Patents by Inventor William Joseph Toerner

William Joseph Toerner 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).

  • Publication number: 20100100068
    Abstract: The present invention provides an article to be worn about a wearer including features that glow in the dark, are illuminative, are light emitting, or are reflective. Theses features may assist in the identification, location, entertainment, or changing of the wearer, as well as assist in the location of a fresh diaper for changing in a low light environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Jose Rodriguez, William Joseph Toerner, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Patent number: 7659440
    Abstract: The present invention provides an article to be worn about a wearer including features that glow in the dark, are illuminative, are light emitting, or are reflective. These features may assist in the identification, location, entertainment, or changing of the wearer, as well as assist in the location of a fresh diaper for changing in a low light environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jose Rodriguez, William Joseph Toerner, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Patent number: H1952
    Abstract: An improved process for making disposable diapers, and the like, having hook-and-loop fastening systems, and disposable diapers made by the improved process. The loop structure of the hook-and-loop fastening system used in this invention is substantially free of article attachment adhesive and comprises loop elements affixed to a support structure. The loop elements are deformed when the loop structure is wound onto a parent roll. At least a portion of the deformed loop elements are restored to essentially their original, undeformed, state after the loop structure is unwoundfrom the parent roll. The restoration is accomplished by contacting the loop elements with a mechanical restoration device which comprises either a brush or a scarfing surface. The brush preferably has a plurality of bristles having an average free length greater than about three times the average undeformed height of the loop elements and an average bending modulus less than the average modulus of elasticity of the loop elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Brendan Christopher Reed, William Joseph Toerner