Patents by Inventor John Dwayne Walther

John Dwayne Walther 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).

  • Product dispenser accessory for children
    Patent number: 7690532
    Abstract: An accessory is provided for a product dispenser having a container for holding a product. The container defines a center axis and has a normal dispensing position, and a dispensing mechanism is coupled to the container and has a discharge opening adapted to direct product toward a desired target area when the container is in the normal dispensing position. The accessory is a first stabilizing element coupled to at least one of the container and dispensing mechanism and adapted to maintain the container in the normal dispensing position, thereby to more reliably direct product toward the target area during use. The first stabilizing element incorporates at least one physical feature attractive to a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Jeffrey James Stechschulte
  • Product Dispenser Accessory for Children
    Publication number: 20090184132
    Abstract: An accessory is provided for a product dispenser having a container for holding a product. The container defines a center axis and has a normal dispensing position, and a dispensing mechanism is coupled to the container and has a discharge opening adapted to direct product toward a desired target area when the container is in the normal dispensing position. The accessory is a first stabilizing element coupled to at least one of the container and dispensing mechanism and adapted to maintain the container in the normal dispensing position, thereby to more reliably direct product toward the target area during use. The first stabilizing element incorporates at least one physical feature attractive to a child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Jeffrey James Stechschulte
  • Product dispenser accessory for children
    Patent number: 7475794
    Abstract: An accessory is provided for a product dispenser having a container for holding a product. The container defines a center axis and has a normal dispensing position, and a dispensing mechanism is coupled to the container and has a discharge opening adapted to direct product toward a desired target area when the container is in the normal dispensing position. The accessory is a first stabilizing element coupled to at least one of the container and dispensing mechanism and adapted to maintain the container in the normal dispensing position, thereby to more reliably direct product toward the target area during use. The first stabilizing element incorporates at least one physical feature attractive to a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Jeffrey James Stechschulte
  • Dispensing apparatus for web material
    Patent number: 6994292
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for web materials is disclosed. The dispensing apparatus comprises a support element adapted to support a supply of web material, a first dispensing rib, a second dispensing rib opposing the first dispensing rib, and a turning rib. The first dispensing rib and the second dispensing rib define a dispensing orifice. The turning rib is disposed parallel to the dispensing orifice and occludes the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, John Dwayne Walther, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder
  • Dispensing apparatus for web material
    Publication number: 20040075015
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for web materials is disclosed. The dispensing apparatus comprises a support element adapted to support a supply of web material, a first dispensing rib, a second dispensing rib opposing the first dispensing rib, and a turning rib. The first dispensing rib and the second dispensing rib define a dispensing orifice. The turning rib is disposed parallel to the dispensing orifice and occludes the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, John Dwayne Walther, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D439520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Ronald Peter De Vlam, Tiffany Marie Friend
  • Dispensing device
    Patent number: D439841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Christophe Nicolas Degoix, Stephen William Sikra, Felix James Scarlett
  • Dispensing device
    Patent number: D449227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Christophe Nicolas Degoix, Stephen William Sikra, Felix James Scarlett
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D524166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Sarah Louise Thielman
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D459993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Peter Brian Clarke, John Dwayne Walther, Gregory Alan Zimmer, Javier Verdura
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D528006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Sarah Louise Thielman
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D462011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Tony Michael Guard, James Louis Tobergta
  • Dispenser for a plurality of wipes
    Patent number: D481893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder
  • Frog head dispensing component
    Patent number: D583667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: John Dwayne Walther
  • Frog head dispensing component
    Patent number: D615863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: John Dwayne Walther
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D404311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Zimmer, John Dwayne Walther, Peter Brian Clarke
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D406765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Zimmer, John Dwayne Walther, Peter Brian Clarke
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D416802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Zimmer, John Dwayne Walther, Peter Brian Clarke
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D433335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Zimmer, John Dwayne Walther, Hirotshi Amano