Patents by Inventor Norbert Broemse
Norbert Broemse 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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Patent number: 11577417Abstract: A handle. The handle can include a main body and a pivoting head pivotally coupled with the main body about a pivot axis. The pivoting head can have a substantially trapezoidal prism shape and can include a base member and a cover member that overlies the base member in a mating relationship. The cover member can have a face defining at least one exterior opening and the pivoting head can have an interior compartment comprising an electrical component.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Jin Kyung Kim, Jack Anthony Washington, Robert Harold Johnson, Regan Marie Fiascone, Zachary Oliver Veugen, Marco Fontecchio, Norbert Broemse
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Patent number: 11476708Abstract: A personal care product system is provided. The personal care product system has a stand that has a first stand permanent docking magnet. A stand inductive charging coil is also positioned within the stand. A handle that has a first handle permanent docking magnet is removably mounted to the stand. A handle inductive charging coil is positioned within the handle. A handle flux guiding member is in close proximity to a surface of the first handle permanent docking magnet to direct a magnetic field away from the inductive charging coils.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Robert Schaefer, Klaus Heubach, Jian Wang, Norbert Broemse
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Publication number: 20220126470Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shaving razor. A circuit board is positioned within a handle. A first end of a flexible electrical bridge is connected to the circuit board. A second end of the flexible electrical bridge is connected to an energy emitting device. A loop is formed in the flexible electrical bridge by bending the flexible electrical bridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Norbert Broemse, Klaus Heubach, Maurice Schirmer, Jannik Loeper
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Patent number: 11247357Abstract: A heat delivery element for a shaving razor with a face plate having a skin contacting surface and an opposing inner surface. A heater having a heater track is positioned between an upper dielectric layer and a lower dielectric layer. A heat dispersion layer having a lower surface directly contacts the inner surface of the face plate. An upper surface of the heat dispersion layer directly contacts the lower dielectric layer of the heater. The heat dispersion layer has graphite foil compressed by 20% to 50% of an original thickness.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Norbert Broemse
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Patent number: 11247356Abstract: A shaving razor system with a handle and a shaving razor cartridge mounted to the handle. A flexible electrical bridge with a portion positioned within the handle extends from the handle to the shaving razor cartridge. The flexible electrical bridge has a loop between the shaving razor cartridge and the handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Norbert Broemse, Klaus Heubach, Maurice Schirmer
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Patent number: 11025093Abstract: A personal care product system is provided. The personal care product system has a stand that has a first and second stand permanent docking magnet. A stand inductive charging coil is also positioned within the stand. A handle that has first and second handle permanent docking magnets is removably mounted to the stand. A handle inductive charging coil is positioned within the handle. The handle has a first handle flux guiding member and a second handle flux guiding member. The stand has a first stand flux guiding member.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Robert Schaefer, Klaus Heubach, Jian Wang, Norbert Broemse
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Publication number: 20200361106Abstract: A heat delivery element for a shaving razor with a face plate having a skin contacting surface and an opposing inner surface. A heater having a heater track is positioned between an upper dielectric layer and a lower dielectric layer. A heat dispersion layer having a lower surface directly contacts the inner surface of the face plate. An upper surface of the heat dispersion layer directly contacts the lower dielectric layer of the heater. The heat dispersion layer has graphite foil compressed by 20% to 50% of an original thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventor: Norbert Broemse
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Patent number: 10773406Abstract: A heat delivery element for a shaving razor with a heater having a heater track positioned between an upper dielectric layer and a lower dielectric layer. The heater track is secured between the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer by an adhesive layer bonded to the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Norbert Broemse
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Patent number: 10766155Abstract: A heat delivery element for a shaving razor with a face plate having a skin contacting surface and an opposing inner surface. A heater having a heater track is positioned between an upper dielectric layer and a lower dielectric layer. A heat dispersion layer having a lower surface directly contacts the inner surface of the face plate. An upper surface of the heat dispersion layer directly contacts the lower dielectric layer of the heater.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Norbert Broemse
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Patent number: 10583576Abstract: A heating element for a shaving razor having an insulating member with a base and at least one electrical terminal. A flexible printed circuit board having a base with at least one electrical terminal electrically and mechanically coupled to the corresponding electrical terminal of the insulating member. A non electrically conductive underfiller encapsulant is positioned between the base of the insulating member and the base of the flexible printed circuit board to provide a water tight seal around the electrical terminals.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Norbert Broemse, Klaus Heubach
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Patent number: 10578674Abstract: A personal consumer product having an energy emitting element in selective electrical communication with a power source is provided. Thermal control circuitry is used to isolate the energy emitting element from the power source when a temperature of the energy emitting element exceeds a threshold. A diagnostics routine is used to test the functionality of the hardware and software of the personal consumer product.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Klaus Heubach, Norbert Broemse, Timo Schmitt, Felix Koenig
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Publication number: 20190358837Abstract: A shaving razor system with a handle and a shaving razor cartridge mounted to the handle. A flexible electrical bridge with a portion positioned within the handle extends from the handle to the shaving razor cartridge. The flexible electrical bridge has a loop between the shaving razor cartridge and the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Norbert Broemse, Klaus Heubach, Maurice Schirmer
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Publication number: 20190299471Abstract: A handle. The handle can include a main body and a pivoting head pivotally coupled with the main body about a pivot axis. The pivoting head can have a substantially trapezoidal prism shape and can include a base member and a cover member that overlies the base member in a mating relationship. The cover member can have a face defining at least one exterior opening and the pivoting head can have an interior compartment comprising an electrical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Michael Tejpaul Verasamy, Jin Kyung Kim, Jack Anthony Washington, Robert Harold Johnson, Regan Marie Fiascone, Zachary Oliver Veugen, Marco Fontecchio, Norbert Broemse
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Patent number: 10431915Abstract: An electronic subassembly for a personal care product with a housing defining a chamber. The housing has a tapered guide surface. A first circuit board having a rigid end is positioned within the chamber and a flexible portion positioned outside the chamber. A second circuit board is positioned within the chamber of the housing. The second circuit board has an electrical connector dimensioned to receive the rigid end. An adapter is secured to the first circuit board between the rigid end and the flexible portion. The adapter has a corresponding tapered guide surface that engages the tapered guide surface of the housing to align the rigid end with the electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Norbert Broemse, Klaus Heubach, Juergen Behrendt
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Patent number: 10421205Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a guard, a cap, and one or more blades located between the guard and the cap. The guard is positioned in front of the one or more blades and the cap is positioned behind the one or more blades. A heat delivering element is mounted to the housing for transferring heat during a shaving stroke. The heat delivering element includes a skin contacting surface and an opposing bottom surface defined by a perimeter wall. An insulating member is positioned within the perimeter wall. The insulating member has a first surface facing the bottom surface of the heat delivering element and a second surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Matthew James Hodgson, Norbert Broemse, Klaus Heubach, Timo Schmitt, Maurice Schirmer, Felix Koenig, Juergen Behrendt
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Patent number: 10377052Abstract: A method of controlling transfer of heat to skin during a shaving stroke. A shaving razor system with a heating element is provided. An insulating member for delivering heat to the heating element is provided. A temperature of a first area of the heating element is measured with a first thermal sensor. A temperature of a second area of the heating element is measured with a second thermal sensor. Power to the insulating member is decreased when an average temperature sensed by the thermal sensors is greater than or equal to a first predetermined temperature. Power to the insulating member is decreased when an individual temperature sensed by either of the thermal sensors is greater than or equal to a second predetermined temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Klaus Heubach, Norbert Broemse, Timo Schmitt, Maurice Schirmer, Felix Koenig
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Patent number: 10383267Abstract: A method of assembling an electronic subassembly for a personal care product by manufacturing a hollow housing defining a chamber having a first open end and an opposing second open end. A rigid end of a first circuit board is inserted into the first open end of the housing. A second circuit board subassembly having a second circuit board is inserted into the chamber through the second open end. The first circuit board is connected to the second circuit board within the chamber of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Juergen Behrendt, Norbert Broemse, Yvonne Scholl, Klaus Heubach, Fred Schnak
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Patent number: 10334744Abstract: An electronic subassembly for a personal care product with a housing defining a chamber having an open end. A first circuit board having a rigid end is positioned within the chamber and a flexible portion is positioned outside the chamber. A second circuit board is positioned within the chamber. The second circuit board has a connector dimensioned to receive the rigid end of the first circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Juergen Behrendt, Norbert Broemse, Yvonne Scholl, Klaus Heubach, Fred Schnak
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Publication number: 20180207826Abstract: A heat delivery element for a shaving razor with a face plate having a skin contacting surface and an opposing inner surface. A heater having a heater track is positioned between an upper dielectric layer and a lower dielectric layer. A heat dispersion layer having a lower surface directly contacts the inner surface of the face plate. An upper surface of the heat dispersion layer directly contacts the lower dielectric layer of the heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventor: Norbert Broemse
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Publication number: 20180207825Abstract: A heat delivery element for a shaving razor with a heater having a heater track positioned between an upper dielectric layer and a lower dielectric layer. The heater track is secured between the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer by an adhesive layer bonded to the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventor: Norbert Broemse