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Is a razor patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a razor have been patented many times, but "a razor" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,856 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “razor” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 1446 best keyword matches we examined, 539 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: GILLETTE CO (159), GILLETTE CO LLC (145), DORCO CO LTD (113), BIC VIOLEX SA (83).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B26B (1347), A45D (118), Y10T (59), C23C (31).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a razor
- Shaving apparatus having a razor handle for disposable razor cartridges US-12600050-B2 2026 · MESIKA YIGAL
Described is a shaving apparatus having a razor handle for disposable razor cartridges. The handle has a top side and a bottom side and both a proximal end and a distal end. A cartridge receiver assembly is positioned on the dista…
View on Google Patents - Wet shave razor cartridge having blade slots US-2024157590-A1 2024 · EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS LLC
A razor cartridge includes a frame and a razor blade. The frame includes a guard, a cap, an opening configured to receive a razor blade, and a blade-receiving slot. The blade-receiving slot includes a front support and a rear supp…
View on Google Patents - Shaver's handle with a lock and release mechanism for engaging and disengaging a razor cartridge US-11220016-B2 2022 · BIC VIOLEX SA
A handle for a shaving razor adapted to releasably support a razor cartridge is provided. The handle includes a handle body and an actuation button. The handle body includes an arm assembly having a pair of arms extending in a pla…
View on Google Patents - Shaving blade assembly comprising a blade unit and a skin contact member and a razor comprising a razor handle and such a shaving blade assembly US-11224983-B2 2022 · BIC VIOLEX SA
A razor including a razor handle and a shaving blade assembly. The shaving blade assembly includes a blade unit and a skin contact member and a razor. The blade unit includes at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge. The b…
View on Google Patents - Unitary razor blade and shaving razor cartridge using same US-11104022-B2 2021 · DORCO CO LTD
A razor blade cartridge includes: a housing: a razor blade fixedly mounted in the housing including: an edge that is elongated in a direction orthogonal to shaving direction, the edge includes a cutting edge formed in a single arc…
View on Google Patents - Shaver handle with a lock and release mechanism for engaging and disengaging a razor cartridge US-10576648-B2 2020 · BIC VIOLEX SA
A handle for a shaving razor adapted to releasably engage with a razor cartridge. The handle includes a handle body, a support, a pair of arms movably mounted on the support and adapted to engage the cartridge when the arms are in…
View on Google Patents - Shaving razor adapter attaching a shaving razor cartridge to a shaving razor handle US-8793880-B2 2014 · TAUB STEW L
A shaving razor adapter used to attach a disposable shaving razor cartridge of a first shaving razor configuration to a shaving razor handle of a second shaving razor configuration. The shaving razor adapter includes a first attac…
View on Google Patents - Shaving razor including a biasing member producing a progressively increasing cartridge return torque and handle geometry enhancing control during shaving US-8769825-B2 2014 · HOWELL DAREN MARK
A shaving razor that improves stability, corresponding user control and offers a closer shave is provided. The shaving razor can include a razor handle configuration that reduces the propensity for the shaving razor to roll in a u…
View on Google Patents - Razor handles to be releasably connected to shaving cartridges and razors including such handles US-8732965-B2 2014 · EFTHIMIADIS DIMITRIS
A razor handle including an elongated handle body integral with a flexible yoke for receiving and releasably retaining a shaving cartridge. The razor handle also includes a slide element cooperating with the yoke and connected to …
View on Google Patents - Razor with a retractable shaving cartridge and razor handle for such a handle US-8615891-B2 2013 · PSIMADAS IOANNIS MARIOS
A razor including an elongated shaving cartridge that has at least one blade with a blade edge extending along a transversal axis. The razor includes a razor handle with a handle body having a hollow housing with an opening at its…
View on Google Patents - Shaving razor handle for biasing a shaving cartridge US-2013081289-A1 2013 · WAIN KEVIN JAMES
A cartridge biasing handle having an elongated body, a head at a first end of the body, a pair of integral resilient arms extending outward from the head to a distal end, and a slot between the head and each integral resilient arm…
View on Google Patents - Shaving razor with pivoting blade carrier and replaceable blade cartridge therefor US-6560881-B2 2003 · WARNER LAMBERT CO
A shaving razor has a blade carrier, which may be part of a replaceable blade cartridge, pivotally supported by a main component or handle assembly, the main component and the blade carrier having cooperating convex and concave ar…
View on Google Patents - Shaving razor using blade cartridge and blade cartridge therefor US-6442850-B1 2002 · PFIZER
In a shaving razor using a blade cartridge, the reusable assembly of the razor includes a guard element and the blade cartridge is designed with no parts located in front of the blade edge or edges, and when the blade cartridge is…
View on Google Patents - Dispensing razor blade cartridges used with a handle US-6085426-A 2000 · GILLETTE CO
A cartridge dispenser for razor blade cartridges including latches that retain cartridges in predetermined positions permitting connection to a handle connecting structure on a handle as the handle is moved toward the cartridge, e…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a razor been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Beauty and personal-care patents focus on application mechanisms, heads/bristles, and heating or vibration features.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.