Richard L Horstman

US Patent:

D507327, Jul 12, 2005

Filed:

Nov 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/193107

Inventors:

John Allen Wooton - New Richmond OH, US
William Michael Cannon - West Harrison IN, US
Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
Melissa Ann Kreuzer - Fairfield OH, US
Alan Scott Goldstein - Blue Ash OH, US
Eric Richard Bartsch - Holland OH, US
Jonathan Joseph Powell - Cincinnati OH, US
Shawn Charlton Snyder - Lawrenceburg IN, US
Demetrius Michael Romanos - Cincinnati OH, US
John Vincent Hunt - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

2301

US Classification:

D23213

US Patent:

D523521, Jun 20, 2006

Filed:

Jul 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/233871

Inventors:

John Allen Wooton - New Richmond OH, US
William Michael Cannon - West Harrison IN, US
Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
Melissa Ann Kreuzer - Fairfield OH, US
Alan Scott Goldstein - Blue Ash OH, US
Eric Richard Bartsch - Holland OH, US
Jonathan Joseph Powell - Cincinnati OH, US
Shawn Charlton Snyder - Lawrenceburg IN, US
Demetrius Michael Romanos - Cincinnati OH, US
John Vincent Hunt - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

2301

US Classification:

D23213

US Patent:

7294264, Nov 13, 2007

Filed:

Nov 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/713460

Inventors:

John Allen Wooton - New Richmond OH, US
Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
William Michael Cannon - West Harrison IN, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

B01D 27/08

US Classification:

210236, 210251, 210282, 210450, 210460

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.

US Patent:

7410105, Aug 12, 2008

Filed:

Sep 11, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/950841

Inventors:

Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
Eric Richard Bartsch - Cincinnati OH, US
John Allen Wooton - New Richmond OH, US
Jonathan George Denham - Cincinnati OH, US
John Edward Sheppard - Market Harborough, GB
Richard John Stevens - Leicester, GB
Ronald Howard Wanless - Mason OH, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

B05B 7/26
B05B 7/02
B05B 1/14

US Classification:

239315, 239525, 239526, 239462

Abstract:

A sprayer, which in one embodiment, is a hand held ergonomic sprayer is disclosed herein. The sprayer may include: a housing through which water flows; a handle for gripping by a user, which is joined to the housing; at least one spray nozzle operatively connected to the housing; and, a connection for a hose, the connection being joined to the housing. In one non-limiting embodiment, when the sprayer has one end of a water-filled hose connected thereto, the combination of the sprayer and suspended portion of the hose has a combined center of gravity that passes through the axis of the sprayer handle. The sprayers described herein may also have other features, and provide other benefits that do not require the sprayers to have an ergonomic design.

US Patent:

D581277, Nov 25, 2008

Filed:

Feb 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/273209

Inventors:

Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
Gary I. Voss - Medina OH, US
James Christopher Dom - Norton OH, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9528

US Patent:

D595138, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Jul 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

29/320940

Inventors:

Gregory Churchill Ames - Cincinnati OH, US
Matthew Joshua Brewer - Batavia OH, US
Jason Paul Lawless - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
Kevin Mark Moss - Cincinnati OH, US
Glen V. Walter - Boxford MA, US
David Gerard Harting - Needham MA, US
Douglas Arthur Marsden - Marblehead MA, US
Anna Magdalena Engström - Cambridge MA, US
Mark A. Nichols - Newton Highlands MA, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

0903

US Classification:

D 9531

US Patent:

D604611, Nov 24, 2009

Filed:

Jul 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

29/320947

Inventors:

Gregory Churchill Ames - Cincinnati OH, US
Matthew Joshua Brewer - Batavia OH, US
Jason Paul Lawless - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
Glen V. Walter - Boxford MA, US
David Gerard Harting - Needham MA, US
Douglas Arthur Marsden - Marblehead MA, US
Anna Magdalena Engström - Cambridge MA, US
Mark A. Nichols - Newton Highlands MA, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

0907

US Classification:

D 9453, D9454

US Patent:

7857168, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Nov 5, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/613050

Inventors:

Richard Lawrence Horstman - Cincinnati OH, US
Douglas Bruce Zeik - Middletown OH, US
Michael Anthony Majher - Cincinnati OH, US
Alejandro Cedeno - Cincinnati OH, US
Constance P. Lee - Cincinnati OH, US
Brian Lee Floyd - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

B67D 1/16

US Classification:

222109, 222566, 264531

Abstract:

A bottle comprising a body capable of containing a fluid; a spout fluidly connected to the body; a collar comprising at least one attachment area, said collar capable of removably securing a cap; a skirt functionally connected to the collar; and a drip concentrator concentrically interposed between the spout and the collar; wherein the bottle is continuous. In one embodiment, the skirt visually engages with the body.