Patents by Inventor John Glasgow Burns

John Glasgow Burns 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).

  • Disposable excreta management device
    Patent number: 6926701
    Abstract: The disposable excreta management device has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a wearer-facing surface and an opposing surface. The disposable excreta management device comprises a flexible bag to contain excreta and an adhesive flange to attach the device to the body of a wearer. The flexible bag has an opening positioned on the wearer-facing surface. The excreta management device has an orifice provided on the flexible bag and comprises a seal means to resealably close the orifice. A peel force of the seal means to the surface of the flexible bag is between 0.3 N/cm and 4.0 N/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Glasgow Burns, Jr., Maya Hasegawa, Takaya Okano, Yoko Hayashi
  • Disposable excreta management device
    Publication number: 20040002687
    Abstract: The disposable excreta management device has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a wearer-facing surface and an opposing surface. The disposable excreta management device comprises a flexible bag to contain excreta and an adhesive flange to attach the device to the body of a wearer. The flexible bag has an opening positioned on the wearer-facing surface. The excreta management device has an orifice provided on the flexible bag and comprises a seal means to resealably close the orifice. A peel force of the seal means to the surface of the flexible bag is between 0.3 N/cm and 4.0 N/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Glasgow Burns, Maya Hasegawa, Takaya Okano, Yoko Hayashi
  • Method for manufacturing a disposable excreta management device
    Patent number: 6669677
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a disposable excreta management device. The method includes the steps of: combining a continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web and a discrete adhesive flange to make a first continuous composite web at a first combining section; forming lateral fold on the continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web at a first fold forming section, and then forming a pair of longitudinal folds on the continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web at a second fold forming section; combining the first continuous composite web and a continuous liquid impermeable garment facing sheet web to make a second continuous composite web at a second combining section, and cutting the second continuous composite web into the discrete disposable excreta management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Glasgow Burns, Jr., Yasuhiro Ishii
  • Method for manufacturing a disposable excreta management device
    Publication number: 20030204173
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a disposable excreta management device. The method includes the steps of: combining a continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web and a discrete adhesive flange to make a first continuous composite web at a first combining section; forming lateral fold on the continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web at a first fold forming section, and then forming a pair of longitudinal folds on the continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web at a second fold forming section; combining the first continuous composite web and a continuous liquid impermeable garment facing sheet web to make a second continuous composite web at a second combining section, and cutting the second continuous composite web into the discrete disposable excreta management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Glasgow Burns, Yasuhiro Ishii
  • Absorbent article comprising microporous film
    Patent number: 6328723
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a breathable microporous film is disclosed. The breathable microporous film is made by stretching a mixture of a thermoplastic resin and inorganic fillers at least in one direction. At least a part of the breathable microporous film is deformed such that Z number specified by equation (1) is 3.0 or above, wherein MS: average material strain at break of breathable microporous film; AS: average applied strain for deformation; N: neck down prevention coefficient; &sgr;MS: standard deviation of material strain at break; &sgr;AS: standard deviation of applied strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Glasgow Burns, Jr., Chiun-hsien Chang, Kazushige Kishida, Guido Bonelli, Tsunetoshi Miura