Patents by Inventor Matthew Michael Long

Matthew Michael Long 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: 10864646
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge includes a housing and at least one razor blade. The housing extends between a front end and a rear end. The housing includes a blade support portion and a handle interface portion. The blade support portion is positioned between the front end and the rear end and includes a cap and a guard. The guard is spaced from the cap and cooperates with the cap to define a shaving plane. The handle interface portion is positioned between the front end and the rear end and includes a rear wall, a front wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The rear wall includes a lower surface and an interior surface. The front wall includes a lower surface and an interior surface and is spaced from the rear wall. The at least one razor blade is disposed in the blade support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Ashok Bakul Patel, Michael Hal Bruno
  • Patent number: 10773403
    Abstract: A shaving razor handle with an elongated gripping portion at a first end. A cartridge interconnector at a second end of the elongated gripping portion has a platform with an upper surface and an opposing lower surface that defines an included angle of about 35 degrees to about 60 degrees. A distal end of the cartridge interconnector extends from the platform. The distal end has a skin facing surface with a pair of side walls connected by a pair of curved lateral end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long, Robert Harold Johnson, Steven Michael Bourque
  • Patent number: 10773408
    Abstract: A shaving razor handle includes a main body, a pair of arms extending from the main body, and a pivoting head that extends between an upper end and a lower end. The pivoting head includes a base member and a biasing member. The base member is pivotally coupled with the pair of arms to facilitate pivoting of the pivoting head about a pivot axis between a home position and a fully pivoted position. The base member includes a front wall and a rear wall. The front wall includes a first vertical height. The rear wall includes a second vertical height. The biasing member is operably coupled with the main body and is configured to bias the pivoting head into the home position. The first vertical height is less than the second vertical height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert Harold Johnson, Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long, Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Aiqin Li
  • Patent number: 10773407
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge includes a housing and at least one razor blade. The housing extends between a front and rear end and defines an overall width. The housing includes a blade support portion and a housing portion. The blade support portion is positioned between the front and rear ends and includes a cap and a guard spaced from the cap. The handle interface portion is positioned between the front and rear ends and includes a front and rear wall. The front wall includes lower and interior surfaces. The rear wall includes a lower surface, a central portion, a first distal portion, and a second distal portion. The central, first distal and second portions each include respective interior surfaces. The at least one razor blade is disposed in the blade support portion. Each of the first distal portion and the second distal portion extends from the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long, Zachary Oliver Veugen, Ashok Bakul Patel, Michael Hal Bruno
  • Patent number: 10759069
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge includes a housing and at least one razor blade. The housing includes a blade support portion and a handle interface portion. The blade support portion includes a cap and a guard. The handle interface portion is positioned between the front end and the rear end and includes a front wall, a rear wall, an upper surface, and a locking member. The front wall includes a lower surface and an interior surface. The rear wall includes a lower surface and an interior surface. The upper surface defines an upper opening. The locking member extends from the interior surface of the rear wall towards the front wall. The locking member is configured to facilitate selective retention of a razor handle to the housing. The lower surfaces cooperate to define a lower opening. The handle receptacle extends between the lower opening and the upper opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert Harold Johnson, Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long, Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Aiqin Li
  • Publication number: 20200070374
    Abstract: A cartridge for a razor is provided. The cartridge may comprise a housing comprising first and second opposed end portions spaced apart in a lateral direction of the cartridge, which lateral direction is parallel to one or more blades provided in the housing; front and back portions spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge; and a structure defining at least one of the front portion or the back portion. The structure may comprise a plurality of first protrusions extending from a base of the structure. The structure may further comprise a plurality of second protrusions extending from the base of the structure. One or more of the first protrusions may be positioned between at least one set of adjacent ones of the second protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Jahdiel Fyfield
  • Publication number: 20190299464
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge includes a housing and at least one razor blade. The housing extends between a front end and a rear end. The housing includes a blade support portion and a handle interface portion. The blade support portion is positioned between the front end and the rear end and includes a cap and a guard spaced from the cap and cooperates with the cap to define a shaving plane. The handle interface portion is positioned between the front end and the rear end and includes a wall, an upper surface, and a shoulder portion. The wall includes a lower surface defines a lower opening. The upper surface defines an upper opening. The shoulder portion includes an interior shoulder surface and extends from the wall. The shoulder portion cooperates with the wall to define a handle receptacle that extends between the upper opening and the lower opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long, Robert Harold Johnson, Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Aiqin Li
  • Publication number: 20190299446
    Abstract: A shaving razor handle with an elongated gripping portion at a first end. A cartridge interconnector at a second end of the elongated gripping portion has a platform with an upper surface and an opposing lower surface that defines an included angle of about 35 degrees to about 60 degrees. A distal end of the cartridge interconnector extends from the platform. The distal end has a skin facing surface with a pair of side walls connected by a pair of curved lateral end walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long, Robert Harold Johnson, Steven Michael Bourque
  • Publication number: 20190299457
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a blade platform. A first blade retention member is positioned on the blade platform and has a front wall formed by a first wall and a second wall that define an obtuse included angle. A second blade retention member is positioned on the blade platform and has a rear wall facing the front wall of the first blade retention member. The rear wall has a first wall and a second wall that define an obtuse included angle. A blade member is positioned between the front wall and the rear wall. The second walls have a contact length of about 0.2 mm to about 1.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Matthew Michael Long
  • Publication number: 20190299451
    Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge includes a housing and at least one razor blade. The housing extends between a front end and a rear end. The housing includes a blade support portion and a handle interface portion. The blade support portion is positioned between the front end and the rear end and includes a cap and a guard. The guard is spaced from the cap and cooperates with the cap to define a shaving plane. The handle interface portion is positioned between the front end and the rear end and includes a rear wall, a front wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The rear wall includes a lower surface and an interior surface. The front wall includes a lower surface and an interior surface and is spaced from the rear wall. The at least one razor blade is disposed in the blade support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Ashok Bakul Patel, Michael Hal Bruno
  • Patent number: D866068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Dean Bernard Sheehan, II
  • Patent number: D866069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Dean Bernard Sheehan, II
  • Patent number: D866070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Dean Bernard Sheehan, II
  • Patent number: D866858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Dean Bernard Sheehan, II, John Hunter Spears
  • Patent number: D872363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Natalie Anne Devarona, Matthew Michael Long
  • Patent number: D874725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jonathon Albert Riehle, Matthew Michael Long, Jahdiel Fyfield, Jack Anthony Washington
  • Patent number: D874727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long
  • Patent number: D886380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jack Anthony Washington, Matthew Michael Long
  • Patent number: D890995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Long, Jahdiel Fyfield, Jack Anthony Washington
  • Patent number: D903942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Kristin Monaco, Dean Bernard Sheehan, II, John Hunter Spears, Matthew Michael Long