Patents by Inventor Ioannis Bozikis

Ioannis Bozikis 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: 20170106549
    Abstract: A shaving blade cartridge includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, and a first and second longitudinal sides each extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis between the top and bottom sides, a primary cutting blade mounted on the housing between the first and second longitudinal sides, and having a cutting edge, a primary cap located rearward of the cutting edge, a trimming element mounted on the housing, the trimming element comprising a trimming edge, the trimming edge and the cutting edge being disposed opposite from each other, and a trimming guard bar provided on the housing, the trimming guard bar being forward of the trimming edge, the trimming guard bar comprising a trimming guard bar edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Ioannis Bozikis, Georgios GEORGAKIS
  • Publication number: 20170036363
    Abstract: A handle for a shaver having a front portion, a removable shaving cartridge, an upper part and a lower part assembled together, and a movable button positioned in the front portion of the handle and configured to facilitate the removal of the shaving cartridge. The upper part of the handle has a slot with two longitudinal edges forming a pair of opposed tracks. The button has a pair of opposed flexible hooks which are snap-fitted with the longitudinal tracks of the slot and hold the button onto the handle. The lower part of the handle has an abutment member which is engaged between the flexible hooks. The abutment member is configured to prevent the flexible hooks from disengaging the tracks of the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Ioannis Bozikis
  • Patent number: 9539734
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge, the housing having at least one blade disposed between the front edge and the rear edge, the at least one blade having a cutting edge, and a pair of retainers each having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion, the retainers extending along the pair of side edges between the front edge of the housing and the rear edge of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: BIC-VIOLEX SA
    Inventors: Ioannis Bozikis, Spiros Gratsias, Christoforos-Athanasios Brellis
  • Publication number: 20160354940
    Abstract: A shaving blade cartridge includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis having a top side, a bottom side opposite to the top side, and first and second longitudinal sides each extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis between the top and bottom sides. A primary cutting blade is mounted on the housing between the first and second longitudinal sides, and has a cutting edge. A primary cap is located rearward of the cutting edge. A primary guard is located forward of the cutting edge. A trimming element, mounted on the housing, has a trimming edge. The trimming edge and the cutting edge are opposite one another. The primary cap is provided on a rear element, and the rear element is fitted on the housing. The trimming element is sandwiched between the housing and the primary cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: BIC-VIOLEX SA
    Inventors: Ioannis Bozikis, Georgios Georgakis, Phaedon Papageorgis, Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Vasileios Davos, Georgios Koulourias, Petros Polychronidis
  • Publication number: 20160297086
    Abstract: A shaving blade cartridge includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis, having a top side, a bottom side opposite to the top side and two longitudinal sides. The two longitudinal sides extend longitudinally along the longitudinal axis between the top and bottom sides. The housing is provided with at least one protrusion. The shaving blade cartridge further includes a cutting blade mounted in the housing between the longitudinal sides, and having a cutting edge extending along the longitudinal axis, and a clip retaining the cutting blade in the housing and having at least one leg. The leg of the clip has a recess, and the recess cooperates with the protrusion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Panagiotis Zafiropoulos, Ioannis Bozikis, Panagiotis Moustakas
  • Publication number: 20160263756
    Abstract: A razor head is provided that includes a main frame member, at least one blade member mounted on the main frame member, having a blade edge extending along a transversal axis, and a guard bar having a plurality of grooves extending along a longitudinal axis. Each groove includes a deep section located next to the groove front end, a shallow section located next to the groove rear end, and a sloped section connecting the deep section to the shallow section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ioannis Bozikis, Athanasia KONTOVAIOU
  • Patent number: 9434080
    Abstract: A shaving blade assembly including a blade unit and a skin contact member. A razor including a razor handle and such a shaving blade assembly. The blade unit includes at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge. The blade unit has a blade unit skin contact surface area, where the blade unit and the skin contact member have a shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area. The ratio between the shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area and the blade unit skin contact surface area is between approximately 2 and 3.1. The skin contact member can include a leading planar surface and a trailing planar surface defining a contact plane, and the contact plane and the shaving plane are parallel and the distance between the contact plane and the shaving plane is between approximately 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: BIC-VIOLEX SA
    Inventor: Ioannis Bozikis
  • Patent number: 9216516
    Abstract: A razor handle that includes an elongated hollow housing having an opening provided on the front end, a razor head carrier which is slidably mounted in the recess between a first non-shaving position in which the razor head carrier is retracted and completely located inside the recess, a second shaving position, and a sliding mechanism for moving the razor head carrier. The razor handle further includes a pivotally mounted movable flap having a closed position in which the flap closes the opening, and an open position in which the flap is fully open and gives way to the razor head carrier, the movable flap being driven by a linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: BIC-VIOLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Samuel Ryan Rees, Ioannis Bozikis, Dimitris Efthimiadis
  • Publication number: 20150314465
    Abstract: A shaver comprising a handle with an elongated handgrip portion and a mounting portion, a shaver head attached to the mounting portion, the shaver head having a back structure. A removable cartridge is attached to the shaver head through an elastic member provided on the back structure of the shaver head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Panagiotis GIANNOPOULOS, Panagiotis ZAFIROPOULOS, Ioannis BOZIKIS
  • Patent number: 9156174
    Abstract: A razor cartridge that includes a housing, at least one support, received by the housing, and having parallel first and second faces, the support having a lower portion, an upper portion, and a bent portion intermediate the lower and upper portions, a razor blade having a cutting edge and a fixation portion fixed on the second face of the upper portion of the support, where the second face of the support has a recess extending at least in the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BIC-VIOLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Bozikis, Vasileios Ntavos
  • Patent number: 9095986
    Abstract: A razor handle that includes an elongated hollow housing having an opening provided on a front end, a razor head carrier which is slidably mounted in a recess between a first non-shaving position in which the razor head carrier is retracted and located inside the recess, a second shaving position, and a sliding mechanism for moving the razor head carrier. The razor handle further includes a lock-and-release mechanism to hold a razor head, provided with a release member mounted on the razor head carrier. When the razor head carrier is in the first non-shaving position, the release member is hidden inside the housing to prevent the release of the razor head locked on the razor head carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: BIC-VIOLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Ioannis Marios Psimadas, Ioannis Bozikis, Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Andreas Vasiliadis, Demetrios Koutrokois
  • Publication number: 20140373362
    Abstract: A shaving blade assembly including a blade unit and a skin contact member. A razor including a razor handle and such a shaving blade assembly. The blade unit includes at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge. The blade unit has a blade unit skin contact surface area, where the blade unit and the skin contact member have a shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area. The ratio between the shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area and the blade unit skin contact surface area is between approximately 2 and 3.1. The skin contact member can include a leading planar surface and a trailing planar surface defining a contact plane, and the contact plane and the shaving plane are parallel and the distance between the contact plane and the shaving plane is between approximately 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Ioannis Bozikis
  • Publication number: 20140373361
    Abstract: A shaving blade assembly including a blade unit and a skin contact member. A razor including a razor handle and such a shaving blade assembly. The blade unit includes at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge. The blade unit has a blade unit skin contact surface area, where the blade unit and the skin contact member have a shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area. The ratio between the shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area and the blade unit skin contact surface area is between approximately 2 and 3.1. The skin contact member can include a leading planar surface and a trailing planar surface defining a contact plane, and the contact plane and the shaving plane are parallel and the distance between the contact plane and the shaving plane is between approximately 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Societe BIC
    Inventor: Ioannis Bozikis
  • Patent number: 8844145
    Abstract: A razor handle for a retractable shaving cartridge that includes an elongated body having a hollow housing provided with an opening at the front end of the body, and a shaving cartridge carrier movable between a shaving position and a non-shaving position. A release mechanism that includes an actuating member is provided to actuate the release mechanism so as to release a shaving cartridge. In addition, a control mechanism includes a control member for controlling the actuating member only when the shaving cartridge carrier is in the shaving position. The elongated body further includes a guide adapted for guiding the control member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Bic-Violex SA
    Inventors: Ioannis Marios Psimadas, Ioannis Bozikis, Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Demetrios Koutrokois, Andreas Vasiliadis
  • Publication number: 20140283387
    Abstract: A razor head that includes a housing having a top face defining a shaving window delimited by a front guard and a rear cap together defining a tangent plane, at least one rigid cutting member, each freely mounted in the housing, and having a cutting edge portion extending along a cutting edge portion axis, and having a cutting edge accessible through the shaving window, a guided portion extending along a guided portion axis, and a bent portion intermediate the cutting edge portion and the guided portion. An angle measured between the cutting edge axis and the tangent plane is between 5° and 30°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ioannis Bozikis, Michalis Karoussis
  • Patent number: 8763256
    Abstract: A vibrating wet shaver that includes a hollow handle, a shaving head borne by the handle, an electric vibrator fixed to the handle for transmitting vibrations to the shaving head through the handle, and a control circuit adapted to adjust a vibration frequency generated by the electric vibrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bic-Violex S.A.
    Inventors: Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Bozikis, Dimitris Efthimiadis
  • Patent number: 8732965
    Abstract: A razor handle including an elongated handle body integral with a flexible yoke for receiving and releasably retaining a shaving cartridge. The razor handle also includes a slide element cooperating with the yoke and connected to the handle body, the slide element being movable relative to the handle body between a rest position, in which the yoke is open and can releasably retain a shaving cartridge received in the yoke, and a release position, in which the yoke is flexed and can receive a shaving cartridge or release a shaving cartridge received in the yoke. The razor handle further includes a spring member to return the slide element from the release position to the rest position, where a stop element prevents the yoke from inadvertently flexing when the slide element is in the rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: BIC-Violex SA
    Inventors: Dimitris Efthimiadis, Ioannis Bozikis, Spiros Gratsias
  • Publication number: 20140059862
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit having a housing that includes a primary cap, a primary guard, an upper face, and a rear face. The shaving blade unit also includes a first primary blade located between the primary cap and the primary guard and extending at said the upper face, a first spacer stacked with the first primary blade, and a trimming blade extending at the rear face of the housing where the trimming blade is unreleasably fixed to the first spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: BIC-VIOLEX SA
    Inventors: Dimitris Efthimiadis, Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Bozikis
  • Patent number: D778498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Maria Petratou, Giorgos Georgakis, Ioannis Bozikis
  • Patent number: D784617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Maria Petratou, Giorgos Georgakis, Ioannis Bozikis