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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Andrew Charles Nicholas, Winchester, MA (US);
The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A razor cartridge, a razor blade, and a process of producing a razor cartridge and razor blade is provided including at least one blade positioned between the guard and the cap where the visible surface of the at least one razor blade includes a printed object wherein the printed object has a height dimension of from about 0.04 mm to about 0.60 mm. The printed object may extend continuously along the length of the razor blade and/or may have multiple portions having a comb-like structure. The printed object appears as a solid object to a viewer's naked eye. The solid object includes a plurality of printed ink dots not visible to the viewer's naked eye. The printed object of flexible, polymer ink may act as a guard element on the razor blade which helps with glide and to manage a user's skin (e.g., bulge) during shaving.