Patents by Inventor Kenneth Douglas Vinson

Kenneth Douglas Vinson 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: 7691229
    Abstract: A web-making fabric for producing a high caliper fibrous web and the fibrous web produced thereby. The web-making fabric comprises a reinforcing structure and a framework joined to the reinforcing structure. The framework defines a plurality of deflection conduits, at least one deflection conduit is a negatively radiused deflection conduit, and at least one deflection conduit is a positively radiused deflection conduit. The positively radiused deflection conduits are sized, shaped, and arranged to maximize fiber deflection along the periphery of the conduits. The web comprises three regions, a first region a second region and a third region. The first region is immediately adjacent to at least one of the second region and the third region. The second region comprises a plurality of negatively radiused domes. The third region comprises a plurality of positively radiused domes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Yanping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20100006250
    Abstract: Fibrous structures comprising an oil system, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures and processes for making such fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products are provided. More particularly, fibrous structures comprising an oil system comprising a non-silicone oil comprising a triglyceride having a fatty acid profile containing a palmitic acid content of greater than about 15 wt %, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures and processes for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Publication number: 20090269594
    Abstract: Surface treating compositions employing polysiloxanes and emulsifying agents, fibrous structures treated with such surface treating compositions and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi
  • Patent number: 7582577
    Abstract: Fibrous structures comprising an oil system, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures and processes for making such fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products are provided. More particularly, fibrous structures comprising an oil system comprising a non-silicone oil comprising a triglyceride having a fatty acid profile containing a palmitic acid content of greater than about 15 wt %, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures and processes for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Publication number: 20090054858
    Abstract: A layered fibrous structure having a machine direction, cross machine direction, and Z-direction. The fibrous structure also has a consumer side and first and second layers in the Z-direction where the first layer has a plurality of trichomes. The trichomes make up greater than about 0.1%, by weight, of the fibrous structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Wendy Da Wei Cheng, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Patent number: 7459179
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures wherein the process includes the step of contacting a fibrous structure with a solid additive such that the solid additive is present on a surface of the fibrous structure at a greater level than within the fibrous structure a solid additive are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Scott Prodoehl, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Publication number: 20080245693
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products, especially sanitary tissue products in the form of rolls of sanitary tissue products wherein the sanitary tissue product rolls exhibit a width of less than about 11.43 cm (4.5 inches) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Patent number: 7432309
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition suitable for atomizing without excessive aerosolization in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising: a) a continuous aqueous phase, and b) a discontinuous oil phase wherein the rheology of the aqueous phase is modified by the addition of a water-in-oil emulsion comprising: i) a high molecular weight polymer in a discontinuous aqueous phase, and ii) a continuous organic solvent phase. Preferred embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions for softening an absorbent paper tissue comprising a) a quaternary ammonium softening active ingredient; b) an electrolyte; c) a high molecular weight polymer emulsion comprising: i) from about 20% to about 40% by weight of the premix of a high molecular weight polymer; ii) from about 40% to about 60% of water; and iii) from about 20% to about 40% of an organic solvent; and d) a vehicle in which said softening active ingredient is dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Patent number: 7381297
    Abstract: Fibrous structures, especially fibrous structures incorporated into facial tissue, toilet tissue and paper towel and napkin products, that comprise a fiber having a length of from about 0.4 mm to about 1.2 mm and a coarseness of from about 3.0 mg/100 m to about 7.5 mg/100 m, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit a lint value of greater than about 3.5 to about 15, and processes for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Diego Antonio Hernandez-Munoa, Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Dale Gary Kavalew, Patrick Kip Edwards, John Allen Manifold
  • Patent number: 7377997
    Abstract: Fibrous structures comprising a fiber flexibilizing agent system, methods for making such fibrous structures and sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Paul Joseph Coffaro
  • Publication number: 20080014428
    Abstract: Fibrous structures, especially fibrous structures that exhibit softness and strength, sanitary tissue products employing such fibrous structures and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided. More particularly, fibrous structures that have a long fiber furnish that comprises less than 10% by weight of fibers having a coarseness of less than 20 mg/100 m, sanitary tissue products employing such fibrous structures and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Eric James Watkins, Dale Gary Kavalew
  • Publication number: 20080003435
    Abstract: Faux fibers, more particularly faux fibers including a dye, methods for making such faux fibers and fibrous structures employing such faux fibers are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Arnold William Trueman, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Publication number: 20080003913
    Abstract: Fibrous structures including a fiber and/or a multifilament fiber, sanitary tissue products employing such fibrous structures and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Arnold William Trueman
  • Publication number: 20070298221
    Abstract: Multi-ply fibrous structures, products employing same and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventor: Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Patent number: 7311853
    Abstract: A composition for softening an absorbent tissue having from about 10% to about 60% by weight of a quaternary ammonium softening active ingredient; free amine compounds at a level such that the softening composition has a tertiary to quaternary amine ratio of greater than about 0.06 and less than about 0.2; an aqueous vehicle in which said softening active ingredient is dispersed; and from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of a high polymer; wherein the high polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of from about 2,000,000 to about 25,000,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Yen Chun Wu, Arnold William Trueman
  • Publication number: 20070269627
    Abstract: Fibrous structures, more particularly fibrous structures comprising a region of auxiliary bonding and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Alan Howard Ullman, Charles Andrew Nolting
  • Patent number: 7282116
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for softening an absorbent tissue. The composition includes an effective amount of a softening active ingredient; a vehicle in which the softening active ingredient is dispersed; an electrolyte dissolved in the vehicle; and a bilayer disrupter. The electrolyte and the bilayer disrupter cooperate to cause the viscosity of the composition to be less than the viscosity of a dispersion of the softening active ingredient in the vehicle alone. Preferably, the softening active ingredient is a quaternary ammonium compound with the formula: (R1)4?m—N+—[(CH2)n—Y—R3]mX? the vehicle is water, the electrolyte is calcium chloride, and the bilayer disrupter is a nonionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Amy Jo Karl, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Gayle Marie Frankenbach
  • Patent number: 7229528
    Abstract: Papermaking processes and more particularly to papermaking processes for foreshortening fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Michael Scott Prodoehl, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, James Edwin Cartledge, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7208429
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having an additive, more particularly finished fibrous structures having a nanoparticle solid additive, and/or sanitary tissue products including such finished fibrous structures, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter + Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Michael Scott Prodoehl
  • Patent number: D531818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Siegfried Kurt Martin Hustedt, Anja Werth, Kenneth Douglas Vinson, John Allen Manifold, Jonathan Andrew Ficke, Yanping Zhang