Patents by Inventor John Leslie Brent, JR.

John Leslie Brent, JR. 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).

  • METHODS OF MAKING A DEFLECTION MEMBER
    Publication number: 20200376748
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a deflection member is disclosed. The method may include the steps of providing an additive manufacturing apparatus that includes at least one radiation source and a vat containing a photopolymer resin, providing a reinforcing member, contacting a surface of the reinforcing member with the photopolymer resin, and directing radiation from the at least one radiation source towards a surface of the reinforcing member to at least partially cure photopolymer resin in contact with the surface of the reinforcing member to create at least a portion of a lock-on layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: John Leslie Brent, JR.
  • Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
    Patent number: 10844539
    Abstract: A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member that includes a resin coating, and at least one tile fastened to the resin coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer, John Allen Manifold, Eric James Watkins, Mario Castillo, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan
  • Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
    Patent number: 10815618
    Abstract: A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer, John Allen Manifold, Eric James Watkins, Mario Castillo
  • Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures and process for making same
    Patent number: 10794004
    Abstract: A deflection member. The deflection member can be a unitary structure having a plurality of discrete primary elements and a plurality of secondary elements. At least one of the secondary elements can be an elongate member having a major axis having both a machine direction vector component and a cross machine direction vector component. In an example, the secondary elements can be arranged in a Voronoi pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer, Gustav Andre Mellin
  • Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
    Patent number: 10683614
    Abstract: A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer, John Allen Manifold, Mario M. Castillo
  • Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
    Patent number: 10676865
    Abstract: A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer, John Allen Manifold
  • Seamless unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures having increased surface area and process for making same
    Patent number: 10465340
    Abstract: A seamless unitary deflection member. The seamless unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The seamless unitary deflection member can also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance can have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or lesser area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer
  • Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making Same
    Publication number: 20190330800
    Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The unitary deflection member can also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance can have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or greater area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer
  • Seamless Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making Same
    Publication number: 20190330799
    Abstract: A seamless unitary deflection member. The seamless unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The seamless unitary deflection member may also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance may have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or lesser area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer
  • Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures having increased surface area and process for making same
    Patent number: 10385509
    Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The unitary deflection member can also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance can have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or greater area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer
  • Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making Same
    Publication number: 20190161917
    Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a fluid pervious reinforcing member and a patterned framework. The patterned framework can have a plurality of regularly spaced protuberances extending from the reinforcing member. At least two of said protuberances can be similar in size and shape, and each protuberance can have a transition portion having a transition portion width and a forming portion having a forming portion width. The transition portion width can be less than the forming portion width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer
  • Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures and Process for Making Same
    Publication number: 20190161912
    Abstract: A deflection member. The deflection member can be a unitary structure having a plurality of discrete primary elements and a plurality of secondary elements. At least one of the secondary elements can be an elongate member having a major axis having both a machine direction vector component and a cross machine direction vector component. In an example, the secondary elements can be arranged in a Voronoi pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer, Gustav Andre Mellin
  • Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures having increased surface area and process for making same
    Patent number: 10240298
    Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a fluid pervious reinforcing member and a patterned framework. The patterned framework can have a plurality of regularly spaced protuberances extending from the reinforcing member. At least two of said protuberances can be similar in size and shape, and each protuberance can have a transition portion having a transition portion width and a forming portion having a forming portion width. The transition portion width can be less than the forming portion width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer
  • Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures and process for making same
    Patent number: 10233593
    Abstract: A deflection member. The deflection member can be a unitary structure having a plurality of discrete primary elements and a plurality of secondary elements. At least one of the secondary elements can be an elongate member having a major axis having both a machine direction vector component and a cross machine direction vector component. In an example, the secondary elements can be arranged in a Voronoi pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer, Gustav Andres Mellin
  • Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures and process for making same
    Patent number: 10214856
    Abstract: A deflection member. The deflection member can be a unitary structure having a plurality of discrete primary elements and a plurality of secondary elements. At least one of the secondary elements can be an elongate member having a major axis having both a machine direction vector component and a cross machine direction vector component. Each discrete primary element can be an open structure having at least two linking segments, with at least one of the plurality of linking segments having a Z-direction vector component. In an example, either of the secondary elements or the linking segments can be arranged in a Voronoi pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer, Gustav Andres Mellin
  • Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making Same
    Publication number: 20180237991
    Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The unitary deflection member can also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance can have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or greater area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer
  • Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making Same
    Publication number: 20180230656
    Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a fluid pervious reinforcing member and a patterned framework. The patterned framework can have a plurality of regularly spaced protuberances extending from the reinforcing member. At least two of said protuberances can be similar in size and shape, and each protuberance can have a transition portion having a transition portion width and a forming portion having a forming portion width. The transition portion width can be less than the forming portion width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer
  • Seamless Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making Same
    Publication number: 20180216293
    Abstract: A seamless unitary deflection member. The seamless unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The seamless unitary deflection member can also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance can have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or lesser area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer
  • Unitary deflection member for making fibrous structures having increased surface area and process for making same
    Patent number: 9976261
    Abstract: A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a fluid pervious reinforcing member and a patterned framework. The patterned framework can have a plurality of regularly spaced protuberances extending from the reinforcing member. At least two of said protuberances can be similar in size and shape, and each protuberance can have a transition portion having a transition portion width and a forming portion having a forming portion width. The transition portion width can be less than the forming portion width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, John Leslie Brent, Jr., James Michael Singer
  • Deflecting Member for Making Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20180119348
    Abstract: A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: John Leslie Brent, JR., James Michael Singer, John Allen Manifold, Min Mao, Steven James Schroeck