Patents by Inventor Kristin Marie Nichols

Kristin Marie Nichols 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 of deodorizing and/or cleaning carpet using a composition comprising odor control agent
    Patent number: 6833342
    Abstract: A method of deodorizing and/or reducing malodor in carpet comprises the step of contacting the carpet with a deodorizing composition comprising an effective amount of odor control agent. In a preferred embodiment, the deodorizing composition is a concentrated composition and the method comprises diluting the concentrated deodorizing composition to form a diluted deodorizing composition and using the diluted deodorizing composition in combination with a carpet extractor to deodorize the carpet. An article of manufacture for deodorizing carpet comprises a container, a deodorizing composition in the container, and a set of instructions in association with the container to communicate the benefits of the present methods and the uses of the present compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ricky Ah-Man Woo, Dean Larry DuVal, Kristin Marie Nichols, Steven Reece, Robert William Kiblinger, Daniel Scott Cobb, Hirotaka Uchiyama
  • Method of deodorizing and/or cleaning carpet using a composition comprising odor control agent
    Publication number: 20030191034
    Abstract: A method of deodorizing and/or reducing malodor in carpet comprises the step of contacting the carpet with a deodorizing composition comprising an effective amount of odor control agent. In a preferred embodiment, the deodorizing composition is a concentrated composition and the method comprises diluting the concentrated deodorizing composition to form a diluted deodorizing composition and using the diluted deodorizing composition in combination with a carpet extractor to deodorize the carpet. An article of manufacture for deodorizing carpet comprises a container, a deodorizing composition in the container, and a set of instructions in association with the container to communicate the benefits of the present methods and the uses of the present compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ricky Ah-Man Woo, Dean Larry DuVal, Kristin Marie Nichols, Steven Reece, Robert William Kiblinger, Daniel Scott Cobb, Hirotaka Uchiyama