Patents by Inventor Paul Eugene Rienzo

Paul Eugene Rienzo 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).

  • Fabric article treating method using electrically charged liquid in a clothes drying appliance
    Patent number: 7392600
    Abstract: A dispensing device for use in combination with a clothes dryer wherein the device is designed to uniformly treat fabric. The invention further relates to a method for treating a fabric article in need of treatment that combines a clothes dryer and liquid dispensing system designed to uniformly treat fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christian Gerhard Friedrich Gerlach, Bradford Scott Barron, Dean Larry DuVal, Eugene Joseph Pancheri, Mary Jane Combs, Paul Eugene Rienzo
  • Fabric article treating method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7059065
    Abstract: A dispensing device for use in combination with a clothes dryer wherein the device is designed to uniformly treat fabric. The invention further relates to a method for treating a fabric article in need of treatment that combines a clothes dryer and liquid dispensing system designed to uniformly treat fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christian Gerhard Friedrich Gerlach, Bradford Scott Barron, Dean Larry DuVal, Eugene Joseph Pancheri, Mary Jane Combs, Paul Eugene Rienzo
  • Methods and apparatus for removal of wrinkles from fabrics
    Patent number: 6785989
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to devices, methods and product for removing wrinkles and smoothing fabric, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery, using ultrasonic energy and an ultrasonic transmission fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Eugene Rienzo, Michael Joseph Orr, Brian Daniel Guzzi, Dean Larry DuVal, Jacqueline Nicole Ouellette
  • Fabric article treating method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20040025368
    Abstract: A dispensing device for use in combination with a clothes dryer wherein the device is designed to uniformly treat fabric. The invention further relates to a method for treating a fabric article in need of treatment that combines a clothes dryer and liquid dispensing system designed to uniformly treat fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christian Gerhard Friedrich Gerlach, Bradford Scott Barron, Dean Larry DuVal, Eugene Joseph Pancheri, Mary Jane Combs, Paul Eugene Rienzo
  • Method for refreshing, deodorizing and finishing garments
    Patent number: 6673118
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for selection and treatment of a garment with a refreshing, deodorizing and finishing composition, in order to improve various properties of garments, in particular, reduction or removal of unwanted wrinkles, odors, and the like. Also included is an article of manufacture containing a plurality of refreshing, deodorizing and finishing compositions in a plurality of disposable containers in association with instructions for their use in an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dean Larry DuVal, Paul Eugene Rienzo, Kofi Ofosu-Asante, Ricky Ah-Man Woo, Kimberly Ann Grimm, Eric Laurence Wagnon
  • Method and article of manufacture for refreshing, deodorizing and finishing garments
    Publication number: 20020040504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for selection and treatment of a garment with a refreshing, deodorizing and finishing composition, in order to improve various properties of garments, in particular, reduction or removal of unwanted wrinkles, odors, and the like. Also included is an article of manufacture containing a plurality of refreshing, deodorizing and finishing compositions in a plurality of disposable containers in association with instructions for their use in an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Dean Larry DuVal, Paul Eugene Rienzo, Kofi Ofosu-Asante, Ricky Ah-Man Woo, Kimberly Ann Grimm, Eric Laurence Wagnon
  • Methods and apparatus for removal of wrinkles from fabrics
    Publication number: 20020000054
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to devices, methods and product for removing wrinkles and smoothing fabric, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery, using ultrasonic energy and an ultrasonic transmission fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Eugene Rienzo, Michael Joseph Orr, Brian Daniel Guzzi, Dean Larry DuVal, Jacqueline Ouellette