Patents by Inventor Douglas Jay Barkey

Douglas Jay Barkey 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).

  • Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20180216297
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 14.95% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch, Robert Lenord Powers, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Fibrous structures
    Patent number: 10023999
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch, Robert Lenord Powers, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Process for Making Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20180163324
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer, Douglas Jay Barkey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, Ronald Thomas Gorley
  • Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20180112358
    Abstract: Fibrous structures, and more particularly sanitary tissue products containing fibrous structures having a surface exhibiting a three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the fibrous structure and/or sanitary tissue product exhibits novel properties compared to known fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
  • Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20180112357
    Abstract: A fibrous structure. The structure includes a plurality of semi-continuous knuckles extending from portions of the surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of semi-continuous knuckles are separated by adjacent semi-continuous pillow regions. Each semi-continuous knuckle comprises a plurality of discrete pillows, the plurality of discrete pillows are arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each of the semi-continuous knuckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
  • Differential Pillow Height Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20180112361
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the fibrous structures contain two or more pillows that exhibit differential pillow height and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John Delvecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen, Thomas Alan Wilker
  • Process for making fibrous structures
    Patent number: 9926648
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer, Douglas Jay Barkey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, Ronald Thomas Gorley
  • Sanitary Tissue Products
    Publication number: 20170306566
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel tear alone or in combination with tensile properties and methods for making same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: William Ellis Bailey, Douglas Jay Barkey, Ward William Ostendorf
  • Fibrous structures and methods for making same
    Patent number: 9752281
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface including a plurality of line elements and a method for making same is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Douglas Jay Barkey, Angela Marie Leimbach, James Allen Cain
  • Embossed Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170247842
    Abstract: Embossed multi-ply fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170218573
    Abstract: A fibrous structure is disclosed. The fibrous structure exhibits a plurality of discrete knuckles arranged in a pattern of repeat units. The repeat units can include a plurality of rows arranged orthogonally in an X-Y plane, each row having a portion of the discrete knuckles, and each discrete knuckle separated from adjacent discrete knuckles in a row by a distance. Each of the discrete knuckles within the repeat unit can have substantially the same shape and size; and wherein the distance between at least two adjacent discrete knuckles in each row are non-uniform such that the repeat unit exhibits varying pillow width distances along the rows in both the X and Y axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan Dominic Maladen, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Osman Polat, Douglas Jay Barkey
  • Fibrous structures and methods for making same
    Patent number: 9714484
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that at least 25% and/or at least 43% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structures exists in pores of radii of from 91 ?m to 140 ?m, and to methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Michael Donald Suer
  • Compressible Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170164810
    Abstract: Fibrous structures containing filaments and optionally, solid additives, wherein the pre-moistened fibrous structures exhibit wet compressive modulus values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Wet Compressive Modulus Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Paul Thomas Weisman, Timothy James Klawitter
  • Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures Exhibiting Increased Mileage
    Publication number: 20170164808
    Abstract: Pre-moistened fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit mileage values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Mileage Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young
  • Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170164809
    Abstract: Fibrous structures containing filaments and optionally, solid additives, wherein the pre-moistened fibrous structures exhibit wet mikroCAD values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Wet MikroCAD Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Paul Thomas Weisman, Timothy James Klawitter
  • Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures Exhibiting Increased Capacity
    Publication number: 20170166847
    Abstract: Pre-moistened fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit capacity values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Capacity Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young
  • Embossed fibrous structures
    Patent number: 9677226
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 12.5% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Sanitary tissue products with superior machine direction elongation and foreshortening properties and methods for making same
    Patent number: 9631323
    Abstract: Fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products comprising fibrous structure, and more particularly to fibrous structures comprising pulp fibers, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit unique elongation (stretch) and total foreshortening properties, and methods for making such fibrous structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ryan Dominic Maladen, John Allen Manifold, Ward William Ostendorf, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Douglas Jay Barkey
  • Sanitary tissue products and methods for making same
    Patent number: 9617684
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing 3D patterned fibrous structure plies having a surface comprising a novel three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the 3D patterned fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products employing the fibrous structures exhibit novel cushiness as evidenced by compressibility of the fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, novel flexibility as evidenced by plate stiffness of the fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and/or surface smoothness as evidenced by slip stick coefficient of friction of the fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ryan Dominic Maladen, John Allen Manifold, Ward William Ostendorf, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Douglas Jay Barkey
  • Textured Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170022660
    Abstract: Textured fibrous structures, and more particularly textured fibrous structures having a plurality of deformations such that the textures fibrous structures exhibit novel surface height properties compared to known fibrous structures, and methods for making such textured fibrous structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Donald Suer, Fei Wang, John Daniel Algers, Christopher Michael Young, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Timothy Duane Smith, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kamilah Gbadamosi Gillispie