Patents Represented by Attorney Amy M. Foust
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Patent number: 8323033Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems of demonstrating advantages and benefits of premium animal care products, the methods comprising the steps of: presenting a first demonstration aid wherein the first demonstration aid demonstrates a first feature or characteristic; presenting a second demonstration aid wherein the second demonstration aid demonstrates a second feature or characteristic; describing to an audience the first feature or characteristic; describing to an audience the second feature or characteristic; and comparing the first and second features or characteristics to demonstrate the advantages and benefits of the animal care product. The methods and systems can include methods and systems of demonstrating reduced hair ingestion and hairball related effects; methods and systems of demonstrating improvements in skin and coat; and methods and systems of demonstrating better absorption and/or retention of food and nutrients, and production of less waste.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Martin S. Cregg, Robert S. Englert, Scott W. Osiecki
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Patent number: 8318073Abstract: A mechanical activation system has a first activation member, a second activation member, an activation zone, and a non-slip zone. The first activation member has a first plurality of teeth, and the second activation member has a second plurality of teeth. The first plurality of teeth is capable of intermeshing with the second plurality of teeth. The activation zone includes a first portion of the first plurality of teeth and a first portion of the second plurality of teeth. The first portion of the first plurality of teeth and the first portion of the second plurality of teeth include teeth having continuous tips. The first non-slip zone includes a second portion of the first plurality of teeth or a second portion of the second plurality of teeth. The second portion includes a tooth having a discontinuous tip.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Uwe Schneider
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Patent number: 8303294Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously activating two or more portions of a web in different directions. The apparatus includes a pair of intermeshing activation rolls with three-dimensional surface features disposed thereon. The three dimensional surface features are arranged in discrete regions on the rolls such that at least two of the regions provide different directions of activation. The rolls include one or more buffer regions positioned between the discrete regions on the roll that provide different directions of activation.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Khalid Qureshi, Fred Naval Desai
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Patent number: 8301483Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a consumer response. At least two attributes are obtained for a sample product, the at least two attributes are associated with a feeding experience of an animal are determined. A regression analysis is performed on one or more factor scores for the sample product derived from the at least two attributes. A consumer response of the feeding experience as a function of the at least two attributes is determined independently of the consumer. The at least two attributes are determined based on an assessment of a plurality of technical measures associated with the feeding experience of an animal. The technical measures may be selected from the group consisting of analytical components (AN), daily feeding patterns based on automatic feeding station (AFS), chemical sensory headspace aroma compounds (CHEM), human sensory descriptive panel (HUMAN), monadic feeding patterns (VIDEO), and preference assessment (PREF).Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Gregory Dean Sunvold
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Patent number: 8287898Abstract: The present invention is for compositions and methods for managing the body weight of a subject using said compositions. Weight management, particularly weight gain and loss, is effectuated by producing a sensation of satiety in said subjects. The method of managing body weight includes administering the composition prior to food consumption, concurrent with food consumption, as replacement for food consumption and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ronald James Jandacek, Gary Robert Kelm, Satinder Singh Bharaj, Jorge Villanueva Penafiel
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Patent number: 8221672Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable fence zone may comprise an ambient air entry conduit in communication with an ambient air exit port. The method may include providing a laydown drum and a first web of material, positioning the first web of material substantially adjacent to the laydown drum, generating a vacuum through the laydown drum, depositing particulate matter onto the first web of material, and rotating the laydown drum.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Darrell Ian Brown, Bradley Edward Walsh, Joseph Allen Eckstein, Horst Blessing, Volker Maier, Siegfried Link
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Patent number: 8210746Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture including bag having a front surface; a rear surface; two side surfaces each having a gusset therein and connecting the front and rear surfaces; a flattenable bottom surface formed by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces; and a top surface formable by connecting the front, rear, and side surfaces. The bag has a height, a width, and a depth, and defines an internal volume. The bag is sealable and has a seal strength of at least about 1,600 pounds per square inch. The bag is formed from a plastic laminate having a thickness of from about 130 to about 200 microns and a tensile strength of at least about 3,400 pounds per square inch. The article of manufacture also includes at least about 15 pounds of a particulate, flowable composition contained therein. The bag can also have a closure system comprising a non-reusable closure and a reusable closure.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: George Scott Kerr, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Barry Stanley Shantz, David P Cameron, Roger B Fielder
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Patent number: 8157777Abstract: An absorbent product comprises (i) a package and (ii) a plurality of absorbent articles contained in the package. The package comprises a first panel and a second panel opposed to the first panel. The package comprises a first window area in the first panel. Each of the absorbent articles has a body facing surface and an external surface opposed to the body facing surface. Each of the absorbent articles has a front region and a rear region opposed to the front region. Each of the absorbent articles comprises a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a disposable tape secured to the external surface of the rear region. Each of the absorbent articles comprises a graphic in the front region and in the rear region. The front region faces the first panel and the rear region faces the second panel. The graphic of the front region is visible through the first window area.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kazuharu Ito, Yasuko Shiomichi, Dennis San Agustin Casalme
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Patent number: 8138388Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gretchen Louise Elder, Donald Carroll Roe, Thomas James Klofta
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Patent number: D651511Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Lucio Frias
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Patent number: D651899Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Lucio Frias
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Patent number: D655607Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Amy Gail Dowden, Artemio Castro, Kristen Tanya Boston
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Patent number: D656013Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joshua James Norman, Sarah Galbraith Osborn
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Patent number: D656014Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joshua James Norman, Sarah Galbraith Osborn
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Patent number: D656015Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joshua James Norman, Sarah Galbraith Osborn
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Patent number: D656019Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CoompanyInventors: Joshua James Norman, Sarah Galbraith Osborn
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Patent number: D659547Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: George Scott Kerr, Gregory Dean Sunvold, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, David William Schuller, Robbert H Ter Haar, Gary J Kohlman
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Patent number: D665147Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Edward Russell Cox, Jeffrey Alan Litzinger
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Patent number: D665264Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: George Scott Kerr, Gregory Dean Sunvold, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, David William Schuller, Robbert H Ter Haar, Gary J Kohlman
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Patent number: D671000Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kilian John O'Neill, Mark Francis Olivier, Philip Andrew Sawin