Patents by Inventor Dean Arthur Zimmerman

Dean Arthur Zimmerman 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).

  • Distributing substance onto a target surface
    Publication number: 20030086743
    Abstract: An applicator is provided for distributing a substance onto a target surface. The applicator includes a first side, a second side, and an internal cavity between said first and second sides. The applicator also comprises at least one opening and at least one substantially fluid-impervious barrier layer within the internal cavity adjacent at least one of the sides. The applicator also comprises a first rupturable, product-containing, flexible film reservoir comprising at least one co-extruded film. A product is released to the target surface upon application of pressure to said reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, James Herbert Davis, Kevin Joe Fields, Thomas James Manske, Dean Arthur Zimmerman
  • Dosing reservoir
    Patent number: 6547468
    Abstract: A dosing reservoir for distributing an active compound in controlled amounts onto a target surface comprising a first impermeable layer and a second permeable layer facing and affixed to the first layer. A fluid tight cell with a frangible seal and containing an active compound is disposed between the first and second layers. When the frangible seal is ruptured, the active compound is released from the cell and is controllably released from the reservoir through the permeable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Kevin Joe Fields, Dean Arthur Zimmerman
  • Dosing reservoir
    Publication number: 20020197094
    Abstract: A dosing reservoir for distributing an active compound in controlled amounts onto a target surface comprising a first impermeable layer and a second permeable layer facing and affixed to the first layer. A fluid tight cell with a frangible seal and containing an active compound is disposed between the first and second layers. When the frangible seal is ruptured, the active compound is released from the cell and is controllably released from the reservoir through the permeable layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Kevin Joe Fields, dean arthur zimmerman