Patents by Inventor Terence Gordon Royle
Terence Gordon Royle 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: 9193079Abstract: A linkage mechanism for a wet shaving razor is provided. The linkage mechanism is pivotally connected to and suspended from the handle at one end and pivotally and removably attached to the cartridge carrier at an opposite end allowing the cartridge carrier to pivot about a virtual pivot axis located below the shaving plane and into the skin. The linkage mechanism provides flexibility in positioning the virtual pivot axis since it is not limited to the physical constraints of the cartridge. As a result, the shaving razor cartridge has a flatter contact with the skin throughout the shaving stroke providing shaving comfort with reduced nicks and cuts.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Daren Mark Howell, Ian Anthony Goodhead, Terence Gordon Royle
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Publication number: 20140230258Abstract: A razor with a relatively short or small handle comprising a substantially flat, disc shaped substrate which preferably includes an elastomeric material, retained in a substrate retaining member. The razor handle is compact and disc shaped in nature such that it allows for varying gripping positions by opposing fingers. The razor handle is small and versatile such that it can be easily stored in an enclosable case.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Christopher Raymond Eagleton, Terence Gordon Royle, Rosanna Elizabeth Wells
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Patent number: 8474144Abstract: A safety razor including a handle having a grip portion and a connection portion secured to the grip portion. The connection portion rotates with respect to the grip portion about a rotational axis. A blade unit is mounted to the connection portion by a connection member. The handle includes an ejector button having a first position locking the connection portion with respect to the grip portion preventing the connection portion from rotating with respect to the grip portion, a second position allowing the connection portion to rotate with respect to the grip portion, and a third position for ejecting the blade unit from the connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventor: Terence Gordon Royle
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Publication number: 20130160305Abstract: A linkage mechanism for a wet shaving razor is provided. The linkage mechanism is pivotally connected to and suspended from the handle at one end and pivotally and removably attached to the cartridge carrier at an opposite end allowing the cartridge carrier to pivot about a virtual pivot axis located below the shaving plane and into the skin. The linkage mechanism provides flexibility in positioning the virtual pivot axis since it is not limited to the physical constraints of the cartridge. As a result, the shaving razor cartridge has a flatter contact with the skin throughout the shaving stroke providing shaving comfort with reduced nicks and cuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Daren Mark Howell, Ian Anthony Goodhead, Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: 8209869Abstract: A shaving blade assembly having a blade unit with at least one blade and a guard bar positioned in front of the blade. A cantilever guard is positioned in front of the blade unit defining a gap between the guard bar and the cantilever guard. The cantilever guard has a plurality of spaced apart fingers extending transverse to the blade. The fingers have a wedge shaped cross section in a direction transverse to the blades and are movable relative to the guard bar between a first position and a second position during a shaving stroke.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventor: Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: 8205343Abstract: A safety razor includes a handle and a blade unit having at least one blade. The blade unit is connected to the handle for a pivotal movement relative thereto. One of the handle and the blade unit has a concave portion formed on its surface. A relative movement transfer member is formed between the handle and the blade unit for transferring a relative movement between the handle and the blade unit caused by the pivotal movement. A return force generating member is formed in the concave portion for generating a return force for the blade unit in response to the relative movement transfer member. The return force generating member includes a holding structure for holding a part of the relative movement transfer member, and an elastic member connected to the holding structure for generating the return force in response to the relative movement transfer member.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: John Joseph Winter, Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: 8141253Abstract: A personal care apparatus includes a handle housing a rechargeable battery and a plurality of operating heads such as a vibrating safety razor head and a hair trimming device exchangeably mountable on the handle for assembling different hand-held appliances for performing respective body treatments. A base is included for storing the components of the apparatus when not in use and forms a battery charging device with a socket into which the handle plugs for recharging the battery. The operating heads include electrical devices, in particular electric motors, powered by the battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventor: Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: 8065801Abstract: A electric razor foil assembly comprises flexible outer and inner foils (1, 2) supported by a structure (14) that is deformable to permit the foils to flex to follow concave or convex curvatures. The support structure includes two suspension members (22) supporting the foils along the respective side edges, and each support member (22) has several support elements (24) interconnected by hinges (25) and in sliding cooperation with the foils. The deformation of the suspension members is guided by guide plates located adjacent the suspension members. The foils are urged into cooperation by spring members (30) and the inner foil (2) is reciprocated by a drive arrangement including a flexible drive plate (36) disposed between the spring members (30) and the inner foil (2).Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Terence Gordon Royle, Luke David Blyth
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Patent number: 8065802Abstract: A shaving razor has a housing joined to a handle, one or more blades mounted in the housing and a light source. The light source projects a defined image indicating the exact location of a blade edge on the skin of a user enabling the user to properly align the blade edge on the skin during shaving.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Oliver David Oglesby, Sean Peter Clarke, Terence Gordon Royle, Luke Richard Stone, Laurence John Robinson, John James Wlassich
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Publication number: 20110258855Abstract: A shaving razor has a housing joined to a handle, one or more blades mounted in the housing and a light source. The light source projects a defined image of a line segment indicating the exact location of a blade edge on the skin of a user enabling the user to properly align the blade edge on the skin during shaving.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Oliver David Oglesby, Sean Peter Clarke, Terence Gordon Royle, Luke Richard Stone, Laurence John Robinson, John James Wlassich
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Publication number: 20110219621Abstract: The invention features a hair removal device, such as a razor for dispensing a fluid during use. The hair removal device includes a fluid dispensing member which comprises an elongated elastomeric contact member for dispensing the fluid onto the skin in a wide and flat layer of fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Terence Gordon Royle, Lee Burrowes, Sean Peter Clarke, Christopher Martin Hawes
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Publication number: 20110214289Abstract: A combination powered grooming device comprising a handle and a grooming attachment. The handle has a longitudinal axis extending between an upper end and a lower end. The handle comprises a trimmer assembly disposed adjacent the upper end and the trimmer assembly includes at least one moving blade. The handle further comprises an electrical arrangement disposed therein. The electrical arrangement comprises a motor having a drive shaft and a drive mechanism coupled to the drive shaft and to the trimmer assembly. In a trimming mode, the drive mechanism translates movement of the drive shaft to the moving blade. The grooming attachment is adapted for mounting onto the upper end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Michael Maichel, Markus Schuessler, Ralf Klug, Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez, Terence Gordon Royle, Andreas Larscheid, Stefan Rehbein, Ulrich Fandrey, Juergen Behrendt, Gerrit Roenneberg
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Publication number: 20110107600Abstract: A shaving blade assembly having a blade unit with at least one blade and a guard bar positioned in front of the blade. A cantilever guard is positioned in front of the blade unit defining a gap between the guard bar and the cantilever guard. The cantilever guard has a plurality of spaced apart fingers extending transverse to the blade. The fingers have a wedge shaped cross section in a direction transverse to the blades and are movable relative to the guard bar between a first position and a second position during a shaving stroke.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventor: Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: 7913393Abstract: A safety razor blade unit mounted for pivotal movement relative to a razor handle about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to a blade mounted in the blade unit. The blade unit is biased to a rest position by a magnetic return force generated by a set of magnetic elements. The set of magnetic elements are so disposed that the return force increases as the pivotal displacement of the blade unit from the rest position increases.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Terence Gordon Royle, Edward Neill Forsdike
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Patent number: 7900359Abstract: A hair trimming device is detachably mounted on a handle housing a battery for supplying electric current to a motor located in a drive unit of the trimming device. A trimmer unit includes a plurality of trimmer blade assemblies with different configurations and is rotatable on the drive unit for moving a selected one of the blade assemblies to the operative position in which it is coupled to be driven by the drive unit whilst the other blade assembly which is not in the operative position is uncoupled from the drive output of the drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventor: Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: D638580Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Isabelle Jane Adams, Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: D653395Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Isabelle Jane Adams, Terence Gordon Royle
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Patent number: D710542Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Christopher Raymond Eagleton, Terence Gordon Royle, Rosanna Elizabeth Wells, Vanessa Christie, Andrew Anthony Szczepanowski
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Patent number: D747550Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Christopher Raymond Eagleton, Terence Gordon Royle, Rosanna Elizabeth Wells, Vanessa Christie, Andrew Anthony Szczepanowski
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Patent number: D791409Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Christopher Raymond Eagleton, Terence Gordon Royle, Rosanna Elizabeth Wells, Vanessa Christie, Andrew Anthony Szczepanowski