Patents by Inventor Jeffrey William Winkle

Jeffrey William Winkle 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: 20140212644
    Abstract: A method of communicating qualities to a consumer of a paper towel product where the method involves: providing a paper towel product having one or more qualities, identifying one or more communicative elements having one or more of the same qualities of the paper towel product, selecting a first communicative element by applying one or more selective criteria to the one or more communicative elements, providing a visual representation of the paper towel product and a visual representation of the first communicative element, and using the visual representations of the paper towel product and first communicative element to provide a quality communicative indicium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lee CONNER, Laura Kathleen WEBER, Jeffrey William WINKLE
  • Patent number: 8722176
    Abstract: A method of communicating qualities to a consumer of a paper towel product where the method involves: providing a paper towel product having one or more qualities, identifying one or more communicative elements having one or more of the same qualities of the paper towel product, selecting a first communicative element by applying one or more selective criteria to the one or more communicative elements, providing a visual representation of the paper towel product and a visual representation of the first communicative element, and using the visual representations of the paper towel product and first communicative element to provide a quality communicative indicium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lee Conner, Laura Kathleen Weber, Jeffrey William Winkle
  • Publication number: 20120318693
    Abstract: A method of communicating qualities to a consumer of a paper towel product where the method involves: providing a paper towel product having one or more qualities, identifying one or more communicative elements having one or more of the same qualities of the paper towel product, selecting a first communicative element by applying one or more selective criteria to the one or more communicative elements, providing a visual representation of the paper towel product and a visual representation of the first communicative element, and using the visual representations of the paper towel product and first communicative element to provide a quality communicative indicium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Lee Conner, Laura Kathleen Weber, Jeffrey William Winkle
  • Patent number: 8273446
    Abstract: A method of communicating qualities to a consumer of a paper towel product where the method involves: providing a paper towel product having one or more qualities, identifying one or more communicative elements having one or more of the same qualities of the paper towel product, selecting a first communicative element by applying one or more selective criteria to the one or more communicative elements, providing a visual representation of the paper towel product and a visual representation of the first communicative element, and using the visual representations of the paper towel product and first communicative element to provide a quality communicative indicium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lee Conner, Laura Kathleen Weber, Jeffrey William Winkle
  • Publication number: 20090041998
    Abstract: A method of communicating qualities to a consumer of a paper towel product where the method involves: providing a paper towel product having one or more qualities, identifying one or more communicative elements having one or more of the same qualities of the paper towel product, selecting a first communicative element by applying one or more selective criteria to the one or more communicative elements, providing a visual representation of the paper towel product and a visual representation of the first communicative element, and using the visual representations of the paper towel product and first communicative element to provide a quality communicative indicium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Lee Conner, Laura Kathleen Weber, Jeffrey William Winkle
  • Patent number: D618917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Cathy Marie Sanders, Phillip Lacoi Hutchison, Jeffrey William Winkle
  • Patent number: D621164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Cathy Marie Sanders, Phillip Lacoi Hutchison, Jeffrey William Winkle