Patents Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Wearable article with highly extensible fastening member having stress distribution features
    Patent number: 8845610
    Abstract: Wearable disposable absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, having elastically extensible fastening members (also sometimes known as fastening “ears”) with particular features, extending from a chassis or main portion of the articles, are disclosed. The fastening members may be highly extensible and have an overall geometry characterized by greater length nearer the chassis or main portion and lesser length nearer the distal end. Examples disclosed may have a fastener zone having a Stiffness of at least about 1,500 N/m, and shape and dimensional characteristics, that help avoid problems of buckling and/or flipping of edges of the fastening members, dishing of fastener components, and fastening member tearing, while the articles are applied and worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark James Kline, Michael Irwin Lawson, Anna Elizabeth Macura, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Oscar Antonio Ruiz
  • Liquid cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 8846596
    Abstract: Liquid cleaning compositions are described herein that include a metal bleach catalyst which is a complex of a transition-metal and a macrocyclic ligand, the ligand having a calculated Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient value of from about ?1.50 to about ?0.10, a formulation enabling fraction comprising at least one formulation enabling ingredient, the formulation enabling fraction having a Hydrophilic Index of from about 4.0 to about 10.0, and a formulation deactivating fraction comprising at least one formulation deactivating ingredient that has a calculated Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient value of from about ?3.5 to about ?0.10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Richard Dykstra, Mario Elmen Tremblay, Xiaoru Jenny Wang, James Lee Danziger, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Consuelo Kong, Ismael Cotte-Rodriguez
  • DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140288521
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising first and second belts. Portions of the first belt making up the leg openings may comprise non-linear portions. And, portions of the second belt making up the leg openings comprise non-linear portions. The article may comprise a center chassis that comprises barrier leg cuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sarah Marie WADE, Kaoru ISHIHARA
  • Method of Measuring the Metabolic Indicators of Hair Follicles
    Publication number: 20140286922
    Abstract: A method of measuring the effect of an active agent or a stressor on the baseline metabolic indicators of one or more hair follicles, the method including (a) obtaining one or more hair follicles; (b) placing the one or more hair follicles in a vessel, wherein the one or more hair follicles are positioned under one or more sensors; (c) using the one or more sensors to measure the one or more hair follicles' baseline metabolic indicators for both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation; (d) exposing the one or more hair follicles to an active agent or a stressor; and (e) using the one or more sensors to measure the one or more hair follicles' respondent metabolic indicators for both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ben Charlton HULETTE, Thomas Larry DAWSON, JR.
  • METHOD FOR PRINTING WATER-SOLUBLE FILM
    Publication number: 20140283484
    Abstract: A method for on-line printing onto water-soluble film on-line with water-soluble detergent pouch process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephane CONTENT, Frank William DENOME
  • Systems and Methods for Software Development
    Publication number: 20140289697
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for providing a programming platform for a third party programmer. Some embodiments include providing a platform for the third party programmer to submit a computer program for an enterprise and analyzing the computer program to determine whether the computer program violates a rule that is uniform for a plurality of different computer programs for the enterprise. Some embodiments are configured to, in response to determining that the computer program violates the rule, provide a user interface that identifies an issue that causes the computer program to violate the rule and provide the third party programmer an opportunity to alter the computer program to address the issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jan Wenda, Adam Kaczmarek
  • ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE COMPRISING WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER PARTICLES AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20140287977
    Abstract: Articles of manufacture, such as paper towels, that contain polymer particles, for example water-soluble polymer particles, for example water-soluble soil adsorbing polymer particles and processes for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Charles William NEAL
  • DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140288523
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a first and second plurality of elastics. The first plurality of elastics may be disposed in a front and a crotch region. The second plurality of elastics may be disposed in a back region and the crotch region. The first and second plurality of elastics may be linear and parallel with a transverse axis of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Margaret Henderson Hasse, Luke Robinson Magee
  • Disposable Absorbent Articles with Components Having Both Plastic and Elastic Properties
    Publication number: 20140288522
    Abstract: Absorbent articles having a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet are disclosed. The absorbent articles include a plasto-elastic material joined to or disposed on at least one of component of the absorbent article to impart sizing or shaping capabilities to the article. The plasto-elastic material has substantially plastic properties when said absorbent article is subjected to an initial strain cycle, for example, when the article is placed on a wearer, and has substantially elastic properties when subjected to a second strain cycle such as when the article is subsequently adjusted to conform to the size of the wearer. The absorbent article can be in the form of diapers, pull-on diapers, training pants, sanitary napkins, wipes, bibs, incontinence briefs or inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Marie Autran, Donald Carroll Roe, Fred Naval Desai
  • Detergent compositions containing pyridinol-N-oxide compositions
    Patent number: 8841247
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to detergent compositions containing pyridinol-N-oxide compounds and being substantially free of bleach. Methods for treating a stained fabric using such detergent compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Bruce Prentiss Murch, Patrick Christopher Stenger, Charles Allen Pettigrew, Jr., Justin Angelo Caserta, Casey Patrick Kelly
  • Multiphase personal care composition with enhanced deposition
    Patent number: 8840871
    Abstract: A multiphase personal care composition that comprises a structured surfactant phase and an oil continuous benefit phase. The structured surfactant phase comprises from about 5% to about 30% of a mixture of lathering surfactants, a lamellar inducing agent and a cationic polymer. The oil continuous benefit phase comprises a hydrocarbon based benefit material and a low HLB emulsifier. The low HLB emulsifier comprises an unsaturated monoglyceryl ester having from about 14 to about 30 carbon atoms. The oil continuous benefit phase comprises a ratio of said hydrocarbon based benefit materials to said low HLB emulsifier comprising from about 30:1 to about 200:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karl Shiqing Wei, Qing Stella
  • Detergent composition
    Patent number: 8841245
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: a) an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine said alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine comprising a polyalkyleneimine backbone, alkoxy chains and quaternization groups wherein the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine has a degree of quaternization of at least 5% and wherein: i) the polyalkyleneimine backbone represents from 0.5% to 40% by weight of the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine; ii) the alkoxy chains represent from 60% to 99% by weight of the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine; and b) a bleach system comprising bleach and optionally a bleach enhancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano Scialla, Michael Stanford Showell, Frank Hulskotter, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Phan Shean Lim, Melissa Cuthbertson, Glenn Steven Ward, Rainer Anton Dobrawa
  • Apparatus for applying indicia having a large color gamut on web substrates
    Patent number: 8839716
    Abstract: A gravure printing system is disclosed. The gravure printing system is provided with a central roll having a first plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof. Each cell of the first plurality of discrete cells is capable of receiving a fluid that is a first combination of at least two primary fluids. Each of the at least two primary fluids are placed in fluid contact at a first position internal to the central roll. The first combination of at least two primary fluids is fluidically displaceable into a first cell of the first plurality of discrete cells from a second position internal to the central roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Timothy Byrne, Michael Scott Prodoehl
  • Unique process for printing multiple color indicia upon web substrates
    Patent number: 8839717
    Abstract: A process for printing a web substrate in contacting engagement with an external surface of a central roll of a contact printing system is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing the central roll with a plurality of discrete cells disposed upon an outer surface thereof; b) contactingly engaging at least two primary fluids internal to the central roll to form a first secondary fluid; c) fluidically displacing the first secondary fluid into a first portion of the plurality of discrete cells from a position internal to the central roll; and, d) displacing the first secondary fluid from each of the first portion of discrete cells onto the web substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Michael Scott Prodoehl, André Mellin, Thomas Timothy Byrne
  • Method of collecting information regarding absorbent articles
    Patent number: 8843400
    Abstract: Methods of collecting information from an individual regarding absorbent articles are provided. A method entails collecting input information from an individual regarding absorbent article use wherein at least some of the information collected includes data generally known by most consumers. The method further entails collecting still or video image data from an individual consumer using a computing device and uploading the input information and still or video image data to a server. The input information and still or video image data is used to output data regarding the absorbent articles and to output a set of correlations between the visual data and the input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sion Agami, Miguel Alvaro Robles
  • Container
    Patent number: D713728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Joshua Brewer, Justine Leah Mahler, Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, Amy Koke Brusselback, Richard Michael Harper, Joo Eun Jung, Paul Frank Diehl
  • Sheet material
    Patent number: D714067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Jeanne Marie Hughes
  • Label for a package surface
    Patent number: D714141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Joseph Robinson
  • Container with closure
    Patent number: D714153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Joshua Brewer, Justine Leah Mahler, Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, Amy Koke Brusselback, Richard Michael Harper, Joo Eun Jung, Paul Frank Diel
  • Card for package
    Patent number: D714158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stevi Lee Carr, Juan Ameyugo Martin, Tabata Lorena Gomez Sades, Susan Louise Conley, Carolina Lavin-Fantastichini, Su Hyun Kim