Patents by Inventor Eric Shawn Goudy

Eric Shawn Goudy 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENGAGING AND HANDLING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20130251497
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for engaging an article. The apparatus has a base portion, an end portion disposed adjacent the base portion. The end portion is moveable in relation to the base portion generally along the longitudinal centerline. One or more bands are joined to and extend between the base portion and the end portion. At least one of the bands bends away from the longitudinal centerline when the end portion is moved toward the base portion from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eric Shawn Goudy, Michel Kenneth Whetstone, William Russel Clem
  • Apparatus and method for engaging and handling articles of manufacture
    Patent number: 8511730
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for engaging an article. The apparatus has a base portion, an end portion disposed adjacent the base portion. The end portion is moveable in relation to the base portion generally along the longitudinal centerline. One or more bands are joined to and extend between the base portion and the end portion. At least one of the bands bends away from the longitudinal centerline when the end portion is moved toward the base portion from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eric Shawn Goudy, Michel Kenneth Whetstone, William Russel Clem
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENGAGING AND HANDLING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20130127195
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for engaging an article. The apparatus has a base portion, an end portion disposed adjacent the base portion. The end portion is moveable in relation to the base portion generally along the longitudinal centerline. One or more bands are joined to and extend between the base portion and the end portion. At least one of the bands bends away from the longitudinal centerline when the end portion is moved toward the base portion from the disengaged configuration to the activated configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Eric Shawn Goudy, Michel Kenneth Whetstone, William Russel Clem