ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,854, issued on May 19, was assigned to The Gillette Co. LLC (Boston).

"Hair removal device" was invented by Robert Andrew Kearney (Reading, Great Britain) and Hannah Bryony Roberts (Ferndown, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair removal device is provided including a hair removal surface having a first perimeter and a multi-angle deflector having a second perimeter greater than or equal to the first perimeter wherein the multi-angle deflector is coupled to the hair removal surface. The device includes an applicator head having a third perimeter greater than or equal to the first perimeter, wherein the hair removal surfa...