Patents by Inventor Richard Martin Ward

Richard Martin Ward 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: 20110174180
    Abstract: A decorative dry color laminate includes a dry color layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry color layer, and a carrier in releasable contact with the dry color layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). In use, the adhesive layer adheres the dry color laminate to the surface under application of pressure, and the carrier is peeled away to expose the dry color layer. Methods for providing a substantially permanent color effect on an architectural surface comprise delivering such an article to the architectural surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Jonathan Javier Calderas, Jeremy Peter Carrle, Richard Martin Ward
  • Publication number: 20100252187
    Abstract: A decorative dry color laminate includes a dry color layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry color layer, and a carrier in releasable contact with the dry color layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). In use, the adhesive layer adheres the dry color laminate to the surface under application of pressure, and the carrier is peeled away to expose the dry color layer. Methods for providing a substantially permanent color effect on an architectural surface comprise delivering such an article to the architectural surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan Javier Calderas, Jeremy Peter Carrle, Richard Martin Ward
  • Publication number: 20090252937
    Abstract: A decorative dry color laminate includes a dry color layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry color layer, and a carrier in releasable contact with the dry color layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). In use, the adhesive layer adheres the dry color laminate to the surface under application of pressure, and the carrier is peeled away to expose the dry color layer. Methods for providing a substantially permanent color effect on an architectural surface comprise delivering such an article to the architectural surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Douglas Bruce Zeik, Jonathan Javier Calderas, Jeremy Peter Carrle, Richard Martin Ward
  • Publication number: 20090250164
    Abstract: A decorative dry color laminate includes a dry color layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry color layer, and a carrier in releasable contact with the dry color layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). In use, the adhesive layer adheres the dry color laminate to the surface under application of pressure, and the carrier is peeled away to expose the dry color layer. Methods for providing a substantially permanent color effect on an architectural surface comprise delivering such an article to the architectural surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeremy Peter Carrle, Jonathan Javier Calderas, Richard Martin Ward, Douglas Bruce Zeik
  • Patent number: 6939844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous stable, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid textile softening compositions comprising fabric softener active and cationic polymer in the continuous aqueous phase to provide improved softening. The compositions of the present invention preferably contain diester quaternary ammonium compounds wherein the fatty acyl groups have an Iodine Value of from greater than about 5 to less than about 140. The cationic polymers can provide additional benefits such as dye transfer inhibition, chlorine scavenging to protect fabrics, cotton soil release benefits, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Megan A. Cooper, Toan Trinh, Errol Hoffmann Wahl, Richard Martin Ward
  • Publication number: 20040235707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous stable, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid textile softening compositions comprising fabric softener active and cationic polymer in the continuous aqueous phase to provide improved softening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Megan A. Cooper, Toan Trinh, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Richard Martin Ward
  • Patent number: 6797688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous stable, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid textile softening compositions comprising fabric softener active and cationic polymer in the continuous aqueous phase to provide improved softening. The compositions of the present invention preferably contain diester quaternary ammonium compounds wherein the fatty acyl groups have an Iodine Value of from greater than about 5 to less than about 140. The cationic polymers can provide additional benefits such as dye transfer inhibition, chlorine scavenging to protect fabrics, cotton soil release benefits, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Megan A. Cooper, Toan Trinh, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Richard Martin Ward
  • Patent number: 6579416
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for softening an absorbent tissue and tissue structures softened using the composition. The composition includes an effective amount of a softening active ingredient; a vehicle in which the softening active ingredient is dispersed; and an electrolyte dissolved in the vehicle. The electrolyte causes the viscosity of the composition to be less than the viscosity of a dispersion of the softening active ingredient in the vehicle alone. Preferably, the softening active ingredient is a quaternary ammonium compound with the formula: (R1)4−m—N+—[(CH2)n—Y—R3]mX− the vehicle is water, and the electrolyte is calcium chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Sean Patrick Fagin, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Richard Martin Ward
  • Publication number: 20030104964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous stable, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid textile softening compositions comprising fabric softener active and cationic polymer in the continuous aqueous phase to provide improved softening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Megan A. Cooper, Toan Trinh, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Richard Martin Ward
  • Patent number: 6492322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous stable, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid textile softening compositions comprising fabric softener active and cationic polymer in the continuous aqueous phase to provide improved softening. The compositions of the present invention preferably contain diester quaternary ammonium compounds wherein the fatty acyl groups have an Iodine Value of from greater than about 5 to less than about 140. The cationic polymers can provide additional benefits such as dye transfer inhibition, chlorine scavenging to protect fabrics, cotton soil release benefits, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Megan A. Cooper, Toan Trinh, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Richard Martin Ward
  • Patent number: 6162329
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for softening an absorbent tissue and tissue structures softened using the composition. The composition includes an effective amount of a softening active ingredient; a vehicle in which the softening active ingredient is dispersed; and an electrolyte dissolved in the vehicle. The electrolyte causes the viscosity of the composition to be less than the viscosity of a dispersion of the softening active ingredient in the vehicle alone. Preferably, the softening active ingredient is a quaternary ammonium compound with the formula:(R.sub.1).sub.4-m --N.sup.+ --[(CH.sub.2).sub.n --Y--R.sub.3 ].sub.m X.sup. -the vehicle is water, and the electrolyte is calcium chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Vinson, Sean Patrick Fagin, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Richard Martin Ward