Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Gaines

Joseph Michael Gaines 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: 20230092174
    Abstract: Active agent-containing fibrous elements and/or articles, and more particularly to water-insoluble fibrous elements and/or water-insoluble articles, for example consumable, single use water-insoluble articles such as shave prep articles including one or more active agents, for example one or more fatty amphiphiles and one or more cationic surfactants, and one or more auxiliary ingredients, for example structurants, fibrous elements containing such active agents and auxiliary ingredients, methods for making such articles and fibrous elements, and methods of using such articles are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Mark William HAMERSKY, Paul Martin LIPIC, Klaus Juergen VOLLMER, Joseph Michael GAINES, Rajesh Kant MISHRA
  • Publication number: 20140290694
    Abstract: Cleaning compositions for cleaning debris from a hard surface are described herein, the cleaning compositions include from about 0.001% to about 1% by weight of the composition of a thickener and from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight of the composition of an alkyl sulfate detergent surfactant that contains about 8 carbon atoms on the average, with substantially all of the alkyl groups having within two carbon atoms of the 8 average carbon atoms. They are high sudsing, have excellent soap scum removal and hard water deposit removal properties and are easy to rinse. A sprayer, methods of use and kits are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hirotaka UCHIYAMA, Joseph Michael GAINES, Mimi Gizaw DANIEL, Roberto Manuel MATOS
  • Patent number: 8763192
    Abstract: A head for cleaning a target surface, such as a toilet bowl. The head has a longitudinal axis and comprises a starch based material. The material may be provided as a sheet, and formed to make a generally round head or a head of laminae. The head may optionally contain granules, which optionally define a core and improve the stiffness of the head. The starch based material may be extruded to have a machine direction oriented in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hirotaka Uchiyama, Joseph Michael Gaines, Kerry Andrew Vetter, Glenn Allen Bradbury
  • Patent number: 8726444
    Abstract: A head for cleaning a target surface, such as a toilet bowl. The head has a longitudinal axis and comprises a starch based material. The material may be provided as a sheet, and formed to make a generally round head or a head of laminae. The head may optionally contain granules, which optionally define a core and improve the stiffness of the head. The starch based material may be extruded to have a machine direction oriented in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Gaines, Hirotaka Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 8641311
    Abstract: A unit dose for cleaning an unsanitary surface, such as a toilet bowl. The unit dose comprises a water dispersible shell containing granules defining a core. The granules obviate the need for sheet material in the unit dose and provide cleaning efficacy when submerged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kerry Andrew Vetter, Hirotaka Uchiyama, Glenn Allen Bradbury, Adam Robert-George Shafer, Joseph Michael Gaines, Francisco Go Lao, Jr., Gregory Clegg Spooner
  • Publication number: 20120246853
    Abstract: A head for cleaning a target surface, such as a toilet bowl. The head has a longitudinal axis and comprises a starch based material. The material may be provided as a sheet, and formed to make a generally round head or a head of laminae. The head may optionally contain granules, which optionally define a core and improve the stiffness of the head. The starch based material may be extruded to have a machine direction oriented in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Hirotaka Uchiyama, Joseph Michael Gaines, Kerry Andrew Vetter, Glenn Allen Bradbury
  • Publication number: 20120246854
    Abstract: A head for cleaning a target surface, such as a toilet bowl. The head has a longitudinal axis and comprises a starch based material. The material may be provided as a sheet, and formed to make a generally round head or a head of laminae. The head may optionally contain granules, which optionally define a core and improve the stiffness of the head. The starch based material may be extruded to have a machine direction oriented in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Hirotaka Uchiyama, Joseph Michael Gaines, Kerry Andrew Vetter, Glenn Allen Bradbury
  • Publication number: 20120246850
    Abstract: A head for cleaning a target surface, such as a toilet bowl. The head has a longitudinal axis and comprises a starch based material. The material may be provided as a sheet, and formed to make a generally round head or a head of laminae. The head may optionally contain granules, which optionally define a core and improve the stiffness of the head. The starch based material may be extruded to have a machine direction oriented in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Gaines, Hirotaka Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20120084933
    Abstract: A unit dose for cleaning an unsanitary surface, such as a toilet bowl. The unit dose comprises a water dispersible shell containing granules defining a core. The granules obviate the need for sheet material in the unit dose and provide cleaning efficacy when submerged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Kerry Andrew Vetter, Hirotaka Uchiyama, Glenn Allen Bradbury, Adam Robert-George Shafer, Joseph Michael Gaines, Francisco Go Lao, JR., Gregory Clegg Spooner
  • Publication number: 20090088519
    Abstract: An easily spreadable furniture polish composition that provides dusting benefits and imparts shine with minimal residue to a surface to be treated. The furniture polish composition includes a film former, an aqueous carrier, an anionic associative polymer free of acrylates/C10-C30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymers, and is substantially free of organic solvents. In one embodiment, the anionic associative polymer is a hydrophobically-modified alkali-soluble emulsion polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Janese Christine O'Brien Stickney, Jeffrey Lee Butterbaugh, Steven Baldwin McGowan, Joseph Michael Gaines