Patents by Inventor James Allen Cain
James Allen Cain 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).
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Patent number: 11879215Abstract: Fibrous structures, and more particularly sanitary tissue products containing fibrous structures having a surface exhibiting a three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the fibrous structure and/or sanitary tissue product exhibits novel properties compared to known fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John Delvecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Publication number: 20230027102Abstract: Creped fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the creped fibrous structures may exhibit improved knuckle properties, such as Knuckle Roughness Ra, Knuckle Roughness Rq, and Knuckle Creping Frequency and methods for making same are provided, and/or may comprise elongate knuckles comprising discrete pillows and/or elongate pillows between first and second elongate knuckles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Fei WANG, Douglas Jay BARKEY, James Allen CAIN, Stephen John DELVECCHIO, Angela Marie LEIMBACH, Kun PIAO, James Kenneth COMER, Ryan Dominic MALADEN, Atiya JORDAN-BROWN, David Warren LOEBKER
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Patent number: 11486097Abstract: Creped fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the creped fibrous structures may exhibit improved knuckle properties, such as Knuckle Roughness Ra, Knuckle Roughness Rq, and Knuckle Creping Frequency and methods for making same are provided, and/or may comprise elongate knuckles comprising discrete pillows and/or elongate pillows between first and second elongate knuckles.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John Delvecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen, Atiya Jordan-Brown, David Warren Loebker
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Publication number: 20220178076Abstract: A fibrous structure. The structure may include a plurality of continuous or semi-continuous knuckles extending from portions of the surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of knuckles may be separated by adjacent continuous or semi-continuous pillows. Each knuckle may comprise a plurality of discrete pillows, the plurality of discrete pillows may be arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each knuckle; alternatively, each pillow may comprise a plurality of discrete knuckles, the plurality of discrete knuckles may be arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each pillow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Publication number: 20220064866Abstract: Fibrous structures, and more particularly sanitary tissue products containing fibrous structures having a surface exhibiting a three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the fibrous structure and/or sanitary tissue product exhibits novel properties compared to known fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John Delvecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Patent number: 11198972Abstract: A fibrous structure. The structure includes a plurality of semi-continuous knuckles extending from portions of the surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of semi-continuous knuckles are separated by adjacent semi-continuous pillow regions. Each semi-continuous knuckle comprises a plurality of discrete pillows, the plurality of discrete pillows are arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each of the semi-continuous knuckle.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Patent number: 11162224Abstract: Fibrous structures, and more particularly sanitary tissue products containing fibrous structures having a surface exhibiting a three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the fibrous structure and/or sanitary tissue product exhibits novel properties compared to known fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John Delvecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Publication number: 20200354896Abstract: Creped fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the creped fibrous structures may exhibit improved knuckle properties, such as Knuckle Roughness Ra, Knuckle Roughness Rq, and Knuckle Creping Frequency and methods for making same are provided, and/or may comprise elongate knuckles comprising discrete pillows and/or elongate pillows between first and second elongate knuckles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Fei WANG, Douglas Jay BARKEY, James Allen CAIN, Stephen John DELVECCHIO, Angela Marie LEIMBACH, Kun PIAO, James Kenneth COMER, Ryan Dominic MALADEN, Atiya JORDAN-BROWN, David Warren LOEBKER
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Patent number: 10745865Abstract: Creped fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the creped fibrous structures exhibit improved knuckle properties, such as Knuckle Roughness Ra, Knuckle Roughness Rq, and Knuckle Creping Frequency and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen, Atiya Jordan-Brown, David Warren Loebker
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Patent number: 10745864Abstract: Fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the fibrous structures contain two or more pillows that exhibit differential pillow height and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen, Thomas Alan Wilker
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Publication number: 20200109520Abstract: Fibrous structures, and more particularly sanitary tissue products containing fibrous structures having a surface exhibiting a three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the fibrous structure and/or sanitary tissue product exhibits novel properties compared to known fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John Delvecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Patent number: 10538881Abstract: Fibrous structures, and more particularly sanitary tissue products containing fibrous structures having a surface exhibiting a three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the fibrous structure and/or sanitary tissue product exhibits novel properties compared to known fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Publication number: 20190136459Abstract: Creped fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the creped fibrous structures exhibit improved knuckle properties, such as Knuckle Roughness Ra, Knuckle Roughness Rq, and Knuckle Creping Frequency and methods for making same are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen, Atiya Jordan-Brown, David Warren Loebker
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Publication number: 20180112357Abstract: A fibrous structure. The structure includes a plurality of semi-continuous knuckles extending from portions of the surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of semi-continuous knuckles are separated by adjacent semi-continuous pillow regions. Each semi-continuous knuckle comprises a plurality of discrete pillows, the plurality of discrete pillows are arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each of the semi-continuous knuckle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Publication number: 20180112361Abstract: Fibrous structures having pillows and knuckles, wherein the fibrous structures contain two or more pillows that exhibit differential pillow height and methods for making same are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John Delvecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen, Thomas Alan Wilker
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Publication number: 20180112358Abstract: Fibrous structures, and more particularly sanitary tissue products containing fibrous structures having a surface exhibiting a three-dimensional (3D) pattern such that the fibrous structure and/or sanitary tissue product exhibits novel properties compared to known fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products, and methods for making same are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Patent number: 9752281Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface including a plurality of line elements and a method for making same is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Allen Manifold, Douglas Jay Barkey, Angela Marie Leimbach, James Allen Cain
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Publication number: 20120107568Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface including a plurality of line elements and a method for making same is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Douglas Jay Barkey, Angela Marie Leimbach, James Allen Cain
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Patent number: 7700027Abstract: The present invention relates to a creping aid composition comprising a film-forming semi-crystalline polymer and a vehicle system comprising a cationic polymer resin, a water soluble anionic film forming polymer, and water, wherein the net Mutek charge of the vehicle system is less than about ?200 ?eq/g solid and the pH of the creping aid composition is greater than the pH of the vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Charles William Neal, Edward Aprahamian, Jr., James Allen Cain
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Patent number: 7683126Abstract: The present invention relates to a creping aid composition comprising a film-forming semi-crystalline polymer and a vehicle system comprising a cationic polymer resin, a water soluble anionic film forming polymer, and water, wherein the net Mutek charge of the vehicle system is less than about ?200 ?eq/g solid and the pH of the creping aid composition is greater than the pH of the vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Charles William Neal, Edward Aprahamian, Jr., James Allen Cain