Patents Assigned to Procter and Gamble
  • LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20080300158
    Abstract: A method of cleaning dishware with a liquid detergent composition having an amphiphilic graft polymer, to provide improved grease cleaning and sudsing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tristan Schutz, Stephen Michael Grindell, Frank Hulskotter, James Lee Danziger, Maria Angeles Gomez Ruiz, Kevin George Goodall, Valerio Delduca
  • Process for making a granular detergent composition having improved solubility
    Patent number: 7459422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate composition comprising from about 20 wt % to about 60 wt % of a water-soluble and/or water-dispersible polymer and from about 20 wt % to about 80 wt % of a water-soluble inorganic salt. The substrate composition of the present invention has a median particle size of from about 1 micrometer to about 100 micrometers and comprises less than about 10 wt % of water-insoluble material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul R Mort, III, Stewart Curtis Doty, Girish Jagannath
  • Process for making a fibrous structure comprising an additive
    Patent number: 7459179
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures wherein the process includes the step of contacting a fibrous structure with a solid additive such that the solid additive is present on a surface of the fibrous structure at a greater level than within the fibrous structure a solid additive are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Scott Prodoehl, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Phase change solvents for thermoplastic elastomers
    Patent number: 7459494
    Abstract: Novel elastomeric compositions that contain at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one phase change solvent. Above the phase change temperature, the phase change solvent solubilizes or intimately mixes with the thermoplastic elastomers. Below the phase change temperature, the phase change solvent solidifies or crystallizes within the thermoplastic matrix. The phase change behavior of these materials produce elastomeric compositions that exhibit lowered viscosity and lowered processing temperature without substantially compromising the mechanical properties. The present invention also relates a method of lowering the viscosity and improving the processability of a thermoplastic elastomer using the phase change solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark William Hamersky, Steven Daryl Smith
  • Composition for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics
    Patent number: 7459423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an auxiliary composition in particulate form for the laundering or treatment of fabrics, the auxiliary composition comprises a co-particulate admix of: (i) clay; and (ii) silicone; and (iii) optionally, a charged polymeric fabric-softening boosting component; and (iv) optionally one or more adjunct components; wherein the auxiliary composition has a Flowability Index (FI) of from 0.5 to 21, wherein FI=P×R, wherein P=the weight average primary particle size of the clay expressed in micrometers, and R=the weight ratio of silicone to clay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Graham Blyth, Andrew Russell Graydon, Julian David Martin, Colin Stephenson
  • Coupling process for preparing quinolone intermediates
    Patent number: 7456279
    Abstract: Process for making 7-cycloamino-1-cyclopropyl-1,4-dihydro-8-methoxy-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acids. Borate ester compounds suitable for use in such process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Michael Reilly
  • Process for winding a web material
    Patent number: 7455260
    Abstract: A process for winding a web material such as continuous webs or interleaved web segments into rolls is disclosed. The process disposes a web material on a conveyor belt. At least one winding spindle is disposed proximate the web material disposed upon the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is adjusted relative to the at least one winding spindle. The web material is then transferred to the at least one winding spindle from the conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Michael James Gworek, Jeffrey Moss Vaughn
  • Methods for utilizing delayed dilution, mixing and filtering to provide customized varieties of fresh-brewed coffee on demand
    Patent number: 7455867
    Abstract: An improved system for providing an individually customized fresh brewed coffee beverage on demand by a consumer, in a wide range of variety and strength. Said brewing system for making relatively large quantities of fresh brewed coffee beverages (in particular, customized as to desired variety, body, character and/or strengths), as chosen by multiple individual consumers just prior to their consumption. Said system is easy to use by the consumer or other individual (e.g., restaurant wait staff) obtaining the customized beverage. Further, maintenance of the equipment requires only a small amount of personal attention by the owner/operator of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Roger William Gutwein, Christopher Wade Connor
  • Absorbent Article With Colored Lotioned Sheet
    Publication number: 20080287903
    Abstract: This invention is directed to an absorbent article to be worn by a wearer comprising a skin-contacting sheet such as a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core and a colored hydrophilic lotion, that not only helps to reduce the adherence of the menses or feces to the skin, thereby improving the ease of menses or bowl movement (BM) clean up, but that also may serve as a wetness indicator. Preferred absorbent articles are infant (baby) diapers, including training pants, adult incontinence articles and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Victor Nicholas Vega, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Thomas James Klofta, Brandon Ellis Wise
  • Absorbent Article With Lotion
    Publication number: 20080287900
    Abstract: This invention is directed to an absorbent article to be worn by a wearer comprising a skin-contacting sheet such as a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core and a colored hydrophilic lotion, that not only helps to reduce the adherence of the menses or feces to the skin, thereby improving the ease of menses or bowl movement (BM) clean up, but that also may serve as a wetness indicator. Absorbent articles may be infant (baby) diapers, including training pants, adult incontinence articles and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Thornton, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Ekaterina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko, Victor Nicholas Vega, Brandon Ellis Wise, Donald Carroll Roe
  • Absorbent article comprising a lotion composition for reducing adherence of feces or menses to the skin
    Publication number: 20080286320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lotion compositions comprised on a body facing surface of an absorbent article such as a diaper, training pants or adult incontinence product. The lotion composition may be used for reducing the adherence of feces or menses to the human skin. The lotion composition comprises at least two compounds wherein one first compound is liquid at 25° C. and at least one second component which is solid at 25° C. An effective amount of the lotion composition is comprised on a body facing surface of an absorbent article which is intended to be worn by a wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Victor Nicholas Vega, Rodrigo Rosati, Cornelia Beate Martynus, Randall Alan Watson, Brandon Ellis Wise, Thomas James Klofta, Donald Carroll Roe, Randall Glenn Marsh
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D581273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Edward Adamson, Jonathon Shaw, Simon Salter
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D581277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Gary I. Voss, James Christopher Dom
  • Air freshener compact
    Patent number: D581507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Keara Elyse Schwartz, Brian Patrick Bjelovuk, Finnegan O'Jennings McKenty, Michael Thomas Roller
  • Surface pattern on feminine hygiene article
    Patent number: D581523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Delmar Macaulay, Mariko Iizuka
  • Surface pattern on feminine hygiene article
    Patent number: D581524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Delmar Macaulay, Mariko Iizuka
  • Fastener tab for an absorbent article
    Patent number: D581525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ronald Joseph Zink, II, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Joshua James Norman, Patricia Ai-Lang Wang
  • Hair color kiosk
    Patent number: D581692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew P. Cinelli, Mark Andrew Komanecky, Christopher Edward Forsythe, Amy C. Keating
  • Dispensing device
    Patent number: D581787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, Ann De Wree, Anne-Gaelle Leray, Paul Robert Scott, Filip Dominique Hubert Vangeel
  • Sprayer head
    Patent number: D581789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Churchill Ames, John William Koenig, Tony Christopher Siebel, Lawrence E. Barbara