Patents by Inventor Michael H. Bruno

Michael H. Bruno 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).

  • Razor cartridge for a liquid dispensing razor
    Patent number: 9321182
    Abstract: The invention features a razor for dispensing a fluid during shaving. The razor includes a handle and a razor cartridge removably attached to the handle. The razor cartridge includes a housing having a front surface and a rear surface and an aperture that extends from the rear surface to the front surface. A cartridge connecting structure is attached to the rear surface of the housing and includes a fluid dispensing member disposed therein. The fluid dispensing member includes a converging flowpath that is in fluid communication with the aperture in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kelly Bridges, Michael H Bruno, Steven M Bourque, Hubert F Carneiro
  • Manually actuatable liquid dispensing razor
    Patent number: 9216514
    Abstract: The invention features a razor for dispensing a fluid during shaving. The razor includes a handle, a razor cartridge, and a fluid dispensing member joined to the cartridge. The handle includes a cavity for housing a fluid and a manually-actuated pump to displace the fluid from the cavity through a connector port flowpath to an opening at the proximal end of the handle. The razor cartridge includes a cartridge connecting structure attached to the housing and an aperture that extends from the rear surface to the front surface of the housing. The fluid dispensing member is disposed in the cartridge connecting structure and includes a converging flowpath that is in fluid communication with the connector port flowpath and the aperture in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kelly Bridges, Michael H Bruno, Steven M Bourque, Hubert F Carneiro
  • Razor Cartridge For a Liquid Dispensing Razor
    Publication number: 20150121703
    Abstract: The invention features a razor for dispensing a fluid during shaving. The razor includes a handle and a razor cartridge removably attached to the handle. The razor cartridge includes a housing having a front surface and a rear surface and an aperture that extends from the rear surface to the front surface. A cartridge connecting structure is attached to the rear surface of the housing and includes a fluid dispensing member disposed therein. The fluid dispensing member includes a converging flowpath that is in fluid communication with the aperture in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kelly Bridges, Michael H. Bruno, Steven M. Bourque, Hubert F. Carneiro
  • Manually Actuatable Liquid Dispensing Razor
    Publication number: 20150121704
    Abstract: The invention features a razor for dispensing a fluid during shaving. The razor includes a handle, a razor cartridge, and a fluid dispensing member joined to the cartridge. The handle includes a cavity for housing a fluid and a manually-actuated pump to displace the fluid from the cavity through a connector port flowpath to an opening at the proximal end of the handle. The razor cartridge includes a cartridge connecting structure attached to the housing and an aperture that extends from the rear surface to the front surface of the housing. The fluid dispensing member is disposed in the cartridge connecting structure and includes a converging flowpath that is in fluid communication with the connector port flowpath and the aperture in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kelly Bridges, Michael H. Bruno, Steven M. Bourque, Hubert F. Carneiro