Patents by Inventor Mark Phillip Wiley

Mark Phillip Wiley 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).

  • Method of testing softness attributes of paper towel products
    Patent number: 8397554
    Abstract: An apparatus for conducting demonstrations of the softness properties of consumer products and other materials, plus a method for conducting such demonstrations, is provided. A sample of paper towels, toilet tissue, or facial tissue, or other consumer products is placed in the apparatus. The apparatus drops an egg or other fragile object onto the sample, or the egg may be dropped from an operator's hand into the apparatus and onto the sample. By displaying the egg or fragile object as it either lands safely on a sample or is destroyed on impact, the operator can visually demonstrate to an average consumer either the softness properties of the sample, or the lack thereof. A method of preparing samples in a consistent manner is also provided to ensure that results are as fair, uniform and repeatable as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Courtney Lynn Wargo, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Christopher Clayton Dixon, Mark Phillip Wiley
  • METHOD OF TESTING SOFTNESS ATTRIBUTES OF PAPER TOWEL PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20110179857
    Abstract: An apparatus for conducting demonstrations of the softness properties of consumer products and other materials, plus a method for conducting such demonstrations, is provided. A sample of paper towels, toilet tissue, or facial tissue, or other consumer products is placed in the apparatus. The apparatus drops an egg or other fragile object onto the sample, or the egg may be dropped from an operator's hand into the apparatus and onto the sample. By displaying the egg or fragile object as it either lands safely on a sample or is destroyed on impact, the operator can visually demonstrate to an average consumer either the softness properties of the sample, or the lack thereof. A method of preparing samples in a consistent manner is also provided to ensure that results are as fair, uniform and repeatable as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Courtney Lynn Wargo, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Christopher Clayton Dixon, Mark Phillip Wiley