The Procter Gamble Company

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Gavin John Broad

Mark Robert Sivik

Gregory Charles Gordon

Adal Amine Tecleab

Richard Matthew Giachetto

Kevin Charles Strong

Kenneth Stephen McGuire

Frank William Denome

Benjamin Jacob Clare

Scott Kendyl Stanley

Mark William Hamersky

Mark Mason Hargett

Jason Lee DeBruler

Joseph Craig Lester

Hinrich Knuth

Daniel Raymond Wiegele

Cullen Joseph Breithaupt

Lee Mathew Arent

Jun You

Charles John Berg, Jr

Andreas Josef Dreher

Jeffrey Moss Vaughn

Stephen Robert Glassmeyer

Michael Sean Pratt

Evan Joseph Durling

Jason Matthew Orndorff

Marc Richard Bourgeois

Robert Clark Avery, Jr

Tadayoshi Ishihara

Dinah Achola Nyangiro

Shawn Christopher Pallotta

Jon Kevin McLaughlin

Patrick John Healey

Michael Paul Hausfeld

Robert Clark Avery

Paul R Iii Mort

Richard Allen Diemar

Anthoney Edward Reed

Charles John Berg

Kenneth Stephen Mcguire

Methods of making vents in containers made from flexible materials, including forming vent openings in a first flexible material, forming vent stand-offs on a second flexible material, and combining the flexible materials to form a vent passage for the flexible container.

Methods of making vented flexible containers

Non-durable self-supporting flexible containers with easily variable sizing. Line ups of flexible containers have similar sizes, shapes, and constructions, but hold differing amounts of fluent product at unexpected fill heights.

Flexible containers with easily variable sizing

A cleaning article having a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a laminated construction. The layer of tow fibers and the sheet may be joined together at a spine. The spine is a seal between the adjacent, superimposed layer(s) of fibers and sheet(s). The seal comprises a plurality of individual bonds. The bonds overlap in the longitudinal direction and optionally in the transverse direction. This arrangement provides, at least, the benefit of less instantaneous energy draw when forming the seal using thermal bonding.

Cleaning article having discrete seal bonds

A method and apparatus for formation, filling, and sealing unit dose packages for consumer products are described herein. A filling system with a filling control system is also disclosed. Although the filling system is described in conjunction with a method for forming, filling, and sealing unit dose packages, the filling system and filling control system can be used in other dispensing processes.

Method for forming packages

The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a cutting apparatus comprising a drive shaft having a longitudinal axis, a drum configured to orbit the longitudinal axis when driven by the drive shaft, a first actuator, and a cutting assembly joined to the drum and configured to orbit the longitudinal axis with the drum. The cutting assembly comprises a second actuator operably engaged with a portion of the cutting assembly, and a cutting device driven by the second actuator. The second actuator is configured to rotate the cutting device at least 1,500 revolutions per minute during cutting of an article. The first actuator is operably engaged with a portion of the cutting assembly and is configured to reciprocate the cutting device in directions substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis as the cutting assembly orbits the longitudinal axis.

Cutting apparatuses

A method of and apparatus for fluffing a cleaning article. The cleaning article has a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a layered construction. The apparatus and process spray a fluid blast onto the article, disrupting the tow fibers. The fluid may be air and causes different fibers to react so as to increase the volume of the cleaning article.

Process and apparatus for fluffing a cleaning implement

The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a method of applying a flowable substance to a substrate. The method comprises contacting a portion of the substrate with a portion of a rotating applicator as the substrate is conveyed, and immersing the portion of the rotating applicator in the flowable substance to accumulate the flowable substance on the portion of the rotating applicator. The method further comprises engaging a metering device with the portion of the rotating applicator, metering a portion of the accumulated flowable substance on the portion of the rotating applicator off of the portion of the rotating applicator using the metering device, and applying a portion of the remaining flowable substance on the portion of the rotating applicator to the portion of the substrate when the portion of the substrate contacts the portion of the rotating applicator.

Methods and assemblies for applying flowable substances to substrates

The use of a heat idler moveable along a path provides speed and flexibility in the heat labeling of containers.

Label applicator having a heat idler

This application relates to a method of covering a pessary device for relief of female incontinence with an overwrap. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of overwrapping the pessary device.

Method of overwrapping a pessary device

An improved pressure label applicator provides increased speed, quality, and/or reliability in the labeling of containers.

Pressure label applicator

The present invention is directed to an apparatus for labeling a container comprising (a) first winder capable of unwinding a heat transfer label from a heat transfer label roll, (b) first vacuum box capable of containing at least a portion of the heat transfer label unwound from the first winder, (c) vacuuming means, (d) heater plate, and (e) heat label applicator. The use of one or more vacuum boxes enables containers to be labeled at a greater speed.

Label applicator having a vacuum box

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Gavin John Broad