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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Peter Daniel Martijn Van Zoest, Zuidhorn, NL;
Dirk Hendrik Wevers, Drachten, NL;
Arno Kroezen, Drachten, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 19/38 (2006.01); B26B 19/04 (2006.01); B26B 19/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 19/3846 (2013.01); B26B 19/04 (2013.01); B26B 19/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutting element () for a hair cutting device () has a tactile wear indicator () that defines a skin-contact surface of the cutting element (). The tactile wear indicator () has a wearable outer layer () of coating material having a dry lubricant additive (), which reduces friction between the cutting element () and the skin of a user during shaving.