Patents by Inventor Michael Donald Suer

Michael Donald Suer 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).

  • Fibrous Structures Exhibiting Improved Reopenability
    Publication number: 20180105998
    Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan
  • Process for making fibrous structures
    Patent number: 9926648
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer, Douglas Jay Barkey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, Ronald Thomas Gorley
  • Fibrous structures and methods for making same
    Patent number: 9714484
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that at least 25% and/or at least 43% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structures exists in pores of radii of from 91 ?m to 140 ?m, and to methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Michael Donald Suer
  • Fibrous Structures Comprising Regions Having Different Micro-CT Intensive Property Values and Associated Transition Slopes
    Publication number: 20170167080
    Abstract: Fibrous structures containing solid additives, and more particularly, fibrous structures containing two regions that exhibit at least one common micro-CT intensive property that differs in value and wherein the common micro-CT intensive property transitions between the two regions and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Cunming Song, Hailing Bao, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman, J. Michael Bills
  • Fibrous Structures Comprising Regions Having Different Solid Additive Levels
    Publication number: 20170165720
    Abstract: Fibrous structures containing solid additives, and more particularly, fibrous structures containing two or more regions that comprise different average weight % levels of solid additives and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Cunming Song, Hailing Bao, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures Exhibiting Increased Mileage
    Publication number: 20170164808
    Abstract: Pre-moistened fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit mileage values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Mileage Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young
  • Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures Exhibiting Increased Capacity
    Publication number: 20170166847
    Abstract: Pre-moistened fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit capacity values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Capacity Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young
  • Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170164809
    Abstract: Fibrous structures containing filaments and optionally, solid additives, wherein the pre-moistened fibrous structures exhibit wet mikroCAD values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Wet MikroCAD Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Paul Thomas Weisman, Timothy James Klawitter
  • Fibrous Structures Comprising Three or More Regions
    Publication number: 20170167081
    Abstract: Fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives, and more particularly to fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives wherein the fibrous structure has three or more regions that exhibit different characteristics and/or properties and methods for making same, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Arman Ashraf, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Cunming Song, Hailing Bao, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Compressible Pre-Moistened Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170164810
    Abstract: Fibrous structures containing filaments and optionally, solid additives, wherein the pre-moistened fibrous structures exhibit wet compressive modulus values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Wet Compressive Modulus Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Paul Thomas Weisman, Timothy James Klawitter
  • Textured Fibrous Structures
    Publication number: 20170022660
    Abstract: Textured fibrous structures, and more particularly textured fibrous structures having a plurality of deformations such that the textures fibrous structures exhibit novel surface height properties compared to known fibrous structures, and methods for making such textured fibrous structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Donald Suer, Fei Wang, John Daniel Algers, Christopher Michael Young, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Timothy Duane Smith, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kamilah Gbadamosi Gillispie
  • Fibrous Structures and Methods for Making Same
    Publication number: 20160355984
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that at least 25% and/or at least 43% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structures exists in pores of radii of from 91 ?m to 140 ?m, and to methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Donald Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Michael Donald Suer
  • Fibrous structures and methods for making same
    Patent number: 9458573
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that at least 25% and/or at least 43% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structures exists in pores of radii of from 91 ?m to 140 ?m, and to methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Michael Donald Suer
  • Scrubby Fibrous Structures and Methods for Making Same
    Publication number: 20160174777
    Abstract: Scrubby fibrous structures and more particularly scrubby coform fibrous structures and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Cunming Song, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Michael Donald Suer, Christopher Michael Young, Timothy Duane Smith, Shannon Elizabeth Welsh
  • FIBROUS STRUCTURES CONTAINING SURFACTANTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150094252
    Abstract: A dry-to-the-touch fibrous structure containing a surfactant paste composition, surfactant paste composition used therewith, and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Oscar Augusto Cuyubamba, Michael Scott Prodoehl, Fei Wang, Steven Lee BARNHOLTZ, Michael Donald SUER, Timothy Duane SMITH
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING FIBROUS STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20150014896
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Lee BARNHOLTZ, Paul Dennis TROKHAN, Michael Donald SUER, Douglas Jay BARKEY, Jonathan Paul BRENNAN, Ronald Thomas GORLEY
  • Process for making fibrous structures
    Patent number: 8852474
    Abstract: Processes for making fibrous structures and more particularly processes for making fibrous structures comprising filaments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer, Douglas Jay Barkey, Jonathan Paul Brennan, Ronald Thomas Gorley
  • FIBROUS STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20130302566
    Abstract: Novel fibrous structures that contain filaments, and optionally, solid additives, such as fibers, for example wood pulp fibers, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures, and methods for making such fibrous structures and/or sanitary tissue products are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee BARNHOLTZ, Michael Donald SUER, Christopher Michael YOUNG, Paul Dennis TROKHAN, Mattias SCHMIDT
  • FIBROUS STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20110209840
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that greater than about 50% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structure exists in pores of radii of from about 101 ?m to about 200 ?m, and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer
  • Fibrous structures and methods for making same
    Patent number: 7972986
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that greater than about 40% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structure exists in pores of radii of from about 121 ?m to about 200 ?m, and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer