Patents Examined by Charles I. Boyer
  • Patent number: 11975090
    Abstract: A solid cleansing product including at least a first surfactant and a second surfactant present in a combined surfactant weight amount, both of the first and second surfactants being free of sulfate-containing materials; at least a first buffering agent and a second buffering agent a present in a combined buffering agent weight amount; where the combined buffering agent weight amount is at least double the combined surfactant weight amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Donald L. Harper, Marcee Martinez, Shailendra Singh
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11969495
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    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
  • Patent number: 11965127
    Abstract: A cationic surfactant is disclosed. The cationic surfactant has the general formula [Z-D-N(-D1-NR13+)a(R)2-a][X?]a where Z is a siloxane moiety or an unsubstituted hydrocarbyl moiety having from 5 to 20 carbon atoms, D is a covalent bond or a divalent linking group, D1 is a divalent linking group, R is H or an unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, each R1 is an independently selected unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, subscript a is 1 or 2, and each X is an anion. A method of preparing the cationic surfactant is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nanguo Liu, Zachary Wenzlick, Yang Cheng
  • Patent number: 11959045
    Abstract: The present invention is for an acidic cleaning composition which has excellent cleaning performance, low toxicity and good antimicrobial efficacy. The inventive acidic cleaning compositions are capable of sanitizing or disinfecting a variety of hard surfaces. The inventive acidic cleaning compositions can take a variety of forms, such as: disinfecting wipes, all-purpose disinfecting sprays, kitchen cleaners, bathroom cleaners, toilet cleaners, etc. The compositions may meet EPA DfE requirements, EPA category III or IV requirements, and/or be safe for use on food contact surfaces without rinsing. The compositions may include citric acid, an anionic surfactant, a non-volatile glycol solvent, a fatty acid, and water. The compositions may be free of other sanitizing acids, quaternary ammonium compounds, biguanides, peroxides, hypohalites, etc., and have a pH of less than 2.5. The composition may provide sanitization or disinfection against a target microbe within 5 minutes or less, or 4 minutes or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANY
    Inventors: Xuanrong Guo, Barbara Ekerdt, David R. Scheuing, Nancy A. Falk
  • Patent number: 11959050
    Abstract: The invention includes ware detergent compositions which provides superior cleaning and removal of oily and fatty soils, without the production of excessive foam. According to the invention applicants have discovered that use of a quaternary cationic surfactant in combination with a nonionic low foaming surfactant can provide oily soil removal from ware that is superior to traditional warewash detergent formulations. Compositions for alkaline, preferably solid, warewash detergents are disclosed, as well as their use in dish machines and methods of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: David Dotzauer, Richard Fu, Lisa M. Sanders, Monique Roerdink Lander, John Mansergh, Carter M. Silvernail, Matthew Luedtke
  • Patent number: 11959048
    Abstract: A composition including a plurality of particles, wherein the particles comprise: at least 40% by weight of the particles of a non-germinant carrier; and from about 0.0001% to about 5% by weight of the particles of a bacterial composition including bacterial endospores; and wherein each of the particles has a mass between about 1 mg to about 5000 mg, preferably between about 5 mg and about 200 mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Samuel Kimani Njoroge, Julie Marie Porter, Neil Joseph Lant
  • Patent number: 11952554
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cleaning compositions in general, and cleaning compositions that are well suited for use by individuals, who experience adverse health effects that may occur upon exposure to certain chemicals. This condition, characterized as multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), makes it virtually impossible for certain individuals to use commercially available cleaning products without inducing immunological responses. The disclosure presents and describes protocols for the formulation and evaluation of a variety of cleaning products and dilutable cleaning product concentrates using a combination of 14C assay, head space analysis and screening of both ingredients and final products for governmentally-regulated materials. The methods and compositions newly presented herein avoid causing adverse health responses in individuals and are suitable for use by any person, particularly individuals who experience MCS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sensitive Home, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory van Buskirk, Anne Steinemann
  • Patent number: 11946018
    Abstract: Freshening composition having at least 70% by weight of the freshening composition of water, a perfume, wherein the perfume includes at least 60% by weight of the perfume, Perfume Raw Materials (“PRMs”) having C log P greater than 1; and at least 0.0015% by weight of the freshening composition of an alkoxylated aromatic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Michael David O'Young Mui, Kevin Lee Kott, George Kavin Morgan, III, Jennifer Lea Rinker
  • Patent number: 11946026
    Abstract: A fragrance composition composed of a high-performance fragrance component and isopropyl myristate is provided. Use of isopropyl myristate as a solvent provides for an increase in the perceived fragrance intensity of a fabric care product, in particular under dry stage conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    Inventors: Miguel A. Teixeira, Franco Doro
  • Patent number: 11939556
    Abstract: An aqueous cleaning composition, which may be suitable for use in cleaning hard surfaces, is described. The aqueous cleaning composition includes an ionic liquid solvent, an amino alcohol, and a substantial amount of water. The cleaning compositions may also include a disinfecting quaternary surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, such as an ethoxylated alcohol and/or alkyl polyglycoside, and/or a chelating agent, such as an aminopolycarboxylate chelating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Art Daniels Sutton, Jr., Lisa Flugge-Berendes, Michael S. Haas
  • Patent number: 11932827
    Abstract: The need for a liquid detergent composition suitable for washing dishes, fitting both in-sink as well as direct application habits, which provides reduced smearing when used in direct application dishwashing methods, while having good suds mileage especially under in-sink application habit, and good viscosity, is met by formulating the liquid detergent composition to comprise a surfactant system, which comprises an alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprising C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, the C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprising a specific fraction of 2-branched C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, with a specific distribution of the 2-branching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jan Julien Marie-Louise Biiliauw, Kristof Crets, Rebecca Ann Langevin, Phillip Kyle Vinson
  • Patent number: 11932828
    Abstract: The need for a liquid hand-dishwashing composition which provides further improved sudsing volume and longevity when washing dishware using diluted liquid hand dishwashing compositions, especially in the presence of greasy soil and particulate soil, while still providing the desired cleaning, is met when the composition is formulated with a surfactant system comprising a specific level of alkyl sulfate surfactant and a co-surfactant, when the alkyl chain of the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant has a mol fraction of C12 and C13 chains of at least about 50%, and the C13/C12 mol ratio of the alkyl chain is at least about 57/43.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jan Julien Marie-Louise Billiauw, Kristof Crets, Phillip Kyle Vinson
  • Patent number: 11912797
    Abstract: Disclosed is a self-invertible inverse latex including, as an inverting agent, surfactant species of the polyglycerol ester family, the use thereof as a thickening and/or emulsifying and/or stabilising agent for a detergent or cleaning formulation for industrial or household use, and aqueous liquid detergent compositions including same, for household or industrial use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE PRODUITS POUR LES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES SEPPIC
    Inventors: Miruna Bodoc, Jérôme Guilbot, Georges Da Costa, Aurélie Colas
  • Patent number: 11905492
    Abstract: A composition is provided for hard surface cleaning and odor removal. Performance characteristics such as high odor removal and hard surface cleaning performance are achieved using a zinc ricinoleate-based odor neutralizer coupled with a polymeric ester based hard surface cleaning agent. The composition may be formulated for use in a trigger bottle, aerosol, or wipe applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Alwattari, Tsao-Chin Clarence Huang, John Nemec, Katherine Schwarze, John Escoto
  • Patent number: 11896699
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous skin cleansing compositions. Specific amounts and chain length of acyl glycinate and acyl glutamate when used in specified ratios, have been found to unexpectedly enhance lather volume and texture, as well as provide superior mildness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Yeyi Gu, Tirucherai Varahan Vasudevan, Kayla Marie Kemler, Adrienne Lyn King
  • Patent number: 11891586
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multi-purpose cleaning compositions, methods of manufacturing the multi-purpose cleaning compositions, and methods of using the multi-purpose cleaning compositions to clean a surface. Beneficially the multi-purpose cleaning compositions are capable of removing soil and providing antimicrobial activity. The compositions are especially useful on hard surfaces and are preferably low streaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Amanda Bakken, Mark D. Levitt, Avila Abelseth
  • Patent number: 11891592
    Abstract: A solvent composition has an oxygenated solvent and a siloxane solvent. In one embodiment, the oxygenated solvent is propylene glycol methyl ether and the siloxane solvent is hexamethyldisiloxane or octamethyltrisiloxane. In another embodiment, the solvent composition is an azeotrope of propylene glycol n-butyl ether and decamethyltetrasiloxane. The siloxane solvent can be used in any situation where one desires to remove a silicone deposit, e.g., conformal coatings, adhesives, sealants, greases, heat transfer fluids, paints, oils, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NuGeneration Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donato Polignone, Stephen Utschig-Samuels
  • Patent number: 11884896
    Abstract: Anti-microbial compositions for cleaning and sanitizing skin are disclosed. The anti-microbial compositions preferably comprises at least one quaternary ammonium chloride active and results in low irritation cleansing and sanitizing products that allow more frequent application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Argo, Varsha Shah, Molly Ryan Callahan
  • Patent number: 11884898
    Abstract: The need for a hand-dishwashing composition which is highly effective at removing grease, while also having good suds mileage, and avoiding negatives on physical stability, especially at low temperatures is met by formulating the hand dishwashing composition to comprise a branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant having a low degree of alkoxylation, or no alkoxylation, and a co-surfactant, in combination with polypropylene glycol of a defined molecular weight, as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jan Julien Marie-Louise Billiauw, Karl Ghislain Braeckman, Katrien Richarde Francoise Decraene, Pieter Jan Maria Saveyn, Bjorn Vanoverstraete