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).

  • Publication number: 20020185420
    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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Eric Richard Bartsch, John Allen Wooton, Jonathan George Denham, John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens, Ronald Howard Wanless
  • Patent number: D436232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan George Denham, John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens
  • Patent number: D450053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephan Gary Bush, Michael Sean Farrell, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D525145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, John David Lamb, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D527652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, John David Lamb, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D530924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, John Edward Sheppard, Zoe Trevett
  • Patent number: D531753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, John David Lamb, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D463437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stephan Gary Bush, Michael Sean Farrell, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D464130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan George Denham, John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis
  • Patent number: D538474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, John David Lamb
  • Patent number: D471460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Duncan John Paul, Paul Alan Glover, Christopher Gordon Hamilton, Simon James Hopkins, John Edwards Sheppard
  • Patent number: D471819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Duncan John Paul, Paul Alan Glover, Christopher Gordon Hamilton, Simon James Hopkins, John Edwards Sheppard
  • Patent number: D546668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
  • Patent number: D546669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, Laurel Jane Aldridge, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
  • Patent number: D547004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, John David Lamb, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D554799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, John David Lamb
  • Patent number: D558570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
  • Patent number: D417731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Edward Butler, Shane Michael de La Harpe, Paul John Rennie, John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens
  • Patent number: D433123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens
  • Patent number: D433124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens