Patents Assigned to Conopco, Inc.
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Patent number: 11975085Abstract: This invention relates to syndet-based compositions having pH of 4.5 to 5.5 wherein use of caprylic acid has been unexpectedly found to enhance bacterial kill.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.Inventors: Ajit Manohar Agarkhed, Mohini Anand Bapat, Prem Chandar, Poonam Manoj Gandhi, Anat Shiloach, Guohui Wu
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Publication number: 20240141255Abstract: A fabric spray composition comprising an ingredient comprising at least one ethoxylate unit and at least one carbon derived from carbon capture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Karl BURGESS, Alastai Richard SANDERSON, Iain Murdoch STEVENSON
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Patent number: 11969495Abstract: 1.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.Inventors: Annie Jaye Galpin, Robert Machen, Smita Puntambekar, Robert George Riley, Pierre Starck
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Publication number: 20240131545Abstract: A discrete product refill container and a rigid outer shell container. The refill container includes a product chamber and a fitment secured thereto. The fitment includes a ledge which is suitable for resting on a ledge of the rigid outer shell container while permitting the product chamber to pass into the shell interiorly to the ledge. It may also include a rim for grasping by transfer equipment. The fitment includes a destructive cover, i.e., one which cannot readily be re-closed, so that the consumer can easily make the product within the refill available for pumping, as desired. The rigid outer shell container can be snap fit closed. The refill bottle may be a pouch or a thin walled bottle, with a fitment. The fitment may serve to support the bottle in an inverted position for display or storage. The refill bottle may also include an integral ledge for support in the rigid outer shell container, instead of a discrete fitment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Slavica CESARE, Lauren Alicia UGLIUZZA, Graham Keith LACY, Jonathan Edward MASON, Gregory LALIER
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Publication number: 20240132804Abstract: An aqueous laundry liquid detergent comprising linear alkyl benzene sulphonate (LAS), alkyl ether sulphate surfactant and alkyl ethoxylate surfactant, wherein at least 10% wt. of the alkyl ether sulphate surfactant is C16 or C18 alkyl, and wherein at least 10% wt. of the alkyl ethoxylate surfactant is C16 or C18 alkyl.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventor: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR
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Publication number: 20240130946Abstract: Antibacterial systems with naturally derived ingredients and compositions comprising them are described. The systems have a first ingredient comprising thymol and a second natural ingredient that includes p-anisic acid, aloe, gluconolactone, tetrahydrocurcumin, 4-hydroxyacetophenone or a mixture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventor: Deidre Lee Mitchell
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Patent number: 11964036Abstract: The present invention in the field of hair spray compositions, in particular water-based hair spray compositions. There is a constant need for more environmentally friendly, more sustainable, less harsh and more affordable hair spray products which maintains the current hair spray performance or even provides a superior performance. It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an environmentally friendly, more sustainable hair spray product providing a long-lasting hold with superior humidity resistance. It has been found that this can be obtained by a water-based aerosol composition comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventor: Dayani Rajamanoharan
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Publication number: 20240124800Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising C16 and C18 alcohol ethoxylate surfactant wherein the C18 alcohol ethoxylate comprises monounsaturated C18, wherein the proportion of monounsaturated C18 constitutes at least 50% wt. of the total C16 and C18 alcohol ethoxylate surfactant and wherein the C16 alcohol ethoxylate comprises at least 4% of the total C16 and C18 alcohol ethoxylate surfactant and wherein the C16 and 18 alcohol ethoxylate has an average of from 8 to 20 EO groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventor: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR
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Patent number: 11957137Abstract: An apparatus for the preparation of frozen confectionery products comprising a filling head (1) comprising one or more frozen confection inlets (3) connectable to a source of one or more frozen confections comprising one or more inclusions, a mixing chamber (4) and an outlet (2), a first housing (5) comprising a nozzle (6) is connectable to, and rotatable in relation to, the filling head outlet (2), and the outlet of the nozzle (7) has a cross section comprising a central section (8) and peripheral sections (9), wherein an annular shape (24) can be superimposed on the central section (8) and the diameter of the annular shape (24) has a ratio of from 3:1 to 6:1 of the longest length of the one or more inclusions, and the longest length of the one or more inclusions is from 2 mm to 10 mm. A process for the preparation of a frozen confection product comprising the foregoing apparatus and a product prepared according to the process.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Victoria Suzanne Elizabeth Evans, William Douglas Jeatt, Deborah Jane Noble
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Patent number: 11958662Abstract: A plug for use in a cap assembly of a refill capsule is disclosed. The plug (300) generally comprises a hollow tubular body (302) with an open proximal end that is surrounded by a first rim (304) that provides a proximal abutment surface for bearing against a frangible sealing component of a cap assembly. A tubular skirt wall (306) is arranged coaxially with respect to the tubular body, and extends around the skirt wall (306) to form a plug recess (308) between the skirt wall (306) and the tubular body (302). The skirt wall (306) extends from a skirt distal end at which the skirt wall (306) is connected to the tubular body (302), to a free proximal end. The free proximal end of the skirt comprises an outwardly extending flange (310) comprising a distal facing abutment surface (312) for abutting a rim (406) of a refillable vessel (400).Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Conopco Inc.Inventors: Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Matthijs Lucas Bookelmann, Sjoerd Bastiaan Zwartkruis
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Publication number: 20240108027Abstract: The invention relates to a vegetarian burger comprising the following components: (a) 30-80% by weight of the vegetarian burger of hydrated textured vegetable protein (TVP) pieces; (b) 15-50% by weight of the vegetable burger of a binder suspension containing the following ingredients (b1) 2-12% by weight of the binder suspension of methyl cellulose; (b2) 0.3-8% by weight of the binder suspension of non-denatured patatin; (b3) 25-70% by weight of the binder suspension of fat; (b4) 25-70% by weight of the binder suspension of water; wherein the combination of components (a) to (b) constitutes at least 80 wt. % of the vegetarian burger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Michel Mellema, Paul Bom, Nicole Frederique van Leeuwen
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Publication number: 20240110130Abstract: A laundry liquid composition comprising, anionic surfactant, dehydroacetic acid or salt thereof and an oxygen scavenger selected from sulfites, ascorbic acid or salts thereof, ascorbyl fatty acid esters, erythorbic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventor: Matthew Lloyd PARRY
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Publication number: 20240099346Abstract: a savoury flavour concentrate from seaweed containing Fucus serratus provides for umami and meaty notes when added to savoury food product. The concentrate can be used for the preparation of flavour products or can be added as such. Also described is a process for the preparation of the concentrate from seaweed by boiling seaweed, removing it from the boiling water, and further concentrating the remaining liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Tino Rubesa, Kok-Kin Chan, Evert Vermandel, Johannes Maria Baptist Matthee, Anne Zantinge
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Patent number: 11937623Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an aqueous dispersion comprising mustard bran comprising the following steps: providing an aqueous dispersion comprising mustard bran particles and applying a high pressure homogenisation treatment to alter the sugar moiety ratio of the mustard bran particles. The invention further relates to an oil-in-water emulsion comprising an aqueous dispersion that can be prepared by the aforementioned process.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Edwin Bergwerff, Jadwiga Malgorzata Bialek, Stephan Georg Schumm, Jacob Nijsse
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Publication number: 20240090529Abstract: The invention relates to a minced meat analogue comprising hydrated TVP chunks and hydrated TVP microfibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Paul Bom, Michel Mellema, Leonardus Marcus Flendrig, Remco Johannes Koppert, Peter Boudewijn Hoos
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Publication number: 20240093257Abstract: The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid, using an ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme which has a sequence identity of at least 70% with either SEQ ID. 1 or SEQ. ID 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Natalia Eliza Iyke DOMERADZKA, Dietmar Andreas LANG, Neil James PARRY, Mark Lawrence THOMPSON
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Publication number: 20240090528Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a vegetarian burger comprising the step of mixing hydrated TVP pieces with methyl cellulose, plant protein concentrate, fat, water and defibrillated hydrated texturized fibrous vegetable protein material to produce a vegetarian dough.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Nicole Frederique van Leeuwen, Paul Bom, Michel Mellema, Leonardus Marcus Flendrig, Peter Boudewijn Hoos, Remco Johannes Koppert
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Patent number: 11931442Abstract: Disclosed are water-based personal cleansing compositions having an isotropic surfactant phase, the compositions containing (a) an amidoamine surfactant, (b) cleansing surfactant, (c) water, and (d) protonating agent, the cleansing surfactant containing 85 to 100% by weight of a combination of betaine surfactant and taurate surfactant in particular ratios; also disclosed are methods of thickening such compositions by the addition of electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.Inventors: Massimiliano Trentini, Helen Diane Thompson, Christopher David Bentley, Lynsey Joanne Coan
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Publication number: 20240082126Abstract: The present invention is in the field of antiperspirant compositions, in particular, compositions comprising antiperspirant actives. Disclosed is an anhydrous antiperspirant composition comprising (i) 4 to 30% of one or more saturated fatty acid with 14-26 carbons by weight of the composition; (ii) an organic compound selected from alcohols with 8-24 carbons, alkanes with 7-20 carbons, alkyl or alkyl-aryl esters, glyceryl esters, sorbitan esters, ethoxylated sorbitan esters, and a mixture thereof; (iii) 5 to 80% of ethanol by weight of the composition; and (iv) a cosmetically acceptable carrier; wherein said saturated fatty acid is selected from myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid and 12-Hydroxystearic acid. Also disclosed is a method of reducing perspiration comprising a step of topical application of the anhydrous antiperspirant composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Xiaoke LI, Renjiang LIU
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Publication number: 20240084353Abstract: The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid comprising the following process steps: —(a) contact of a starting di-rhamnolipid material with an ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme which is immobilised on a support; (b) separation of the produced mono-rhamnolipid from the reaction medium and/or side products; wherein the ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme does not have ?-D-glucosidase activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Natalia Eliza Iyke DOMERADZKA, Dietmar Andreas LANG, Neil James PARRY, Mark Lawrence THOMPSON