Patents by Inventor Marilyn Jeanne Westgate

Marilyn Jeanne Westgate 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).

  • Apparatus for testing a coefficient of friction and methods for same
    Patent number: 11150177
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a coefficient of friction of an article is provided. The apparatus includes a base, a ramp, and an actuator. The ramp includes a first rail and a second rail that are spaced apart by a first distance. The first and second rails cooperate to define a first travel path for the article. The actuator is coupled with the base and is operably coupled with the ramp to facilitate selective pivoting of the ramp between a first angular position and a second angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Hong Lu, Stephen Charles Witkus, Marilyn Jeanne Westgate, Janelle Marie Parechanian
  • APPARATUS FOR TESTING A COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION AND METHODS FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20210018427
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a coefficient of friction of an article is provided. The apparatus includes a base, a ramp, and an actuator. The ramp includes a first rail and a second rail that are spaced apart by a first distance. The first and second rails cooperate to define a first travel path for the article. The actuator is coupled with the base and is operably coupled with the ramp to facilitate selective pivoting of the ramp between a first angular position and a second angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hong Lu, Stephen Charles Witkus, Marilyn Jeanne Westgate, Janelle Marie Parechanian
  • Apparatus for testing a coefficient of friction and methods for same
    Patent number: 10837894
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a coefficient of friction of an article is provided. The apparatus includes a base, a ramp, and an actuator. The ramp includes a first rail and a second rail that are spaced apart by a first distance. The first and second rails cooperate to define a first travel path for the article. The actuator is coupled with the base and is operably coupled with the ramp to facilitate selective pivoting of the ramp between a first angular position and a second angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Hong Lu, Stephen Charles Witkus, Marilyn Jeanne Westgate, Janelle Marie Parechanian
  • APPARATUS FOR TESTING A COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION AND METHODS FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20190094126
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a coefficient of friction of an article is provided. The apparatus includes a base, a ramp, and an actuator. The ramp includes a first rail and a second rail that are spaced apart by a first distance. The first and second rails cooperate to define a first travel path for the article. The actuator is coupled with the base and is operably coupled with the ramp to facilitate selective pivoting of the ramp between a first angular position and a second angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hong Lu, Stephen Charles Witkus, Marilyn Jeanne Westgate, Janelle Marie Parechanian
  • Molded shaving aid compositions, components and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 7811553
    Abstract: Razors and components thereof are provided, as well as methods of making such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Janet Kelley O'Grady, Marilyn Jeanne Westgate, Corey E. Corbeil, Robert Harold Johnson, Maureen Sullivan Morrissey, Yun Xu, Gregory Thomas Danti, John Anderson, Michael John Moloney, Robert Houlihan