Patents by Inventor Howard Thomas Deason

Howard Thomas Deason 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).

  • Method for making paper structures having a decorative pattern
    Patent number: 6464831
    Abstract: A paper web and method of making the paper web are disclosed. The paper web has a background portion and a non-embossed decorative pattern. The decorative pattern has at least one high basis weight region having a basis weight greater than the average basis weight of the surrounding background portion. The decorative pattern can include a number of discrete, decorative indicia. Each decorative indicia can be separated from adjacent decorative indicia by the background portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Dennis Trokhan, Dean Van Phan, Howard Thomas Deason, Jörg Kleinwächter
  • Creping adhesive for creping tissue paper
    Patent number: 6207734
    Abstract: An adhesive for applying to a creping surface in the process for dry creping tissue paper is disclosed. The adhesive comprises cationic starch and optionally a polyvinyl alcohol and a water-soluble, thermosetting, cationic polyamide-epihalohydrin resin. The adhesive provides high adhesion and doctorability for dry creping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Howard Thomas Deason, Bart Steven Hersko
  • Method for making paper structures having a decorative pattern
    Patent number: 6039839
    Abstract: A paper web and method of making the paper web are disclosed. The paper web has a background portion and a non-embossed decorative pattern. The decorative pattern has at least one high basis weight region having a basis weight greater than the average basis weight of the surrounding background portion. The decorative pattern can include a number of discrete, decorative indicia. Each decorative indicia can be separated from adjacent decorative indicia by the background portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Dennis Trokhan, Dean Van Phan, Howard Thomas Deason, Jorg Kleinwachter
  • Soft filled tissue paper with biased surface properties
    Patent number: 5958185
    Abstract: Soft, strong, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. The tissue papers comprise fibers such as wood pulp and a non-cellulosic, water insoluble particulate filler such as kaolin clay and possess biased surface properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Robert Michael Bourbon, Howard Thomas Deason, David Jochen Lorenz, Charles William Neal, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Process for creping tissue paper
    Patent number: 5944954
    Abstract: An adhesive for applying to a creping surface in the process for dry creping tissue paper is disclosed. The adhesive comprises cationic starch and optionally a polyvinyl alcohol and a water-soluble, thermosetting, cationic polyamide-epihalohydrin resin. The adhesive provides high adhesion and doctorability for dry creping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Howard Thomas Deason, Bart Steven Hersko
  • Soft multi-ply tissue paper having a surface deposited strengthening agent
    Patent number: 5851352
    Abstract: Strong and soft multi-ply tissue paper products useful as absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. At least one internal surface of the tissue paper product has a surface deposited strengthening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Howard Thomas Deason
  • Process for including a fine particulate filler into tissue paper using an anionic polyelectrolyte
    Patent number: 5700352
    Abstract: A process for incorporating a fine particulate filler such as kaolin clay into tissue paper is disclosed. The process results in strong, soft, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Howard Thomas Deason
  • Tissue paper containing chemically softened coarse cellulose fibers
    Patent number: 5679218
    Abstract: Tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and napkins are provided. The composite average coarseness of the tissue papers is between about 11 mg/100 m and about 18 mg/100 m. The tissue paper comprise closed cell wall, chemically softened cellulose fibers further comprising coarse cellulose fibers such as those derived from CTMP or recycled sources. The cellulose fibers have enhanced lubricity such that they possess a depressed coefficient of friction (DCOF, in percentage points) related to the composite average coarseness, C, in mg/100 m, by the equation:DCOF>4.27*C-44.23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Howard Thomas Deason