Patents by Inventor Gerd Laschinski

Gerd Laschinski 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: 20260054400
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutter head for an intimate trimmer, comprising a cutter head frame attachable to an elongated handle, a pair of cooperating cutter blades each having at least one row of comb-like cutting teeth for long hair cutting and movable relative to each other, and a shear foil system with at least one field of perforations for short hair cutting arranged on a rear or trailing side of said at least one row of comb-like cutting teeth, and furthermore, a protective attachment for protecting skin from being cut by said comb-like cutting teeth, wherein said protective attachment includes a row of comb-like protective teeth, wherein said cutting teeth for long hair cutting are arranged in a countersunk position below a virtual tangential plane onto said shear foil system and said comb-like protective teeth of said protective attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Gerd LASCHINSKI, Markus SCHUESSLER, Ruediger BOSS, Philipp GOEDER, Detlef GLEICH
  • Publication number: 20260054401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair cutter such as a trimmer, comprising an elongated handle, a cutter head attached to an end portion of said handle and including at least one cutting element, and a comb support structure for supporting a distance comb, wherein an adjustment wheel is provided for adjusting a position of said distance comb relative to said at least one cutting element, said adjustment wheel being rotatably supported about a rotation axis extending transverse to a direction of adjusting the comb position, wherein a transmitter is provided for translating rotatory movement of said adjustment wheel into adjusting movements, wherein said adjustment wheel and/or said transmitter are configured to provide for different transmission ratios for different rotatory positions of the adjustment wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Gerd LASCHINSKI, Markus SCHUESSLER, Sebastian HEINRICH
  • Publication number: 20260054399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutter head for an intimate trimmer, comprising a pair of cooperating cutter blades each having at least one row of comb-like cutting teeth for long hair cutting, said cutter blades including a lower cutter blade and an upper cutter blade which is closer to a skin contact surface than said lower cutter blade and is movable in a cutting direction along a cutting surface defined between said cooperating cutter blades. The cutting teeth of the upper, movable cutter blade have tooth tips with obtuse tooth tip angles of more than 100° or more than 110° defined between a lower tooth side facing said cutting surface and a lower front side portion extending from said lower tooth side to a forward end point defining a maximum longitudinal tooth extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Gerd LASCHINSKI, Markus SCHUESSLER, Cornelia Beate MARTYNUS, Florian COP, Detlef GLEICH
  • Patent number: 12515361
    Abstract: An electric shaver provided with at least one cutter unit, a drive unit for driving the at least one cutter unit and a display device for displaying information, wherein the drive unit, when being active, is operable in different operation modes, wherein a mode input element is provided for switching the drive unit into different operation modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Braun GMBH
    Inventors: Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Andreas Erndt, Gerd Laschinski, Wolfgang Stegmann
  • Patent number: 12502797
    Abstract: A hair cutting kit includes a handle, a first trimmer head for releasable attachment to the handle, a second trimmer head for releasable attachment to the handle, and a comb implement including at least one row of comb teeth. A mechanical interface is provided for releasable attachment of the comb implement to the first trimmer head and for releasable attachment of the comb implement to the second trimmer head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Braun GMBH
    Inventors: Gerd Laschinski, Markus Schuessler, Simone Langwasser, Joachim Krauss
  • Publication number: 20250001634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal care device, comprising an elongated housing receiving an electric motor and/or an electric power source, a working head attached to said housing, wherein and an illumination unit for illuminating the working head and/or a surrounding working area, wherein the illumination unit comprises a light guide for guiding light from a light source to a light emitting member, wherein said housing includes an inner housing and an outer housing surrounding said inner housing, the inner housing forms a sealed container in which said motor and said light source are received, wherein said light guide extends through said inner housing and through said outer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Gerd LASCHINSKI, Markus SCHUESSLER, Philipp GOEDER, Ruediger BOSS, Sebastian HEINRICH
  • Publication number: 20250001632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system comprising personal care device and a shower hanger, wherein a power socket for receiving an electric power supply plug is provided at said housing. The present invention further relates to a hanger for hanging up said personal care device, said hanger comprising a plug to be inserted into the power socket of said personal care device. It is suggested to provide for matching snap-fit contours at the power socket of the personal care device on the one hand and the hanger on the other hand to allow for attaching the hanger to the personal care device by means of snap-fitting the hanger in the power socket of the personal care device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Gerd LASCHINSKI, Markus SCHUESSLER, Philipp GOEDER, Ruediger BOSS, Sebastian HEINRICH
  • Publication number: 20240351230
    Abstract: Electric shaver provided with at least one cutter unit, a drive unit for driving said at least one cutter unit and a display device for displaying information, wherein said drive unit, when being active, is operable in different operation modes, wherein a mode input element is provided for switching the drive unit into different operation modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Andreas Erndt, Gerd Laschinski, Wolfgang Stegmann
  • Publication number: 20240022030
    Abstract: Personal care appliances, power supply devices, and kits comprising the same are disclosed. The personal care appliance and power supply device may have mating connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Gerd Laschinski, Bernhard SIKORA, Ruediger BOSS, Detlef GLEICH
  • Publication number: 20240016277
    Abstract: A kit comprises a personal care appliance and a power supply device. The personal care appliance and power supply device may have mating connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Gerd Laschinski, Bernhard SIKORA, Ruediger BOSS, Detlef GLEICH
  • Publication number: 20230286182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutter system for an electric shaver and/or trimmer, comprising a pair of cooperating cutter blades each having at least one row of comb-like cutting teeth, wherein one of said cutter blades is stationary and the other one is movable relative to the stationary cutter blade along a cutting surface defined between said cooperating cutter blades, said cutting teeth each having pairs of lateral cutting edges tapering towards a tooth tip, wherein said tooth tips of at least one of the cooperating cutter blades are provided with a flattened, beveled tip surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Gerd Laschinski, Simone Langwasser, Markus Schuessler
  • Publication number: 20220410419
    Abstract: A hair cutting kit comprises a handle, a first trimmer head configured for reversibly releasable attachment to the handle , a second trimmer head configured for reversibly releasable attachment to the handle, and a comb implement comprising at least one row of comb teeth and a mechanical interface operative for reversibly releasable attachment of the comb implement to the first trimmer head and for reversibly releasable attachment of the comb implement to the second trimmer head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gerd Laschinski, Markus Schuessler, Simone Langwasser, Joachim Krauss
  • Publication number: 20220410421
    Abstract: A hair cutting kit comprises a cutting unit and a comb. The comb comprises a row of comb teeth. Some or all of the comb teeth comprise, on an outer face, a skin surface configured to glide on a user's skin, a feeding surface configured to feed hairs towards the cutting unit, and a transition surface between the skin surface and the feeding surface. The skin surface has a first surface contour line having a first radius of curvature, the feeding surface has a second surface contour line having a second radius of curvature, and the first radius of curvature is greater than the second radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gerd Laschinski, Markus Schuessler, Simone Langwasser, Joachim Krauss, Bernhard Sikora
  • Publication number: 20200262092
    Abstract: Electric shaver provided with at least one cutter unit, a drive unit for driving said at least one cutter unit and a display device for displaying information, wherein said drive unit, when being active, is operable in different operation modes, wherein a mode input element is provided for switching the drive unit into different operation modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Andreas Erndt, Gerd Laschinski, Wolfgang Stegmann
  • Patent number: 10421203
    Abstract: A personal care appliance comprises a head, a display device, and a drive unit including a motor for driving a removable tool element in the head via a drive transmitter. The head has at least one coupling element for coupling different types of tool elements with the drive transmitter. The tool elements comprises at least two of the following tool elements: a skincare unit, a long-hair cutting unit, a beard-trimming unit, a brush, and a short-hair cutting unit, wherein at least one mode button is provided for changing operating parameters of the motor and is configured to indicate upon activation at least one of the tool elements at the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Braun GMBH
    Inventors: Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Andreas Erndt, Gerd Laschinski, Wolfgang Stegmann
  • Patent number: 10186994
    Abstract: The invention is related to a drive control for driving a dc motor of an electrical household appliance, in particular a hair cutting device such as an electric razor, shaver or epilator, at constant rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Bruan GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Neyer, Holger Hild, Felix Koenig, Gerd Laschinski
  • Patent number: 10038330
    Abstract: Method for controlling the battery capacity of a secondary battery in a battery-driven household electrical appliance and a respective household electrical appliance are described, wherein the battery-driven household electrical appliance has an electrical load and a control means adapted to control the operation of the household electrical appliance and to monitor the capacity of the secondary battery, said method comprising the following steps: recognizing a situation of storage of the household electrical appliance in which the household electrical appliance is not in use; determining the current capacity of the secondary battery; comparing the current capacity of the secondary battery with a desired storage capacity for the electrical household appliance; activating an energy-consuming load in the electrical household appliance if the current capacity of the secondary battery is higher than the desired storage capacity until the current capacity is equal to the desired storage capacity; activating an e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Braun GMBH
    Inventors: Torsten Klemm, Jan Christian Langsdorf, Gerd Laschinski, Hartmut Loth-Krausser, Christof Ungemach
  • Publication number: 20180145618
    Abstract: The invention is related to a drive control for driving a dc motor of an electrical household appliance, in particular a hair cutting device such as an electric razor, shaver or epilator, at constant rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Neyer, Holger Hild, Felix Koenig, Gerd Laschinski
  • Publication number: 20180085952
    Abstract: Electric shaver provided with at least one cutter unit, a drive unit for driving said at least one cutter unit and a display device for displaying information, wherein said drive unit, when being active, is operable in different operation modes, wherein a mode input element is provided for switching the drive unit into different operation modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Andreas Erndt, Gerd Laschinski, Wolfgang Stegmann
  • Publication number: 20180085942
    Abstract: Multipurpose personal care appliance to which different types of tooling elements such as a long-hair cutter, a short-hair cutter and a skincare unit can be attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: CIRILO JAVIER PEREZ LOPEZ, ANDREAS ERNDT, GERD LASCHINSKI, WOLFGANG STEGMANN