Patents by Inventor Brice Daniel Westring
Brice Daniel Westring 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).
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Publication number: 20160038353Abstract: Selection guides for choosing an appropriate absorbent article are provided. The selection guide can include a reference line that communicates proper placement of the article, particularly where the article is asymmetrical. Arrays and packages of absorbent articles are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Alejandro Javier BONILLA, Brice Daniel WESTRING
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Publication number: 20120031809Abstract: A display package comprising a shell having a cavity therein sized to house therein at least one product having a consumer-activated feature, wherein the at least one product is movable inside the cavity, the shell comprising at least one aperture structured and configured to allow a consumer to touch the at least one product inside the shell thereby moving and positioning the at least one product to register the consumer-activated feature with the at least one aperture so that the consumer-activated feature is at least partially exposed through the at least one aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Jean Mary Methe, Brice Daniel Westring, Arseni Valerecih Radomyselski, Michael J. Zuraw, Terry Lee Hamilton
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Patent number: 7691336Abstract: Devices and systems and methods for dispensing volatile materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a device for emitting volatile materials from an article of manufacture that contains volatile compositions. In such an embodiment, a portion of the device and a portion of the article together define an air flow path for emitting the volatile materials. The device may have various features, including: a heater that is movable with a spring; safety features; and a closed-loop heater temperature feedback system. The device can have placement instructions associated therewith for proper operation of the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2003Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Brice Daniel Westring
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Patent number: 7011795Abstract: The present invention is a device for playing a cartridge for dispersing scented materials into a room. The cartridge generally has a plurality of scent elements supported on a rotatable disk. The device includes a housing, a blower assembly, a platter, a motor, first and second sensors and a control unit. The housing has a cavity for receiving the cartridge and is formed with an air intake and an exhaust port. The blower assembly is mounted within the housing for generating an airflow by drawing air in through the air intake over the cavity to diffuse at least one of the plurality of scent elements out through the exhaust port. The platter is configured to engage the rotatable disk and is rotated by the motor. The platter, first and second sensors and a control unit cooperate to control the rotation of the disk. The device can also include a heating element for activating the scent elements.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2003Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignees: JCS/THG, LLC, The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Stanley O. Thompson, Ricardo Silveira, David Bossa, Jaideep Jayaram, Brice Daniel Westring, Keith Fanta, Stephan Gary Bush, Bruce Chang
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Patent number: 6834847Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing scents into the environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispensing device is used in conjunction with an article of manufacture which contains one or more scents or aromatic materials.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Eric Richard Bartsch, Stephan Gary Bush, Brice Daniel Westring, Grover David Owens, Frank Andrej Kvietok, Michael Sean Farrell, Christophe Laudamiel-Pellet, Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, Toan Trinh, Kevin George Goodall, Carl Eric Kaiser
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Publication number: 20040241053Abstract: The present invention is a device for playing a cartridge for dispersing scented materials into a room. The cartridge generally has a plurality of scent elements supported on a rotatable disk. The device includes a housing, a blower assembly, a platter, a motor, first and second sensors and a control unit. The housing has a cavity for receiving the cartridge and is formed with an air intake and an exhaust port. The blower assembly is mounted within the housing for generating an airflow by drawing air in through the air intake over the cavity to diffuse at least one of the plurality of scent elements out through the exhaust port. The platter is configured to engage the rotatable disk and is rotated by the motor. The platter, first and second sensors and a control unit cooperate to control the rotation of the disk. The device can also include a heating element for activating the scent elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2003Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Stanley O. Thompson, Ricardo Silveira, David Bossa, Jaideep Jayaram, Brice Daniel Westring, Keith Fanta, Stephan Gary Bush, Bruce Chang
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Publication number: 20040009103Abstract: Devices and systems and methods for dispensing volatile materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a device for emitting volatile materials from an article of manufacture that contains volatile compositions. In such an embodiment, a portion of the device and a portion of the article together define an air flow path for emitting the volatile materials. The device may have various features, including: a heater that is movable with a spring; safety features; and a closed-loop heater temperature feedback system. The device can have placement instructions associated therewith for proper operation of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Brice Daniel Westring
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Publication number: 20040007787Abstract: Articles, systems and methods for dispensing multiple volatile materials into the environment, including but not limited to scents, are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Frank Andrej Kvietok, Brice Daniel Westring, Charles Michael Hardy
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Publication number: 20030175148Abstract: Methods, devices, and articles for controlling the release of volatile materials are disclosed, including, but not limited to scented materials. The method can be applied to a wide variety of different types of emitting devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2002Publication date: September 18, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Frank Andrej Kvietok, Charles Michael Hardy, Brice Daniel Westring, Rachel T. Murdell, Eric Richard Bartsch
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Publication number: 20030168751Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing scents into the environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispensing device is used in conjunction with an article of manufacture which contains one or more scents or aromatic materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Eric Richard Bartsch, Stephan Gary Bush, Brice Daniel Westring, Grover David Owens, Frank Andrej Kvietok, Michael Sean Farrell, Christophe Laudamiel-Pellet, Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, Toan Trinh, Kevin George Goodall, Carl Eric Kaiser
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Patent number: 6581915Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing scents into the environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispensing device is used in conjunction with an article of manufacture which contains one or more scents or aromatic materials. In such an embodiment, the dispensing device can include a housing and a removable, reusable/replayable, closed, multiple scent-containing article of manufacture which is removably inserted into or onto said housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Eric Richard Bartsch, Stephan Gary Bush, Brice Daniel Westring, Grover David Owens, Frank Andrej Kvietok, Michael Sean Farrell, Christophe Laudemiel-Pellet, Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, Toan Trinh, Kevin George Goodall, Carl-Eric Kaiser
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Publication number: 20020068010Abstract: Articles, systems and methods for dispensing multiple volatile materials into the environment, including but not limited to scents, are disclosed. Methods for providing volatile material-containing articles of manufacture are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2001Publication date: June 6, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Christophe Laudamiel-Pellet, Grover David Owens, Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, Frank Andrej Kvietok, Eric Richard Bartsch, Stephan Gary Bush, Brice Daniel Westring, Toan Trinh, Kevin George Goodall, Stephen Joseph Paljieg, Carl Eric Kaiser
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Publication number: 20020066967Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing scents into the environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispensing device is used in conjunction with an article of manufacture which contains one or more scents or aromatic materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2000Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: Eric Richard Bartsch, Stephan Gary Bush, Brice Daniel Westring, Grover David Owens, Frank Andrej Kvietok, Michael Sean Farrell, Christophe Laudemiel, Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, Toan Trinh, Kevin George Goodall, Carl Eric Kaiser
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Patent number: D504171Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.Inventors: Matthew James Ibarra, Darrin S. Manke, Stanley O. Thompson, David Bossa, Naomi Ruth Nelson, Brice Daniel Westring
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Patent number: D459950Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Stephan Gary Bush, Michael Sean Farrell, Brice Daniel Westring, Eric Richard Bartsch
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Patent number: D651509Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Jean Mary Methe, Brice Daniel Westring, Arseni Valerevich Radomyselski, Terry Lee Hamilton
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Patent number: D662815Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Jean Mary Methe, Brice Daniel Westring, Arseni Valerevich Radomyselski, Terry Lee Hamilton, Michael J. Zuraw
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Patent number: D731644Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Miguel Alvaro Robles, Brice Daniel Westring, Angel Michelle Walker Edwards, Michael Joseph Page
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Patent number: D744093Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kevin Bova, Brice Daniel Westring, Michael Philip Krell, Christine Gail Luzader
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Patent number: D796031Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Miguel Alvaro Robles, Brice Daniel Westring, Angel Michelle Walker Edwards, Michael Joseph Page