Patents by Inventor Kim Ellen Shore
Kim Ellen Shore 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).
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Patent number: 8522711Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for transferring fluid. The apparatus has a fluid transfer component, a fluid receiving component, a fluid supply, and a fluid motivating component. The fluid transfer component comprises first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores each defining a pathway between the first and second surfaces, each pathway having a single entry point at the first surface and a single exit point at the second surface. The pores are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The fluid receiving component comprises a fluid receiving surface. The fluid supply is adapted to provide a fluid in contact with and at a constant fluid pressure with each of said pores. The fluid motivating component is adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Patent number: 8511250Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for transferring fluid. The apparatus has a fluid transfer component, a fluid receiving component, a fluid supply, and a fluid motivating component. The fluid transfer component has a first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores each defining a pathway between the first and second surfaces, a single entry point at the first surface, and a single exit point at the second surface. The pores are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The fluid receiving component comprises a fluid receiving surface. The fluid supply is adapted to provide a fluid in contact with and at a constant fluid pressure with the first surface of the fluid transfer component. The fluid motivating component is adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Publication number: 20120137967Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for transferring fluid. The apparatus has a fluid transfer component, a fluid receiving component, a fluid supply, and a fluid motivating component. The fluid transfer component has a first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores each defining a pathway between the first and second surfaces, a single entry point at the first surface, and a single exit point at the second surface. The pores are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The fluid receiving component comprises a fluid receiving surface. The fluid supply is adapted to provide a fluid in contact with and at a constant fluid pressure with the first surface of the fluid transfer component. The fluid motivating component is adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Patent number: 8136474Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for transferring fluid. The apparatus has a fluid transfer component, a fluid receiving component, a fluid supply, and a fluid motivating component. The fluid transfer component has a first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores each defining a pathway between the first and second surfaces, a single entry point at the first surface, and a single exit point at the second surface. The pores are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The fluid receiving component comprises a fluid receiving surface. The fluid supply is adapted to provide a fluid in contact with and at a constant fluid pressure with the first surface of the fluid transfer component. The fluid motivating component is adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Patent number: 7976905Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a method for transferring fluid. The method provides for the steps of: a) providing a fluid transfer component comprising a first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores, the pores connecting the first surface and the second surface, the pores being disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability, b) providing a fluid receiving component comprising a fluid receiving surface, c) motivating a fluid into contact with the first surface and subsequently through the distinct pores to the second surface, d) bringing the second surface and the fluid receiving surface into fluid transfer proximity, e) transferring fluid from the second surface to the fluid receiving surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Publication number: 20100043884Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a method for transferring fluid. The method provides for the steps of: a) providing a fluid transfer component comprising a first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores, the pores connecting the first surface and the second surface, the pores being disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability, b) providing a fluid receiving component comprising a fluid receiving surface, c) motivating a fluid into contact with the first surface and subsequently through the distinct pores to the second surface, d) bringing the second surface and the fluid receiving surface into fluid transfer proximity, e) transferring fluid from the second surface to the fluid receiving surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Inventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Publication number: 20100012203Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for transferring fluid. The apparatus has a fluid transfer component, a fluid receiving component, a fluid supply, and a fluid motivating component. The fluid transfer component has a first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores each defining a pathway between the first and second surfaces, a single entry point at the first surface, and a single exit point at the second surface. The pores are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The fluid receiving component comprises a fluid receiving surface. The fluid supply is adapted to provide a fluid in contact with and at a constant fluid pressure with the first surface of the fluid transfer component. The fluid motivating component is adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Publication number: 20090320750Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for transferring fluid. The apparatus has a fluid transfer component, a fluid receiving component, a fluid supply, and a fluid motivating component. The fluid transfer component comprises first surface, a second surface, a non-random pattern of distinct pores each defining a pathway between the first and second surfaces, each pathway having a single entry point at the first surface and a single exit point at the second surface. The pores are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The fluid receiving component comprises a fluid receiving surface. The fluid supply is adapted to provide a fluid in contact with and at a constant fluid pressure with each of said pores. The fluid motivating component is adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto
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Patent number: 7611582Abstract: An apparatus and method for enabling the transfer of a fluid to a web material, the apparatus comprising a fluid transfer component having a first surface, a second surface, and a non-random pattern of distinct pores. The pores connect the first surface and the second surface and are disposed at preselected locations to provide a desired pattern of permeability. The apparatus also comprises a fluid receiving component comprising a fluid receiving surface, a fluid supply adapted to provide a fluid in contact with the first surface of the fluid transfer component, and a fluid motivating component adapted to facilitate transport of the fluid from the first surface through the pores to the second surface. The method comprises steps of providing the apparatus, motivating a fluid through the pores and bringing the fluid receiving component into contact with the motivated fluid.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kevin Benson McNeil, Kim Ellen Shore, Wayne Robert Fisher, Richard Matthew Giachetto