Patents Applied For

In early 1997 I started working on a project with Akzo Nobel ,better known for their brand Crown Paints, the purpose of which was to design a product that would become the replacement for their small paint tester bottles commonly referred to as Matchpots.

Eventually we created a replacement which was in essence a Tube full of paint with a Brush at the top. This innovation was tremendously challenging and conducted with extreme secrecy. It was brought to market, and was the project was extremely successful.

Subsequently, I developed the idea much further, and created a completely new product for a completely different application, which was Shaving.  The name eventually chosen for this product was the "Trip"

A partial copy of the filed Patent application is attached below:

Biblio. Data

Title:	SHAVING APPARATUS
Abstract:	The invention relates to a shaving kit comprising a razor, combined with a tube of shaving lubricant (2) with an integral brush (5), the elements being combined by means of a special clip (3). The clip (3) provides means for securing the razor (1) to the container (2) and forms a particularly neat travel package.
Designated States:	AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, CA, CH, CN, CU, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SL, TJ, TM, TR, TT, UA, UG, US, UZ, VN, YU, ZW. African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, SD, SL, SZ, UG, ZW) Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM) European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE) African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).

For full details http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2000012274