Patents by Inventor André Christian Convents
André Christian Convents 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).
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Patent number: 10208424Abstract: A device for refreshing fabrics by reducing malodors and/or wrinkles without requiring that the fabrics to be put through an entire standard laundry process. The device comprises an extractable drawer which is pulled out of the device to allow for loading of a fabric into a receiving region. The extractable drawer can then be closed transporting the fabric into the interior of the device. A fabric treatment composition is sprayed or otherwise dispensed onto the fabrics when the device is operated. The device comprises an air flow path and a heating element which allows for the fabrics to be treated during use. The extractable drawer of the present invention can be positioned to extract laterally or vertically out of the shell of the device.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Brian Joseph Roselle, Corey Michael Bischoff, Lieven Richard Deketele, Stefan H. Hollinger, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Andre Christian Convents
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Publication number: 20160340821Abstract: A device for refreshing fabrics by reducing malodors and/or wrinkles without requiring that the fabrics to be put through an entire standard laundry process. The device comprises an extractable drawer which is pulled out of the device to allow for loading of a fabric into a receiving region. The extractable drawer can then be closed transporting the fabric into the interior of the device. A fabric treatment composition is sprayed or otherwise dispensed onto the fabrics when the device is operated. The device comprises an air flow path and a heating element which allows for the fabrics to be treated during use. The extractable drawer of the present invention can be positioned to extract laterally or vertically out of the shell of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Joseph Roselle, Corey Michael Bischoff, Lieven Richard Deketele, Stefan H. Hollinger, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Andre Christian Convents
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Publication number: 20100299954Abstract: A device for refreshing fabrics by reducing malodors and/or wrinkles without requiring that the fabrics to be put through an entire standard laundry process. The device comprises an extractable drawer which is pulled out of the device to allow for loading of a fabric into a receiving region. The extractable drawer can then be closed transporting the fabric into the interior of the device. A fabric treatment composition is sprayed or otherwise dispensed onto the fabrics when the device is operated. The device comprises an air flow path and a heating element which allows for the fabrics to be treated during use. The extractable drawer of the present invention can be positioned to extract laterally or vertically out of the shell of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Brian Joseph Roselle, Corey Michael Bischoff, Lieven Richard Deketele, Stefan H. Hollinger, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Andre Christian Convents
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Patent number: 7823237Abstract: A method for cleaning within a washing zone comprising: placing at least one article for treatment in the washing zone, providing of at least partially deionized water into the washing zone, and optionally providing cleaning composition into the washing zone wherein the combination of said optional cleaning composition and partial deionized water have a specific conductance of less than about 200 ?S/cm.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Christian Haught, Mark William Glogowski, Robb Richard Gardner, Andre Cesar Baeck, Andre Christian Convents, Johan Smets, Pascale Claire Annick Van Steenwinckel, Peter Gerard Gray, Graeme Duncan Cruickshank, Adam Costello, Michael Duncan
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Publication number: 20090145936Abstract: An inflatable body for de-wrinkling garments comprising an air inlet opening, wherein the inflatable body comprises a nonwoven substrate having an air permeability of from 0.005 m3/m2/min to 30 m3/m2/min, a kit comprising the inflatable body, and a method of de-wrinkling garments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Andre Christian Convents, Christophe Dominique Rene Haegeman
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Publication number: 20090139605Abstract: An apparatus, notably, an automatic self-service filling machine, for providing cleaning composition, preferably, a liquid laundry detergent composition and a method of dispensing liquid composition using said machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Willem Bellens, Marcus Jozef Theresia Buck, Andre Christian Convents, Bram De Baere, Nuno Ramiro da Fonte Fernandes Salgado Bernardo, Hans Wendt
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Patent number: 7319112Abstract: The present invention provides antibacterial compounds, antibacterial compositions, bacteria-reducing methods, bacteria-reduced substrates/articles made by the methods that employ an antibacterial agent comprising a non-halogenated nitrile-substituted salicylanilide, and processes for producing 5-acyl salicylamides.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.Inventors: John Christian Haught, Gregory Scot Miracle, Andre Christian Convents, George Douglas Hiler, II, David Johnathan Kitko
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Publication number: 20040072908Abstract: The present invention provides antibacterial compounds, antibacterial compositions, bacteria-reducing methods, bacteria-reduced substrates/articles made by the methods that employ an antibacterial agent comprising a non-halogenated nitrile-substituted salicylanilide, and processes for producing 5-acyl salicylamides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Co.Inventors: John Christian Haught, Gregory Scot Miracle, Andre Christian Convents, George Douglas Hiler, David Johnathan Kitko
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Publication number: 20030064909Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry detergent and/or fabric care compositions comprising a transferase, preferably an alkaline transferase, wherein when said transferase is a xyloglucan transferase, said xyloglucan transferase exhibits greater transferase activity than hydrolytic activity and/or exhibits higher reaction rates for donor substrates with higher molecular weight than for donor substrates with lower molecular weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2002Publication date: April 3, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mary Vjayarani Barnabas, Andre Cesar Baeck, Michael Stanford Showell, Johan Smets, Andre Christian Convents, Bruno Albert Jean Hubesch, Christian Leo Marie Vermote
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Patent number: 6489279Abstract: Laundry or cleaning products comprising one or more enzymes exhibiting endoglucanase activity specific for xyloglucan, and methods for laundering fabrics and cleaning dishes and tableware with aqueous solutions containing an effective amount of one or more enzymes exhibiting endoglucanase activity specific for xyloglucan.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1999Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Andre Christian Convents, Rosa Laura Moese
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Patent number: 6410498Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified enzyme which comprises a catalytically active amino acid sequence of a transferase linked to an amino acid sequence comprising a Cellulose Binding Domain (CBD). The present invention further relates to laundry detergent and/or fabric care compositions comprising such modified enzyme, for improved fabric care and cleaning benefits.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2000Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Johan Smets, Mary Vijayarani Barnabas, Michael Stanford Showell, Stanton Lane Boyer, André Christian Convents
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Publication number: 20020068014Abstract: The present invention relates to antibacterial agents, more particularly salicylanilide substituted compositions, preferably monosubstituted salicylanilide compositions, most preferably monohalogenated salicylanilide compositions, useful in antibacterial compositions, bacteria-reducing systems, antibacterial products and bacteria-reducing methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2001Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: John Christian Haught, Gregory Scot Miracle, Andre Christian Convents
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Publication number: 20020014178Abstract: The present invention relates to biocides, more particularly salicylanilide compositions, preferably substituted salicylanilide compositions, useful in biocide compositions, bacteria-reducing systems, biocide products and bacteria-reducing methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventors: John Christian Haught, Gregory Scot Miracle, Andre Christian Convents
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Publication number: 20010014659Abstract: Laundry or cleaning products comprising one or more enzymes exhibiting endoglucanase activity specific for xyloglucan, and methods for laundering fabrics and cleaning dishes and tableware with aqueous solutions containing an effective amount of one or more enzymes exhibiting endoglucanase activity specific for xyloglucan.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 1999Publication date: August 16, 2001Inventors: ANDRE CHRISTIAN CONVENTS, ROSA LAURA MOESE
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Patent number: 6133227Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising an enzyme that increases the water-solubility of fatty acid-containing stains/soils, especially an acid-thiolligase, a desaturase enzyme and/or a glutathione S-transferase. These detergent compositions provide cleaning performance on body soils and/or oily/greasy soils and stains.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2000Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mary Vijayarani Barnabas, Saroj Rai, Ashoke Kumar Mitra, Andre Christian Convents
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Patent number: 6077818Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a cellulase termination composition and cellulase in order to prevent potential tensile strength loss related to the hydrolytic activity of cellulase on cellulose substrates while maintaining the desired benefits from the use of cellulase.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1998Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Andre Cesar Baeck, Alfred Busch, Andre Christian Convents, Olivier Paquatte
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Patent number: 5912221Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions which are suitable for use in inhibiting the re-deposition of fugitive dyes onto fabric during the course of the laundry process, said compositions comprising:a) 0.01% to 3% by weight, of a substantially water-insoluble polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agent, said agent consisting of a substantially water-insoluble cross linked polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamine N-oxide polymers; copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole; polyvinylpyrrolidones; polyvinyloxazolidones; polyvinylimidazoles; and mixtures thereof; wherein said agents have a particle size less than 50 microns;b) from 0.2% to 25% by weight of a surfactant system, said surfactant system comprising one or more detersive surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwitterionic, ampholytic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; andc) the balance carriers and adjunct ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1997Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Petrus Johannes Van Leeuwen, Andre Christian Convents, Alfred Busch, Thierry Laurent Cachet, Conny Erna Alice Joos
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Patent number: 5710118Abstract: A detergent composition comprises clay, a surfactant system and a copolymer of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone. The copolymer is present in the detergent composition in an amount of 0.01% to 10.0% by weight. The copolymer has an average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 50,000 and a molar ratio of N-vinylimidazole to N-vinylpyrrolidone of from 1:1 to 1:02.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alfred Busch, Andre Christian Convents, Petrus Johannes Leeuwen
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Patent number: 5710119Abstract: A detergent composition comprising a surfactant system substantially free of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate and a copolymer of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone. The copolymer is present in the detergent composition in an amount of 0.01% to 10.0% by weight and has an average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 1,000,000. The molar ratio of N-vinylimidazole to N-vinylpyrrilidone in the copolymer is from 1:1 to 1:0.2.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alfred Busch, Andre Christian Convents
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Patent number: 5668073Abstract: The present invention provides a detergent composition comprising a quaternary ammonium compound of formula: R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4 N.sup.+ X.sup.-,wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 alkyl, each of R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or hydroxy alkyl, benzyl or --(C.sub.2 H.sub.40).sub.x H where x has a value from 2 to 5, not more of R.sub.2, R.sub.3 or R.sub.4 being benzyl, and X is an anion, and a cellulase characterized in that said cellulase provides at least 10% removal of immobilized radio-active labelled carboxymethylcellulose according to the CMC-method at 25.times.10.sup.-6 % by weight of cellulase protein in the laundry test solution. According to the present invention, a preferred cellulase consists of a homogeneous endoglucanase component which is immunoreactive with a monoclonal antibody raised against a partially purified=43 kD cellulase derived from Humicola insolens DM 1800.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1996Date of Patent: September 16, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Andre Christian Convents, Alfred Busch, Andre Cesar Baeck