Patents by Inventor Benjamin Jacob Clare
Benjamin Jacob Clare has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240148570Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package includes a package material, wherein the package material has natural fibers and exhibits an MD tensile strength of at least 5.0 kN/m and an MD Stretch of at least 3 percent, each as determined via ISO 1924-3 as modified herein. The package further includes a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel. The package is sealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Michael REMUS, Emily Charlotte BOSWELL, Peter KRAMKOWSKI, Patti Jean KELLETT, Ilana Jessica KRAUSE, Benjamin Jacob CLARE
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Publication number: 20240050292Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are sealed within the package is disclosed. The package includes a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel; a plurality of seals included by at least a portion of the plurality of panels. Each of the plurality of seals has adhesive disposed in a seal area. One or more of the plurality of seals has an adhesive area which is greater than its corresponding seal area. The package material has natural fibers and a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein. And, the package material is recyclable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Michael REMUS, Edward Daniel THEISS, III, Michael Wayne TAYLOR, Michaela Monika CZUPIK, Emily Charlotte BOSWELL, Benjamin Jacob CLARE, Patti Jean KELLETT, Peter KRAMKOWSKI, Ilana Jessica KRAUSE, Lee Matthew ARENT
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Publication number: 20240025613Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package has a package material including natural fibers. The package has a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel, and wherein the package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are completely enclosed therein. The package material has a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, between 60 gsm to 105 gsm or between 70 gsm to 90 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein. The package material is recyclable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Michael Remus, Edward Daniel Theiss, III, Michael Wayne Taylor, Michaela Monika Czupik, Emily Charlotte Boswell, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Patti Jean Kellett, Peter Kramkowski, Ilana Jessica Krause, Lee Matthew Arent
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Patent number: 11833019Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are sealed within the package is disclosed. The package includes a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel; a plurality of seals included by at least a portion of the plurality of panels. Each of the plurality of seals has adhesive disposed in a seal area. One or more of the plurality of seals has an adhesive area which is greater than its corresponding seal area. The package material has natural fibers and a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein. And, the package material is recyclable.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Remus, Edward Daniel Theiss, III, Michael Wayne Taylor, Michaela Monika Czupik, Emily Charlotte Boswell, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Patti Jean Kellett, Peter Kramkowski, Ilana Jessica Krause, Lee Matthew Arent
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Patent number: 11794976Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package has a package material including natural fibers. The package has a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel, and wherein the package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are completely enclosed therein. The package material has a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, between 60 gsm to 105 gsm or between 70 gsm to 90 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein. The package material is recyclable.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Remus, Edward Daniel Theiss, III, Michael Wayne Taylor, Michaela Monika Czupik, Emily Charlotte Boswell, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Patti Jean Kellett, Peter Kramkowski, Ilana Jessica Krause, Lee Matthew Arent
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Patent number: 11597574Abstract: A shipping package and method of making a shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The method includes providing one or more sheets of flexible material, joining the sheet(s) to form an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped, one or more expansion chambers, and an article retrieval feature. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joseph Craig Lester, Mark Mason Hargett, Susana E Borrero, James T Boesken, Benjamin G Hesford, Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Philip Andrew Sawin
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Patent number: 11548255Abstract: Methods of making vents in containers made from flexible materials, including forming vent openings in a first flexible material, forming vent stand-offs on a second flexible material, and combining the flexible materials to form a vent passage for the flexible container.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mark Mason Hargett, Michael Paul Hausfeld, Marc Richard Bourgeois, Joseph Craig Lester, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Richard Matthew Giachetto, Tadayoshi Ishihara, Gavin John Broad
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Patent number: 11542084Abstract: A package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir. The inner sheet of the package includes a shrinkable material that can be activated to immobilize articles disposed in the article reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Susana E Borrero, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Joseph Craig Lester, Kenneth Stephen McGuire
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Patent number: 11491803Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for applying a transfer material onto one or more surfaces of an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of transfer printing on and/or decorating three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed and/or decorated thereby. The apparatuses and methods may include providing a deposition device, such as a printing device; providing a transfer component; depositing a material onto a portion of the transfer component with the deposition device; modifying the portion of the transfer component with the transfer material thereon to conform the transfer component to at least a portion of one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional article; and transferring the transfer material onto the one or more surfaces of the article.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Marc Richard Bourgeois, Matthew Richard Allen, Mark Mason Hargett, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Philip Andrew Sawin
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Patent number: 11472146Abstract: A non-durable flexible container can include a first film wall including a first portion comprising at least one first structural support member defined in the first film wall, and a second portion that is free of a structural support member. The container can further include a second film wall including at least one second structural support member defined in the second film wall, wherein at least a portion of the first structural support member is adjacent to at least a portion of the second structural support member to define a seam region, and a side of the seam region defines an edge of the non-durable flexible container. The container can also include a closed produce volume defined between first and second film walls; and a seam projecting outwardly from the seam region at an intersection of the first and second film walls.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Scott Kendyl Stanley, Charles John Berg, Jr., Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Lee Mathew Arent, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Marc Richard Bourgeois, Tadayoshi Ishihara, Joseph Craig Lester, Andrew Paul Rapach
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Publication number: 20220185568Abstract: A shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped and one or more expansion chambers. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Susana E. Borrero, Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Joseph Craig Lester, Benjamin Jacob Clare, James T. Boesken, Jason M. Earl, Jun You, Benjamin G. Hesford
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Patent number: 11352186Abstract: A shipping package and method of making a shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The method includes providing one or more sheets of flexible material, joining the sheet(s) to form an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped, one or more expansion chambers, and an article retrieval feature. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company CompanyInventors: Joseph Craig Lester, Mark Mason Hargett, Susana E Borrero, James T Boesken, Benjamin G Hesford, Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Philip Andrew Sawin
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Patent number: 11338980Abstract: A shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped and one or more expansion chambers. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Susana E. Borrero, Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Joseph Craig Lester, Benjamin Jacob Clare, James T. Boesken, Jason M. Earl, Jun You, Benjamin G. Hesford
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Patent number: 11338975Abstract: A container blank having an article handling feature for handling the container blank as well as the flexible packages made therefrom during manufacture, and method of making flexible packages using such a feature are described herein. Also described herein is an array of flexible packages containing a common article handling feature provided by such a method.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Benjamin Jacob Clare, Marc Richard Bourgeois, Joseph Craig Lester, Lee Mathew Arent, Tadayoshi Ishihara, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Patent number: 11325768Abstract: A package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir. The package also includes an external wrap surrounding at least a portion of the package to provide a relatively planar outwardly-facing surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Benjamin Jacob Clare, Joseph Craig Lester, Susana E Borrero, Kenneth Stephen McGuire
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Publication number: 20220110801Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package includes a package material enclosing the one or more absorbent articles. The package material has natural fibers and forms a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite the first side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel opposite the top panel. The panels define an interior compartment. The package material has a Basis Weight of between about 55 gsm and about 115 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test Method. The package has a weakened region. The package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are enclosed in the interior compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Michael REMUS, Naomi Ruth NELSON, Lee Mathew ARENT, Edward Daniel THEISS, III, Stephan SPIEKERS, Victoria Anne BORCHERT, Peter KRAMKOWSKI, Michael Wayne TAYLOR, Benjamin Jacob CLARE, Emily Charlotte BOSWELL, Nery Vanesa BRESLIN
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Publication number: 20220110802Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are sealed within the package is disclosed. The package includes a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel; a plurality of seals included by at least a portion of the plurality of panels. Each of the plurality of seals has adhesive disposed in a seal area. One or more of the plurality of seals has an adhesive area which is greater than its corresponding seal area. The package material has natural fibers and a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein. And, the package material is recyclable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Michael Remus, Edward Daniel Theiss, III, Michael Wayne Taylor, Michaela Monika Czupik, Emily Charlotte Boswell, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Patti Jean Kellett, Peter Kramkowski, Ilana Jessica Krause, Lee Matthew Arent
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Publication number: 20220041364Abstract: A shipping package and method of making a shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The method includes providing one or more sheets of flexible material, joining the sheet(s) to form an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped, one or more expansion chambers, and an article retrieval feature. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Joseph Craig Lester, Mark Mason Hargett, Susana E Borrero, James T Boesken, Benjamin G Hesford, Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Philip Andrew Sawin
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Publication number: 20220031531Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package includes a package material, wherein the package material has natural fibers and exhibits an MD tensile strength of at least 5.0 kN/m and an MD Stretch of at least 3 percent, each as determined via ISO 1924-3 as modified herein. The package further includes a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel. The package is sealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Michael Remus, Emily Charlotte Boswell, Peter Kramkowski, Patti Jean Kellett, Ilana Jessica Krause, Benjamin Jacob Clare
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Publication number: 20220031532Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package includes a package material comprising natural fibers. The package material forms a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite the first side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel opposite the top panel. The panels define an interior compartment, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are disposed in the interior compartment. At least three of the panels are free of seams. The package material has a Basis Weight of between about 50 gsm and about 120 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test Method. The package is recyclable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Michael REMUS, Edward Daniel THEISS, III, Ilana Jessica KRAUSE, Stephan SPIEKERS, Lee Mathew ARENT, Benjamin Jacob CLARE, Emily Charlotte BOSWELL