Patents by Inventor Richard Lawrence Horstman

Richard Lawrence Horstman 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).

  • Publication number: 20120074142
    Abstract: A wipes container designed for one-handed use. The wipes container may have a three-dimensional orifice to facilitate access to wipes stored therein. The wipes container may have additional convenience features, including an ergonomic opening button, gripping feet, and a size ratio consistent with moisture retention and one-handed operation. Methods and structures for communicating the proper use of the ergonomic features of the container are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Shane Mays, Lucio Frias, Samir M. Aziz, James Matthew Owen, Richard Lawrence Horstman
  • Publication number: 20110290756
    Abstract: A threaded cap is disclosed. The threaded cap may form a portion of a closure assembly comprising also comprising a threaded transition. The closure assembly may be utilized to seal a liquid containing bottle, particularly one containing a liquid fabric composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Bradley Scott Neufarth, Kerry Lloyd Weaver, Alfredo Pagan
  • Publication number: 20110226721
    Abstract: A threaded closure assembly comprising a transition and a cap is disclosed. The threaded closure assembly may be utilized to seal a liquid containing bottle, particularly one containing a liquid fabric composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Bradley Scott Neufarth, Kerry Lloyd Weaver, Alfredo Pagan
  • Publication number: 20110062109
    Abstract: A bottle having a body capable of containing a fluid; a spout fluidly connected to the body; a collar having at least one attachment area, said collar capable of removably securing a cap; a skirt functionally connected to the collar; and a drip concentrator concentrically interposed between the spout and the collar; wherein the bottle is continuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Douglas Bruce Zeik, Michael Anthony Majher, Alejandro Cedeno, Constance P. Lee, Brian Lee Floyd
  • Patent number: 7857168
    Abstract: A bottle comprising a body capable of containing a fluid; a spout fluidly connected to the body; a collar comprising at least one attachment area, said collar capable of removably securing a cap; a skirt functionally connected to the collar; and a drip concentrator concentrically interposed between the spout and the collar; wherein the bottle is continuous. In one embodiment, the skirt visually engages with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Douglas Bruce Zeik, Michael Anthony Majher, Alejandro Cedeno, Constance P. Lee, Brian Lee Floyd
  • Publication number: 20100108635
    Abstract: A bottle comprising a body capable of containing a fluid; a spout fluidly connected to the body; a collar comprising at least one attachment area, said collar capable of removably securing a cap; a skirt functionally connected to the collar; and a drip concentrator concentrically interposed between the spout and the collar; wherein the bottle is continuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Douglas Bruce Zeik, Michael Anthony Majher, Alejandro Cedeno, Constance P. Lee, Brian Lee Floyd
  • Patent number: 7410105
    Abstract: A sprayer, which in one embodiment, is a hand held ergonomic sprayer is disclosed herein. The sprayer may include: a housing through which water flows; a handle for gripping by a user, which is joined to the housing; at least one spray nozzle operatively connected to the housing; and, a connection for a hose, the connection being joined to the housing. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer has one end of a water-filled hose connected thereto, the combination of the sprayer and suspended portion of the hose has a combined center of gravity that passes through the axis of the sprayer handle. The sprayers described herein may also have other features, and provide other benefits that do not require the sprayers to have an ergonomic design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Eric Richard Bartsch, John Allen Wooton, Jonathan George Denham, John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens, Ronald Howard Wanless
  • Patent number: 7294264
    Abstract: A sprayer purifier cartridge system is disclosed. In one non-limiting embodiment, the sprayer purifier cartridge system includes a sprayer for spraying water and a purifier cartridge for purifying water. In this embodiment, the sprayer has a receiving structure for the purifier cartridge, and the cartridge is attachable to the receiving structure of the sprayer. In this embodiment, one of the sprayer and the purifier cartridge comprises a structure having at least one opening therein. This opening is at least partially surrounded by a material that has flexibility. The other of the sprayer and the purifier cartridge has at least one hollow protrusion that fits into the at least one opening to permit the water to flow in at least one direction between the sprayer and purifier cartridge. The cartridge is attachable to the sprayer to form a seal between the cartridge and the sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, Richard Lawrence Horstman, William Michael Cannon
  • Publication number: 20020185420
    Abstract: A sprayer, which in one embodiment, is a hand held ergonomic sprayer is disclosed herein. The sprayer may include: a housing through which water flows; a handle for gripping by a user, which is joined to the housing; at least one spray nozzle operatively connected to the housing; and, a connection for a hose, the connection being joined to the housing. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer has one end of a water-filled hose connected thereto, the combination of the sprayer and suspended portion of the hose has a combined center of gravity that passes through the axis of the sprayer handle. The sprayers described herein may also have other features, and provide other benefits that do not require the sprayers to have an ergonomic design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Eric Richard Bartsch, John Allen Wooton, Jonathan George Denham, John Edward Sheppard, Richard John Stevens, Ronald Howard Wanless
  • Publication number: 20010019680
    Abstract: A self cleaning dip in package is disclosed. The package includes a vial having an opening through which a user may access liquid stored within the vial. The opening is defined by an inner wall of the vial which provides access to the contents of the package. The package also includes an applicator adapted for insertion within the open end of the vial to access the liquid stored within the vial, wherein the applicator is coupled to a handle and the handle is selectively coupled to the vial for storing the liquid within the vial. The package further includes a first wiper coupled within the opening of the vial such that the applicator is wiped of excess liquid when the applicator is withdrawn from within the vial and a second wiper coupled to the handle such that the second wiper wipes the inner wall of the open end of the vial as the applicator is inserted into the vial. A process for filling the package and a venting system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathleen Ann Pieper, Richard Lawrence Horstman
  • Patent number: 6276856
    Abstract: A self cleaning dip in package is disclosed. The package includes a vial having an opening through which a user may access liquid stored within the vial. The opening is defined by an inner wall of the vial which provides access to the contents of the package. The package also includes an applicator adapted for insertion within the open end of the vial to access the liquid stored within the vial, wherein the applicator is coupled to a handle and the handle is selectively coupled to the vial for storing the liquid within the vial. The package further includes a first wiper coupled within the opening of the vial such that the applicator is wiped of excess liquid when the applicator is withdrawn from within the vial and a second wiper coupled to the handle such that the second wiper wipes the inner wall of the open end of the vial as the applicator is inserted into the vial. A process for filling the package and a venting system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathleen Ann Pieper, Richard Lawrence Horstman
  • Patent number: D507327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, William Michael Cannon, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Alan Scott Goldstein, Eric Richard Bartsch, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Shawn Charlton Snyder, Demetrius Michael Romanos, John Vincent Hunt
  • Patent number: D523521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, William Michael Cannon, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Alan Scott Goldstein, Eric Richard Bartsch, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Shawn Charlton Snyder, Demetrius Michael Romanos, John Vincent Hunt
  • Patent number: D581277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence Horstman, Gary I. Voss, James Christopher Dom
  • Patent number: D595138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Churchill Ames, Matthew Joshua Brewer, Jason Paul Lawless, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Kevin Mark Moss, Glen V. Walter, David Gerard Harting, Douglas Arthur Marsden, Anna Magdalena Engström, Mark A. Nichols
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    Patent number: D604611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Churchill Ames, Matthew Joshua Brewer, Jason Paul Lawless, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Glen V. Walter, David Gerard Harting, Douglas Arthur Marsden, Anna Magdalena Engström, Mark A. Nichols