Patents by Inventor Thomas Carl Ward

Thomas Carl Ward 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: 5798107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrinkle reducing composition for use on fabrics, particularly clothing. The composition comprises a wrinkle reducing active, which is made up of an effective amount of silicone and an effective amount of film-forming polymer, and a liquid carrier. The composition is substantially free of starch, modified starch, and mixtures thereof, and results a Loss Modulus Difference of greater than about 3.3.times.10.sup.7 Pascal on fabric. The composition can be incorporated into a spray dispenser that can create an article of manufacture which facilitates treatment of the fabric with the wrinkle reducing composition. The wrinkle reducing actives in the composition can be determined through Dynamic Mechanical Analysis using a 100% cotton broadcloth swatch and a fixed volume of a sample of wrinkle reducing active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alice Marie Vogel, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Jerome Paul Cappel, Thomas Carl Ward