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).
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Patent number: 9027571Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Edmund Baker, Gwenalle Deloux, Natasha Jane Evans, Neil Anthony Litten, John Edward Sheppard
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Patent number: 8960205Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dennis Joseph Boyle, Natasha Jane Evans, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Simon Paul Godfrey, Mark Thomas Lund, Emily Joyce Ma, John Edward Sheppard, John Wallace Smith
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Publication number: 20140076352Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Edmund BAKER, Gwenalle DELOUX, Natasha Jane EVANS, Neil Anthony LITTEN, John Edward SHEPPARD
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Patent number: 8616222Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Edmund Baker, Gwenaelle Deloux, Natasha Jane Evans, Neil Anthony Litton, John Edward Sheppard
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Publication number: 20130333716Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dennis Joseph BOYLE, Natasha Jane EVANS, Betsy Charlotte FIELDS, Simon Paul GODFREY, Mark Thomas LUND, Emily Joyce MA, John Edward SHEPPARD, John Wallace SMITH
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Patent number: 8522794Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dennis Joseph Boyle, Natasha Jane Evans, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Simon Paul Godfrey, Mark Thomas Lund, Emily Joyce Ma, John Edward Sheppard, John Wallace Smith
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Publication number: 20080223391Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Edmund Baker, Gwenaelle Deloux, Natasha Jane Evans, Neil Anthony Litton, John Edward Sheppard
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Publication number: 20080223393Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Dennis Joseph Boyle, Natasha Jane Evans, Betsy Charlotte Fields, Simon Paul Godfrey, Mark Thomas Lund, Emily Joyce Ma, John Wallace Smith, John Edward Sheppard
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Patent number: 7410105Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Eric Richard Bartsch, John Allen Wooton, Jonathan George Denham, John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens, Ronald Howard Wanless
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Patent number: D558585Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis
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Patent number: D558920Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, John David Lamb
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Patent number: D559099Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
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Patent number: D574156Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William John Davis, John Edward Sheppard, Zoe Trevett
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Patent number: D576871Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Edward Sheppard, Laurel Jane Aldridge, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
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Patent number: D577286Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Edward Sheppard, Laurel Jane Aldridge, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
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Patent number: D595058Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William John Davis, John Edward Sheppard, Zoe Trevett
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Patent number: D658009Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William John Davis, Samuel William Lucking, David James McNeill, John Edward Sheppard
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Patent number: D674550Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Edward Sheppard, Neil Anthony Litten, Natasha Jane Evans
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Patent number: D681344Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William John Davis, Samuel William Lucking, David James McNeill, John Edward Sheppard
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Patent number: D687183Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William John Davis, Samuel William Lucking, David James McNeill, John Edward Sheppard