Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Riegert

Joseph R. Riegert 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).

  • Extruded cleansing product
    Patent number: 7960326
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a personal cleansing product which can be sized as a single use personal cleansing product. The cleansing product is an extruded foam product which can disintegrate upon contact with water when used in the standard fashion to wash. As the foam disintegrates, the cleansing agent held in the foam matrix is released. The disintegration of the product can take place slowly, over a period of time such that when an individually sized cleanser is used to scrub until it completely disintegrates, scrubbing duration is long enough to ensure desired levels of cleanliness have been attained. Alternatively, the product can disintegrate immediately, and release all of the soap at essentially one time. The product is an extruded foam expanded from a mixture of a natural starch, a nucleating agent, a water soluble disintegrant, a blowing agent, a water soluble polymer, and a soap base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendon F. Ribble, Sarah L. Christoffel, Catherine M. Hancock-Cooke, Robert C. Hochholzer, John E. Kerins, Michael J. Nelson, Timothy J. Probst, Joseph R. Riegert, Marci E. Sojka, Emil Stavinoha, Sr., Vickie M. Thomack
  • Extruded cleansing product
    Publication number: 20040048759
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a personal cleansing product which can be sized as a single use personal cleansing product. The cleansing product is an extruded foam product which can disintegrate upon contact with water when used in the standard fashion to wash. As the foam disintegrates, the cleansing agent held in the foam matrix is released. The disintegration of the product can take place slowly, over a period of time such that when an individually sized cleanser is used to scrub until it completely disintegrates, scrubbing duration is long enough to ensure desired levels of cleanliness have been attained. Alternatively, the product can disintegrate immediately, and release all of the soap at essentially one time. The product is an extruded foam expanded from a mixture of a natural starch, a nucleating agent, a water soluble disintegrant, a blowing agent, a water soluble polymer, and a soap base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendon F. Ribble, Sarah L. Christoffel, Catherine M. Hancock-Cooke, Robert C. Hochholzer, John E. Kerins, Michael J. Nelson, Timothy J. Probst, Joseph R. Riegert, Marci E. Sojka, Emil Stavinoha, Vickie M. Thomack