Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Jan Mercer

Elizabeth Jan Mercer 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: 8088471
    Abstract: A ply of fibrous structure product comprises a background pattern and a repeating pattern disposed on a portion of the background pattern. The repeating pattern comprises a master pattern comprising a first individual embossment comprising a major axis and a minor axis, a first line segment axis parallel to the major axis of the first individual embossment, and at least one individual embossment adjacent to the first individual embossment The individual embossment adjacent to the first individual embossment comprises a major axis and a minor axis. The major axis of the individual embossment adjacent to the first individual embossment and the first line segment axis form an angle of from about 0.5° to about 20°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rebecca Howland Spitzer, Ward William Ostendorf, Elizabeth Jan Mercer
  • Publication number: 20090297775
    Abstract: A ply of cellulosic fibrous structure product having a repeating pattern such that the repeating pattern contains one or more master patterns. A first one or more master pattern has: a first individual embossment having a major axis and a minor axis, a first line segment axis parallel to the major axis of the first individual embossment, and at least one individual embossment adjacent to the first individual embossment. The individual embossment adjacent to the first individual embossment has a major axis and a minor axis such that the major axis of the individual embossment adjacent to the first individual embossment and the first line segment axis form an angle of from about 0° to about 20°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Rebecca Howland Spitzer, Ward William Ostendorf, Elizabeth Jan Mercer
  • Patent number: D613949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Jan Mercer, Matthew Alan Russell
  • Patent number: D622968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Jan Mercer, Douglas Jay Barkey
  • Patent number: D623420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Jan Mercer, Douglas Jay Barkey
  • Patent number: D623423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Jan Mercer, Douglas Jay Barkey
  • Patent number: D630025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rebecca Howland Spitzer, Ward William Ostendorf, Elizabeth Jan Mercer
  • Patent number: D634554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Coffaro, Matthew Alan Russell, Elizabeth Jan Mercer, Douglas Jay Barkey
  • Patent number: D635370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Coffaro, Matthew Alan Russell, Elizabeth Jan Mercer, Douglas Jay Barkey