Patents by Inventor Bruce K. Bitowft

Bruce K. Bitowft 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).

  • Publication number: 20090148342
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to compositions and method of producing diluted hypohalous acid and hypohalous acid vapor. These compositions can be used to treat allergen containing surfaces, hard surfaces, food contact surfaces, hospital surfaces, food surfaces, kitchen surfaces, bathroom surfaces, human surfaces, animal surfaces, children's items, outdoor surfaces, soft surfaces, and medical instruments. These compositions can be converted to solid particulate or granular compositions. These compositions can be put into a variety of containers which preserve the stability. These compositions can be used to treat allergens and molds and as part of a mold detection system. These compositions can be dispersed into the air to enable microbiological control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Steven E. Bromberg, Bruce K. Bitowft, Elizabeth Crane, Maha El-Sayed, Daniel A. Huitt, Andreas Nguyen, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Doris S. Shieh, William L. Smith, Julie Timberman, Aram Garabedian, Lachelle Arnt, Elias A. Shaheen, Steven Bromberg, Vicki Friedman, Jennifer Fung, Jennifer C. Julian, Kenneth Vieira, Julie Wiesman, Timothy Kennedy, Chih Chiang, Kenneth L. Vieira, Maria G. Ochomogo, Scott Cumberland, Daniel Aaron Huitt, Diane Mellett, Nikhil Dani, Maha Y. El-Sayed, Lafayette D. Foland, Jorge Robles, Elias A. Shaheen
  • Patent number: 7530472
    Abstract: Provided is a wipes dispensing system including a dispenser having a dispensing aperture, a pouch containing an interleaved stack of wipes or a rolled perforated web of wipes contained within the dispenser and accessed through the dispensing aperture, and a mounting element for mounting the dispenser to a mounting surface. The wipes dispensing system may further include a pivotable dispensing lid that closes against the dispensing aperture and seals the wipes from the outside environment when the wipes dispensing system is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Bruce K. Bitowft, Audy L. Baack, William Ouellette, Ted Shapas, Joe Timmons
  • Patent number: 7517568
    Abstract: This invention relates to packaging for dilute hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid compositions to produce stable compositions. Examples of suitable packaging containers are a bag-in-can device, a plastic aerosol container, a dual delivery container, a dual chambered device, an expandable chamber device, a precompression trigger sprayer, a mechanically pressurized device, and an ultrasonic sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Bruce K. Bitowft, Steven E. Bromberg, Timothy Kennedy, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui
  • Patent number: 6478763
    Abstract: An individual package in combination with a hygienic device has a body comprising walls which surround and contain the device within the body; a rupturable seal line running along the axis of at least one side of the body, and an opening member situated on the seal line and extending outward from the body. The hygienic device is positioned within the package. The hygienic device is readily retrievable from the package such that a user neither touches nor contaminates the absorbent portion of the hygienic device with any part of her hand prior to the use and in using the hygienic device. Tampons, interlabial devices, swabs, and bandages are thereby afforded means for sterile usage and subsequent hygienic disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frederick H. Simonsen, Alicia M. Hall, Letha M. Hines, Bruce K. Bitowft, John T. Milby
  • Patent number: D510408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Bruce K. Bitowft, Humberto F. Rodriguez, Melissa Walden
  • Patent number: D514933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Bruce K. Bitowft, Humberto F. Rodriguez, Melissa Walden
  • Patent number: D367609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Martin W. Frank, Bruce K. Bitowft, Rainer R. B. Bauer