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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Michel Hamelin, West Roxbury, MA (US);
William Masek, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Joseph A. Depuydt, Quincy, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michel Hamelin, West Roxbury, MA (US);
William Masek, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Joseph A. Depuydt, Quincy, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods are provided for determining the presence of cracks in razor blades during manufacturing. The methods may include, for example, providing a plurality of razor blades in a stack, inducing a current in the stack, and measuring a parameter that is related to the current and indicative of the presence or absence of cracks in the razor blades.