Patents by Inventor Kirk Wallace Lake

Kirk Wallace Lake 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).

  • Hand-held container
    Patent number: 6874190
    Abstract: A process for washing laundry using a hand-held container having a mixing volume, friction means and dispensing means, the process comprising a first step of preparing a mixture by inserting a detergent composition and water in the mixing volume, a second step of cleaning the laundry by dispensing at least part of the mixture onto the laundry and by scrubbing the laundry with the friction means, the process being characterized in that the second step is directly followed by a rinsing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Fernand Deflander, Jacky Pierre Duquet, Kirk Wallace Lake, Greet Renée Els Francine Notele
  • Multi-purpose absorbent and cut-resistant sheet materials
    Patent number: 6617004
    Abstract: A multi-purpose sheet material comprising an absorbent material and a bonding material in contact with the absorbent material. The bonding material and the absorbent material are thermally bonded so that the bonding material and the absorbent material form an amalgamated layer therebetween. A fluid impermeable material is in contact with the absorbent material. The bonding material has a basis weight in the range of 4 g/m2 to about 100 g/m2 and, the sheet material exhibits a lamination efficiency of at least 10 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kirk Wallace Lake, Peter Worthington Hamilton, Nicole Alisa Renee Lockett, James Edward Poland, Charles John Gilfert, Mario Alonso
  • Multi-purpose absorbent and cut-resistant sheet materials
    Publication number: 20030064194
    Abstract: A multi-purpose sheet material comprising an absorbent material and a bonding material in contact with the absorbent material. The bonding material and the absorbent material are thermally bonded so that the bonding material and the absorbent material form an amalgamated layer therebetween. A fluid impermeable material is in contact with the absorbent material. The bonding material has a basis weight in the range of 4 g/m2 to about 100 g/m2 and, the sheet material exhibits a lamination efficiency of at least 10 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kirk Wallace Lake, Peter Worthington Hamilton, Nicole Alise Renee Lockett, James Edward Poland, Charles John Gilfert, Mario Alonso
  • Hand-held container
    Publication number: 20020056165
    Abstract: A process for washing laundry using a hand-held container having a mixing volume, friction means and dispensing means, the process comprising a first step of preparing a mixture by inserting a detergent composition and water in the mixing volume, a second step of cleaning the laundry by dispensing at least part of the mixture onto the laundry and by scrubbing the laundry with the friction means, the process being characterised in that the second step is directly followed by a rinsing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Fernand Deflander, Jacky Pierre Duquet, Kirk Wallace Lake, Greet Renee Els Francine Notele
  • Venting means
    Patent number: 6196409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container, or a cap for a container for viscous liquid products. The container or the cap comprises a venting element. The venting element allows passage of gases between the interior and the exterior of the container when the pressure inside the container differs from the external ambient pressure. The container or cap further includes a control feature which controls the phase separation of the product splashed onto the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kirk Wallace Lake, Neil John Rogers, Marcel Vandebroek, Bruno Van den Branden