Patents by Inventor Joshua James Davidson

Joshua James Davidson 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: 6406206
    Abstract: The present invention provides an applicator for applying and distributing a substance onto a target surface. The applicator comprises a substantially planar sheet of compressible, conformable material having opposed first and second surfaces and an interior region between said first and second surfaces. The applicator further includes at least one discrete reservoir underneath the first surface which is at least partially filled with a substance and at least one discrete aperture formed in the first surface which is in fluid communication with the reservoir. Compression of the applicator via an externally-applied force substantially normal to said first surface expresses product from the aperture and translational motion of the first surface relative to a target surface applies, and distributes said product onto the target surface. In one embodiment, an applicator provides a removable cover sheet which aids in the containment of the substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Girardot, Lisa Ann Runtz, Drew Douglas Setser, Christine Marie Putman, Gerard Bernard Meyer, Scott Craig Gilpin, Carolyn Rose Hawley, Susan Doris Read, Joshua James Davidson
  • Patent number: 6322271
    Abstract: An applicator for applying and distributing a substance onto a target surface. The applicator comprises a substantially planar sheet of conformable material having opposed first and second surfaces and an interior region between said first and second surfaces. The sheet of material has a thickness between the first and second surfaces. The applicator further includes at least one discrete reservoir underneath the first surface which is at least partially filled with a substance and at least one discrete aperture formed in the first surface which is in fluid communication with the reservoir. Compression of the applicator via an externally-applied force substantially normal to said first surface expresses product from the aperture and translational motion of the first surface relative to a target surface applies and distributes said product onto the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Girardot, Gene Michael Altonen, Joshua James Davidson, Lisa Ann Runtz, Drew Douglas Setser