Patents by Inventor Kevin James Wain

Kevin James Wain 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: 8220156
    Abstract: A hair removal kit having a handle, a cover removably engagable to the handle, and a cartridge removably engagable to the handle. The cartridge has at least one blade. A removable dispensing unit is disposed within the handle. The dispensing unit has a pump, an applicator in liquid communication with the pump, and a reservoir having a first position and a second position. The reservoir is in liquid communication with the pump in the second position, but not in liquid communication with the pump in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Edward Neill Forsdike, Paul Michael Jessemey, Barry Keith Rockell, Kevin James Wain, Lee Burrowes, Guohua Pan
  • Publication number: 20120102748
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing hair removal device having a handle with a cartridge mounted to the handle. The cartridge has a guard, a cap, and at least one blade behind the guard and in front of the cap. A dispensing unit is within the handle. The dispensing unit has a reservoir, a pump in liquid communication with the reservoir, and an applicator in liquid communication with the pump. The applicator has a guard with a plurality of ribs and an outlet port in front of the ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Kevin James Wain
  • Publication number: 20120102747
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing hair removal device having a handle and a cartridge mounted to the handle. The cartridge has at least one blade. A dispensing unit is within the handle. The dispensing unit has a reservoir, a pump in liquid communication with the reservoir, and an applicator in liquid communication with the pump. The applicator has at least one outlet port and a baffle defining an elongated recess with a resilient front wall that flexes from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Kevin James Wain
  • Publication number: 20120102749
    Abstract: A hair removal device having a handle with a first interior wall and a second opposing interior wall that has a tapered surface. A cover is mounted to the handle. A dispensing unit having a first and second position is within the handle. The dispensing unit has a reservoir containing a liquid, a pump in liquid communication with the reservoir in the second position, and first and second connectors that are spaced apart. The mounting of the cover to the handle urges at least one of the connectors to slide along the tapered surface forcing the first and second connectors toward each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin James Wain, Lee Burrowes
  • Publication number: 20120102743
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing unit for a hair removal device with a reservoir and an applicator in liquid communication with the reservoir. A first and second connector are in liquid communication with the reservoir. The first and second connector each have a respective first and second valve. A resilient tube is disposed between the connectors. The resilient tube has a neutral position with both valves closed and a second position with one valve open and one valve closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin James Wain, Lee Burrowes, Barry Keith Rockell
  • Publication number: 20120102745
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing hair removal device with a cartridge having at least one blade. The liquid dispensing hair removal device has a handle with a pair of opposing movable arms removably engaged to the cartridge. A dispensing unit is disposed within the handle. A cover is removably mounted to the handle. The cover has a closed position with a pair of cartridge retention members positioned between the pair of arms of the handle. The cartridge retention members contact the pair of arms preventing disengagement of the cartridge from the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Michael Jessemey, Kevin James Wain, Xinwu Lai
  • Publication number: 20120102761
    Abstract: A hair removal cartridge having a housing, a cap, and at least one blade mounted to the housing. The blade has a blade edge in front of the cap. A guard is in front of the blade. The guard defines an elongated recess having an overall width extending parallel to the blade that is 70% to 100% of an overall width of the guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Michael Jessemey, Kevin James Wain
  • Publication number: 20120102750
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing hair removal device having a handle and a cartridge mounted to the handle. The cartridge has at least one blade. A dispensing unit is within the handle. The dispensing unit has a reservoir, a pump in liquid communication with the reservoir, and an applicator in liquid communication with the pump. The applicator has at least one outlet port and a baffle with a resilient front flap having a neutral position and a forward position. The resilient front flap is generally parallel to a rear wall of the baffle in the neutral position and generally transverse to the rear wall in the forward position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kevin James Wain, Lee Burrowes
  • Publication number: 20120102744
    Abstract: A hair removal kit having a handle, a cover removably engagable to the handle, and a cartridge removably engagable to the handle. The cartridge has at least one blade. A removable dispensing unit is disposed within the handle. The dispensing unit has a pump, an applicator in liquid communication with the pump, and a reservoir having a first position and a second position. The reservoir is in liquid communication with the pump in the second position, but not in liquid communication with the pump in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Edward Neill Forsdike, Paul Michael Jessemey, Barry Keith Rockell, Kevin James Wain, Lee Burrowes, Guohua Pan
  • Patent number: 8024863
    Abstract: A wet shaving razor comprising a cartridge having a length wherein the cartridge comprises an upper frame comprising 1) a blade frame, 2) a shaving blade joined to the blade frame where the blade extends lengthwise along the cartridge, 3) an upper face that surrounds the blade, and 4) one or more serially arranged rear spring elements, each element having a proximate and distal end such that said proximate end is joined adjacent a top edge of the upper face and wherein said distal end is joined to a catch plate; a sub-frame upon which said upper frame is resiliently mounted at its bottom edge near a front edge of said sub-frame wherein said sub-frame further comprises front spring elements; and a catch plate that causes the rear spring elements to foldably engage with a rear edge of said sub-frame to provide removably secured rear spring elements; and wherein the front spring elements and rear spring elements oppose local deformation of the cartridge under shaving forces encountered during shaving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Kevin James Wain
  • Patent number: D648076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Paul Michael Jessemey, Kevin James Wain
  • Patent number: D649712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Guohua Pan, Kevin James Wain
  • Patent number: D655449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Guohua Pan, Kevin James Wain
  • Patent number: D658809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Paul Michael Jessemey, Kevin James Wain
  • Patent number: D661020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kevin James Wain, Christian Reber Wester
  • Patent number: D661425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Matthew Corey Cataudella, Kevin James Wain, Christian Reber Wester
  • Patent number: D661426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kevin James Wain, Christian Reber Wester
  • Patent number: D661427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vanessa Christie, Guohua Pan, Kevin James Wain, Xiaolan Xu
  • Patent number: D664712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vanessa Christie, Guohua Pan, Kevin James Wain, Xiaolan Xu
  • Patent number: D664715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kevin James Wain, Christian Reber Wester