Patents by Inventor Vincent Paul Walker

Vincent Paul Walker 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: 10137584
    Abstract: An adapter for coupling each of a razor handle and a razor cartridge together is provided. The adapter includes a cartridge engaging portion and a handle engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Alejandro Carlos Lee, Vincent Paul Walker
  • Publication number: 20180071930
    Abstract: A shaving cartridge with a housing, having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a secondary cap at a rear of the housing. A bridge member having a primary cap surface and a secondary guard surface is positioned between the primary guard and the secondary cap. A first blade has a cutting edge. The first blade is mounted to the housing between the primary guard and the primary cap surface. A second blade having a cutting edge extending in the same direction as the cutting edge of the first blade is mounted to the housing between the secondary guard surface and the secondary cap. A width of the bridge member is greater than 50% of an interblade span between the cutting edge of the first blade and the cutting edge of the second blade and the interblade span is greater than 3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, JR., Nicholas Robert Harrington, Andrew John Gardiner, Alejandro Carlos Lee
  • Publication number: 20180071931
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention features, in general, a method of assembling a shaving razor cartridge by providing a housing having a primary guard and a secondary cap. A first blade having a cutting edge is mounted to the housing. A second blade having a cutting edge is mounted to the housing. A bridge member having a pair of spaced apart legs is mounted to the housing immediately between the first blade and the second blade. The first blade, the second blade and the bridge member are secured to the housing with at least one clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, JR., Nicholas Robert Harrington, Alejandro Carlos Lee
  • Publication number: 20180071929
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention features, in general, a shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing, a secondary cap at a rear of the housing and at least one spring member positioned between the primary guard and the secondary cap. A bridge member is positioned between the primary guard and the secondary cap. The bridge member has a primary cap surface and a secondary guard surface. A first blade having a cutting edge is mounted to at least one of the spring members between the primary guard and the primary cap surface. A second blade having a cutting edge is mounted to at least one of the spring members between the secondary guard surface and the secondary cap. The bridge member is mounted on a plurality of the spring members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, JR., Nicholas Robert Harrington, Alejandro Carlos Lee
  • Publication number: 20170341248
    Abstract: An adapter for coupling each of a razor handle and a razor cartridge together is provided. The adapter includes a cartridge engaging portion and a handle engaging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Alejandro Carlos Lee, Vincent Paul Walker
  • Publication number: 20170341249
    Abstract: An adapter for coupling each of a razor handle and a razor cartridge together is provided. The adapter includes a cartridge engaging portion and a handle engaging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Alejandro Carlos Lee, Vincent Paul Walker
  • Patent number: 9221185
    Abstract: A shaving razor with a handle and a housing mounted to the handle. The housing has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and at least one blade having a cutting edge. The blade is mounted to the housing with a blade support structure. A guard is at the distal end portion of the housing and has a plurality of projections substantially perpendicular to the blade that define a plurality of slots. A washout cavity beneath the blade is defined by an inner surface of the guard and an inner surface of the blade support structure. The washout cavity has an open area of at least 80 percent for allowing unobstructed passage of water substantially along an entire length of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, Jr., Kevin James Wain, Alejandro Carlos Lee, Edward Neill Forsdike, Matthew Corey Cataudella
  • Patent number: 8448339
    Abstract: A shaving cartridge with a housing, a cap, and a guard. The guard has an upper surface. The cap has a top surface, a front edge, and an arcuate surface connecting the top surface and the front edge. A first blade between the cap and the guard has a cutting edge nearest the cap. A second blade between the cap and the guard has a cutting edge nearest the guard. The first and second blades define a blade plane tangent to the cutting edges. The blade plane is positioned below both (i) the surface of the guard and (ii) an intersection point of the front edge and the top surface of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, Jr., Stephen Charles Witkus
  • Patent number: 8413334
    Abstract: A shaving cartridge with a housing, at least one blade mounted to the housing, and a guard having a plurality of spaced apart projections with an upper surface. The projections define a plurality of open slots extending transverse to the blade. The open slots have a lower surface extending between the plurality of projections. The open slots have a slot depth between the lower surface and the upper surface of about 0.10 mm to about 0.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, Jr., Stephen Charles Witkus
  • Patent number: 8286354
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, Jr., Corey Edward Corbeil, Stephen Leonard Rawle
  • Publication number: 20120030947
    Abstract: A shaving cartridge with a housing, at least one blade mounted to the housing, and a guard having a plurality of spaced apart projections with an upper surface. The projections define a plurality of open slots extending transverse to the blade. The open slots have a lower surface extending between the plurality of projections. The open slots have a slot depth between the lower surface and the upper surface of about 0.10 mm to about 0.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, JR., Stephen Charles Witkus
  • Publication number: 20110203124
    Abstract: A shaving cartridge-cover assembly having a housing with a guard, a cap, a rear wall with at least one retention member, a front wall, and a pair of side walls. At least one blade is mounted to the housing between the guard and the cap. A protective cover has a top wall, a front wall and a rear wall that define a pair of opposing open ends. The housing has a dimension between the retention member and the front wall that is greater than an inner width of the open ends of the protective cover such that sliding one of the side walls of the housing into at least one of the open ends deflects the front and rear walls of the protective cover to facilitate mounting of the protective cover over the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly Daniel Bridges, Vincent Paul Walker, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110088269
    Abstract: A wet shaving razor is provided having a handle, an interconnect member and a cartridge having at least one blade for shaving. The handle has a distal gripping portion and a proximal end portion defining an open area there through. The proximal end portion of the handle has an undercut section. The interconnect member is mounted to the cartridge and includes a latch with a free end that is releasably engaged to the undercut section of the handle. The button has a distal end portion supported by the proximal end portion of the handle and a proximal end portion supported by the free end of the latch such that actuating the button deflects the free end of the latch and disengages the free end from the undercut section of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, JR., Alejandro Carlos Lee, Matthew Corey Cataudella
  • Publication number: 20100058595
    Abstract: A shaving razor with a handle and a housing mounted to the handle. The housing has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and at least one blade having a cutting edge. The blade is mounted to the housing with a blade support structure. A guard is at the distal end portion of the housing and has a plurality of projections substantially perpendicular to the blade that define a plurality of slots. A washout cavity beneath the blade is defined by an inner surface of the guard and an inner surface of the blade support structure. The washout cavity has an open area of at least 80 percent for allowing unobstructed passage of water substantially along an entire length of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Walker, JR., Kevin James Wain, Alejandro Carlos Lee, Edward Neil Forsdike, Matthew Corey Cataudella
  • Patent number: D624242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Kelly Daniel Bridges, Vincent Paul Walker, Jr.