Patents by Inventor John L. Maziarz

John L. Maziarz 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).

  • Cutting members for shaving razors
    Patent number: 8640344
    Abstract: Cutting members for razors are provided that have a blade portion and a base portion, the blade portion having a cutting edge region terminated at a free end thereof and an opposing non-cutting edge region, the blade portion being bent relative to the base portion in a bent portion spaced from the cutting edge region and adjacent to the non-cutting edge region, wherein the bent portion extends about 108 degrees to about 115 degrees from the base portion, the bent portion having a radius of about 0.30 mm to about 0.45 mm, at least part of the cutting member having a hardness of about hardness of about 540 HV to about 750 HV, and a thickness of the bent portion is less than the average thickness of the cutting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Masek, Robert Smith, John L. Maziarz, Joseph A. DePuydt, Ming Laura Xu, Craig Stephen Vickery
  • Cutting members for shaving razors
    Patent number: 8347512
    Abstract: Cutting members for razors are provided that have been subjected to a localized heat-treating process, e.g., application of laser energy. In some cases, the cutting members include a bent portion, and the localized heat-treating process is used to enhance ductility and thereby facilitate formation of the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Masek, Robert Smith, John L. Maziarz, Joseph A. DePuydt, Ming Laura Xu, Craig Stephen Vickery
  • CUTTING MEMBERS FOR SHAVING RAZORS
    Publication number: 20110283550
    Abstract: Cutting members for razors are provided that have been subjected to a localized heat-treating process, e.g., application of laser energy. In some cases, the cutting members include a bent portion, and the localized heat-treating process is used to enhance ductility and thereby facilitate formation of the bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: William Masek, Robert Smith, John L. Maziarz, Joseph A. DePuydt, Ming Laura Xu, Craig Stephen Vickery
  • Cutting members for shaving razors
    Patent number: 8011104
    Abstract: Cutting members for razors are provided that have been subjected to a localized heat-treating process, e.g., application of laser energy. In some cases, the cutting members include a bent portion, and the localized heat-treating process is used to enhance ductility and thereby facilitate formation of the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Masek, Robert Smith, John L. Maziarz, Joseph A. DePuydt, Ming Laura Xu, Craig Stephen Vickery
  • Cutting members for shaving razors
    Publication number: 20070234577
    Abstract: Cutting members for razors are provided that have been subjected to a localized heat-treating process, e.g., application of laser energy. In some cases, the cutting members include a bent portion, and the localized heat-treating process is used to enhance ductility and thereby facilitate formation of the bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: William Masek, Robert Smith, John L. Maziarz, Joseph A. Depuydt, Ming Laura Xu, Craig Stephen Vickery