Patents by Inventor Gretchen A. Hauble

Gretchen A. Hauble 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: 8549690
    Abstract: A floor cleaning tool is disclosed that provides for an improved method of gathering and picking up debris from the floor. In one embodiment, the floor cleaning tool has a handle, a wiping body wiping body comprised of a solid and continuous material connected at one end to the handle and a capture sheet covering the wiping body. The wiping body includes a first wiping side and a second wiping side, opposite the first wiping side wherein a length and width of the wiping body are each at least five times larger than a thickness between the first wiping side and second wiping side. The capture sheet covers the wiping body by wrapping continuously around the first wiping side and second wiping side. In one embodiment, the capture sheet includes a tacky surface outwardly facing from the wiping body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Gretchen A. Hauble, Scott J. Tuman
  • Publication number: 20110146018
    Abstract: A floor cleaning tool is disclosed that provides for an improved method of gathering and picking up debris from the floor. In one embodiment, the floor cleaning tool has a handle, a wiping body wiping body comprised of a solid and continuous material connected at one end to the handle and a capture sheet covering the wiping body. The wiping body includes a first wiping side and a second wiping side, opposite the first wiping side wherein a length and width of the wiping body are each at least five times larger than a thickness between the first wiping side and second wiping side. The capture sheet covers the wiping body by wrapping continuously around the first wiping side and second wiping side. In one embodiment, the capture sheet includes a tacky surface outwardly facing from the wiping body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Gretchen A. Hauble, Scott J. Tuman
  • Patent number: 7836540
    Abstract: Applicant discloses a broom that comprises at least one particle capture sheet. In various embodiments, the particle capture sheet can comprise a nonwoven material, a woven material, a knitted material, or a synthetic polymeric membrane. The particle capture sheet can be air permeable or air impermeable, and can comprise an electret material and/or an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Gretchen A. Hauble
  • Publication number: 20090031509
    Abstract: Applicant discloses a broom that comprises at least one particle capture sheet. In various embodiments, the particle capture sheet can comprise a nonwoven material, a woven material, a knitted material, or a synthetic polymeric membrane. The particle capture sheet can be air permeable or air impermeable, and can comprise an electret material and/or an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Gretchen A. Hauble
  • Patent number: D625560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Paul J. Cobian, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Benjamin P. Williams, Paula A. Marrs, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Shu Kun Chang, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Hyun Jin Ko
  • Patent number: D625772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Paul J. Cobian, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Benjamin P. Williams, Paula A. Marrs, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Shu Kun Chang, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Hyun Jin Ko
  • Patent number: D625947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Martin E. Broen, Federico Ferretti, Emanuele Teobaldo
  • Patent number: D626621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Paul J. Cobian, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Benjamin P. Williams, Paula A. Marrs, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Shu Kun Chang, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Hyun Jin Ko
  • Patent number: D657629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Gretchen A. Hauble, Kevin J. Gilboe, Martin E. Broen
  • Patent number: D668094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Martin E. Broen, Kevin J. Gilboe, Judd D. Olson, Kent E. Lageson, Gretchen A. Hauble