Patents by Inventor Katy Saint-Ignan

Katy Saint-Ignan 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: 10704182
    Abstract: A method of delivering a flexible water-soluble unit dose article to the drum or drawer of a fabric washing machine or to an automatic ware washing machine, comprising the steps of; a. obtaining a unit dose article in a container, wherein the container is configured to allow one unit dose article to be ejected from the container at a time; b. positioning the container near the drawer, drum or other reception point; c. ejecting the unit dose article from the container directly in the drum, drawer or other reception point; d. removing the container from the position near the drawer, drum or other reception point; e. initiating the wash operation of the fabric washing machine or automatic ware washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Katrien De Malsche, Raf Gustaaf Alfons Degeyter, Katy Saint-Ignan
  • Publication number: 20170233176
    Abstract: A packaged product having a container, wherein the container has a first compartment, a second compartment and an external opening wherein the container has at least two flexible water-soluble unit dose articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois KEULEERS, Katrien DE MALSCHE, Raf Gustaaf Alfons DEGEYTER, Katy SAINT-IGNAN
  • Publication number: 20170233930
    Abstract: A method of delivering a flexible water-soluble unit dose article to the drum or drawer of a fabric washing machine or to an automatic ware washing machine, comprising the steps of; a. obtaining a unit dose article in a container, wherein the container is configured to allow one unit dose article to be ejected from the container at a time; b. positioning the container near the drawer, drum or other reception point; c. ejecting the unit dose article from the container directly in the drum, drawer or other reception point; d. removing the container from the position near the drawer, drum or other reception point; e. initiating the wash operation of the fabric washing machine or automatic ware washing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois KEULEERS, Katrien DE MALSCHE, Raf Gustaaf Alfons DEGEYTER, Katy SAINT-IGNAN
  • Publication number: 20170233175
    Abstract: A packaged product including a container, wherein the container includes an internal compartment and an opening and at least two flexible water-soluble unit dose articles held within the internal compartment, wherein the unit dose articles are positioned side-by-side to form a single row of unit dose articles within the container, and wherein the container includes a gripping means located between the internal compartment and the opening and wherein the gripping means is suitable to grip one unit dose article at a time and move it from the internal compartment to the opening when the gripping means is activated by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois KEULEERS, Katrien DE MALSCHE, Raf Gustaaf Alfons DEGEYTER, Katy SAINT-IGNAN
  • Publication number: 20170233169
    Abstract: A packaged product including a container, wherein the container includes a first compartment, a second compartment and an external opening, wherein the container includes at least two flexible water-soluble unit dose articles, wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are connected via an internal opening, wherein the internal opening includes a first removable blocking means between the first and second compartments; and a second removable blocking means is located between the second compartment and the external opening; wherein the first blocking means is sufficient to prevent a water-soluble unit dose article from passing through the internal opening and the second blocking means is sufficient to prevent a water-soluble unit dose article from passing through the external opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois KEULEERS, Katrien DE MALSCHE, Raf Gustaaf Alfons DEGEYTER, Katy SAINT-IGNAN
  • Patent number: 9708117
    Abstract: A packaged product including a container wherein the container includes an opening and an internal compartment, and at least two flexible water-soluble unit dose articles held within the internal compartment of the container, wherein the unit dose articles are positioned side-by-side to form a single row of unit dose articles within the container, and wherein the ratio of the largest cross-sectional dimension of the unit dose article to the smallest cross-sectional dimension of the internal compartment is from 1.2:1 to 1:1.8 and a process of its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Katrien De Malsche, Raf Gustaaf Alfons Degeyter, Katy Saint-Ignan
  • Publication number: 20100326848
    Abstract: A scoop has a bowl and a handle. The bowl has a bowl edge and a bowl width. The handle has a proximal handle edge connecting to the bowl edge. The handle has a distal handle edge opposite the proximal handle edge. The handle has a handle width. The handle has a clip with a clip base which connects the clip base to the distal handle edge. The clip protrudes from the distal handle edge toward the proximal handle edge. The clip has a free edge opposite the clip base. The handle width is from about 50% to about 100% of the bowl width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Raphael (Louis) Mangin, Wei Zhang, Guangyan Ding, Katy Saint-Ignan, Bin Chen, Yi Wei
  • Publication number: 20100326851
    Abstract: A packaged product has (a) a solid product and (b) a scoop for dosing the solid product, and (c) a flexible package containing the solid product and the scoop therein. The scoop has a bowl and a handle. The bowl has a proximal bowl edge. The handle has a proximal handle edge and a distal handle edge. The proximal handle edge connects to the proximal bowl edge. The scoop bowl has a yield point from about 7 MPa to about 70 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Raphael Louis Mangin, Wei Zhang, Wei Ren, Guangyan Ding, Billy Gonzales Abergas, Katy Saint-Ignan
  • Patent number: D554995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Katy Saint-Ignan, Patrick Jean-Francois Etesse, Edward Adamson
  • Patent number: D560494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Katy Saint-Ignan, Patrick Jean-Francois Etesse, Edward Adamson
  • Patent number: D620769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Raphael Louis Mangin, Billy Gonzales Abergas, Katy Saint-Ignan, Bin Chen, Yi Wei