Patents by Inventor Richard Joseph Sunberg

Richard Joseph Sunberg 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).

  • Structures and compositions increasing the stability of peroxide actives
    Patent number: 7018622
    Abstract: A peroxide product is provided. The peroxide product includes a package having a headspace, a substrate disposed within the package, and a thin layer of a composition having a peroxide active and a polyol, wherein the thin layer is disposed adjacent the substrate. The peroxide product also includes at least one means for increasing the stability of the peroxide active of the composition. The thin layer of the composition has at least about 43% of its original concentration of the peroxide active at twelve months after manufacture when stored at about 25° C. and in the absence of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lesle Marie Goodhart, Sue Ellen Bernheim, Paul Albert Sagel, Christopher Scott Ralston, Gary Lyle Walden, Hooman Shahidi, Richard Joseph Sunberg
  • Cleaning substrate with additive
    Publication number: 20040163674
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning sheet for cleaning a surface which includes an additive applied on at least one of the outer surfaces of the sheet. The additive can have a penetration value at 25° C. between 20 dmm and about 100 dmm. The additive can have a “relative tack” between 55% and 94%. The additive can be applied at a level between 0.1 g/m2 and about 2.3 g/m2. The cleaning sheet leaves low levels of residue on the surface which is cleaned with the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nicola John Policicchio, Richard Joseph Sunberg, Vincenzo Catalfamo
  • Structures and compositions increasing the stability of peroxide actives
    Publication number: 20030059381
    Abstract: A peroxide product is provided. The peroxide product includes a package having a headspace, a substrate disposed within the package, and a thin layer of a composition having a peroxide active and a polyol, wherein the thin layer is disposed adjacent the substrate. The peroxide product also includes at least one means for increasing the stability of the peroxide active of the composition. The thin layer of the composition has at least about 43% of its original concentration of the peroxide active at twelve months after manufacture when stored at about 25° C. and in the absence of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Lesle Marie Goodhart, Sue Ellen Bernheim, Paul Albert Sagel, Christopher Scott Ralston, Gary Lyle Walden, Hooman Shahidi, Richard Joseph Sunberg
  • Activated carbon for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease
    Publication number: 20030003095
    Abstract: Activated carbon, as well as compositions and kits comprising the same, are effective for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Joseph Sunberg, Sheri Anne Hunt
  • Oral compositions
    Patent number: 5683678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral compositions containing cranberries or parts of cranberries, such as cranberry extract, or a mixture of such materials and other antibacterial/antimicrobial agents. The invention also relates to methods of treating plaque/gingivitis and other periodontal diseases as well as dental calculus and caries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Clinton Heckert, Richard Joseph Sunberg