Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Althaus

Wolfgang Althaus 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: 5787593
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a razor comprising a handle, a razor blade unit having one or more razor blades which can be connected to the front end of the handle, and a connecting device for connecting the razor blade unit to the handle, such that the shaving results are improved for normal shaves as well as for specific applications like medical pre-operation shave. The razor blade unit of the present invention is mounted such that it can swivel relative to the handle about a swivel axis which intersects the cutting edge of the razor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5678316
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to improve the shave performance of a razor of the above mentioned type by providing a pressure sensitive razor design. In addition the handling is improved. A solution for the above mentioned object is characterized in that the resilient connection is shaped in an arcuate line between the handle and the blade unit and the blade unit can be fixed to the connection such that at least one blade is positioned in a plain that is approximately rectangular to a tangent line of the arcuate line of the connection at an end portion where the blade unit can be fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Michael Schwarz
  • Patent number: 5579580
    Abstract: In order to provide a razor head for arrangement at the front end of a handle, which, with a simple construction and easy assembly suitable for mass production and low manufacturing cost, improves the results of shaving and also can be used at body locations which are difficult to access for cosmetic and medical purposes, a razor head (1) for arrangement at the front end of a handle (2) is proposed, with a housing (3) in which are inserted at least two razor blades (8, 10) at an angle to each other and with essentially parallel cutting edges pointing away from each other, which together with adjacent housing parts define at least one contact plane, to which the respective razor blades are arranged at an essentially optimum cutting angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Frank Ferraro
  • Patent number: 5535518
    Abstract: In order to develop a wet razor consisting of a handle, a razor head which can be connected to the front end of the handle, in particular a razor blade unit with at least one razor blade, and a connecting device for connection of the razor head to the handle, to the effect that the results of shaving are improved and the razor can also be used for medical purposes for preoperative shaving, it is proposed that the razor head is mounted so as to be pivotable relative to the handle about a pivot axis located essentially perpendicular to a cutting edge of the razor blade and essentially in the plane of the razor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5467530
    Abstract: A wet or safety razor having an elongated handle and a razor blade unit that is adapted to be mounted on the handle by a holder. When the razor blade unit is mounted on the handle, the cutting edges of the razor blades extend essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5447084
    Abstract: To improve the method for fixing protective strands to a razor head, the razor head is provided with a plastic body having an upper side that defines a surface for engaging the skin of the user, with the plastic body also having a front side and a back side. A razor blade unit is disposed in the plastic body. A series of strands are spaced along the length of the blade unit and are fixedly attached directly to said blade unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5433801
    Abstract: Steel which is particularly useful for making a razor blade of high corrosion resistance contains more than 0.45%, but less than 0.55%, of carbon, 0.4 to 1.0% of silicon, 0.5 to 1.0% of manganese, 12 to 14% of chromium and 1.0 to 1.6% of molybdenum, all by weight, in addition to iron and inevitable impurities, and has a carbide density of 100 to 150 particles per 100 square microns as annealed. The razor blade has a Vickers hardness of at least 620 and a carbide density of 10 to 45 particles per 100 square microns, and preferably has a specific distribution of residual austenite content. The improved properties of the razor blade are achieved by an improved process of heat treatment which includes austenitizing the steel at a temperature of 1075.degree. C. to 1120.degree. C., cooling it to a temperature between -60.degree. C. and -80.degree. C. for hardening it, and tempering it at a temperature of 250.degree. C. to 400.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Atsushi Kumagai
  • Patent number: 5429241
    Abstract: A packaging unit for objects has a first part and a second part connected to the first part, with the object to be packaged arranged between the first and the second parts. The first part is a flat, unshaped plastic foil and the second part is a plastic foil having a receiving pouch for receiving and enclosing the object. The receiving pouch of the second part is shaped exactly according to a surface contour of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5410812
    Abstract: A razor head having a plastic body with a rear cover and a front guardbar that define surface points for engaging the skin of a user. A razor blade unit is disposed on a support of the body and has at least one cutting edge. A series of strands extend over and perpendicular to the cutting edge, which protrudes by at least 0.02 mm beyond a tangent plane formed by the skin-engaging surface points of the guardbar and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5359774
    Abstract: A razor head having a plastic body in which is disposed a razor blade unit. The plastic body has a top cover and a front guardbar that define surface points for engaging the skin of a user. At least one of the guardbar and the top cover are provided with at least two comb-like projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5305526
    Abstract: To reduce the frictional resistance of a wet razor head, especially a razor blade unit thereof, as well as to provide a sharper blade without the risk of injury, there is provided a combination of a protective wire that covers a blade made of a steel strip having a width of less than 5 mm, a thickness between 0.05 and 0.25 mm, and a chromium/molybdenum steel composition having a hardness of greater than 620 HV and a retained austenite content of less than 32%, with the blade being a single piece that has no perforations or holes and that is mounted in a vibration-free manner in a plastic body. The protective wire comprises loops that are spaced greater than 2 mm but less than 5 mm apart and that have a minimum thickness of greater than 0.1 mm to form a protective guard over the razor blade with the effect of a protective foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5275672
    Abstract: Steel which is particularly useful for making a razor blade of high corrosion resistance contains more than 0.45%, but less than 0.55%, of carbon, 0.4 to 1.0% of silicon, 0.5 to 1.0% of manganese, 12 to 14% of chromium and 1.0 to 1.6% of molybdenum all by weight, in addition to iron and inevitable impurities, and has a carbide density of 100 to 150 particles per 100 square microns as annealed. The razor blade has a Vickers hardness of at least 620 and a carbide density of 10 to 45 particles per 100 square microns, and preferably has a specific distribution of residual austenite content. The improved properties of the razor blade are achieved by an improved process of heat treatment which includes austenitizing the steel at a temperature of 1075.degree. C. to 1120.degree. C., cooling it to a temperature between -60.degree. C. and -80.degree. C. for hardening it, and tempering it at a temperature of 250.degree. C. to 400.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignees: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, Hitachi Metals Ltd.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Atsushi Kumagai
  • Patent number: 5253420
    Abstract: A razor head, especially a razor blade unit of a wet razor, disposed at the front end of a handle. A single or double razor blade is yieldingly mounted in a plastic housing. To improve the spring or yielding mounting of the single or double razor blades, the latter are secured to a blade member that is displaceably mounted in the plastic housing and can be displaced in a direction toward the rear wall of the plastic housing against a spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Michael Schwarz
  • Patent number: 5251376
    Abstract: A razor head, especially a razor blade unit of a wet razor, with the razor head being disposed at the front end of a handle. A single or double razor blade is yeildingly mounted in a plastic housing that is provided with a front guide strip. To provide an improved spring or yielding mounting of the single or double razor blades, these blades are secured to a blade member that is pivotably mounted in the plastic housing so as to be pivotable against a spring force about an axis that extends parallel to the guide strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Michael Schwarz
  • Patent number: 5222300
    Abstract: A razor head, especially a razor blade unit of a wet razor, with the razor head being disposed at the front end of a handle. A single or double razor blade is yeildingly mounted in a plastic housing. To improve the spring or yielding mounting of the single or double razor blades, the latter are secured to a blade member that is mounted on a four-pivot articulation arrangement. This arrangement is provided with two swivel levers, each of which is pivotable between the plastic housing and the blade member on pivot points that have axes that extend parallel to the cutting edges of the razor blades. The swivel levers are pivotable against a spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschr a/ nkter Haftung
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Michael Schwarz
  • Patent number: 5214851
    Abstract: A razor is provided having a handle, at the front end of which a razor blade unit is disposed on a razor head, whereby disposed in a housing of the handle is a motor-driven vibration mechanism that imparts a vibration movement to the razor head together with the razor blade unit. The construction of the vibration mechanism is such that the razor blade unit executes a controlled, directed vibration movement while nearly completely avoiding vibration of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5161307
    Abstract: A razor head, and especially a razor blade unit, is disposed at the front end of a handle of a wet razor and includes a plastic body that comprises a front guide strip and a rear cover. A single or double razor blade is disposed in the plastic body. The cover is provided with a glide strip that is convexly curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: 5134775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaver head for a wet shaver. The shaver head is arranged at the front end of a handle. A razor blade, in the form of a single or double razor blade, is fastened in a plastic housing. The shaver head has a front guide strip and a rear cover cap. The shaver head includes a shaving preparation, which is dispensed during shaving. The shaver head has a storage device for receiving the liquid shaving preparation, skin care preparation or the like and a dispenser for dispensing the preparation during shaving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, Michael Schwarz
  • Patent number: D352236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Althaus
  • Patent number: D400746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Althaus, David Coffin, Michael Schwarz