Patents by Inventor Richard Garraway

Richard Garraway 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 blade unit
    Patent number: 6516518
    Abstract: In a safety razor blade unit a skin engaging member has a surface for contacting the skin during shaving defined by spaced hollow projections (3) which extend upwardly from a base (2) and are open at their upper ends. The projections are made of a resiliently flexible material and are preferably arranged in rows along the base. The projections are preferably tubular but can taper in either direction, internally and/or externally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Richard Garraway, Bernard Gilder
  • Safety razors
    Patent number: 6176014
    Abstract: A novel cutting element in or for a safety razor comprises an elongate member with a series of slots (5), each slot (5) tapering from an open forward end to a substantially closed trailing end, and each slot (5) being confined between a pair of shaped edges (6) for slicing hairs as they move through the slot as the cutting element is moved across the skin. One or more of the cutting elements may be used in a safety razor blade unit, either alone or in combination with a blade having a conventional straight sharpened edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Richard Garraway