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).
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Patent number: 12083818Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignees: BIC Violex Single Member S.A., SOCIÉTÉ BICInventors: Georgios Katsikas, Etienne Michenaud
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Publication number: 20240253388Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2022Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicants: SOCIÉTÉ BIC, BIC Violex Single Member S.A.Inventors: Nikolaos CHATZIGRIGORIOU, Christos KEROSIS, Polykarpos PSAROPOULOS, Georgios KATSIKAS, Arnaud BEZ
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Publication number: 20240208260Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: BIC Violex Single Member S.A.Inventors: Georgios KATSIKAS, Dimitrios EFTHIMIADIS
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Publication number: 20240208261Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: BIC Violex Single Member S.A.Inventors: Panagiotis KOPELAS, Georgios KATSIKAS
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Publication number: 20230339256Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: BIC Violex Single Member S.A., SOCIÉTÉ BICInventors: Georgios KATSIKAS, Etienne MICHENAUD
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Publication number: 20230278245Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: BIC Violex Single Member S.A.Inventor: Georgios KATSIKAS
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Publication number: 20220266465Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Bic Violex S.A.Inventor: Georgios KATSIKAS