Patents by Inventor Jonathan Paul Brennan

Jonathan Paul Brennan 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: 7530150
    Abstract: A process for preparing a molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web is provided and wipes made therefrom. Also provided is an apparatus for making molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web. Molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven webs prepared by the inventive process and apparatus are also provided. Also provided is a molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Lester Charles Sporing
  • Publication number: 20090023839
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer, Douglas Jay Barkey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, Ronald Thomas Gorley
  • Publication number: 20080176474
    Abstract: The nonwoven web 10 of the present invention is a layered structure that takes advantage of the beneficial properties of different types of fibers advantageously distributed in each layer. In particular, the present invention is a multi-layer nonwoven web suitable for use as a wet wipe, the web having a first fibrous outer layer comprising from about 10% to about 60% conjugate fiber, from about 10% to about 90% cellulosic fibers, a fibrous inner layer bonded at discrete bond sites to the first outer layer in a face to face relationship comprising from about 10% to about 60% conjugate fiber, and from about 10% to about 65% cellulosic fibers. A second fibrous outer layer, which can be the same composition as the first outer layer, is bonded at discrete bond sites to the inner layer in a face to face relationship. A method for forming the web of the present invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventor: Jonathan Paul Brennan
  • Publication number: 20080135572
    Abstract: A plurality of textured wipes is stored in a dispenser having an orifice in a configuration such that when a wipe is pulled through the orifice, a dispensing force is applied to the wipe. The dispensing force is chosen such that the wipes increase in thickness from about 15% to about 200% during dispensing without losing their structural integrity such as via ripping, tearing, delaminating and the like. During dispensing, a visual signal of the thickening of a wipe is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Michael Sean Pratt, Judson Leroy Haynes
  • Patent number: 7358204
    Abstract: The nonwoven web 10 of the present invention is a layered structure that takes advantage of the beneficial properties of different types of fibers advantageously distributed in each layer. In particular, the present invention is a multi-layer nonwoven web suitable for use as a wet wipe, the web having a first fibrous outer layer comprising from about 10% to about 60% conjugate fiber, from about 10% to about 90% cellulosic fibers, a fibrous inner layer bonded at discrete bond sites to the first outer layer in a face to face relationship comprising from about 10% to about 60% conjugate fiber, and from about 10% to about 65% cellulosic fibers. A second fibrous outer layer, which can be the same composition as the first outer layer, is bonded at discrete bond sites to the inner layer in a face to face relationship. A method for forming the web of the present invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventor: Jonathan Paul Brennan
  • Publication number: 20070228064
    Abstract: Stacks of pre-moistened wipes wherein the wipes comprise a composite of at least two layers of fibrous nonwoven webs, which in turn comprise fibers with an average fiber denier from about 2.5 to about 6.0. The stacks of pre-moistened wipes are from about 50 to about 300 millimeters in height and have a saturation gradient index from about 1.0 to about 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Holly Ann Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20040137200
    Abstract: Nonwoven substrates suitable for use as wet wipes are disclosed. The nonwoven substrates comprise at least one first region and at least one second region. The second region comprises reinforced protruding elements. In a preferred embodiment, the second region of the nonwoven substrate is reinforced by means of thermal bonding during the creation of the protruding elements of the second region. A liquid can be added to the nonwoven substrate prior to packaging or prior to use to make wet wipes. The reinforced second regions of the nonwoven substrates of the present invention make it possible to retain thickness of the wipe when wet without increasing the dry basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajeev Chhabra, Ronald Thomas Gorley, Jeffery Len Osborne, Jonathan Paul Brennan, Ali Abdelaziz Alwattari
  • Publication number: 20040116031
    Abstract: A process for preparing a molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web is provided and wipes made therefrom. Also provided is an apparatus for making molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web. Molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven webs prepared by the inventive process and apparatus are also provided. Also provided is a molded, textured, spunlaced, nonwoven web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Lester Charles Sporing
  • Patent number: 6599228
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing a batch of products having a multiplicity of interfolded, generally rectangular sheets including wet wipes, from a limited amount of a web material, at a high production speed and in efficiently used floor space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kerri Crain Hailey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, David A. Harnish
  • Patent number: 6565500
    Abstract: A method for producing a batch of products having a multiplicity of interfolded, generally rectangular sheets including wet wipes, from a limited amount of a web material, at a high production speed and in efficiently used floor space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kerri Crain Hailey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, David A. Harnish
  • Publication number: 20030078148
    Abstract: A method for producing a batch of products having a multiplicity of interfolded, generally rectangular sheets including wet wipes, from a limited amount of a web material, at a high production speed and in efficiently used floor space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Kerri Crain Hailey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, David A. Harnish
  • Patent number: 6361784
    Abstract: A nonwoven wipe suitable for use as a pre-moistened baby wipe comprised of thermoplastic fibers having a predetermined nominal fiber length, the wipe being calendar-embossed with a pattern comprising a plurality of discrete icons, each of the icons having an equivalent icon diameter of at least about one half the nominal fiber length, and the plurality of icons being separated one from another by an equivalent unbonded area diameter of at least about one half the nominal fiber length. In a preferred embodiment the nonwoven web is spunlaced, with a fiber composition of between about 40%-60% viscose, and the remainder thermoplastic fiber. The wipes of the present invention combine superior softness with embossed designs for better aesthetic appeal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Lester Charles Sporing
  • Publication number: 20010036787
    Abstract: The nonwoven web 10 of the present invention is a layered structure that takes advantage of the beneficial properties of different types of fibers advantageously distributed in each layer. In particular, the present invention is a multi-layer nonwoven web suitable for use as a wet wipe, the web having a first fibrous outer layer comprising from about 10% to about 60% conjugate fiber, from about 10% to about 90% cellulosic fibers, a fibrous inner layer bonded at discrete bond sites to the first outer layer in a face to face relationship comprising from about 10% to about 60% conjugate fiber, and from about 10% to about 65% cellulosic fibers. A second fibrous outer layer, which can be the same composition as the first outer layer, is bonded at discrete bond sites to the inner layer in a face to face relationship. A method for forming the web of the present invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventor: Jonathan Paul Brennan
  • Patent number: D445260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Lester Charles Sporing
  • Patent number: D450460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Lester Charles Sporing, Siegfried Kurt Martin Hustedt, Birgit Holz
  • Patent number: D464804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Brennan, Lester Charles Sporing, Douglas Allan Schaefer, John Edwin Clark