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).

  • Publication number: 20160038353
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Alejandro Javier BONILLA, Brice Daniel WESTRING
  • Publication number: 20120031809
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Jean Mary Methe, Brice Daniel Westring, Arseni Valerecih Radomyselski, Michael J. Zuraw, Terry Lee Hamilton
  • Patent number: 7691336
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Brice Daniel Westring
  • Patent number: 7011795
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignees: JCS/THG, LLC, The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stanley O. Thompson, Ricardo Silveira, David Bossa, Jaideep Jayaram, Brice Daniel Westring, Keith Fanta, Stephan Gary Bush, Bruce Chang
  • Patent number: 6834847
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20040241053
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Stanley O. Thompson, Ricardo Silveira, David Bossa, Jaideep Jayaram, Brice Daniel Westring, Keith Fanta, Stephan Gary Bush, Bruce Chang
  • Publication number: 20040009103
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Brice Daniel Westring
  • Publication number: 20040007787
    Abstract: Articles, systems and methods for dispensing multiple volatile materials into the environment, including but not limited to scents, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Andrej Kvietok, Brice Daniel Westring, Charles Michael Hardy
  • Publication number: 20030175148
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Andrej Kvietok, Charles Michael Hardy, Brice Daniel Westring, Rachel T. Murdell, Eric Richard Bartsch
  • Publication number: 20030168751
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 6581915
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20020068010
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20020066967
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: D504171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew James Ibarra, Darrin S. Manke, Stanley O. Thompson, David Bossa, Naomi Ruth Nelson, Brice Daniel Westring
  • Patent number: D459950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephan Gary Bush, Michael Sean Farrell, Brice Daniel Westring, Eric Richard Bartsch
  • Patent number: D651509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Jean Mary Methe, Brice Daniel Westring, Arseni Valerevich Radomyselski, Terry Lee Hamilton
  • Patent number: D662815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Jean Mary Methe, Brice Daniel Westring, Arseni Valerevich Radomyselski, Terry Lee Hamilton, Michael J. Zuraw
  • Patent number: D731644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Miguel Alvaro Robles, Brice Daniel Westring, Angel Michelle Walker Edwards, Michael Joseph Page
  • Patent number: D744093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Bova, Brice Daniel Westring, Michael Philip Krell, Christine Gail Luzader
  • Patent number: D796031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Miguel Alvaro Robles, Brice Daniel Westring, Angel Michelle Walker Edwards, Michael Joseph Page