Patents by Inventor Ward William Ostendorf

Ward William Ostendorf 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: 11959229
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel combination of slip stick coefficient of friction and compressibility properties and methods for making same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ward William Ostendorf, Guillermo Matias Vidal, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, David Warren Loebker, Ryan Dominic Maladen, John Allen Manifold, Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi
  • Publication number: 20240110336
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise a ply consisting of a first layer and/or a second layer. At least one of the first and second layers may comprise from about 55% to about 95% non-wood fibers. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers and a ply comprising a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may be a consumer-facing layer, wherein the consumer-facing layer may have a consumer-facing side, wherein the consumer-facing side may comprise a plurality of pillows. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers and may have a lint value greater than about 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Michael YOUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Kathryn Christian KIEN, Ward William OSTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20230406608
    Abstract: Arrays of sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise a first sanitary tissue product in a first package that conveys strength, absorption, and/or softness; and a second sanitary tissue product in a second package that conveys sustainability. TS750, lint, slip stick, tensile ratio, VFS, and SST may be common intensive properties of the first and second sanitary tissue products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Katherine L. SCHWERDTFEGER, Joshua Thomas FUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Marlene OTERO, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Christopher M. YOUNG, Ward William OSTENDORF, Kathryn Christian KIEN
  • Publication number: 20230404332
    Abstract: Arrays of sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise a first sanitary tissue product in a first package that conveys strength, a second sanitary tissue product in a second package that conveys softness, a third sanitary tissue product in a third package that conveys strength, and a fourth sanitary tissue product in a fourth package that conveys softness. Additionally, arrays of sanitary tissue products, may comprise a first sanitary tissue product, in the form of a paper towel, in a first package that conveys sustainability; and a second sanitary tissue product, in the form of a paper towel, in a second package that conveys strength and/or absorbency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Katherine L. SCHWERDTFEGER, Joshua Thomas FUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Marlene OTERO, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Christopher M. YOUNG, Ward William OSTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20230406609
    Abstract: Arrays of sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise a first sanitary tissue product in a first package that conveys strength, absorption, and/or softness, wherein the first package comprises a plastic film in contact with the first sanitary tissue product; and a second sanitary tissue product in a second package that conveys sustainability, wherein the second package comprises a sustainable package material in contact with the second sanitary tissue product. TS7, TS750, lint, slip stick, tensile ratio, VFS, and SST may be common intensive properties of the first and second sanitary tissue products. Further, packages of sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise a sustainable package material, a brand name, wherein the package conveys sustainability, and an indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Katherine L. SCHWERDTFEGER, Joshua Thomas FUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Marlene OTERO, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Christopher M. YOUNG, Ward William OSTENDORF, Kathryn Christian KIEN
  • Publication number: 20230406610
    Abstract: Arrays of sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise a first sanitary tissue product in a first package that conveys strength and/or softness, the first package may be disposed on a retail store shelf; and a digital image representative of a second package that conveys sustainability, and that is representative of a second sanitary tissue product for sale, the second sanitary tissue product may be disposed at a location other than the retail store shelf. Additionally, arrays of the present disclosure may comprise a first digital image representative of a first package that conveys strength and/or softness, and that is representative of a first sanitary tissue product; and a second digital image representative of a second package that conveys sustainability, and that is representative of a second sanitary tissue product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Katherine L. SCHWERDTFEGER, Joshua Thomas FUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Paul Thomas WEISMAN, Christopher M. YOUNG, Ward William OSTENDORF, Kathryn Christian KIEN
  • Publication number: 20230349105
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel combination of slip stick coefficient of friction and compressibility properties and methods for making same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ward William Ostendorf, Guillermo Matias Vidal, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, David Warren Loebker, Ryan Dominic Maladen, John Allen Manifold, Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi
  • Publication number: 20230320540
    Abstract: Processes for making sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise re-slushing pulp comprising non-wood fibers prior to sending the pulp to a headbox; forming a web comprising the non-wood fibers; creating zones of differential densities in the web; and creping the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Michael YOUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Kathryn Christian KIEN, Ward William OSTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20230320539
    Abstract: A sanitary tissue product of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers, a coverage greater than about 5.5 fiber layers, and a fiber count-area (C(n)) greater than about 830 million/m{circumflex over (?)}2. A sanitary tissue product of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers, a coverage greater than about 7.5 fiber layers. A sanitary tissue product of the present disclosure may be creped and may comprise non-wood fibers and may have a coverage greater than a line defined by an expression: Y=0.00767X+3.0 (wherein the fiber coverage is “Y” and wherein a fiber count-area (C(l)) is “X”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Michael YOUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Ward William OSTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20230323605
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may be in the form of a paper towel, may comprise non-wood fibers, and may have a TS7 less than about 22.0 dB V2 rms. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers and may have a VFS g/g greater than about 7.3 g/g. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers and may have an SST greater than about 0.45 g/s{circumflex over (?)}0.5. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers and may have a CD Wet Peak Elongation greater than about 12.0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian KIEN, Christopher Michael YOUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Ward William OSTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20230323604
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers selected from the group consisting of bamboo, abaca, and mixtures thereof, and may have a TS7 of less than about 14 dB V2 rms. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise bamboo fibers and may have a TS750 less than about 20 dB V2 rms. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may be structured and may comprise non-wood fibers selected from the group consisting of bamboo, abaca, and mixtures thereof, and may have a TS750 less than about 45 dB V2 rms. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers selected from the group consisting of bamboo, abaca, and mixtures thereof, and may have a slip stick less than about 435. Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprise non-wood fibers selected from the group consisting of bamboo, abaca, and mixtures thereof, and may have a slip stick less than about 605.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Michael YOUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Kathryn Christian KIEN, Ward William OSTENDORF
  • Publication number: 20230323598
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may comprises non-wood fibers and may have a formation index of less than about 65. Further, sanitary tissue products of the present disclosure may be in the form of a paper towel and may have a tensile ratio less than about 1.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Michael YOUNG, Jeffrey Glen SHEEHAN, Kathryn Christian KIEN, Ward William OSTENDORF, Paul Thomas WEISMAN
  • Patent number: 11767641
    Abstract: Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit a novel combination of compressibility properties, plate stiffness properties, and slip stick coefficient of friction properties, and methods for making same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ward William Ostendorf, Guillermo Matias Vidal, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, David Warren Loebker, Ryan Dominic Maladen, John Allen Manifold, Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi
  • Publication number: 20230137354
    Abstract: Web material structuring belts that impart structure to a web material during a web material structuring operation and/or structured web material forming operation, method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, for example structured fibrous structures, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels and structured facial tissue are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Ward William Ostendorf, Laurent Jose Marie Bernard Mignot
  • Publication number: 20230139935
    Abstract: Web material structuring belts that impart structure to a web material during a web material structuring operation and/or structured web material forming operation, method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, for example structured fibrous structures, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels and structured facial tissue are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Ward William Ostendorf, Laurent Jose Marie Bernard Mignot
  • Publication number: 20230140783
    Abstract: Web material structuring belts that impart structure to a web material during a web material structuring operation and/or structured web material forming operation, method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, for example structured fibrous structures, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels and structured facial tissue are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Ward William Ostendorf, Laurent Jose Marie Bernard Mignot
  • Publication number: 20230138090
    Abstract: Web material structuring belts that impart structure to a web material during a web material structuring operation and/or structured web material forming operation, method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, for example structured fibrous structures, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels and structured facial tissue are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Ward William Ostendorf, Laurent Jose Marie Bernard Mignot
  • Publication number: 20230138680
    Abstract: Web material structuring belts that impart structure to a web material during a web material structuring operation and/or structured web material forming operation, method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, for example structured fibrous structures, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels and structured facial tissue are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Ward William Ostendorf, Laurent Jose Marie Bernard Mignot
  • Publication number: 20230137439
    Abstract: Web material structuring belts that impart structure to a web material during a web material structuring operation and/or structured web material forming operation, method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, for example structured fibrous structures, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels and structured facial tissue are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Ward William Ostendorf, Laurent Jose Marie Bernard Mignot
  • Publication number: 20220341096
    Abstract: Fibrous structures having a surface pattern of a continuous knuckle region and a plurality of discrete pillow regions such that the fibrous structures exhibit improved lotion transfer compared to known fibrous structures and better sheet control during the making of such fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: William Ellis Bailey, Ward William Ostendorf, Anthony Paul Bankemper, Douglas Jay Barkey, J. Michael Bills, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan