Patents by Inventor Timothy John Fowler

Timothy John Fowler 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: 6132746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing product useful for both cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair. These products are used by the consumer by wetting the dry product with water. The product comprises of a water insoluble substrate, a lathering surfactant, and a conditioner component. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products and to methods for manufacturing these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Erik John Hasenoehrl, Lourdes Dessus Albacarys, Timothy John Fowler
  • Patent number: 6074655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing product useful for both cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair. These products are used by the consumer by wetting the dry product with water. The product comprises of a water insoluble substrate, a lathering surfactant, and an oil soluble conditioning agent. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products and to methods for manufacturing these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Fowler, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Lourdes Dessus Albacarys
  • Patent number: 6063397
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing product useful for both cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair. These products are used by the consumer by wetting the dry product with water. The product comprises of a water insoluble substrate, a lathering surfactant, and a conditioner component. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products and to methods for manufacturing these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Fowler, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Lourdes Dessus Albacarys
  • Patent number: 6013270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a skin care kit useful skin conditioning. The kit, which includes a skin care composition contained within a dispenser, is particularly useful for providing good moisturization and aesthetics to both cream and lotion users. More particularly, this invention relates to a skin care kit useful for regulating skin condition (especially human skin, more especially human facial skin), including lubricating the skin, increasing the smoothness and suppleness of the skin, preventing or relieving dryness of the skin, hydrating the skin, and/or protecting the skin regulating visible and/or tactile discontinuities in skin, e.g., visible and/or tactile discontinuities in skin texture, more especially discontinuities associated with skin aging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Peter James Hargraves, Julie Elizabeth Wilson, Christopher Irwin, Timothy John Fowler, Robert Bao Kim Ha
  • Patent number: 5997887
    Abstract: Disclosed are topical compositions which provide good coverage of skin imperfections, e.g., pores and uneven skin tone, while retaining a natural skin appearance. The compositions contain a charged particulate material dispersed throughout a thickened, hydrophilic carrier. The charged particulate material allows the compositions to have a Coverage Efficiency Ratio of greater than about 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Bao Kim Ha, Timothy John Fowler
  • Patent number: 5980931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing product useful for both cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair. These products are used by the consumer by wetting the dry product with water. The product comprises of a water insoluble substrate, a lathering surfactant, and an oil soluble conditioning agent. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products and to methods for manufacturing these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Fowler, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Lourdes Dessus Albacarys
  • Patent number: 5972361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing product useful for both cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair. These products are used by the consumer by wetting the dry product with water. The product comprises of a water insoluble substrate, a lathering surfactant, and an oil soluble conditioning agent. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products and to methods for manufacturing these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Fowler, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Lourdes Dessus Albacarys
  • Patent number: 5951991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing product useful for both cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair. These products are used by the consumer by wetting the dry product with water. The product comprises of a water insoluble substrate, a lathering surfactant, and a conditioning emulsion. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products and to methods for manufacturing these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Julie Ann Wagner, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Timothy John Fowler
  • Patent number: 5916575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-emulsified personal cleansing composition comprising a cleansing component further comprising a lathering surfactant and water; and an insoluble skin conditioning component, wherein the insoluble skin conditioning component has an interfacial tension index of less than about 150% in the cleansing component. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Michael McAtee, Robert Bao Kim Ha, Timothy John Fowler
  • Patent number: 5753245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to non-abrasive personal care cleansing compositions. These compositions utilize insoluble micronized cleansing particles of defined particle size that are not tactilely perceived by the user during the cleansing process, and yet which provide improved cleansing performance from the composition. These compositions also comprise a surfactant, an emollient and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Fowler, Richard Loren McManus, George Endel Deckner
  • Patent number: 5720961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to non-abrasive personal care cleansing compositions. These compositions utilize insoluble micronized cleansing particles of defined particle size that are not tactilely perceived by the user during the cleansing process, and yet which provide improved cleansing performance from the composition. These compositions also comprise a surfactant, an emollient and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Fowler, Richard Loren McManus, George Endel Deckner
  • Patent number: 5658577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nonabrasive thickened aqueous-based personal cleansing compositions. These compositions utilize insoluble micronized cleansing particles of defined particle size that are not tactilely perceived by the user during the cleansing process, and yet which provide improved cleansing performance from the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Fowler, Richard Loren McManus, George Endel Deckner