Patents by Inventor Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek
Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek 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).
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Publication number: 20230191636Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method of manufacturing a hair trimmer attachment for a hair trimmer, the hair trimmer attachment comprising a fixed blade comprising: a skin contacting part forming a surface of the hair trimmer attachment to be placed against the skin of a user, in use of the hair trimmer, and an angled part, the angled part being angled relative to the skin contacting part, wherein a plurality of hair openings are spaced apart along a bend between the skin contacting part and the angled part, portions of the fixed blade between the hair openings forming guard teeth of the fixed blade, the method comprising: providing a sheet of material for forming the fixed blade; deforming the sheet of material over a fixed blade support of the hair trimmer attachment to create the bend between the skin contacting part and the angled part of the fixed blade, the bend being curved or angled about an axis extending in a first direction; and forming a compound curved and/or angled portion on the gType: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: ROBERT GODLIEB, MARTINUS BERNARDUS STAPELBROEK, ROGIER ENRICO DE HAAS, PETER DANIEL MARTIJN VAN ZOEST, NICKY LEWIS
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Patent number: 11597107Abstract: A processing head for a hair cutting appliance, the processing head comprising a powered blade set comprising a stationary blade and a movable blade, wherein the movable blade is arranged to be moved with respect to the stationary blade to cut hair between teeth of the movable blade and teeth of the stationary blade, a linkage unit supporting the powered blade set, wherein the linkage unit enables a contour following pivoting movement of the powered blade set when the appliance is operated to cut hair, and a razor cartridge that is arranged to be attached to the powered blade set in such a way that the powered blade set and the razor cartridge are pivotably supported by the linkage unit. Also, a combined blade unit and a hair cutting appliance that is equipped with a combined blade unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek
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Publication number: 20220410418Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance (10) comprising a blade set (20), and to a blade set (20) of a hair cutting appliance (10). The blade set (20) is arranged to be moved through hair in an assumed moving direction (28) to cut hair. The blade set (20) comprises a stationary blade (22), a movable blade (24), and a lateral protecting element (56). The stationary blade (22) comprises at least one toothed cutting edge (32, 34), a lateral end (30), and a first surface (48) that is arranged, when in use for shaving purposes, as a skin-contacting surface. The movable blade (24) comprises a toothed cutting edge (32, 34). The stationary blade (22) and the movable blade (24) are arranged to be reciprocally moved with respect to each other in a cutting direction (Y) that is basically perpendicular to the assumed moving direction (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Jan BENNIK, Robbert Freerk Johan VAN DER SCHEER, Martinus Bernardus STAPELBROEK, Albert Jan AITINK, Everhardus Johannes HOEXUM
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Patent number: 11472046Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance (10) comprising a blade set (20), and to a blade set (20) of a hair cutting appliance (10). The blade set (20) is arranged to be moved through hair in an assumed moving direction (28) to cut hair. The blade set (20) comprises a stationary blade (22), a movable blade (24), and a lateral protecting element (56). The stationary blade (22) comprises at least one toothed cutting edge (32, 34), a lateral end (30), and a first surface (48) that is arranged, when in use for shaving purposes, as a skin-contacting surface. The movable blade (24) comprises a toothed cutting edge (32, 34). The stationary blade (22) and the movable blade (24) are arranged to be reciprocally moved with respect to each other in a cutting direction (Y) that is basically perpendicular to the assumed moving direction (28).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Jan Bennik, Robbert Freerk Johan Van Der Scheer, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Albert Jan Aitink, Everhardus Johannes Hoexum
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Patent number: 11472047Abstract: Provided is a cutting assembly (100) for cutting hairs on skin. The cutting assembly comprises a guard plate (102) for contacting the skin. The guard plate has a first toothed edge (104A) which extends along an axis. The first toothed edge comprises guard teeth (106A). The cutting assembly further comprises a cutter plate (108) which is disposed on the guard plate. The cutter plate is slidable relative to the guard plate in directions parallel with the axis. The cutter plate comprises a second toothed edge (110A) extending parallel with the axis. The second toothed edge comprises cutting teeth (112A). The cutter plate and the guard plate are aligned such that the hairs are cut by the cutting teeth against the guard teeth when the cutter plate slides. The cutting teeth each include a cutting portion (114A) and a tip (116A). The tip is outwardly enlarged relative to the cutting portion in at least one direction parallel with the axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Rogier Enrico De Haas, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek
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Patent number: 11465303Abstract: A stationary blade for the blade set suitable for use with a hair cutting appliance that includes of wall segments fixedly interconnected forming a segmented stack, wherein an intermediate wall segment is disposed between a first wall segment and a second wall segment jointly forming, at an end of the segmented stack at least one toothed leading edge comprising a plurality of mutually spaced apart projections defining a plurality of teeth and respective tooth spaces, wherein the intermediate wall segment comprises a cutout and wherein the cutout in the intermediate wall segment, the first wall segment and the second wall segment define therebetween a guide slot for a movable blade.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Jan Van Dalen, Peter Daniel Martijn Van Zoest, Jan Van Driel
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Publication number: 20220305684Abstract: A hair-cutting appliance comprising at least 19 hair-cutting units (10), each comprising a guard element (20) and a rotatably arranged hair-cutting element (15) having at least one hair-cutting edge (16), is provided. The hair-cutting units of the hair-cutting appliance are relatively small, abase of the guard element having a diameter in a range of 7 mm to 13 mm. In order to have a relatively small guard element (20) which is of robust and uncomplicated design, and which is capable of contributing to excellent hair-cutting results without causing skin irritation, it is proposed to let both an inner surface (35) and an outer surface (36) of an annular shaving track (30) of the guard element (20) have a conical shape relative to a central axis (21) of the guard element (20), in a similar slanting orientation relative to the central axis (21), in at least a hair-cutting portion of the shaving track (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Willem Auke WESTERHOF, Jan VAN DALEN, Martinus Bernardus STAPELBROEK
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Patent number: 11453137Abstract: To solve discomfort and safety issues caused by sharp glide sides, a shaving assembly and a hair cutting appliance including the shaving assembly with a protection element is provided. The shaving assembly comprising a supporting member; a cutting element extending in the first direction; a guard foil stretched and extending in the first direction and surrounding the cutting element, the guard foil including a bent part and a flat contact surface, wherein the bent part extends in the first direction for fixing the guard foil on the supporting member, and the flat contact surface is adapted to be in contact with skin; and a protection element arranged at at least one end of the guard foil and including a curved surface exposed to the skin.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Robert Godlieb, Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Albert Jan Aitink, Everhardus Johannes Hoexum, Ramachandra Rao Ganesh
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Patent number: 11318631Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutter assembly (10) for a hair cutting appliance (100). The cutter assembly comprises a cutting element (20), and a clamping element (30). The cutter assembly is configured to contact skin of a user of the hair cutting appliance. The clamping element is configured to clamp hair of the user that is growing out of the skin. The clamping element is configured to move within the cutter assembly to pull the clamped hair away from the skin of the user. The cutting element is configured to cut the clamped hair that has been pulled away from the skin of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek
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Patent number: 11318629Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure relates to a shaving assembly and a hair cutting appliance comprising the shaving assembly. The shaving assembly comprises: a supporting arm extending in a first direction; a cutting element comprising at least one moving tooth arranged along the first direction; a guard foil extending in the first direction and surrounding the cutting element, the guard foil comprising: a contact surface and a bent part, wherein an angle between the contact surface and the supporting arm is an acute angle, and at least one guard tooth slot is formed across the contact surface and the supporting arm, wherein the shaving assembly further comprises: a blocking member extending between the moving tooth and the supporting arm in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the contact surface, wherein the blocking member is adapted to facilitate hair being released from the guard tooth slot when the guard tooth slot is moved against the hair.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Robert Godlieb, Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Albert Jan Aitink, Everhardus Johannes Hoexum, Ramachandra Rao Ganesh
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Publication number: 20210379778Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutter assembly (10) 10 for a hair cutting appliance (100). The cutter assembly comprises a cutting element (20), and a clamping element (30). The cutter assembly is configured to contact skin of a user of the hair cutting appliance. The clamping element is configured to clamp hair of the user that is growing out of the skin. The clamping element is configured to move within the cutter assembly to pull the clamped hair away from the skin of the user. The cutting element is configured to cut the clamped hair that has been pulled away from the skin of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventor: Martinus Bernardus STAPELBROEK
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Publication number: 20210362359Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processing head (124) for a hair cutting appliance (10), the processing head (124) comprising a powered blade set (26) comprising a stationary blade (42) and a movable blade (62), wherein the movable blade (62) is arranged to be moved with respect to the stationary blade (42) to cut hair between teeth (64) of the movable blade (62) and teeth (44) of the stationary blade (42), a linkage unit (92) supporting the powered blade set (26), wherein the linkage unit (92) enables a contour following pivoting movement of the powered blade set (26) when the appliance (10) is operated to cut hair, and a razor blade (130) that is arranged to be attached to the powered blade set (26) in such a way that the powered blade set (26) and the razor blade (130) are pivotably supported by the linkage unit (92). The present disclosure further relates to a combined blade unit (126) and to a hair cutting appliance (10) that is equipped with a combined blade unit (126).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventor: Martinus Bernardus STAPELBROEK
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Patent number: 11173620Abstract: A method of forming a sheet-metal based double-walled stationary blade includes providing a first and second pre-product layers, providing a guide slot for a cutter, and bonding longitudinal ends of the first and second pre-product layers together to include an offset forming a guide slot to receive a to-be-mounted cutter. The bonding includes melting or depositing material at transition zone, thereby forming tips of the stationary blade teeth which are arranged adjacent to the transition zone between the pre-product layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Jasper Zuidervaart, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Albert Jan Aitink, Onno Hoitinga, Folkert Vrijburg
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Publication number: 20210347068Abstract: Provided is a cutting assembly (100) for cutting hairs on skin. The cutting assembly comprises a guard plate (102) for contacting the skin. The guard plate has a first toothed edge (104A) which extends along an axis. The first toothed edge comprises guard teeth (106A). The cutting assembly further comprises a cutter plate (108) which is disposed on the guard plate. The cutter plate is slidable relative to the guard plate in directions parallel with the axis. The cutter plate comprises a second toothed edge (110A) extending parallel with the axis. The second toothed edge comprises cutting teeth (112A). The cutter plate and the guard plate are aligned such that the hairs are cut by the cutting teeth against the guard teeth when the cutter plate slides. The cutting teeth each include a cutting portion (114A) and a tip (116A). The tip is outwardly enlarged relative to the cutting portion in at least one direction parallel with the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Rogier Enrico DE HAAS, Martinus Bernardus STAPELBROEK
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Publication number: 20210078190Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance, a blade set for a haircutting appliance, and to a stationary blade for the blade set, the blade comprising a first wall segment, a second wall segment and an intermediate wall segment, fixedly interconnected forming a segmented stack, wherein the intermediate wall segment is disposed between the first wall segment and the second wall segment jointly forming, as an end of the segmented stack at least one toothed leading edge comprising a plurality of mutually spaced apart projections defining a plurality of teeth and respective tooth spaces, wherein the intermediate wall segment comprise a cutout portion and wherein the cutout portion in the intermediate wall segment, the first wall segment and the second wall segment define therebetween a guide slot for a movable blade. Further discussed is a method for manufacturing a respective blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Martinus Bernardus STAPELBROEK, Jan VAN DALEN, Peter Daniel Martijn VAN ZOEST, Jan VAN DRIEL
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Patent number: 10919165Abstract: A method of manufacturing a blade set assembly, a blade set assembly, and a hair cutting appliance, wherein the method includes providing a base component including a stationary blade, providing a movable component comprising a cutter blade, providing a coupling element, the coupling element being arranged to be interposed between the base component and the movable component, providing a plastic contact bridge, arranging the stationary blade and the cutter blade at a defined relative assembly position, securing the assembly position between the stationary blade and the cutter blade, involving attaching the plastic contact bridge to one of the base component and the movable component, attaching a retaining portion of the coupling element to the other one of the base component and the movable component, and penetrating the plastic contact bridge with at least one insertion end of the coupling element.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Everhardus Johannes Hoexum, Willem Maat, Siegfried Sablatschan, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Roel Alexander Rethmeier, Geert-Jan (Guus) Darwinkel, Albert Jan Aitink, Luc Berntsen, Daan Hendrik Gosenshuis
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Publication number: 20210008742Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure relates to a shaving assembly and a hair cutting appliance comprising the shaving assembly. The shaving assembly comprises: a supporting arm extending in a first direction; a cutting element comprising at least one moving tooth arranged along the first direction; a guard foil extending in the first direction and surrounding the cutting element, the guard foil comprising: a contact surface and a bent part, wherein an angle between the contact surface and the supporting arm is an acute angle, and at least one guard tooth slot is formed across the contact surface and the supporting arm, wherein the shaving assembly further comprises: a blocking member extending between the moving tooth and the supporting arm in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the contact surface, wherein the blocking member is adapted to facilitate hair being released from the guard tooth slot when the guard tooth slot is moved against the hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Robert GODLIEB, Johannes Tseard VAN DER KOOI, Martinus Bernardus STAPELBROEK, Albert Jan AITINK, Everhardus Johannes HOEXUM, Ramachandra RAO GANESH
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Patent number: 10882198Abstract: A hair cutting appliance, a blade set for a hair cutting appliance, and to a stationary blade for the blade set, the blade includes a first segment, a second segment, and an intermediate segment fixedly interconnected, forming a segmented stack, wherein the intermediate segment is disposed between the first segment and the second segment, jointly forming, at an end of the segmented stack, at least one toothed leading edge comprising a plurality of mutually spaced apart projections defining a plurality of teeth and respective tooth spaces wherein the intermediate segment comprises a cutout portion and wherein the cutout portion in the intermediate segment, the wall segment and the second segment define therebetween a guide slot for a movable blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek, Jan Van Dalen, Peter Daniel Martijn Van Zoest, Jan Van Driel
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Patent number: D905346Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Albert Jan Aitink, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek
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Patent number: D978431Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Albert Jan Aitink, Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek