Patents by Inventor Douglas Michael McGahan

Douglas Michael McGahan 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: 7607192
    Abstract: The present invention relates a cleaning implement for cleaning hard surfaces, comprising a handle connected to a mop head which is at least partially deformable, the mop head having a leading edge connected to a trailing edge, wherein the mop head comprises a first cavity, said first cavity extending from the leading edge towards the trailing edge, said first cavity forming an opening only adjacent the leading edge when said mop head is in contact with a hard surface to be cleaned, said opening having a width of between about 50% and about 100% of the entire length of the leading edge. The present invention further relates to a cleaning system for cleaning hard surfaces, comprising the cleaning implement, and a cleaning sheet removably attached to the mop head of said cleaning implement. The present invention further relates to a method of cleaning a hard surface comprising the step of wiping the surface with the cleaning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeffery Lawrence Flora, Douglas Michael McGahan
  • Patent number: 7565715
    Abstract: A cleaning implement is provided for cleaning surfaces with a cleaning substrate. The cleaning implement includes a handle connected via a universal joint to a support head. The support head includes a substantially transparent top piece having a plurality of protruding and recessed region which diffract light to create visible shadow and bright zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, James Edward Poland, Douglas Michael McGahan, Gregory Clegg Spooner, Caroline Marie Flagiello, Margrethe Elizabeth Koshland, Anthony Piazza, John Philip Stoddard, Pontus Kaj Bjorn Wahlgren
  • Publication number: 20040072488
    Abstract: Cleaning sheets having long-lasting perfume odor comprise a substrate, perfume, and additive material having a melting point of at least about −15° C., wherein the perfume and additive material are affixed to the substrate. In a preferred embodiment, the perfume and additive material are first blended together and then affixed to the substrate, such that the blend of perfume and additive material has a melting point of at least about 20° C. Methods of imparting perfume odor to a surface, and optionally removing dust or the like from the surface, comprise the step contacting, preferably wiping, the surface with a cleaning sheet of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephen Lee Childs, Douglas Michael McGahan, George Kavin Morgan, Nirav Satish Shah, Mark Gary Cipollone, Jodi Lynn Russell, Arthur Wong
  • Patent number: D528906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Jacqueline Denham, Jason Robert Phillips, Douglas Michael McGahan, James Edward Poland
  • Patent number: D564164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Leah Mallory Wood, James Edward Poland, Douglas Michael McGahan, Karl Edward Thuemmler, John Philip Stoddard, Caroline Marie Flagiello, Margrethe Elizabeth Koshland, Anthony Piazza, Pontus Kaj Björn Wahlgren, Gregory Clegg Spooner
  • Patent number: D670168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Owen Borger, Douglas Michael McGahan, Wim Wintmolders
  • Patent number: D703048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Natalie Vitalia Lopez, Douglas Michael McGahan, Lauren Elizabeth Eisenmenger, Sarah Louise Thielman
  • Patent number: D703049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lauren Ashley Riley, Brett Taylor Read, Douglas Michael McGahan, Barry Robert Prather
  • Patent number: D703050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Natalie Vitalia Lopez, Douglas Michael McGahan, Lauren Elizabeth Eisenmenger, Sarah Louise Thielman
  • Patent number: D703051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lauren Ashley Riley, Brett Taylor Read, Douglas Michael McGahan, Barry Robert Prather
  • Patent number: D817171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: George Junior Angelo Patrick, Christopher Robert Kopulos, Douglas Michael McGahan
  • Patent number: D910452
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Marc Christopher Hatcher, Douglas Michael McGahan
  • Patent number: D920123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Douglas Michael McGahan, Marc Christopher Hatcher
  • Patent number: D931107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Allen Berlepsch, Douglas Michael McGahan, Raymond Charles Bell, Kris G. Maloney