Patents Assigned to Conopco, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11975085
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Ajit Manohar Agarkhed, Mohini Anand Bapat, Prem Chandar, Poonam Manoj Gandhi, Anat Shiloach, Guohui Wu
  • Publication number: 20240141255
    Abstract: A fabric spray composition comprising an ingredient comprising at least one ethoxylate unit and at least one carbon derived from carbon capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Karl BURGESS, Alastai Richard SANDERSON, Iain Murdoch STEVENSON
  • Patent number: 11969495
    Abstract: 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Annie Jaye Galpin, Robert Machen, Smita Puntambekar, Robert George Riley, Pierre Starck
  • Publication number: 20240131545
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Slavica CESARE, Lauren Alicia UGLIUZZA, Graham Keith LACY, Jonathan Edward MASON, Gregory LALIER
  • Publication number: 20240132804
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventor: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR
  • Publication number: 20240130946
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventor: Deidre Lee Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11964036
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Dayani Rajamanoharan
  • Publication number: 20240124800
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventor: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR
  • Patent number: 11957137
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Victoria Suzanne Elizabeth Evans, William Douglas Jeatt, Deborah Jane Noble
  • Patent number: 11958662
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Matthijs Lucas Bookelmann, Sjoerd Bastiaan Zwartkruis
  • Publication number: 20240108027
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Michel Mellema, Paul Bom, Nicole Frederique van Leeuwen
  • Publication number: 20240110130
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventor: Matthew Lloyd PARRY
  • Publication number: 20240099346
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Tino Rubesa, Kok-Kin Chan, Evert Vermandel, Johannes Maria Baptist Matthee, Anne Zantinge
  • Patent number: 11937623
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin Bergwerff, Jadwiga Malgorzata Bialek, Stephan Georg Schumm, Jacob Nijsse
  • Publication number: 20240090529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a minced meat analogue comprising hydrated TVP chunks and hydrated TVP microfibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul Bom, Michel Mellema, Leonardus Marcus Flendrig, Remco Johannes Koppert, Peter Boudewijn Hoos
  • Publication number: 20240093257
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Natalia Eliza Iyke DOMERADZKA, Dietmar Andreas LANG, Neil James PARRY, Mark Lawrence THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20240090528
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Nicole Frederique van Leeuwen, Paul Bom, Michel Mellema, Leonardus Marcus Flendrig, Peter Boudewijn Hoos, Remco Johannes Koppert
  • Patent number: 11931442
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Massimiliano Trentini, Helen Diane Thompson, Christopher David Bentley, Lynsey Joanne Coan
  • Publication number: 20240082126
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Xiaoke LI, Renjiang LIU
  • Publication number: 20240084353
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Natalia Eliza Iyke DOMERADZKA, Dietmar Andreas LANG, Neil James PARRY, Mark Lawrence THOMPSON