Patents by Inventor John Brian Strube
John Brian Strube 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: 7183231Abstract: The present invention is directed to a textile material comprising yarns wherein the material is textured by subjecting specified regions of the material to incremental strains sufficient to cause yarn failures or yarn elongation in yarns running in one direction within the specified regions. The yarns in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the failed or elongated yarns will generally have substantially unaltered physical properties and are redistributed within the specified regions. Typically, the yarn failures or elongation will be in the fill direction and yarns in the warp direction will have unaltered physical properties and be redistributed within the specified regions. Also included in the present invention is a method of manufacturing the textured textile material.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2002Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jody Lynn Hoying, John Joseph Curro, Susan Nicole Lloyd, John Brian Strube
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Patent number: 6878433Abstract: A laminate web and several uses of the laminate web are disclosed. The laminate web comprises a first web, a second web joined to the first web at a plurality of discrete bond sites; and a third material disposed between at least a portion of the first and second webs. The laminate webs of the present invention are suitable for a variety of uses. Such uses include flexible carrying implement, medical applications, kitchen or bathroom implements, decorative coverings, home accent items, pet industry articles, fabric, fabric backings, edible materials, bedding applications, absorbent food pads, clean room wipes, tack cloths, and many other uses.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2001Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, John Brian Strube
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Patent number: 6863960Abstract: A user-activatible substance delivery system of the present invention comprises a first web and a second web, the first and second webs having a periphery and being enclosed about their respective peripheries and defining a void space therein. A substance for delivery upon user activation is disposed in the void space. At least one of the first or second webs has at least one bond site. The bond site(s) define(s) a melt weakened region such that upon application of a force having a vector component parallel to the transverse axis, the bond site(s) fracture(s) to form a corresponding aperture in the respective web. The apertures provide a fluid communication path to facilitate delivery of the substance from the void space.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Ali Abdelaziz Alwattari, Douglas Herrin Benson, Anneke Margaret Kaminiski, Michele Ann Mansfield, John Brian Strube
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Patent number: 6830800Abstract: An elastic laminate web is disclosed. The elastic laminate web can be non-apertured or apertured, and comprises a first web, and a second web joined to the first web in a face to face relationship at a plurality of discrete bond sites having an aspect ratio of at least 2. The first and second webs form an interior region therebetween. An elastic material is disposed between the first and second webs. The elastic material is apertured in regions coincident the bond sites, such that the first and second webs are joined through the apertures. The laminate so produced can be stretched in a predetermined direction, such as by incremental stretching, to produce an apertured elastic laminate.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2001Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, Anthony Stephen Spencer, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20040185736Abstract: An electrical cable of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced, parallel flat conductors. Each of the plurality of flat conductors was previously integral with each immediately adjacent flat conductor. A dielectric material is holds the conductors in the spaced, parallel relationship. The dielectric material can be a polymer film, a nonwoven, or other polymer materials such as PTFE, or expanded PTFE. The cable of the present invention is made by providing first and second webs of dielectric materials and a third sheet of conductive material. The first and second web materials are bonded to the third sheet of conductive material in a face-to-face layered relationship thereby forming a bonded laminate. The bonded laminate is then incrementally stretched to separate the sheet of conductive material in to spaced, parallel flat conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20040121686Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonwoven substrate suitable for use as a cleaning sheet having density of no more than 0.15 g/cm3 and comprising at least one fibrous web, said substrate comprising at least one first region and at least one second region wherein said second region comprises protruding elements and is capable of greater geometric deformation than said first region. The present invention also relates to the use of said substrates as cleaning sheets, a process of cleaning soiled surfaces with said substrates and a method of making said substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Arthur Wong, Jeffery Lawrence Flora, John Brian Strube, Ali Abdelaziz Alwattari, Rajeev Chhabra
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Patent number: 6730622Abstract: An electrical cable of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced, parallel flat conductors. Each of the plurality of flat conductors was previously integral with each immediately adjacent flat conductor. A dielectric material is holds the conductors in the spaced, parallel relationship. The dielectric material can be a polymer film, a nonwoven, or other polymer materials such as PTFE, or expanded PTFE. The cable of the present invention is made by providing first and second webs of dielectric materials and a third sheet of conductive material. The first and second web materials are bonded to the third sheet of conductive material in a face-to-face layered relationship thereby forming a bonded laminate. The bonded laminate is then incrementally stretched to separate the sheet of conductive material in to spaced, parallel flat conductors.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2001Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20030087571Abstract: The present invention is directed to a textile material comprising yarns wherein the material is textured by subjecting specified regions of the material to incremental strains sufficient to cause yarn failures or yarn elongation in yarns running in one direction within the specified regions. The yarns in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the failed or elongated yarns will generally have substantially unaltered physical properties and are redistributed within the specified regions. Typically, the yarn failures or elongation will be in the fill direction and yarns in the warp direction will have unaltered physical properties and be redistributed within the specified regions. Also included in the present invention is a method of manufacturing the textured textile material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Jody Lynn Hoying, John Joseph Curro, Susan Nicole Lloyd, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20020062974Abstract: An electrical cable of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced, parallel flat conductors. Each of the plurality of flat conductors was previously integral with each immediately adjacent flat conductor. A dielectric material is holds the conductors in the spaced, parallel relationship. The dielectric material can be a polymer film, a nonwoven, or other polymer materials such as PTFE, or expanded PTFE. The cable of the present invention is made by providing first and second webs of dielectric materials and a third sheet of conductive material. The first and second web materials are bonded to the third sheet of conductive material in a face-to-face layered relationship thereby forming a bonded laminate. The bonded laminate is then incrementally stretched to separate the sheet of conductive material in to spaced, parallel flat conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20020039867Abstract: A substance encapsulation system capable of being apertured under a tensioning force comprises a first web and a second web. A powdered, granular, particulate, or gel substance can be disposed between the first and second webs. Upon application of a sufficient force having a vector component parallel to the transverse axis, the bond site fractures to form a corresponding aperture to facilitate exposure of the substance. Alternatively, a central layer may be disposed between at least a portion of the first and second webs. The central layer may carry a substance to be exposed or the central layer may be a dissimilar material from the first and second webs. In a preferred embodiment, the system has a plurality of bond sites.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2001Publication date: April 4, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20020034912Abstract: A laminate web and several uses of the laminate web are disclosed. The laminate web comprises a first web, a second web joined to the first web at a plurality of discrete bond sites; and a third material disposed between at least a portion of the first and second webs. The laminate webs of the present invention are suitable for a variety of uses. Such uses include flexible carrying implement, medical applications, kitchen or bathroom implements, decorative coverings, home accent items, pet industry articles, fabric, fabric backings, edible materials, bedding applications, absorbent food pads, clean room wipes, tack cloths, and many other uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20020022427Abstract: A user-activatible substance delivery system of the present invention comprises a first web and a second web, the first and second webs having a periphery and being enclosed about their respective peripheries and defining a void space therein. A substance for delivery upon user activation is disposed in the void space. At least one of the first or second webs has at least one bond site. The bond site(s) define(s) a melt weakened region such that upon application of a force having a vector component parallel to the transverse axis, the bond site(s) fracture(s) to form a corresponding aperture in the respective web. The apertures provide a fluid communication path to facilitate delivery of the substance from the void space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Ali Abdelaziz Alwattari, Douglas Herrin Benson, Anneke Margaret Kaminiski, Michele Ann Mansfield, John Brian Strube
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Publication number: 20020016122Abstract: An elastic laminate web is disclosed. The elastic laminate web can be non-apertured or apertured, and comprises a first web, and a second web joined to the first web in a face to face relationship at a plurality of discrete bond sites having an aspect ratio of at least 2. The first and second webs form an interior region therebetween. An elastic material is disposed between the first and second webs. The elastic material is apertured in regions coincident the bond sites, such that the first and second webs are joined through the apertures. The laminate so produced can be stretched in a predetermined direction, such as by incremental stretching, to produce an apertured elastic laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Joseph Curro, Douglas Herrin Benson, Anthony Stephen Spencer, John Brian Strube