Patents by Inventor M. Shawn French

M. Shawn French 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: 11414634
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a unit-dose capsule which includes optionally forming the first film into the shape of a first cavity, supercooling a first component to a temperature at which the equilibrium state of the first component is a solid or semi-solid, dispensing the first component in a supercooled state into the first cavity, such that the first component gels to form at least one layer of gel adhered to and/or in contact with the first film, forming a second film into the shape of a second cavity, filling the second cavity with a second component, sealing the first film to the second film to form a sealed cavity having at least one chamber containing the first component and the second component. The method may further include wetting and perforating the first film. The unit-dose capsule includes the sealed container and the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Brian Alan Warren, M. Shawn French, Edward Paulsen, Troy Alvey, Abey Cherian, Montes Jose Ulibarri, Janet Coope-Epstein, Maxime Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20200362278
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a unit-dose capsule which includes optionally forming the first film into the shape of an first cavity, supercooling a first component to a temperature at which the equilibrium state of the first component is a solid or semi-solid, dispensing the first component in a supercooled state into the first cavity, such that the first component gels to form at least one layer of gel adhered to and/or in contact with the first film, forming a second film into the shape of a second cavity, filling the second cavity with a second component, sealing the first film to the second film to form a sealed cavity having at least one chamber containing the first component and the second component. The method may further include wetting and perforating the first film. The unit-dose capsule includes the sealed container and the two components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Alan Warren, M. Shawn French, Edward Paulsen, Troy Alvey, Abey Cherian, Montes Jose Ulibarri, Janet Coope-Epstein, Maxime Pelletier
  • Patent number: 10731115
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a unit-dose capsule which includes optionally forming the first film into the shape of a first cavity, supercooling a first component to a temperature at which the equilibrium state of the first component is a gel, dispensing the first component in a supercooled state into the first cavity, such that the first component gels to form at least one layer of gel adhered to and/or in contact with the first film, forming a second film into the shape of a second cavity, filling the second cavity with a second component, sealing the first film to the second film to form a sealed cavity comprising at least one chamber containing the first component and the second component. The method may further include wetting and perforating the first film. The unit-dose capsule comprises the sealed container and the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Alan Warren, M. Shawn French, Edward R. Paulsen, Troy H. Alvey, Abey Cherian, Montes Jose Ulibarri, Janet Coope-Epstein, Maxime Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20190031983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a unit-dose capsule which includes optionally forming the first film into the shape of an first cavity, supercooling a first component to a temperature at which the equilibrium state of the first component is a gel, dispensing the first component in a supercooled state into the first cavity, such that the first component gels to form at least one layer of gel adhered to and/or in contact with the first film, forming a second film into the shape of a second cavity, filling the second cavity with a second component, sealing the first film to the second film to form a sealed cavity comprising at least one chamber containing the first component and the second component. The method may further include wetting and perforating the first film. The unit-dose capsule comprises the sealed container and the two components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Alan Warren, M. Shawn French, Edward R. Paulsen, Troy H. Alvey, Abey Cherian, Montes Jose Ulibarri, Janet Coope-Epstein, Maxime Pelletier