Patents by Inventor Thorsten Knobloch

Thorsten Knobloch 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).

  • Patent number: 9677226
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 12.5% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20160362844
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch, Robert Lenord Powers, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Patent number: 9463605
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch, Robert Lenord Powers, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Patent number: 9435081
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20160229608
    Abstract: First and second toilet tissue product packages. The product packages can include a first toilet tissue product exhibiting a first basis weight value and a second toilet tissue product exhibiting a second basis weight value which is different than the first basis weight value. The first toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the second toilet tissue product package. The first toilet tissue product package can be displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process and they are designed to be sold individually. The first and second toilet tissue product packages each have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160229609
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. The array can have a first, second, and third toilet tissue product. The first, second, and third toilet tissue products can exhibit different values for an intensive property. The first toilet tissue product is housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product is housed within a second toilet tissue product package, and the third toilet tissue product is housed within a third toilet tissue product package. Each of the first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages can be displayed in the same aisle of a retail store and can be designed to be sold individually. The first, second, and third toilet tissue product packages each can have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160229607
    Abstract: First and second toilet tissue product packages. The product packages can include a first toilet tissue product exhibiting a first total dry tensile strength value and a second toilet tissue product exhibiting a second total dry tensile strength value which is different than the first total dry tensile strength value. The first toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the second toilet tissue product package. The first toilet tissue product package can be displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process and they are designed to be sold individually. The first and second toilet tissue product packages each have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160229606
    Abstract: First and second toilet tissue product packages. The product packages can include a first toilet tissue product exhibiting a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product exhibiting a second lint value which is different than the first lint value. The first toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be at least two plies and housed within the second toilet tissue product package. The first toilet tissue product package can be displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process and they are designed to be sold individually. The first and second toilet tissue product packages each have a common single source identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, Thorsten Knobloch, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160194143
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. A first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a total dry tensile strength of greater than 600 g/in, and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is at least 20% greater than the first lint value and a total dry tensile strength of less than 600 g/in. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brace, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry Duval, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Publication number: 20160185513
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. In an example, a first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is greater than the first lint value and wherein the first toilet tissue product has a total dry tensile strength greater than the total dry tensile strength of the second toilet tissue product. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brace, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry Duval, Michael Ricardo Burns (Deceased)
  • Publication number: 20160185512
    Abstract: An array of toilet tissue products. A first toilet tissue product can exhibit a first lint value and a second toilet tissue product can exhibit a second lint value which is greater than the first lint value. The first toilet tissue product can be housed within a first toilet tissue product package and the second toilet tissue product can be housed within a second toilet tissue product package, where the first and second toilet tissue product packages are separate from each other such that the first toilet tissue product package is displayed on a store shelf separate from the second toilet tissue product package in a way that the first and second toilet tissue product packages are visible to a consumer during the consumer's purchasing decision process. The packages can be designed to be sold individually and wherein the first and second toilet tissue product packages each comprise a common brand name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brace, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry Duval, Michael Ricardo Burns
  • Patent number: 9327888
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products, for example toilet tissue products, and arrays thereof associated with non-textual indicia, such as character representations exhibiting active poses, that are psychologically matched to intensive properties of the sanitary tissue products; processes for making such an array of sanitary tissue products are provided, and marketing articles associated with displaying and/or advertising an array of sanitary tissue products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Michael Ricardo Burns, Mary Windes Burns, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brase, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry DuVal
  • Patent number: 9242775
    Abstract: An array of sanitary tissue products, for example an array of toilet tissue products, wherein one of the sanitary tissue products exhibits a total dry tensile strength that is greater than another sanitary tissue product within the array, and a process for making such an array, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Knobloch, Jennifer Lori Steeves-Kiss, Michael Ricardo Burns, Illya Torrance Thomas, John Paul Brase, Dennis Xavier Legault, Dean Larry DuVal, Mary Windes Burns
  • Publication number: 20150299963
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20150275439
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 12.5% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 9089452
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 9085855
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20140238295
    Abstract: An apparatus for the application of atomized fluid to a web material having a first surface and a second surface opposed thereto is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a fluid source disposed adjacent to the first surface of the web material and a receipt plenum disposed adjacent to the second surface of the web material. The receipt plenum provides a source of negative pressure to the second surface of the web material. A fluid disposed from the fluid source contacts the first surface of the web material and is caused to traverse therethrough by the source of negative pressure. A portion of the fluid contacting the first surface of the web material is contained by the receipt plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Miguel Angel VALLE, Katie Kristine Glass, Hasan Eroglu, David Warren Loebker, Kurt David Alexander, André Mellin, Kevin Benson McNeil, David William Cabell, John Gerhard Michael, Stanford Royce Jackson, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20140147637
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen MANIFOLD, Charles Chidozie EKENGA, Douglas Jay BARKEY, Kathleen Diane SANDS, Thorsten KNOBLOCH, Robert Lenord POWERS, Christopher Gerald DONNER
  • Publication number: 20140053994
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Dry Burst of greater than 360 g as measured according to the Dry Burst Test Method and optionally, a Total Dry Tensile of less than 2450 g/76.2 mm and/or a Machine Direction (MD) Dry Tensile of less than 1520 g/76.2 mm and/or a Geometric Mean (GM) Total Dry Tensile of less than 1180 g/76.2 mm as measured according to the Tensile Strength Test Method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen MANIFOLD, Charles Chidozie EKENGA, Douglas Jay BARKEY, Kathleen Diane SANDS, Thorsten KNOBLOCH