Patents by Inventor Jack W. Charbonneau

Jack W. Charbonneau 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: 5609710
    Abstract: A sampler for delivery of microencapsulated liquid fragrance material is provided that comprises at least one treated paper sheet defining an enclosed cavity. The paper sheet is at least partially treated with a volatile containment treatment, wherein the volatile liquid containment treatment is water-stable and organic liquid capsule fill-stable. The enclosed cavity is substantially completely defined by treated portion(s) of the sheet. Microcapsules comprising microencapsulated organic liquid capsule fill are disposed within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Jack W. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 5419958
    Abstract: A sampler for delivery of microencapsulated liquid fragrance material is provided that comprises at least one treated paper sheet defining an enclosed cavity. The paper sheet is at least partially treated with a volatile containment treatment, wherein the volatile liquid containment treatment is water-stable and organic liquid capsule fill-stable. The enclosed cavity is substantially completely defined by treated portion(s) of the sheet. Microcapsules comprising microencapsulated organic liquid capsule fill are disposed within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Jack W. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 5391374
    Abstract: A fragrance-delivery composition is provided having cake-forming components and microcapsules containing fragrance oil. The composition is a coherent cake, and has a VOC content less than 250 grams of per liter less water, fragrance oil and exempt solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jack W. Charbonneau, Daniel B. Pendergrass, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5268214
    Abstract: A sampler for delivery of microencapsulated liquid material has a protective treatment disposed on the substrate sheet overlying ink on the sheet, with microcapsules comprising microencapsulated organic liquid capsule fill disposed on at least a portion of the protective treatment and overlying at least a portion of the ink. The protective treatment is water-stable and organic liquid capsule fill-stable, and is a polymeric solution or emulsion that may be coated on the substrate sheet in a standard coating process in line with the printing of ink on the substrate sheet, and will cure in line to provide the desired protective properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
    Inventor: Jack W. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 4988557
    Abstract: Fragrance releasing pull-apart sheets can provide immediate fragrance release and transferable fragrance microcapsules by placing microcapsules between the two surfaces with a discontinuous binder, and adhering the surfaces together with the binder with the capsules in some areas and with only microcapsules present in other areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Jack W. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 4925517
    Abstract: Fragrance releasing pull-apart sheets may be more consistently and easily manufactured by coating opposed surfaces with a binder, placing microcapsules between the two surfaces with binder, and adhering the surfaces together with the binder and/or additional binder applied with the capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jack W. Charbonneau, Jerold O. Bahls
  • Patent number: 4889755
    Abstract: Encapsulated liquids may be provided as samples by binding a removable strip between two cover sheets. The strip is adhesively secured on at least one face to the inside of the cover sheets by an adhesive bearing the microencapsulated liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Jack W. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 4720417
    Abstract: Microencapsulated materials are released by rupturing of an adhesive layer on a substrate containing the capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Norman P. Sweeny, Jack W. Charbonneau, Orville F. Wienke
  • Patent number: 4661388
    Abstract: Microencapsulated materials are released by removing individual elements from a pad of sheets bonded by adhesive layers containing capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Jack W. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 4606956
    Abstract: Microencapsulated materials are released by rupturing of an adhesive layer on a substrate containing the capsules. At least two sheets are secured by the adhesive layer containing the microcapsules. At least one of said two sheets has an adhesive on the outer face of said at least one sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jack W. Charbonneau, Keith E. Relyea
  • Patent number: 4487801
    Abstract: Microcapsules containing material therein can be burst to release the encapsulated material when the capsules are contained in an adhesive securing two surfaces together and the surfaces are pulled apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Everett M. Turnbull, Jack W. Charbonneau
  • Patent number: 4201404
    Abstract: Hot-melt imaging compositions useful for solventless coating on paper substrates. The imaging compositions comprise imaging microcapsules having melamine-urea-formaldehyde condensation polymer shells and an organic liquid dye precursor dispersed in a hot-melt binder. The compositions can be coated on paper substrates by conventional coating techniques to provide carbonless papers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jack W. Charbonneau, Richard S. Law, Willis J. Ludwig, Wayne O. Otteson
  • Patent number: RE33299
    Abstract: Microencapsulated materials are released by rupturing of an adhesive layer on a substrate containing the capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Norman P. Sweeny, Jack W. Charbonneau, Orville F. Wienke