Patents by Inventor George A. Crowe

George A. Crowe 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: 20090152270
    Abstract: An orientation system for a closure having an orientation member that is longitudinally, axially, and circumferentially spaced from a fastener. The orientation member mates with a reciprocating channel on the neck of a container for proper orientation of a closure onto a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas George Crowe, David Lee DeJong
  • Patent number: 7536743
    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 mop head. The mop head includes a bumper pad, which is made of a deformable and nonabsorbent material. The bumper pad can be deformed in the Z direction and within the X-Y plane. The cleaning implement can also include a motor for causing a portion of the mop head to move relative to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jerome Joo Ge Goh, Christine Marie Kurjan, Jennifer Ellen Davis-Wilson, Leo Kopelow, Jan Hendik Maria Verbiest, Arthur Bryon Stackpole, Jr., Thomas George Crowe, Elizabeth Ann Rohrbaugh, Tracey Ann Wurzelbacher, Matthew Lloyd Newman, Erin Meredith Lang, Ramona Zenkich, Jeffrey Thomas Halter, Anthony John Watkins
  • Patent number: 7516508
    Abstract: A motorized cleaning implement is provided for cleaning surfaces with a cleaning substrate. The motorized cleaning implement includes a bumper pad that is connected to a motor capable of providing a reciprocating motion to the bumper pad. A cleaning substrate which includes a pocket is attached to the bumper pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: A. Bryon Stackpole, Jr., Thomas George Crowe, Matthew Lloyd Newman, Ramona Zenkich, Tracey Ann Wurzelbacher, Eric Young Park, Ildefonso Mendoza Resuello, Jr., David John Sayler
  • Publication number: 20020160224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for cleaning and/or treating a surface, preferably surfaces such as ceramic, steel, plastic, glass and/or painted surfaces such as the exterior surface of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bruce Barger, Thomas George Crowe, Robert Henry Rohrbaugh, Alan Scott Goldstein, Michael Ray McDonald, Helen Frances O'Connor, Morgan Thomas Leahy
  • Patent number: D569249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Seum, Timothy Richard Swiss, Tony Christopher Siebel, Demetrius Michael Romanos, Thomas George Crowe
  • Patent number: D583669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Seum, Timothy Richard Swiss, Tony Christopher Siebel, Demetrius Michael Romanos, Thomas George Crowe