Patents by Inventor Paul Thomas Weisman

Paul Thomas Weisman 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).

  • Active Agent-Containing Three-Dimensional Articles
    Publication number: 20180334642
    Abstract: Active agent-containing 3D articles, for example dryer-added 3D articles and/or washing machine-added 3D articles and/or hair care 3D articles, and more particularly to consumable, single use, water-insoluble 3D articles containing one or more active agents and optionally, one or more auxiliary ingredients, methods for making same, and methods for using same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Travis Kyle Hodgdon, Mark William Hamersky, Douglas Michael Graham, Paul Thomas Weisman, Michael Sean Farrell
  • Absorbent products having improved packaging efficiency
    Patent number: 10123916
    Abstract: A package comprising an interior space and an exterior surface may have a plurality of disposable absorbent articles disposed within the interior space of the package. Each of the disposable absorbent articles may have a topsheet; a backsheet; a substantially cellulose free absorbent core located between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent products may exhibit an In-Bag Stack Height of less about 80 mm as measured according to an In-Bag Stack Height Test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Dean Larry DuVal, Holger Beruda, Peter Dziezok, Axel Krause, Mattias Schmidt, Lutz Stelzig
  • Diaper structure with enhanced tactile softness attributes and providing relatively low humidity
    Patent number: 10064767
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided. The diaper comprises a topsheet comprising a first nonwoven web. The topsheet has a basis weight greater than 25 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test herein. The diaper comprises a backsheet comprising a second nonwoven web and a film. The film has a WVTR value of less than 6,500 g/m2, according to the WVTR Test herein. The diaper comprises an absorbent core comprising an absorbent particulate polymer material disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core is substantially cellulose free. The diaper has a relative humidity of less than 75%, according to the Humidity Test herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Ferrer, Sharon Ann Young, Mike P Purdon, Han Xu, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Active Agent-Containing Articles that Exhibit Consumer Acceptable Article In-Use Properties
    Publication number: 20180216286
    Abstract: Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as article peel strength, flexibility, article dimensions, and/or dissolvability, and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Robert Glassmeyer, Michael Sean Pratt, Gregory Charles Gordon, Mark Robert Sivik, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Active Agent-Containing Articles and Product-Shipping Assemblies for Containing the Same
    Publication number: 20180216287
    Abstract: Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as flexibility, article dimensions, and/or dissolvability, and product-shipping assemblies for containing the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Frank William Denome, Stephen Robert Glassmeyer, Michael Sean Pratt, Gregory Charles Gordon, Mark Robert Sivik
  • Shaped Nonwoven
    Publication number: 20180216271
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region is hydrophobic and the second region is hydrophilic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
  • Shaped Nonwoven
    Publication number: 20180216269
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region is hydrophobic and the second region is hydrophilic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
  • Active Agent-Containing Articles that Exhibit Consumer Acceptable Article In-Use Properties
    Publication number: 20180216285
    Abstract: Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as article peel strength, flexibility, and/or dissolvability, and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Sean Pratt, Stephen Robert Glassmeyer, Gregory Charles Gordon, Mark Robert Sivik, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Active Agent-Containing Articles that Exhibit Consumer Acceptable Article In-Use Properties
    Publication number: 20180216288
    Abstract: Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as edge seal strength, edge seal breadth, flexibility, article dimensions, and/or dissolvability are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Frank William Denome, Stephen Robert Glassmeyer, Jose Manuel Mongtenegro-Alvarado, Gregory Charles Gordon, Mark Robert Sivik
  • Shaped Nonwoven
    Publication number: 20180214318
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region exhibits a Contact Angle of greater than 90 degrees, as measured by the Contact Angle Test Method detailed herein, and the second region exhibits a Time to Wick of less than 10 seconds, as measured by the Time to Wick Test Method detailed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
  • Shaped Nonwoven
    Publication number: 20180216270
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones the first region exhibits a Contact Angle of greater than 90 degrees, as measured by the Contact Angle Test Method detailed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman, Adrien Grenier, Martin Ian James, Stefano Michele Sinigaglia
  • DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING SKIN HEALTH COMPOSITION(S) AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180185207
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes disposable absorbent article(s) comprising a skin health composition effective for treating bacteria, including the bacteria associated with diaper rash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Duane Larry CHARBONNEAU, Serena Rae HEYSE
  • Shaped Nonwoven
    Publication number: 20180168893
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, wherein the intensive property is one or more of thickness, basis weight, or volumetric density, and wherein the first surface has a TS7 value of less than about 15 dB V2 rms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • ARTICLE COMPRISING ENERGY CURABLE INK
    Publication number: 20180168873
    Abstract: A nonwoven substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface may include one or more printed portions, wherein at least one printed portion has a curable ink. Said printed portion may exhibit a Crosslinking Index of about 330 or less as determined by the Crosslinking Index Test Method herein and an IAR(Mineral Oil) of 1.30 or greater as determined by the IAR Test Method herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ariel LEBRON, John FERRER, John Andrew STRASEMEIER, Nicholas David VETTER, Alrick Vincent WARNER, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Hui YANG
  • Disposable absorbent articles comprising skin health composition(s) and related methods
    Patent number: 9937087
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes disposable absorbent article(s) comprising a skin health composition effective for treating bacteria, including the bacteria associated with diaper rash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Duane Larry Charbonneau, Serena Rae Heyse
  • Multi-layer films and methods of forming same
    Patent number: 9802393
    Abstract: A multi-layer film having a first film layer being at least partially formed from a polymer (A) and a polymer (B) and a second film layer being at least partially formed from the polymer (A), the polymer (B), a polymer (C), and optionally an opacifying agent, wherein at least one of the polymer (A), the polymer (B) and the polymer (C) is synthetic and is at least partially derived from a renewable resource such that the multi-layer film has a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B. Methods of forming multi-layer films are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Eric Patton Weinberger, Pier-Lorenzo Caruso, Michael Remus
  • Shaped Nonwoven
    Publication number: 20170191198
    Abstract: A spunbond nonwoven fabric. The fabric has a first surface and a second surface and at least a first and second visually discernible zone on at least one of the first and second surface, each of the first and second zones having a pattern of three-dimensional features, each of the three-dimensional features defining a microzone. Each microzone has a first region and a second region, the first and second regions having a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein the difference in values for an intensive property for at least one of the microzones in the first zone is different from the difference in values for the intensive property for at least one of the microzones in the second zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • 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
  • 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