Patents Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent number: 11660627Abstract: A pump dispenser where the pump assemblies does not require disassembly to be recycled in current recycling streams. The pump assembly can include a plastic spring that does not lose stiffness over time and does not interact with the liquid product.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Stefano Bartolucci
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Patent number: 11660235Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. In particular, discrete mechanical bonds are applied to a first substrate and a second substrate to secure elastic strands therebetween, wherein the discrete bonds are arranged intermittently along the machine direction. During the bonding process, heat and pressure are applied to the first substrate and the second substrate such that malleable materials of the first and second substrates deform to completely surround an outer perimeter of a discrete length of the stretched elastic strand. After removing the heat and pressure from the first and second substrates, the malleable materials harden to define a bond conforming with a cross sectional shape defined by the outer perimeter of the stretched elastic strand.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Joseph Allen Eckstein
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Patent number: 11661301Abstract: A method for providing a nonlinear line of weakness on a web material including providing: a base, a support, a blade, and a driving means. The base may comprise at least one counter component having a length (LCC) where the counter component comprises a nonlinear shape having a shape width (W). The support may be operatively engaged with the base. The blade may have a length (LB) and may be disposed on the support so as to either contact or to come in close proximity with the counter component. At least one of the counter component and the blade may have a nonlinear shape. The driving means may be associated with one of the support or the base to reciprocally shift the one of the support or the base with respect to the other of the base or the support for a distance (D) in a shifting direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Deborah Sue Slovut, Laura Marie Tanno, Kathryn Christian Kien
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Patent number: 11661695Abstract: A laundry apparatus includes a tub, a drum, a control unit, a motor, and a dynamic balancing assembly. The drum is positioned within a fluid containment envelope of the tub and rotatable relative to the tub about a primary rotation axis. The motor is coupled to the tub and operatively coupled to the drum to cause rotation of the drum. The dynamic balancing assembly includes an orbital balancing passage arranged concentrically around the motor, a first counterweight device, and a second counterweight device. The first and second counterweight devices are positioned within the orbital balancing passage and are responsive to the control unit to move the first and second counterweight devices along the orbital balancing passage to adjust an angular position of the first and second counterweight devices. A cross-sectional plane passes through the dynamic balancing assembly, the motor, and the fluid containment envelope of the tub.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Clifford Theodore Papsdorf
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Patent number: 11661568Abstract: A laundry detergent composition containing an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and a lipase enzyme and use of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and lipase enzyme in the laundry detergent composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Steven George Patterson, Jean-Pol Boutique, Johan Maurice Theo De Poortere, Nazarmohammad Gulamhussain Momin
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Patent number: 11661286Abstract: A vacuum holder for articles, a combination of a vacuum holder and an article, a system for holding and conveying articles, and a method for holding and conveying articles are disclosed. The vacuum holder includes a main body having a surface and an air passageway leading to the surface, and a valve joined to the main body and in fluid communication with the air passageway. The vacuum holder includes an extensible skirt gasket with an opening therein. An article can be placed adjacent to the surface of the main body, and a vacuum can be drawn through the air passageway to hold the article to the vacuum holder. The valve maintains the vacuum between the article and the vacuum holder without being connected to a vacuum source, until it is desired to release the article from the vacuum holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Christopher Robert Lyman, Jason Matthew Orndorff, Marcus Shen
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Patent number: 11654061Abstract: A taped absorbent article is provided. The taped absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet, and an outer cover nonwoven material joined to the backsheet. The outer cover nonwoven material comprises a first mechanical bond pattern. The taped absorbent article includes a discrete ear laminate joined to the chassis. The discrete ear laminate includes a first nonwoven material having a garment-facing surface, a second nonwoven material having a wearer-facing surface, a plurality of ultrasonic bonds, and an elastic member positioned at least partially intermediate the first and second nonwoven materials. The garment-facing surface of the first nonwoven material comprises a second mechanical bond pattern. The first and second mechanical bond patterns are substantially the same. The outer cover nonwoven material is substantially the same as, or the same as, the first nonwoven material.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeromy T. Raycheck, Tanner L. Williams, Christine A. Methena
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Patent number: 11655579Abstract: A dynamic balancing assembly for a laundry apparatus includes a control unit, one or more counterweight devices, and one or more clocksprings. The one or more counterweight devices are configured to be orbited about a primary rotation axis of the laundry apparatus to counteract a load imbalance in a drum of the laundry apparatus. The one or more clocksprings communicatively couple each of the one or more counterweight devices to the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Clifford Theodore Papsdorf
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Patent number: 11654059Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. Aspects of the methods for assembling elastomeric laminates may utilize elastic strands supplied from beams that may be joined with first and second substrates, and may be configured to carry out various types of operations, such as bonding and splicing operations.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Joseph Allen Eckstein, Kazuaki Tameishi
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Patent number: 11654060Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. The elastomeric laminates may include a first substrate, a second substrate, and an elastic material located between the first and second substrates. During assembly of an elastomeric laminate, a beam is rotated to unwind the elastic strands from the beam, wherein the strands may include a spin finish. First bonds are applied to bond discrete lengths of the stretched elastic strands with and between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the discrete first bonds are arranged intermittently along the machine direction. In addition, second bonds are applied between consecutive first bonds to bond the first and second substrates directly to each other, wherein the second bonds extend in the machine direction and may be separated from each other in a cross direction by at least one elastic strand.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Uwe Schneider, Joseph Allen Eckstein
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Patent number: 11655572Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for relofting nonwoven substrates. During the relofting process, a substrate is directed to advance in a first direction such that a length of the substrate is in a facing relationship with a radiation source. The advancing substrate is relofted by irradiating the length of the substrate with infrared radiation from the infrared radiation source. The substrate comprises a first caliper upstream of the radiation source and the substrate comprises a second caliper downstream of the radiation source greater than the first caliper. The substrate may also be redirected around an axis to advance the substrate in a second direction, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction. The axis may be selectively movable between a first position and a second position to selectively subject the substrate to infrared radiation and remove the substrate from the infrared radiation.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Rong Deng, Aleksey M. Pinyayev, Valerie J. Henderson, Craig A. Powell
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Patent number: 11655573Abstract: Novel fibrous structures that contain filaments, and optionally, solid additives, such as fibers, for example wood pulp fibers, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures, and methods for making such fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Michael Donald Suer, Christopher Michael Young, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Mattias Schmidt
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Patent number: 11655563Abstract: An apparatus for making nonwoven has a spinning device for spinning continuous filaments and moving the spun filaments in a vertical travel direction along a vertical travel path and a mesh belt below the spinning device, traveling in a horizontal direction, and having a multiplicity of vertically throughgoing openings distributed generally uniformly over its surface and of which a portion are plugged. A cooler and a stretcher are provided along the path downstream of the spinning device and above the belt for cooling and stretching the filaments and depositing the cooled and stretched filaments at a predetermined deposition location on the belt. A blower underneath the belt at the deposition location aspirates air through the openings and thereby holds the deposited filaments down on the belt.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Sebastian Sommer, Tobias Wagner, Gerold Linke
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Patent number: 11648159Abstract: An absorbent article includes a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core. The article also includes a waist feature joined to the chassis a waist region and having a portion extending longitudinally outboard of the chassis in said waist region. The backsheet has a barrier layer having a maximum length, LBS. The absorbent core has absorbent material and a maximum length, LCW, and wherein LCW is substantially the same as LBS. The absorbent material is disposed in an absorbent material deposition area. The absorbent material deposition area has a maximum length, LAB, wherein LAB is about 90% or greater of LBS. The first absorbent area lateral edge is disposed a longitudinal distance, D1, from the first barrier lateral edge, wherein D1 is 5% or less of LBS.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Ronald Joseph Zink, Masaharu Nishikawa, Gary Dean Lavon
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Patent number: 11648158Abstract: An absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer includes a first waist region having a first waist edge, a second waist region having a second waist edge, and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions. The article further includes a chassis having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. A waist gasketing element is joined to the chassis and disposed in one of the first waist region or the second waist region. The waist gasketing element has a top layer and a bottom layer, and first area, A1. The top layer is bonded to the bottom layer in a closure bond region by a closure bonding technique. The closure bond region has an aggregate closure bond area, BA, which is at least about 10% of the first area, A1.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kumardipti Chatterjee, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck
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Patent number: 11649336Abstract: Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) in a feed stream is converted into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in an extensional flow device. The total energy used to degrade the SAP into PAA is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAP.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dimitris Ioannis Collias, John Andrew McDaniel, Gary Wayne Gilbertson, Martin Ian James, Arsen Arsenov Simonyan, Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia
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Patent number: D985948Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Murphy Greene Mongeon, Grace Juifong Tsau, Christopher Krasen, Danielle Denise Buchanan, Yassir Halty
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Patent number: D986414Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventors: Emma Lynn Sartini, Huan Yan, Fancheng Wang, Sijia Wang, Xiaoxin Liu, Nikole Fey Friend, Jessica Owen Stephens, Eric Albert Sillies, Ashley Marie Schwab
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Patent number: D987816Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventor: Emma Lynn Sartini
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Patent number: D987817Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANYInventor: Emma Lynn Sartini