Patents by Inventor William Michael Cannon

William Michael Cannon 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: 20100313374
    Abstract: A cleaning implement comprising a multiply re-usable device and a disposable refill. The device has a handle for grasping by a user and a white attachment portion, for removable attachment of the refill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: John William Koenig, William Michael Cannon, Guerin James Mcclure
  • Publication number: 20100219211
    Abstract: A pressurized spray system. The spray system has a flow path through which contents must pass to be dispensed from the system to the atmosphere. By maintaining the proper proportions of restrictions in the flow path to the spray nozzle exit orifice, a relatively constant mean particle size distribution may be obtained throughout the life of the spray system as the pressure decays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Scott Edward Smith, William Michael Cannon, Wim Wintmolders
  • Patent number: 7676877
    Abstract: A cleaning implement for cleaning a soft or a hard surface comprises a handle, a sweeper head, rotating blades and a collection bin. The bottom wall of the collection bin includes an opening that is covered by a cleaning sheet during the cleaning operation. The height of this bottom wall relative to the surface being cleaned is adjustable by a user. The cleaning implement can be used with a disposable cleaning sheet, which includes protrusions that are capable of removing entangled hair from a carpet surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nicola John Policicchio, Leonard Lik-Hang Tse, William Michael Cannon, Kenton Ray Lynde, Michael Stephen Maile, Robert Allen Godfroid
  • Patent number: 7621468
    Abstract: A pressurized spray system. The spray system has a flow path through which contents must pass to be dispensed from the system to the atmosphere. By maintaining the proper proportions of restrictions in the flow path to the spray nozzle exit orifice, a relatively constant mean particle size distribution may be obtained throughout the life of the spray system as the pressure decays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Scott Edward Smith, William Michael Cannon, Wim Wintmolders
  • Publication number: 20090139045
    Abstract: A head for a cleaning device. The head has a cleaning surface which has multiple sections. The sections are movable relative to each other in response to force applied by the user. The sections can be moved from a first configuration having noncoplanar sections to a second configuration where the sections are coplanar. The noncoplanar configuration may provide cavities for the collection of debris from a surface to be cleaned, such as a floor. The coplanar configuration may provide for improved stress distribution across the cleaning surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: William Michael Cannon, Kevin Michael Rodgers
  • Publication number: 20090084870
    Abstract: A pressurized spray system. The spray system has a flow path through which contents must pass to be dispensed from the system to the atmosphere. By maintaining the proper proportions of restrictions in the flow path to the spray nozzle exit orifice, a relatively constant mean particle size distribution may be obtained throughout the life of the spray system as the pressure decays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Scott Edward Smith, William Michael Cannon, Wim Wintmolders
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7188787
    Abstract: A sprayer with a water purifier, a valve system, and a selector switch for the same are disclosed. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer is in use, the sprayer includes a purifier for purifying water. The sprayer may be compact and ergonomic. The sprayer may include a valve system that provides a selection of water flow paths and/or nozzles or other output mechanisms for the sprayer, and a selector switch for controlling the valve system. In certain embodiments, the sprayer is provided with a multiple position selector switch that can be controlled by one of the operator's fingers, or by the operator's thumb so that the operator can use the sprayer and select the sprayer setting with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Michael Cannon, John Allen Wooton, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Christopher Miles Miller
  • Patent number: D501588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Joseph Mario Miramonti, II, Leonard Lik-Hang Tse, William Michael Cannon, Robert Allen Godfroid, Stephanie Lynn Lausé, Demetrius Michael Romanos, Nasahn Adam Sheppard
  • Patent number: D505481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Benjamin Jacob Clare, William Michael Cannon, John Allen Wooton, Glen Walter, Douglas Marsden, Baron Brandt, Bowman Wang
  • 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: D544668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James
  • Patent number: D548413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D552314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D552315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D554815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James
  • Patent number: D561417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Michael Harper, Robert Allen Godfroid, William Michael Cannon, Samuel Bladgen Truslow, Anthony Piazza, Adrian Benton James, Stephanie Lynn Lause
  • Patent number: D588770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John William Koenig, Richard Michael Harper, Andrew Peter Heidel, William Michael Cannon, Christopher Duane Heckman, Ana Celina Castaneda, Tony Christopher Siebel, Ramsey Alexander Ford, Lawrence Edward Barbera
  • Patent number: D614824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrew Peter Heidel, John William Koenig, William Michael Cannon, Christopher Duane Heckman, Emmanuel Tanghal