Patents by Inventor David V. Cann

David V. Cann 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).

  • Patent number: 5676643
    Abstract: A single-use disposable, applicator for dispensing it dry medicament in particulate form, having an applicator surface, a handle for manually supporting the applicator surface and a dry medicament friably bonded to the applicator surface such that a predetermined quantity of the substantially dry medicament is substantially immediately released upon exposure to a friction, or electrostatic discharge, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David V. Cann, Robert S. Dirksing
  • Patent number: 5064106
    Abstract: A package for dispensing premeasured quantities of a granular or powdered fluent material, having an elongate container with sloping shoulders and an open, upstanding neck surmounted by an overcap. The overcap has a topwall, a dispensing orifice, an outer skirt, and an inner skirt separate from or partially contiguous with the outer skirt. The inner skirt surrounds the container neck in an overlapping, laterally-spaced relationship. These define a preliminary measuring section above the container neck bounded by the topwall and the inner skirt, a main measuring section bounded by the sloping shoulders and the outer skirt, and an outlet passage located between the inner and outer skirts and communicating with the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Butler, David V. Cann, Lee Burrowes
  • Patent number: D325164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David V. Cann, Michael E. Butler
  • Patent number: D328712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Butler, Lee Burrowes, David V. Cann