Patents by Inventor Anthony Paul Bankemper

Anthony Paul Bankemper 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).

  • Patent number: 11952725
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface pattern of a continuous knuckle region and a plurality of discrete pillow regions such that the fibrous structures that retain sufficient Surface Void Volume as measured according to the Surface Void Volume Test Method described herein during use by consumers to provide consumer desirable cleaning performance after bowel movements without providing undesirable negative impacts to softness as measured according to the Emtec Test Method and/or the Plate Stiffness Test Method both described herein, methods for making same, and molding members used in such methods, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Ellis Bailey, Ward William Ostendorf, Anthony Paul Bankemper, Douglas Jay Barkey, J. Michael Bills, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20240035234
    Abstract: Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian KIEN, Charles Allen REDD, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Osman POLAT, Anthony Paul BANKEMPER, David W. LOEBKER, Mireilly ROSADOBONILLA
  • Publication number: 20240003091
    Abstract: Fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and may comprise a saddle and at least two legs, where the plurality of discrete wet-formed cells may have a Cell Width, a Saddle Height, a Saddle Width, a Leg Length and a Leg Width, and where the pillow surface has a Distance Between Saddles, a Distance Between Cells, a First Leg Separation Distance, and a Second Leg Separation Distance. A ratio of a Leg Length to a Saddle Height may be between about 1.10 and about 24.0. A ratio of a Distance Between Cells to a Leg Separation Distance may be between about 0.200 and about 10.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Patent number: 11807990
    Abstract: Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Patent number: 11807991
    Abstract: Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The Cell Group(s) may comprise pillows having different densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20230340732
    Abstract: A fibrous structure may include a plurality of wetformed knuckles or pillows, where the wet-formed knuckles or pillows of the pattern may form a plurality of rows oriented in an X-direction and/or a Y-direction, and the plurality of rows may be curved in a repeating wave pattern, where the repeating wave pattern may have an amplitude and a wavelength, and wherein the amplitude may be between about 0.75 mm and about 3.0 mm, and the wavelength may be between about 25.0 mm and about 125.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Osman Polat, Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Patent number: 11732420
    Abstract: A fibrous structure may include a plurality of wetformed knuckles or pillows, where the plurality of wet-formed knuckles or pillows may be arranged in a pattern organized in an X-Y coordinate plane, where the wet-formed knuckles or pillows of the pattern may form a plurality of rows oriented in an X-direction and a plurality of rows oriented in a Y-direction, and the plurality of rows in the X-direction may be curved in a repeating wave pattern, where the repeating wave pattern may have an amplitude and a wavelength, and wherein the amplitude may be between about 0.75 mm and about 3.0 mm, and the wavelength may be between about 25.0 mm and about 125.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Osman Polat, Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20230083332
    Abstract: Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The Cell Group(s) may comprise pillows having different densities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kari B. Ross, Kathryn Christian Kien, Charles Allen Redd, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20220341097
    Abstract: A fibrous structure is disclosed. The fibrous structure may include a plurality of wet-formed knuckles or pillows, where the plurality of wet-formed knuckles or pillows may be arranged in a pattern organized in an X-Y coordinate plane, where the wet-formed knuckles or pillows of the pattern may form a plurality of rows oriented in an X-direction and a plurality of rows oriented in a Y-direction, and the plurality of rows in the X-direction may be curved in a repeating wave pattern, where the repeating wave pattern may have an amplitude and a wavelength, and wherein the amplitude may be between about 0.75 mm and about 3.0 mm, and the wavelength may be between about 25.0 mm and about 125.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Osman Polat, Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20220341096
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface pattern of a continuous knuckle region and a plurality of discrete pillow regions such that the fibrous structures exhibit improved lotion transfer compared to known fibrous structures and better sheet control during the making of such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: William Ellis Bailey, Ward William Ostendorf, Anthony Paul Bankemper, Douglas Jay Barkey, J. Michael Bills, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan
  • Patent number: 11408129
    Abstract: A fibrous structure includes a plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles extending from a pillow surface of the fibrous structure, wherein the plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles are arranged in a pattern organized in an X-Y coordinate plane, each of the wet-formed knuckles of the pattern is included within a plurality of rows oriented in an X-direction and a plurality of rows oriented in a Y-direction, and each row in the X-direction is curved in a repeating wave pattern, wherein the repeating wave pattern has an amplitude and a wavelength, and wherein the amplitude is between about 0.75 mm and about 3.0 mm, and the wavelength is between about 25.0 mm and about 125.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Osman Polat, Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20220010497
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface pattern of a continuous knuckle region and a plurality of discrete pillow regions such that the fibrous structures that retain sufficient Surface Void Volume as measured according to the Surface Void Volume Test Method described herein during use by consumers to provide consumer desirable cleaning performance after bowel movements without providing undesirable negative impacts to softness as measured according to the Emtec Test Method and/or the Plate Stiffness Test Method both described herein, methods for making same, and molding members used in such methods, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: William Ellis Bailey, Ward William Ostendorf, Anthony Paul Bankemper, Douglas Jay Barkey, J. Michael Bills, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20210332531
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface pattern of a continuous knuckle region and a plurality of discrete pillow regions such that the fibrous structures exhibit improved softness compared to known fibrous structures and better sheet control during the making of such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: William Ellis Bailey, Ward William Ostendorf, Anthony Paul Bankemper, Douglas Jay Barkey, J. Michael Bills, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20210140114
    Abstract: Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20210140116
    Abstract: Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20210140115
    Abstract: Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Osman Polat, Anthony Paul Bankemper
  • Publication number: 20200181848
    Abstract: A fibrous structure is disclosed. The fibrous structure includes a plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles extending from a pillow surface of the fibrous structure, wherein the plurality of discrete wet-formed knuckles are arranged in a pattern organized in an X-Y coordinate plane, each of the wet-formed knuckles of the pattern is included within a plurality of rows oriented in an X-direction and a plurality of rows oriented in a Y-direction, and each row in the X-direction is curved in a repeating wave pattern, wherein the repeating wave pattern has an amplitude and a wavelength, and wherein the amplitude is between about 0.75 mm and about 3.0 mm, and the wavelength is between about 25.0 mm and about 125.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Osman Polat, Charles Allen Redd, Kathryn Christian Kien, Anthony Paul Bankemper