Patents by Inventor Michael William Tafuri, Jr.

Michael William Tafuri, Jr. 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).

  • Tissue paper
    Patent number: 6458450
    Abstract: A wiping implement suitable for use as a bath tissue can be formed into sheets, each sheet comprising at least one ply of a paper web having a basis weight of at least about 25 lb/3000 square feet. The sheet can have a width of at least about 4.5 inches and temporary wet tensile properties. The sheet of the present invention can have an area of at least about 30 square inches. In a multiple ply embodiment, the sheet can have an optimized basis weight of at least about 42 lb/3000 square feet while maintaining nearly the same amount of actual total fiber usage per cleaning task as current premium bath tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark John Steinhardt, Michael William Tafuri, Jr., Paul Thomas Weisman, Thomas Hoerner, Bernhard Maier, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Tissue paper
    Patent number: 6265052
    Abstract: A wiping implement suitable for use as a bath tissue can be formed into sheets, each sheet comprising at least one ply of a paper web having a basis weight of at least about 25 lb/3000 square feet. The sheet can have a width of at least about 4.5 inches and temporary wet tensile properties. The sheet of the present invention can have an area of at least about 30 square inches. In a multiple ply embodiment, the sheet can have an optimized basis weight of at least about 42 lb/3000 square feet while maintaining nearly the same amount of actual total fiber usage per cleaning task as current premium bath tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark John Steinhardt, Michael William Tafuri, Jr., Paul Thomas Weisman, Thomas Hoerner, Bernhard Maier, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Kenneth Douglas Vinson
  • Tissue paper
    Patent number: 6180216
    Abstract: A wiping implement suitable for use as a bath tissue can be formed into sheets, each sheet comprising at least one ply of a paper web having a basis weight of at least about 25 lb/3000 square feet. The sheet can have a width of at least about 4.5 inches and temporary wet tensile properties. The sheet of the present invention can have an area of at least about 30 square inches. In a multiple ply embodiment, the sheet can have an optimized basis weight of at least about 42 lb/3000 square feet while maintaining nearly the same amount of actual total fiber usage per cleaning task as current premium bath tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark John Steinhardt, Michael William Tafuri, Jr., Paul Thomas Weisman, Thomas Hoerner, Bernhard Maier, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Kenneth Douglas Vinson