Patents by Inventor Jonathan Andrew Ficke

Jonathan Andrew Ficke 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: 8545574
    Abstract: Methods for treating a fibrous structure in need of treatment with a chemical additive, such as a chemical softener, and products produced therefrom, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Khosrow Pariz Mohammadi, Robert Michael Bourbon, Paul Joseph Coffaro
  • Patent number: 7806973
    Abstract: A composition suitable for printing onto a fibrous structures and/or absorbent paper products is disclosed. The composition is provided with an ink composition and a silicone composition. The ink composition contains from about 0% to about 50% pigment, from about 0% to about 50% resin, and from about 100% to about 0% water. The silicone composition contains from about 1% to about 75% of silicone, from about 99% to about 25% emulsion, and from about 0% to about 99% water. The composition comprises from about 50% to about 99.75% of the ink composition and from about 0.25% to about 50% of the silicone composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Gillian Scott Cooper, Amy Jo Hamilton
  • Patent number: 7758723
    Abstract: Papermaking processes and more particularly to papermaking processes for foreshortening fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter + Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Michael Scott Prodoehl, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, James Edwin Cartledge, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7691229
    Abstract: A web-making fabric for producing a high caliper fibrous web and the fibrous web produced thereby. The web-making fabric comprises a reinforcing structure and a framework joined to the reinforcing structure. The framework defines a plurality of deflection conduits, at least one deflection conduit is a negatively radiused deflection conduit, and at least one deflection conduit is a positively radiused deflection conduit. The positively radiused deflection conduits are sized, shaped, and arranged to maximize fiber deflection along the periphery of the conduits. The web comprises three regions, a first region a second region and a third region. The first region is immediately adjacent to at least one of the second region and the third region. The second region comprises a plurality of negatively radiused domes. The third region comprises a plurality of positively radiused domes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Yanping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20080216707
    Abstract: A composition suitable for printing onto a fibrous structures and/or absorbent paper products is disclosed. The composition is provided with an ink composition and a silicone composition. The ink composition contains from about 0% to about 50% pigment, from about 0% to about 50% resin, and from about 100% to about 0% water. The silicone composition contains from about 1% to about 75% of silicone, from about 99% to about 25% emulsion, and from about 0% to about 99% water. The composition comprises from about 50% to about 99.75% of the ink composition and from about 0.25% to about 50% of the silicone composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Gillian Scott Cooper, Amy Jo Hamilton
  • Patent number: 7229528
    Abstract: Papermaking processes and more particularly to papermaking processes for foreshortening fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Michael Scott Prodoehl, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, James Edwin Cartledge, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7128809
    Abstract: A web-making fabric for producing a high caliper fibrous web and the fibrous web produced thereby. The web-making fabric comprises a reinforcing structure and a framework joined to the reinforcing structure. The framework defines a plurality of deflection conduits, at least one deflection conduit is a negatively radiused deflection conduit, and at least one deflection conduit is a positively radiused deflection conduit. The positively radiused deflection conduits are sized, shaped, and arranged to maximize fiber deflection along the periphery of the conduits. The web comprises three regions, a first region a second region and a third region. The first region is immediately adjacent to at least one of the second region and the third region. The second region comprises a plurality of negatively radiused domes. The third region comprises a plurality of positively radiused domes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Yanping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20040255396
    Abstract: Methods for treating a fibrous structure in need of treatment with a chemical additive, a chemical softener, and products produced therefrom, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Khosrow Pariz Mohammadi, Robert Michael Bourbon, Paul Joseph Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20040084167
    Abstract: A web-making fabric for producing a high caliper fibrous web and the fibrous web produced thereby. The web-making fabric comprises a reinforcing structure and a framework joined to the reinforcing structure. The framework defines a plurality of deflection conduits, at least one deflection conduit is a negatively radiused deflection conduit, and at least one deflection conduit is a positively radiused deflection conduit. The positively radiused deflection conduits are sized, shaped, and arranged to maximize fiber deflection along the periphery of the conduits. The web comprises three regions, a first region a second region and a third region. The first region is immediately adjacent to at least one of the second region and the third region. The second region comprises a plurality of negatively radiused domes. The third region comprises a plurality of positively radiused domes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Yanping Zhang
  • Patent number: 6179961
    Abstract: Strong, soft, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. At least one surface of the tissue papers has uniform discrete surface deposits of a substantively affixed chemical softening mixture comprising a mixture of a quartenary ammonium compound, an emollient, and a sorbitan ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Patent number: 6126784
    Abstract: A process for applying a chemical additive, such as a softener, to a fibrous web comprises the steps of: providing a fibrous web having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; providing a chemical additive; depositing the chemical additive only to the first side of the fibrous web; causing the first side of the fibrous web to contact the second side of the fibrous web thereby partially transferring the chemical additive from the first side to the second side of the fibrous web such that both the first side and the second side of the fibrous web comprise the chemical additive in a functionally sufficient amount. Preferably, the step of causing the two sides of the web to contact comprises winding the web into a roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Patent number: 5851352
    Abstract: Strong and soft multi-ply tissue paper products useful as absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. At least one internal surface of the tissue paper product has a surface deposited strengthening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Howard Thomas Deason
  • Patent number: 5830317
    Abstract: Soft, strong, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. The tissue papers comprise fibers such as wood pulp and a non-cellulosic, water insoluble particulate filler such as kaolin clay and possess biased surface properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Bart Steven Hersko
  • Patent number: 5814188
    Abstract: Strong, soft, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels are disclosed. At least one surface of the tissue papers has uniform discrete surface deposits of a substantively affixed chemical softening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Paul Thomas Weisman, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Thomas James Klofta
  • Patent number: 5672249
    Abstract: A process for incorporating a fine particulate filler such as kaolin clay into tissue paper is disclosed. The process results in strong, soft, and low dusting tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent sanitary products such as bath tissue, facial tissue, and absorbent towels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Paul Erspamer, Charles William Neal, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Jeffress Paul Halter
  • Patent number: D512840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Siegfried Kurt Martin Hustedt, Anja Werth, Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Yanping Zhang
  • Patent number: D531818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Siegfried Kurt Martin Hustedt, Anja Werth, Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Yanping Zhang