Patents by Inventor Joseph Dean Heatherly

Joseph Dean Heatherly 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).

  • Process for increasing liquid extraction from fabrics
    Patent number: 7954190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of increasing liquid extraction from fabrics having a first liquid content through the use of a mechanical extraction means and a liquid extraction agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shulin Larry Zhang, Joseph Dean Heatherly, Vicente Santamarina
  • Fabric care compositions comprising polyol based fabric care materials and deposition agents
    Patent number: 7776813
    Abstract: A composition comprises polyol-based fabric care materials, particularly esterified saccharides. The composition further comprises deposition agents, dispersing medium, and optional adjunct ingredients. The compositions of the present invention are used to treat fabrics to provide one or more of the following benefits: fabric softness, wrinkle reduction after drying, ease of ironing, in-wear shape retention, fabric elasticity, fabric tensile strength, fabric tear strength, and color protection. Various products containing the composition and methods for using the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shulin Larry Zhang, Glenn Thomas Jordan, IV, Eric Christopher Wells, Joseph Dean Heatherly, Vicente Santamarina
  • Fabric article treating system and method
    Patent number: 7320184
    Abstract: Systems and methods useful for treating a fabric article with a composition comprising polyol-based fabric care materials and a dispersing medium. The dispersing medium is a liquid at room temperature and has a flash point of greater than about 65° C. Specifically, the composition may be dispensed to treat fabric articles in an appliance during the fabric article drying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shulin Larry Zhang, Trace Wendell de Guzman Trajano, Kofi Ofosu-Asante, Joseph Dean Heatherly, Freddy Arthur Barnabas, Jamie Marie Childers, Cynthia Maria Bedell, Dean Larry DuVal, Joia Kirin Spooner-Wyman
  • Fabric article treating system and method
    Patent number: 7047663
    Abstract: Systems and methods useful for treating a fabric article with a composition comprising polyol-based fabric care materials and a dispersing medium. The dispersing medium is a liquid at room temperature and has a flash point of greater than about 65° C. Specifically, the composition may be dispensed to treat fabric articles in an appliance during the fabric article drying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shulin Larry Zhang, Trace Wendell de Guzman Trajano, Kofi Ofosu-Asante, Joseph Dean Heatherly, Freddy Arthur Barnabas, Jamie Marie Childers, Cynthia Maria Bedell, Dean Larry DuVal, Joia Kirin Spooner-Wyman
  • Process for increasing liquid extraction from fabrics
    Publication number: 20040255395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of increasing liquid extraction from fabrics having a first liquid content through the use of a mechanical extraction means and a liquid extraction agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shulin Larry Zhang, Joseph Dean Heatherly, Vicente Santamarina