Patents by Inventor David Matthew Groh

David Matthew Groh 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: 9493293
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing apparatus for containing a pressurized composition. The dispensing apparatus comprises a reservoir for containing the composition, a flow conduit in fluid communication with the reservoir having a distal end forming a flow conduit orifice; and a displaceable actuator head comprising a side wall having an interior surface and a dispensing orifice formed through the side wall. An intermediate member having an aperture extending there through is interposed between the interior surface of the displaceable actuator head and the distal end of the flow conduit. The intermediate member is affixed to either the interior surface of the actuator head aligning the aperture with the dispensing orifice or to the distal end of the flow conduit aligning the aperture with the flow conduit orifice. The intermediate member seals the dispensing orifice when the displaceable actuator head is biased to an at-rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Mercer Benson, Andrew William Franckhauser, Todd Mitchell Day, Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, David Matthew Groh, Brian David Andres, Scott Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 8960504
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for containing a pressurized composition, said dispensing apparatus comprising: a reservoir for containing a composition; an actuator head comprising a side wall having an interior surface, said actuator head forming a dispensing orifice through said side wall; a displaceable flow conduit comprising a proximal end in fluid communication with said reservoir and a distal end forming a flow conduit orifice, said distal end being movably engaged with said interior surface of said actuator head; and an intermediate member interposed between said interior surface and said distal end and forming an aperture; and wherein said displaceable flow conduit is biased to an at-rest position and can be movably actuated to at least partially engage said intermediate member in a dispense position, thereby at least partially aligning said dispensing orifice with said flow conduit orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William Mercer Benson, Andrew William Franckhauser, Todd Mitchell Day, Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, David Matthew Groh, Brian David Andres, Scott Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 8678693
    Abstract: A brush for providing a composition to a surface. The brush includes a base and a plurality of bristles. The plurality of bristles have a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is functionally attached to the base and the distal end has a greater bristle density than the proximal end. The plurality of bristles forms at least one flow path from the distal end towards the proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Arthur Sturgis, Ali Abdelaziz Alwattari, David Matthew Groh, Theresa Louise Johnson, Edward John Popiel
  • Patent number: 8388249
    Abstract: A package including a product chamber to which a consumer product composition is in contact, and a substantially non-moveable outer sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the product chamber. The outer sleeve has a body portion and a separate and distinct base portion. And at least one of the body portion and the base portion is permanently connected to the product chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, James Leo Salemme, Steven Michael Bourque
  • Publication number: 20120187155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing apparatus for containing a pressurized composition. The dispensing apparatus comprises a reservoir for containing the composition, a flow conduit in fluid communication with the reservoir having a distal end forming a flow conduit orifice; and a displaceable actuator head comprising a side wall having an interior surface and a dispensing orifice formed through the side wall. An intermediate member having an aperture extending there through is interposed between the interior surface of the displaceable actuator head and the distal end of the flow conduit. The intermediate member is affixed to either the interior surface of the actuator head aligning the aperture with the dispensing orifice or to the distal end of the flow conduit aligning the aperture with the flow conduit orifice. The intermediate member seals the dispensing orifice when the displaceable actuator head is biased to an at-rest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: William Mercer Benson, Andrew William Franckhauser, Todd Mitchell Day, Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, David Matthew Groh, Brian David Andres, Scott Edward Smith
  • Publication number: 20120187154
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for containing a pressurized composition, said dispensing apparatus comprising: a reservoir for containing a composition; an actuator head comprising a side wall having an interior surface, said actuator head forming a dispensing orifice through said side wall; a displaceable flow conduit comprising a proximal end in fluid communication with said reservoir and a distal end forming a flow conduit orifice, said distal end being movably engaged with said interior surface of said actuator head; and an intermediate member interposed between said interior surface and said distal end and forming an aperture; and wherein said displaceable flow conduit is biased to an at-rest position and can be movably actuated to at least partially engage said intermediate member in a dispense position, thereby at least partially aligning said dispensing orifice with said flow conduit orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: William Mercer Benson, Andrew William Franckhauser, Todd Mitchell Day, Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, David Matthew Groh, Brian David Andres, Scott Edward Smith
  • Publication number: 20110259359
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a personal care product onto skin comprising: a brush head comprising a base and a plurality of bristles, and a device body operatively connected to said brush head about said base, said device body comprising: an outer container; an at least partially expanded collapsible bag disposed in the outer container, an elastic member surrounding at least a portion of the collapsible bag such that the elastic member is stretched axially and radially, the elastic member being constructed of an elastically extensible material that permits the transfer of infrared radiation through at least a portion of the elastic member; at least one fluid dispensing conduit in fluid communication with said collapsible bag, extending through said base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, Theresa Louise Johnson, John Geoffrey Chan, Lawrence Edward O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20110076088
    Abstract: A package for dispensing a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: a body for grasping with a user's hand; an applicator comprising an applicator base and a skin-contacting portion extending from the applicator base to a first height; at least one dispensing conduit comprising a central longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises an inlet that is in fluid communication with the body, wherein the distal end extends from the applicator base, wherein said distal end comprising at least one orifice, wherein said central longitudinal line does not intersection said at least one orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: David Matthew Groh
  • Publication number: 20100239358
    Abstract: A brush for providing a composition to a surface comprising: a base; a plurality of bristles, said plurality of bristles having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end is functionally attached to the base; wherein the distal end has a greater bristle density than the proximal end wherein said plurality of bristles forms at least one flow path from said distal end towards said proximal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Arthur Sturgis, Ali Abdelaziz Alwattari, David Matthew Groh, Theresa Louise Johnson, Edward John Popiel
  • Publication number: 20090263174
    Abstract: A package for dispensing a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: a body for grasping with a user's hand; an applicator comprising an applicator base and a skin-contacting portion extending from the applicator base to a first height; a dispensing conduit through which a liquid personal care product is dispensable from the body, wherein the dispensing conduit comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises an inlet that is in fluid communication with the body, wherein the distal end extends from the applicator base to a second height that is less than the first height; and a flow-restricting member associated with the dispensing conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, Theresa Louise Johnson, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon, Jeremy Aaron Abel
  • Publication number: 20090263175
    Abstract: A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: (a) a body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape; and (b) an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape; wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, and wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, Theresa Louise Johnson, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon, Jeremy Aaron Abel
  • Publication number: 20080206165
    Abstract: Single-use personal care products and kits comprising the same are disclosed. At least some of the single-use products include a pre-measured amount of a shaving composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Shekhar Mitra, David Matthew Groh, Gordon Gerald Guay
  • Publication number: 20080050168
    Abstract: A package including a product chamber to which a consumer product composition is in contact, and a substantially non-moveable outer sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the product chamber. The outer sleeve has a body portion and a separate and distinct base portion. And at least one of the body portion and the base portion is permanently connected to the product chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, James Leo Salemme, Steven Michael Bourque