Patents by Inventor Philip B. Gower

Philip B. Gower 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).

  • Disposable protective cap and process and apparatus for its production
    Patent number: 4459706
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable protective cap, particularly a disposable nurse's cap. The cap is formed from a rectangular sheet of nonwoven fabric having a pair of opposed side edges and a pair of opposed end edges. The sheet is pleated along longitudinal fold-lines parallel to the opposed pair of side edges and the pair of opposed side edges are secured together. The pleats are secured together at one end of the pleated sheet and the other end of the pleated sheet is at least partly elasticated to provide an expandable and contractable opening for the head. The invention also provides an apparatus and method for producing the cap and in particular an apparatus and method for the continuous production of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson
    Inventors: Rory J. M. Smith, Brenda M. Sykes, Roger S. Terry, David A. Coates, Philip B. Gower