comprising a self-healing seal component to prevent drying out of the writing instrument and an elastomeric support to protect the self-healing seal component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicants: SOCIÉTÉ BIC, BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Nikolaos CHATZIGRIGORIOU, Christos KEROSIS, Polykarpos PSAROPOULOS, Georgios KATSIKAS, Arnaud BEZ
  • Publication number: 20240208260
    Abstract: A writing instrument may include a barrel having a longitudinal axis, a cartridge, a writing tip, a self-retracting system for sliding the cartridge inside the barrel between a first position wherein the writing tip extends outside the barrel and a second position wherein the writing tip is retracted, the system comprising a button configured to move the cartridge between the first and the second position, and a sealing member configured to be actuated between a closed position closing a writing passage of the writing instrument, wherein the self-retracting system further comprises a linkage that connects the button and the cartridge, the linkage being configured to convert an actuation of the button into a linear motion of the cartridge along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Georgios KATSIKAS, Dimitrios EFTHIMIADIS
  • Publication number: 20240208261
    Abstract: A writing instrument may include a barrel having a longitudinal axis, a cartridge, a writing tip, a self-retracting and sealing system for sliding the cartridge inside the barrel between a first position wherein the writing tip extends outside the barrel and a second position wherein the writing tip is retracted, the system comprising a button configured to move the cartridge between the first and the second position, and a sealing member configured to be actuated between a closed position closing a writing passage of the writing instrument, wherein the cartridge is configured to actuate the sealing member to the open position when the cartridge is moved to the first position and to allow the sealing member in the closed position when the cartridge is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventors: Panagiotis KOPELAS, Georgios KATSIKAS
  • Publication number: 20230339256
    Abstract: A writing instrument between a first end and a second end including a writing element configured to transition between a non-writing state and a writing state, a first housing member oriented about at least a portion of the writing element and extending between the first end and the second end of the writing instrument, and an actuator configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, wherein the writing element is configured to transition from the non-writing state toward the writing state when the actuator moves from the first position toward the second position, and the writing element is configured to transition from the writing state to the non-writing state when the actuator moves from the second position toward the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: BIC Violex Single Member S.A., SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: Georgios KATSIKAS, Etienne MICHENAUD
  • Publication number: 20230278245
    Abstract: A razor head may comprise one or more cutting members. The razor head of the first aspect further comprises a vibrating component configured to generate vibrations. The razor head of the present disclosure further comprises a structural element configured to transmit the vibrations from the vibrating component to the one or more cutting members. Furthermore, the vibrating component of the first aspect is disposed away from respective one or more cutting edges of the one or more cutting members towards an inner portion of the razor head, wherein the vibrating component is connected with the structural element. In the present disclosure, the structural element extends from the vibrating component towards the one or more cutting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
    Inventor: Georgios KATSIKAS
  • Publication number: 20220266465
    Abstract: A cutting member may include a base portion configured to couple the cutting member to a razor cartridge being formed of a single sheet of material or multiple fixedly connected sheets of material, the base portion defining two opposite broad surfaces and edges connecting the broad surfaces, a first cutting edge portion connected to one edge of the base portion and extending at an angle in a first direction, and a second cutting edge portion connected to the one edge of the base portion and extending at an angle in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Bic Violex S.A.
    Inventor: Georgios KATSIKAS