Patents by Inventor Alan Thomas Brooker

Alan Thomas Brooker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170175035
    Abstract: A neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing detergent composition including a nitrogen containing compound selected from the group consisting of imidazoles, pyrazoles, benzothiazoles, benzimidazoles, indoles, benzotriazoles, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Colin URE
  • Publication number: 20170175049
    Abstract: A neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing detergent composition including from greater than 10% to 50% by weight of the composition of an inorganic bleach and a cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of cleaning surfactants, soil suspending polymers and mixtures thereof and wherein the composition is free of bleach catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Euan Campbell STRACHAN
  • Publication number: 20170175055
    Abstract: A neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing detergent composition including a perfume wherein the perfume includes at least one ester-including perfume raw material having the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from: i) unbranched linear alkyls or alkenyls; and ii) branched linear alkyls or alkenyls wherein if the branching is in an alpha or beta position the branching is CH3 or a pendant cyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Philip Andrew CUNNINGHAM, Martin James PEACOCK, Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK
  • Publication number: 20170175040
    Abstract: A process for making a powder for use in a neutral or acidic detergent product wherein the powder includes: i) major ingredients present in the powder composition in a level of from about 20 to 35% by weight of the powder; and ii) minor ingredients present in the powder composition in a level of less than 10% by weight of the powder; and the process includes the step of spraying the powder with an organic liquid having a melting point below 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Elena ALDA RODRIGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20170175054
    Abstract: A process for making a neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing unit-dose product including the step of making a powder having a density greater than 1000 Kg/m3 and wherein the product has a volume of from about 5 to about 25 ml.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Elena ALDA RODRIGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20170166840
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions including hydroxyethylcellulose and carboxymethylcellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Lucia FERNANDEZ MARTINEZ, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Carly PICKERING
  • Publication number: 20170166843
    Abstract: A process of making a liquid laundry detergent composition suitable for use in a water-soluble unit dose article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Lucia FERNANDEZ MARTINEZ, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Laurens BEELEN, Sergio MARTIN-PRIETO
  • Publication number: 20170166839
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising a first polymer in particulate form and a second polymer, optionally in particulate form. Related water-soluble unit dose articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Lucia FERNANDEZ MARTINEZ, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Alan Thomas BROOKER
  • Publication number: 20170166841
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions including a polymer including a polyester terephthalate backbone grafted with one or more anionic groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Lucia FERNANDEZ MARTINEZ, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Alan Thomas BROOKER, James Edward STEELE CATER
  • Publication number: 20170137759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to gels comprising lamellar phase compositions and water-soluble unit dose articles comprising said gels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mauro Vaccaro, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Eric San Jose Robles, Melissa Cuthbertson, Lynn Donlon
  • Publication number: 20170137758
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions. Water-soluble unit dose articles that include a gel and a particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mauro Vaccaro, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Eric San Jose Robles, Melissa Cuthbertson, Lynn Donlon
  • Patent number: 9540592
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine, a soil release polymer, and a carboxymethylceullulose, which is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Hulskotter, Stefano Scialla, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Alan Thomas Brooker, Colin Ure, Sophia Rosa Ebert, Bjoern Ludolph, Christof Wigbers, Steffen Maas, Dieter Boeckh, Christian Eidamshaus
  • Publication number: 20160355762
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition including: an aldehyde-containing fragrance material, a ketone-containing fragrance material or a mixture thereof; an alcohol a non-amine neutralised linear alkylbenzene sulphonate; a hydroxyl-containing amine; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Philip Frank SOUTER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Dan XU, Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL, Jean-Pol BOUTIQUE, Hugo Robert Germain DENUTTE
  • Publication number: 20160355752
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a non-amine neutralized linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, a non-amine neutralized alkyl sulphate or a mixture thereof; a non-ionic surfactant; an alcohol; a hydroxyl-containing amine compound; an adjunct ingredient; water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Dan XU, Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL
  • Publication number: 20160355766
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a liquid phase; and a water-soluble solid phase, where the solid phase includes a cleaning active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Philip Frank SOUTER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Dan XU, Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL
  • Publication number: 20160355755
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a non-amine neutralized linear alkylbenzene sulphonate; a non-ionic surfactant; a fatty acid; an alcohol; less than 5% by weight of the composition of a hydroxyl-containing amine; water; and a siloxane-based polymer suds suppressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Philip Frank SOUTER, Dan XU, Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL
  • Publication number: 20160355753
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a liquid phase; a solid cleaning active, where the active is selected from the group of soil-release polymer, brightener, polycarboxylate polymer or mixtures thereof, and where the solid is dispersed within the liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL, Philip Frank SOUTER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Dan XU
  • Publication number: 20160355767
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a liquid phase; and a solid enzyme particle, where the solid particle is dispersed within the liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Dan XU, Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL
  • Publication number: 20160355763
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a liquid phase; and a solid cellulosic polymer, where the solid is dispersed within the liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Philip Frank SOUTER, Dan XU, Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL
  • Publication number: 20160355754
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes a liquid phase, a lamellar liquid crystal phase, and a particulate phase, where the lamellar liquid phase and particulate phase are dispersed within the liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS, Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Dan XU, Jeremie Robert Marcel GUMMEL