Patents by Inventor Stephen Rawle

Stephen Rawle 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: 8281491
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The housing has an aperture located between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and the one or more blades have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing. The clip has a leg received by the aperture, the leg having a bent portion defining a curvature to secure the clip to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vincent P. Walker, Corey E. Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
  • Publication number: 20110258856
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit having a housing with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge. The housing has a pair of apertures between the front edge and the rear edge. The pair of apertures extend through the housing from the top surface to the bottom surface. One or more shaving blades are disposed between the front edge and the rear edge. The one or more shaving blades each have a cutting edge. A clip has a pair of legs that extend through the pair of apertures. Each leg is bent about at least a portion of the bottom surface of the housing securing the clip to the housing and retaining the blades on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Vincent P. Walker, Corey E. Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
  • Patent number: 7966731
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. The shaving unit further includes a discrete trimming blade assembly having a blade carrier with a cap, guard and a solitary trimming blade defining a second cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing and function as an anode in an anode-cathode cell to inhibit corrosion of the shaving and trimming blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vincent P. Walker, Corey E. Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
  • Patent number: 7669335
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The housing has an aperture located between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and the one or more blades have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing. The clip has a leg received by the aperture, the leg having a bent portion defining a curvature to secure the clip to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vincent P. Walker, Corey E. Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
  • Publication number: 20080034590
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit including a housing, at least one elongated blade having a cutting edge on the housing, an elongated guard on the housing in front of the blade, and an elongated cap on the housing behind the blade. The guard includes an elongated guard strip for delivering a shaving aid and elastomeric guard fins extending laterally beyond the ends of the guard strip. The guard can also include elastomeric material including a series of depressions. The cap can also include elastomeric cap fins on both sides of the cap strip extending laterally beyond the ends of the cap strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: John Prudden, Stephen Rawle, Anne Stewart, Roy Nicoll
  • Publication number: 20070062044
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The housing has an aperture located between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and the one or more blades have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing. The clip has a leg received by the aperture, the leg having a bent portion defining a curvature to secure the clip to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Vincent Walker, Corey Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
  • Publication number: 20060174488
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The housing has an aperture located between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and the one or more blades have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing. The clip has a leg received by the aperture, the leg having a bent portion defining a curvature to secure the clip to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Vincent Walker, Corey Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
  • Publication number: 20050198837
    Abstract: A shaving razor blade unit including a housing, and a shaving surface defined by a group of at least five parallel blades supported by the housing, the distance from the cutting edge of a first blade of the group to a last blade of the group being between 3.8 mm and 4.6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Stephen Rawle
  • Publication number: 20050198842
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit includes a housing having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The housing has an aperture located between the front and rear edges. One or more shaving blades are positioned between the front edge and the rear edge and the one or more blades have cutting edges arranged to define a first cutting region. A clip is arranged to retain the one or more shaving blades on the housing. The clip has a leg received by the aperture, the leg having a bent portion defining a curvature to secure the clip to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Vincent Walker, Corey Corbeil, Stephen Rawle
  • Publication number: 20050188539
    Abstract: A shaving blade unit including a housing, at least one elongated blade having a cutting edge on the housing, an elongated guard on the housing in front of the blade, and an elongated cap on the housing behind the blade. The guard includes an elongated guard strip for delivering a shaving aid and elastomeric guard fins extending laterally beyond the ends of the guard strip. The guard can also include elastomeric material including a series of depressions. The cap can also include elastomeric cap fins on both sides of the cap strip extending laterally beyond the ends of the cap strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: John Prudden, Stephen Rawle, Anne Stewart, Roy Nicoll