Patents by Inventor Thorsten Knobloch

Thorsten Knobloch 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: 7960020
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 14.95% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 7939168
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20110027563
    Abstract: Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Flexural Rigidity (GM Flexural Rigidity) of less than 7.48 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method and/or a Cross-Machine Direction Flexural Rigidity (CD Flexural Rigidity) of less than 7.75 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20100294446
    Abstract: Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and more particularly to embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2375 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean Total Dry Tensile of less than 1130 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 7811665
    Abstract: Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and more particularly to embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2375 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean Total Dry Tensile of less than 1130 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Compmany
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20100203293
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 7749355
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a tissue product comprising one or more tissue plies and having a total tensile value of less than about 1300 grams per inch, a Bulk300 of greater than about 13.5 cm3/g, and a caliper stability of greater than about 50%. The present invention also provides for a tissue product comprising at least three plies. The tissue product has a total tensile value of less than about 1300 grams per inch, a Bulk300 greater than about 11 cm3/g, and a caliper stability greater than 50%. The present invention further provides for a tissue product comprising as least two plies. The tissue product has a total tensile value of less than about 1300 grams per inch, a Bulk300 of greater than about 7.0 cm3/g, and a caliper stability of greater than about 83%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Robert Stanley Ampulski, Knut Petersen
  • Publication number: 20100139876
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 360 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and optionally, a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2450 g/76.2 mm and/or a Machine Direction (MD) Dry Tensile of less than 1520 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean (GM) Total Dry Tensile of less than 1180 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 7704601
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 7687140
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 360 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and optionally, a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2450 g/76.2 mm and/or a Machine Direction (MD) Dry Tensile of less than 1520 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean GM) Total Dry Tensile of less than 1180 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20090218063
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 360 g as measured according to Burst Test Method and optionally, a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2450 g/76.2 mm Machine Direction (MD) Dry Tensile of less than 1520 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric GM) Total Dry Tensile of less than 1180 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20090218056
    Abstract: Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and more particularly to embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 270 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2375 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean Total Dry Tensile of less than 1130 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20090218058
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20090220741
    Abstract: Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Flexural Rigidity (GM Rigidity) of less than 7.48 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test and/or a Cross-Machine Direction Flexural Rigidity (CD Flexural Rigidity) of less than as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20090220769
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Flexural Rigidity (GM Flexural Rigidity) of less than 8.8 cm and/or less than 8.7 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method and/or a Cross-Machine Direction Flexural Rigidity (CD Flexural Rigidity) of less than 5.3 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20090218057
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 14.95% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20090220731
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch, Robert Lenord Powers, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Publication number: 20080245491
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products, for example toilet tissue products, and arrays thereof associated with non-textual indicia, such as patterns, that are psychologically matched to intensive properties of the sanitary tissue products; processes for making such an array of sanitary tissue products are provided, and marketing articles associated with displaying or advertising an array of sanitary tissue products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Michael Ricardo Burns, Mary Windes Burns, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brase, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry DuVal
  • Patent number: D587462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rachael Eden Walther, Lisa Ann Mackay, Thorsten Knobloch, Kathleen Diane Drott, Sara Elizabeth Gordon, John Russell Klein, Jr., Brandy Nicole Lockaby, Oliver John Meinerding, Jonathan Seeds
  • Patent number: D617994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rachael Eden Walther, Lisa Ann Mackay, Thorsten Knobloch, Kathleen Diane Drott, Sara Elizabeth Gordon, John Russell Klein, Jr., Brandy Nicole Lockaby, Oliver John Meinerding, Jonathan Seeds