ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,094, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Bic Violex Single Member S.A. (Anoixi, Greece).
"Blade elements" was invented by Christos Galanis (Anoixi, Greece), Charalampos Schizas (Anoixi, Greece), Christos Ampatis (Anoixi, Greece), Georgios Kanakaris (Anoixi, Greece) and Georgios Zotos (Anoixi, Greece).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade element for a razor cartridge includes a blade support, a blade and a comb-like element. The blade support includes a base portion and a bent upper portion. The blade is arranged at the upper portion of the blade support and includes a cutting edge. The comb-like element includes a shaft and a plurali...