Patents by Inventor Illya Torrance Thomas

Illya Torrance Thomas 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: 20240051734
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products comprising first and second packages, where first package conveys one of strength and softness, and where the second package conveys something different than the first package. The first package may use a character to convey one of strength and softness. Lint, basis weight, total dry tensile, absorbency, and softness are common intensive properties of the first and second toilet tissue products and one or more of these common intensive properties can be different between the first and second toilet tissue products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Thorsten KNOBLOCH, Michael Ricardo BURNS (Deceased), Jennifer Lori STEEVES-KISS, Illya Torrance THOMAS, John Paul BRASE, Dennis Xavier LEGAULT, Dean Larry DUVAL
  • Patent number: 11834256
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products comprising first and second packages, where first package conveys one of strength and softness, and where the second package conveys something different than the first package. Lint, basis weight, total dry tensile, absorbency, and softness are common intensive properties of the first and second toilet tissue products and one or more of these common intensive properties can be different between the first and second toilet tissue products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230078053
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products comprising first and second packages, where first package conveys one of strength and softness, and where the second package conveys something different than the first package. Lint, basis weight, total dry tensile, absorbency, and softness are common intensive properties of the first and second toilet tissue products and one or more of these common intensive properties can be different between the first and second toilet tissue products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Thorsten KNOBLOCH, Michael Ricardo BURNS, Jennifer Lori STEEVES-KISS, Illya Torrance THOMAS
  • Patent number: 11524837
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products comprising first, second, and third packages, where first package conveys strength and a second package conveys softness. Lint, basis weight, total dry tensile, absorbency, and softness are common intensive properties of the first, second, and third toilet tissue products and one or more of these common intensive properties can be different between the first, second, and third toilet tissue products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220153511
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products comprising first, second, and third packages, where first package conveys strength and a second package conveys softness. Lint, basis weight, total dry tensile, absorbency, and softness are common intensive properties of the first, second, and third toilet tissue products and one or more of these common intensive properties can be different between the first, second, and third toilet tissue products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten KNOBLOCH, Michael Ricardo BURNS (Deceased), Jennifer Lori STEEVES-KISS, Illya Torrance THOMAS
  • Patent number: 11292660
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products comprising a first package that conveys strength and a second package that conveys softness. Lint, basis weight, total dry tensile, absorbency, and softness are common intensive properties of the first and second toilet tissue products and one or more of these common intensive properties can be different between the first and second toilet tissue products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210380333
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products comprising a first package that conveys strength and a second package that conveys softness. Lint, basis weight, total dry tensile, absorbency, and softness are common intensive properties of the first and second toilet tissue products and one or more of these common intensive properties can be different between the first and second toilet tissue products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Thorsten KNOBLOCH, Michael Ricardo BURNS, Jennifer Lori STEEVES-KISS, Illya Torrance THOMAS
  • Patent number: 11130624
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. A first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a total dry tensile strength of greater than 600 g/in, and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is at least 20% greater than the first lint value and a total dry tensile strength of less than 600 g/in. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Patent number: 11124356
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. A first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is greater than the first lint value. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package, where the first and second toilet tissue product packages are separate from each other such that the first toilet tissue product package is displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Patent number: 11124357
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. In an example, a first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is greater than the first lint value and wherein the first toilet tissue product has a total dry tensile strength greater than the total dry tensile strength of the second toilet tissue product. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20200130910
    Abstract: A process for producing and packaging articles of manufacture for creating an array of articles of manufacture. The process may include producing a first article of manufacture comprising a first intensive property and producing a second article of manufacture comprising a second intensive property. The process may also include packaging the first article of manufacture in a first package, and packaging the second article of manufacture in a second package. Each of the first and second packages may comprise a common single source identifier. The first intensive property may be different than the second intensive property. The first package may comprise a first product designation that connotes softness and the second package may comprise a second product designation that connotes strength. The first and second articles of manufacture may be toilet tissue products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160229607
    Abstract: First and second toilet tissue product packages. The product packages can include a first toilet tissue product exhibiting a first total dry tensile strength value and a second toilet tissue product exhibiting a second total dry tensile strength value which is different than the first total dry tensile strength value. The first toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the second toilet tissue product package. The first toilet tissue product package can be displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process and they are designed to be sold individually. The first and second toilet tissue product packages each have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160229609
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. The array can have a first, second, and third toilet tissue product. The first, second, and third toilet tissue products can exhibit different values for an intensive property. The first toilet tissue product is housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product is housed within a second toilet tissue product package, and the third toilet tissue product is housed within a third toilet tissue product package. Each of the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages can be displayed in the same aisle of a retail store and can be designed to be sold individually. The first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages each can have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160229608
    Abstract: First and second toilet tissue product packages. The product packages can include a first toilet tissue product exhibiting a first basis weight value and a second toilet tissue product exhibiting a second basis weight value which is different than the first basis weight value. The first toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the second toilet tissue product package. The first toilet tissue product package can be displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process and they are designed to be sold individually. The first and second toilet tissue product packages each have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160229606
    Abstract: First and second toilet tissue product packages. The product packages can include a first toilet tissue product exhibiting a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product exhibiting a second lint value which is different than the first lint value. The first toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the second toilet tissue product package. The first toilet tissue product package can be displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process and they are designed to be sold individually. The first and second toilet tissue product packages each have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160194143
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. A first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a total dry tensile strength of greater than 600 g/in, and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is at least 20% greater than the first lint value and a total dry tensile strength of less than 600 g/in. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brace, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry Duval, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160185513
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. In an example, a first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is greater than the first lint value and wherein the first toilet tissue product has a total dry tensile strength greater than the total dry tensile strength of the second toilet tissue product. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brace, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry Duval, Michael Ricardo Burns (Deceased)
  • Publication number: 20160185512
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. A first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is greater than the first lint value. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package, where the first and second toilet tissue product packages are separate from each other such that the first toilet tissue product package is displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brace, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry Duval, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Patent number: 9327888
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products, for example toilet tissue products, and arrays thereof associated with non-textual indicia, such as character representations exhibiting active poses, that are psychologically matched to intensive properties of the sanitary tissue products; processes for making such an array of sanitary tissue products are provided, and marketing articles associated with displaying and/or advertising an array of sanitary tissue products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Michael Ricardo Burns, Mary Windes Burns, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brase, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry DuVal
  • Patent number: 9242775
    Abstract: An array of sanitary tissue products, for example an array of toilet tissue products, wherein one of the sanitary tissue products exhibits a total dry tensile strength that is greater than another sanitary tissue product within the array, and a process for making such an array, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Michael Ricardo Burns, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brase, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry DuVal, Mary Windes Burns