Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Bucco

Thomas J. Bucco 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131738
    Abstract: A razor includes a cartridge supporting a cutting blade and a handle having an elongate gripping portion and an attachment portion at one end of the handle. The attachment portion supports a pivot member providing removable attachment of the cartridge. The pivot member includes an at least partially spheroid portion configured to be held between spaced-apart ends of two opposed legs, between holes formed in the two opposed legs. Stops protruding from a surface of the at least partially spheroid portion of the pivot member are configured to limit rotation of the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted on the attachment portion. The stops are configured to limit rotation of the cartridge by interaction with relief portions of at least one of the two opposed legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco
  • Publication number: 20220203565
    Abstract: A razor includes a cartridge supporting a cutting blade and a handle having an elongate gripping portion and an attachment portion at one end of the handle. The attachment portion supports a pivot member providing removable attachment of the cartridge. The pivot member includes an at least partially spheroid portion configured to be held between spaced-apart ends of two opposed legs, between holes formed in the two opposed legs. Stops protruding from a surface of the at least partially spheroid portion of the pivot member are configured to limit rotation of the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted on the attachment portion. The stops are configured to limit rotation of the cartridge by interaction with relief portions of at least one of the two opposed legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco
  • Patent number: 11235486
    Abstract: A razor includes a cartridge supporting at least one cutting blade and a handle having an elongate gripping portion and an attachment portion at one end of the handle, the attachment portion supporting a pivot member providing a removable attachment to the cartridge. The pivot member includes an at least partially spheroid portion that is configured to be held between spaced-apart ends of two opposed legs. The razor also includes a stop protruding from a surface of the at least partially spheroid portion of the pivot member and configured to limit rotation of the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted on the attachment portion. The stop is configured to limit rotation of the cartridge by interacting with a relief portion of at least one of the two opposed legs. The two opposed legs have respective holes formed therein, and the pivot member is pivotably held between the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sphere USA, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco
  • Publication number: 20180111281
    Abstract: A razor includes a cartridge supporting at least one cutting blade and a handle having an elongate gripping portion and an attachment portion at one end of the handle, the attachment portion supporting a pivot member providing a removable attachment to the cartridge. The pivot member includes an at least partially spheroid portion that is configured to be held between spaced-apart ends of two opposed legs. The razor also includes a stop protruding from a surface of the at least partially spheroid portion of the pivot member and configured to limit rotation of the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted on the attachment portion. The stop is configured to limit rotation of the cartridge by interacting with a relief portion of at least one of the two opposed legs. The two opposed legs have respective holes formed therein, and the pivot member is pivotably held between the holes formed in the two opposed legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco
  • Patent number: 9889572
    Abstract: A razor includes a handle and detachable blade cartridge. The end of the handle has a pivot sphere upon which the blade cartridge is rotatably mounted, with freedom to pivot around three axes of the handle, and otherwise holds its orientation relative to the handle. The blade cartridge is held to the pivot sphere by a clevis having recesses defined in at least the inner side surfaces of its legs. The recesses, together with the clevis, are sized to admit the pivot sphere between them and to hold the sphere therein once admitted. The clevis and/or the pivot sphere can be formed of a resilient injection molded plastic. The range of motion of the blade cartridge can be limited by forming one or more stops on the pivot sphere to interact with the clevis and thereby interrupt its free rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco
  • Publication number: 20150075015
    Abstract: A razor includes a handle and detachable blade cartridge. The end of the handle has a pivot sphere upon which the blade cartridge is rotatably mounted, with freedom to pivot around three axes of the handle, and otherwise holds its orientation relative to the handle. The blade cartridge is held to the pivot sphere by a clevis having recesses defined in at least the inner side surfaces of its legs. The recesses, together with the clevis, are sized to admit the pivot sphere between them and to hold the sphere therein once admitted. The clevis and/or the pivot sphere can be formed of a resilient injection molded plastic. The range of motion of the blade cartridge can be limited by forming one or more stops on the pivot sphere to interact with the clevis and thereby interrupt its free rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco
  • Publication number: 20140237828
    Abstract: A razor includes a handle and detachable blade cartridge. The end of the handle has a pivot sphere upon which the blade cartridge is rotatably mounted, with freedom to pivot around three axes of the handle, and otherwise holds its orientation relative to the handle. The blade cartridge is held to the pivot sphere by a clevis having recesses defined in at least the inner side surfaces of its legs. The recesses, together with the clevis, are sized to admit the pivot sphere between them and to hold the sphere therein once admitted. The clevis and/or the pivot sphere can be formed of a resilient injection molded plastic. The range of motion of the blade cartridge can be limited by forming one or more stops on the pivot sphere to interact with the clevis and thereby interrupt its free rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas J. BUCCO
  • Patent number: 8720072
    Abstract: A razor includes a handle and detachable blade cartridge. The end of the handle has a pivot sphere upon which the blade cartridge is rotatably mounted, with freedom to pivot around three axes of the handle, and otherwise holds its orientation relative to the handle. The blade cartridge is held to the pivot sphere by a clevis having recesses defined in at least the inner side surfaces of its legs. The recesses, together with the clevis, are sized to admit the pivot sphere between them and to hold the sphere therein once admitted. The clevis and/or the pivot sphere can be formed of a resilient injection molded plastic. The range of motion of the blade cartridge can be limited by forming one or more stops on the pivot sphere to interact with the clevis and thereby interrupt its free rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco
  • Publication number: 20110138637
    Abstract: A razor includes a handle and detachable blade cartridge. The end of the handle has a pivot sphere upon which the blade cartridge is rotatably mounted, with freedom to pivot around three axes of the handle, and otherwise holds its orientation relative to the handle. The blade cartridge is held to the pivot sphere by a clevis having recesses defined in at least the inner side surfaces of its legs. The recesses, together with the clevis, are sized to admit the pivot sphere between them and to hold the sphere therein once admitted. The clevis and/or the pivot sphere can be formed of a resilient injection molded plastic. The range of motion of the blade cartridge can be limited by forming one or more stops on the pivot sphere to interact with the clevis and thereby interrupt its free rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas J. Bucco