Patents by Inventor John Edward Sheppard

John Edward Sheppard 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).

  • Patent number: 9027571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool (1) for separating a hair bundle (11) comprising a number of hair strands appropriate for receiving a hair treatment composition (15) for creating a hair bundle effect. The hair bundle (11) is received into a through hole (10) via a slit (50). The dimensions of the through hole (10) dictate the appropriate size of a hair bundle (11). In one aspect of the present invention, the tool (1) is substantially flat in order to prevent spillages of hair treatment composition (15) onto the scalp. A gripping layer (70) may extend upon at least a portion of the tool (1) for aiding the grip of the tool (1) to the hair bundle (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Edmund Baker, Gwenalle Deloux, Natasha Jane Evans, Neil Anthony Litten, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: 8960205
    Abstract: A method of imparting hair strand effects may include identifying each of a plurality of hair strands to which to apply a hair strand effect product independently and individually, the plurality of hair strands associated with an illustration of at least one type of hair strand effects and one of a plurality of hair styles, and applying the product to each of the plurality of hair strands independently and individually subsequent to identifying the plurality of hair strands. In the alternative or in combination, a hair instruction guide may be consulted, the guide having at least one strand size associated with one of the plurality of types of hair strand effects, and a strand of hair may be identified according to the at least one strand size. A system for creating a hair strand effect may include a hair strand effect product and such a hair instruction guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dennis Joseph Boyle, Natasha Jane Evans, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Simon Paul Godfrey, Mark Thomas Lund, Emily Joyce Ma, John Edward Sheppard, John Wallace Smith
  • Publication number: 20140076352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool (1) for separating a hair bundle (11) comprising a number of hair strands appropriate for receiving a hair treatment composition (15) for creating a hair bundle effect. The hair bundle (11) is received into a through hole (10) via a slit (50). The dimensions of the through hole (10) dictate the appropriate size of a hair bundle (11). In one aspect of the present invention, the tool (1) is substantially flat in order to prevent spillages of hair treatment composition (15) onto the scalp. A gripping layer (70) may extend upon at least a portion of the tool (1) for aiding the grip of the tool (1) to the hair bundle (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Edmund BAKER, Gwenalle DELOUX, Natasha Jane EVANS, Neil Anthony LITTEN, John Edward SHEPPARD
  • Patent number: 8616222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool for separating a hair bundle of hair from the remaining hair for a hair bundle effect such as highlighting, the tools are structured to be applied to hair through a slit and into a through hole, the through hole then holds the hair bundle to receive the hair effect compared to the whole head of hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Edmund Baker, Gwenaelle Deloux, Natasha Jane Evans, Neil Anthony Litton, John Edward Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20130333716
    Abstract: A method of imparting hair strand effects may include identifying each of a plurality of hair strands to which to apply a hair strand effect product independently and individually, the plurality of hair strands associated with an illustration of at least one type of hair strand effects and one of a plurality of hair styles, and applying the product to each of the plurality of hair strands independently and individually subsequent to identifying the plurality of hair strands. In the alternative or in combination, a hair instruction guide may be consulted, the guide having at least one strand size associated with one of the plurality of types of hair strand effects, and a strand of hair may be identified according to the at least one strand size. A system for creating a hair strand effect may include a hair strand effect product and such a hair instruction guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dennis Joseph BOYLE, Natasha Jane EVANS, Betsy Charlotte FIELDS, Simon Paul GODFREY, Mark Thomas LUND, Emily Joyce MA, John Edward SHEPPARD, John Wallace SMITH
  • Patent number: 8522794
    Abstract: A method of imparting hair strand effects may include identifying each of a plurality of hair strands to which to apply a hair strand effect product independently and individually, the plurality of hair strands associated with an illustration of at least one type of hair strand effects and one of a plurality of hair styles, and applying the product to each of the plurality of hair strands independently and individually subsequent to identifying the plurality of hair strands. In the alternative or in combination, a hair instruction guide may be consulted, the guide having at least one strand size associated with one of the plurality of types of hair strand effects, and a strand of hair may be identified according to the at least one strand size. A system for creating a hair strand effect may include a hair strand effect product and such a hair instruction guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dennis Joseph Boyle, Natasha Jane Evans, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Simon Paul Godfrey, Mark Thomas Lund, Emily Joyce Ma, John Edward Sheppard, John Wallace Smith
  • Publication number: 20080223391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool (1) for separating a hair bundle (11) comprising a number of hair strands appropriate for receiving a hair treatment composition (15) for creating a hair bundle effect. The hair bundle (11) is received into a through hole (10) via a slit (50). The dimensions of the through hole (10) dictate the appropriate size of a hair bundle (11). In one aspect of the present invention, the tool (1) is substantially flat in order to prevent spillages of hair treatment composition (15) onto the scalp. A gripping layer (70) may extend upon at least a portion of the tool (1) for aiding the grip of the tool (1) to the hair bundle (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Edmund Baker, Gwenaelle Deloux, Natasha Jane Evans, Neil Anthony Litton, John Edward Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20080223393
    Abstract: A method of imparting hair strand effects may include identifying each of a plurality of hair strands to which to apply a hair strand effect product independently and individually, the plurality of hair strands associated with an illustration of at least one type of hair strand effects and one of a plurality of hair styles, and applying the product to each of the plurality of hair strands independently and individually subsequent to identifying the plurality of hair strands. In the alternative or in combination, a hair instruction guide may be consulted, the guide having at least one strand size associated with one of the plurality of types of hair strand effects, and a strand of hair may be identified according to the at least one strand size. A system for creating a hair strand effect may include a hair strand effect product and such a hair instruction guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Dennis Joseph Boyle, Natasha Jane Evans, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Simon Paul Godfrey, Mark Thomas Lund, Emily Joyce Ma, John Wallace Smith, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: 7410105
    Abstract: A sprayer, which in one embodiment, is a hand held ergonomic sprayer is disclosed herein. The sprayer may include: a housing through which water flows; a handle for gripping by a user, which is joined to the housing; at least one spray nozzle operatively connected to the housing; and, a connection for a hose, the connection being joined to the housing. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer has one end of a water-filled hose connected thereto, the combination of the sprayer and suspended portion of the hose has a combined center of gravity that passes through the axis of the sprayer handle. The sprayers described herein may also have other features, and provide other benefits that do not require the sprayers to have an ergonomic design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Eric Richard Bartsch, John Allen Wooton, Jonathan George Denham, John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens, Ronald Howard Wanless
  • Patent number: D558585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis
  • Patent number: D558920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, John David Lamb
  • Patent number: D559099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
  • Patent number: D574156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, John Edward Sheppard, Zoe Trevett
  • Patent number: D576871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, Laurel Jane Aldridge, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
  • Patent number: D577286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, Laurel Jane Aldridge, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
  • Patent number: D595058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, John Edward Sheppard, Zoe Trevett
  • Patent number: D658009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, Samuel William Lucking, David James McNeill, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D674550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, Neil Anthony Litten, Natasha Jane Evans
  • Patent number: D681344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, Samuel William Lucking, David James McNeill, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D687183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, Samuel William Lucking, David James McNeill, John Edward Sheppard