Patents Represented by Attorney David K. Mattheis
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Patent number: 7262393Abstract: Disclosed is a releasably sealable bag for low temperature cooking comprising a film material, wherein the film material does not deform at temperatures of up to about 125° C., and wherein the bag is air and liquid impermeable when sealed. Also disclosed are such bags wherein at least a portion of the film material is comprised of a composite film material provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive protected from inadvertent adherence. Further disclosed are methods for food preparation and cooking using any of the embodiments of the bag of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Tatsuya Ishii, Yuka Ishii, Satoru Hatano, Ken Yoshikawa, Kumiko Shirai, John William Toussant
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Patent number: 7249559Abstract: Method and apparatus in which a first liquid is extruded through a porous plate to a first surface, a second liquid is externally applied over the first liquid on the first surface. The second liquid is subsequently removed from the first surface. In some embodiments, the first liquid is a release agent, the second liquid is a printing agent, and a sheet material is contacted with the printing agent on the printing surface, whereby the release agent prevents the adhesion of the printing agent and the sheet material to the printing surface and thereby allows the sheet material to be easily separated from the printing surface. In some embodiments, the printing agent is an adhesive and the release agent prevents the adhesive from strongly adhering to or accumulating on the printing surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Kevin Benson McNeil
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Patent number: 7101437Abstract: A patterned element for use in an embossing and adhesive application process. The patterened element comprises a material having an pattern disposed thereon, wherein the material comprises a polymer and has a Shore A hardness of greater than about 70, and has a critical surface energy of less than about 30 dynes/cm.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Glenn David Boutilier, Linda Evers-Smith, Jeffrey Scott Ledford, Timothy Jude Lorenz, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Jr., John William Toussant, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Andrew Julian Wnuk, Paul Anthony Zaffiro, Dean Arthur Zimmerman
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Patent number: 7051895Abstract: A container covering system comprises a flexible film cover including an elastic peripheral portion. The film cover forms a seal around a container on which the covering system is placed.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John William Toussant, Elizabeth White Toussant
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Patent number: 7017776Abstract: A container. The container has an aperture through which contents may be accessed. The aperture is sealable with a cover. The seal is opened or closed with a slider. The slider rides in a track which is congruent with the perimeter of the aperture. A portion of the track diverges from congruency to form an auxiliary track in which the slider may be parked. When parked, the cover may be opened or closed.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2000Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Matthew Todd Hupp
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Patent number: 6994292Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for web materials is disclosed. The dispensing apparatus comprises a support element adapted to support a supply of web material, a first dispensing rib, a second dispensing rib opposing the first dispensing rib, and a turning rib. The first dispensing rib and the second dispensing rib define a dispensing orifice. The turning rib is disposed parallel to the dispensing orifice and occludes the dispensing orifice.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2002Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, John Dwayne Walther, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder
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Patent number: 6845282Abstract: A method of controlling tension in a material handling process. An error signal of the process is determined. The velocity analog value of the material is determined and an instantaneous integral gain is then determined according to the velocity analog value. A proportional gain is determined. The output of a controller is then adjusted according to the error signal, the instantaneous integral gain, and the proportional gain.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2002Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Michael Joseph Franz
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Patent number: 6841038Abstract: A web comprised of lyocell fibers. The web may be a homogeneous blend of fibers with lyocell fibers having a length of less than about 6 mm as a portion of the blend. The web may be a multi layered single ply with lyocell fibers in one or more layers. The web may be composed of multiple plies, with component plies composed of multiple layers. The length and proportion of the lyocell fibers in the respective layers of the component plies may vary intentionally from layer to layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Steven Anthony Horenziak, Ward William Ostendorf
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Patent number: 6746573Abstract: A method for drying fibrous webs utilizing a limiting orifice medium with a plurality of pores. The web is disposed on a supporting fluid permeable carrier. The web is pressed between the supporting carrier and the limiting orifice medium. A vacuum greater than the breakthrough pressure of the pores of the medium is drawn through the pores and the web.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2001Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Gomer Stelljes, Jr., Osman Polat, Donald Eugene Ensign, Paul Dennis Trokhan
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Patent number: 6729498Abstract: A dispenser for wipes. The present dispenser comprises a unitary living hinge and a pop-up cover. The unitary hinge allows for simplicity of construction, processing, and use. It also eliminates the need for a secondary mechanical hinge. The pop-up cover permits easy one-handed wipe dispensing without requiring that the lid be manually held in an open position.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Donald William Yelton, Gary Gerard Fores, Ernest Accuco Pedicano
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Patent number: 6722520Abstract: A container has a rigid, elongate reclosable fastener, a slider and a track for the slider. The track defines a travel path lying in more than one plane. The travel path has vector components extending in each of mutually orthogonal X, Y and Z directions. The slider is slidably attached to the reclosable fastener and moved along the track to open and close the reclosable fastener.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Todd Hupp, Daniel Raymond Cerone
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Patent number: 6695476Abstract: A bag made of flexible sheet material having an opening defined by a periphery. Juxtaposed with the periphery is a closure zone. The closure zone has induced extensibility in a direction perpendicular to the opening of the bag so that handle ties may be conveniently formed upon extension of the closure zone material. The handle ties are bound together to form an integral closure for the bag. The closure remains bound in response to forces upon it. The induced extensibility is provided by a network of dual regions having different modes of extensibility. The dual region network also provides the advantage of an increased gripping surface for forming the handle ties.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Beverly Ann Julian Jackson, Daniel Raymond Cerone, Daniel Edward Buenger
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Patent number: 6672475Abstract: Disclosed is a dispensing carton (200) containing a clip of interfolded sheets of a paper product, comprising: (a) a top wall (100) having a dispensing opening (180) through which the sheets (280) are withdrawn from the carton; (b) two pairs of opposing side walls (120, 140); (c) a bottom wall; (d) a dynamic friction reduction material (20) affixed to at least a portion of the inner surfaces of at least one of the pairs of opposing side walls; wherein the dispensing force required to dispense a sheet from the carton is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2002Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Monica Ho, Diana Jobson Cheshire, James Edwin Cartledge, Jr., Sumie Goto
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Patent number: 6572722Abstract: A process for autogeneously bonding two cellulosic laminae to form a multi-lamina substrate by high pressure lamination. The attachment occurs at selective bond sites wetted with a functional fluid such as water prior to bonding. The process is applicable to multi-lamina substrates formed from laminae treated with chemical softening agents.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1999Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Michael Sean Pratt
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Patent number: 6520330Abstract: Consumer products dispensable from a package. The consumer product and package each have decorative, aesthetically pleasing indicia. The indicia on the package and consumer product are matched. The indicia preferably comprise a latticework with decorative markings in the cells of the latticework. The invention is particularly applicable to sheet goods such as facial tissue, paper toweling, bath tissue, napkins, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1999Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Anjana Batra
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Patent number: 6517849Abstract: This application relates to antiviral tissue paper comprising pyrrolidone carboxylic acid as an antiviral agent. When added to tissue paper pyrrolidone carboxylic acid has the ability to kill certain strains of viruses which come into contact with the tissue. In addition to its antiviral efficacy, pyrrolidone carboxylic acid tends to be mild to the skin thus mitigating the potential for skin irritation. Furthermore, upon transfer to the skin, pyrrolidone carboxylic acid assists in retention of the natural moisture of the skin while continuing to kill deleterious viruses.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2000Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Geoffrey Eugene Seger, Kimberly Ann Biedermann, Kamilah Apewaiye Gbadamosi, Stephen Robert Kelly, Paul Thomas Weisman
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Patent number: 6513975Abstract: A bag made of flexible sheet material having an opening defined by a periphery. Juxtaposed with the periphery is a closure zone. The closure zone has induced extensibility in a direction perpendicular to the opening of the bag so that handle ties may be conveniently formed upon extension of the closure zone material. The handle ties are bound together to form an integral closure for the bag. The induced extensibility is provided by a network of dual regions having different modes of extensibility. The dual region network also provides the advantage of an increased gripping surface for forming the handle ties.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Beverly Ann Julian Jackson, Daniel Raymond Cerone
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Patent number: 6497345Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing paper. The apparatus allows for the use of an existing wall-mounted dispenser without requiring any modification to the existing wall-mounted unit. The apparatus can also be free-standing or portable. The apparatus will accommodate rolled paper or sheets of paper. The apparatus also comprises an automated system for moistening and/or cleansing which enables the user to optionally moisten the paper and/or apply a cleansing agent to the paper if so desired. The degree (i.e.; the amount) of moistening or cleansing agent applied may be controlled by the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2000Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas Alan Wilker, Stephan Gary Bush, Michael Sean Farrell, Robert Drennan Lewis, Mark John Steinhardt
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Patent number: 6475501Abstract: This application relates to antiviral tissue paper comprising a water soluble metal ion as an antiviral agent. The water soluble metal ion has at least one hydroxide ion formation constant wherein the hydroxide ion formation constant is at least 1012. When added to tissue the water soluble metal ion has the ability to kill certain strains of viruses which come into contact with the tissue.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Stephen Robert Kelly, Kamilah Apewaiye Gbadamosi, Geoffrey Eugene Seger, Kimberly Ann Biedermann, Jeffrey Michael Morgan, David Frederick Swaile
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Patent number: D481893Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Dwayne Walther, Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder