Patents by Inventor WERNER DANIEL PETRUS KAUWENBERG

WERNER DANIEL PETRUS KAUWENBERG 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).

  • Shaving device for skin hairs
    Patent number: 10179418
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaving device for skin hairs. The device comprises a skin-contacting surface structure (14, 15), a cutter (6) for cutting hairs in a hair-cutting area (16), a shape-changing smart material (7), and a controller for controlling activation of the shape-changing smart material during use of the shaving device. The shape-changing smart material is configured, arranged and effective to adapt the relative position and/or relative orientation between at least part of the skin-contacting surface structure (14) and at least part of the hair-cutting area (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Petrus Hendriks, Werner Daniel Petrus Kauwenberg, Roland Alexander Van De Molengraaf, Denny Mathew, Sander Theodoor Pastoor, Rufus Eugen Deodatus Driessen, Paul Philip Thursfield, Mark Thomas Johnson, Frederick Maria Boekhorst, Willem Auke Westerhof, Daan Anton Van Den Ende
  • SHAVING DEVICE FOR SKIN HAIRS
    Publication number: 20170291319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaving device for skin hairs. The device comprises a skin-contacting surface structure (14, 15), a cutter (6) for cutting hairs in a hair-cutting area (16), a shape-changing smart material (7), and a controller for controlling activation of the shape-changing smart material during use of the shaving device. The shape-changing smart material is configured, arranged and effective to adapt the relative position and/or relative orientation between at least part of the skin-contacting surface structure (14) and at least part of the hair-cutting area (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: CORNELIS PETRUS HENDRIKS, WERNER DANIEL PETRUS KAUWENBERG, ROLAND ALEXANDER VAN DE MOLENGRAAF, DENNY MATHEW, SANDER THEODOOR PASTOOR, RUFUS EUGEN DEODATUS DRIESSEN, PAUL PHILIP THURSFIELD, MARK THOMAS JOHNSON, FREDERICK MARIA BOEKHORST, WILLEM AUKE WESTERHOF, DAAN ANTON VAN DEN ENDE