Patents by Inventor Bernd Larson

Bernd Larson 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).

  • Patent number: 11760960
    Abstract: A solid, particulate composition having at least one water-soluble carrier material, at least one fragrance and at least one water-miscible organic solvent, wherein the carrier material is a water-containing salt (hydrate) whose water vapor partial pressure at a specific temperature in the range from 30 to 100° C. corresponds to the H2O partial pressure of the saturated solution of this salt, such that the salt melts at this temperature in its own crystal water. The invention further relates to processes for producing the solid composition, and to a washing or cleaning product including the solid composition. In addition, the present invention also relates to the use of a washing or cleaning product of this kind for cleaning of textiles or hard surfaces, and corresponding methods of cleaning textiles or hard surfaces using a washing or cleaning product of this kind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Danilo Panzica, Bernd Larson, Thomas Holderbaum, Luca Bellomi, Dieter Nickel, Regina Stehr
  • Patent number: 11732224
    Abstract: A solid, particulate composition having at least one water-soluble carrier material, at least one fragrance and at least one rheology modifier, wherein the carrier material is a water-containing salt (hydrate) whose water vapor partial pressure at a specific temperature in the range from 30 to 100° C. corresponds to the H2O partial pressure of the saturated solution of this salt, such that the salt melts at this temperature in its own crystal water. The invention further relates to processes for producing the solid composition, and to a washing or cleaning product including the solid composition. In addition, the present invention also relates to the use of a washing or cleaning product of this kind for cleaning of textiles or hard surfaces, and corresponding methods of cleaning textiles or hard surfaces using a washing or cleaning product of this kind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Danilo Panzica, Bernd Larson, Thomas Holderbaum, Luca Bellomi, Dieter Nickel, Regina Stehr
  • Publication number: 20210130747
    Abstract: A method for producing dimensionally stable, fragrance-containing shaped bodies based on hydrocolloids. The present invention is also directed to the shaped bodies produced using this method, to the use of these bodies, and to a washing or cleaning agent which contains these bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Mireia Subinya, Ines Baranski, Peter Schmiedel, Michael Dreja, Bernd Larson, Thomas Holderbaum, Dieter Nickel, Regina Stehr, Paulina Koehler
  • Publication number: 20200255776
    Abstract: A solid, particulate composition having at least one water-soluble carrier material, at least one fragrance and at least one rheology modifier, wherein the carrier material is a water-containing salt (hydrate) whose water vapor partial pressure at a specific temperature in the range from 30 to 100° C. corresponds to the H2O partial pressure of the saturated solution of this salt, such that the salt melts at this temperature in its own crystal water. The invention further relates to processes for producing the solid composition, and to a washing or cleaning product including the solid composition. In addition, the present invention also relates to the use of a washing or cleaning product of this kind for cleaning of textiles or hard surfaces, and corresponding methods of cleaning textiles or hard surfaces using a washing or cleaning product of this kind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Danilo Panzica, Bernd Larson, Thomas Holderbaum, Luca Bellomi, Dieter Nickel, Regina Stehr
  • Publication number: 20200255769
    Abstract: A solid, particulate composition having at least one water-soluble carrier material, at least one fragrance and at least one water-miscible organic solvent, wherein the carrier material is a water-containing salt (hydrate) whose water vapor partial pressure at a specific temperature in the range from 30 to 100° C. corresponds to the H2O partial pressure of the saturated solution of this salt, such that the salt melts at this temperature in its own crystal water. The invention further relates to processes for producing the solid composition, and to a washing or cleaning product including the solid composition. In addition, the present invention also relates to the use of a washing or cleaning product of this kind for cleaning of textiles or hard surfaces, and corresponding methods of cleaning textiles or hard surfaces using a washing or cleaning product of this kind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Danilo Panzica, Bernd Larson, Thomas Holderbaum, Luca Bellomi, Dieter Nickel, Regina Stehr
  • Publication number: 20200248110
    Abstract: A solid, particulate composition having at least one water-soluble carrier material and at least one fragrance, wherein the carrier material is a water-containing salt (hydrate) whose water vapour partial pressure at a specific temperature in the range from 30 to 100° C. corresponds to the H2O partial pressure of the saturated solution of this salt, such that the salt melts at this temperature in its own crystal water. The composition is characterized in that it has a distinctly improved water solubility compared to known polyethylene glycol-based compositions. The invention further relates to methods for producing the solid composition, and to a washing or cleaning product including the solid composition. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a washing or cleaning product for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces, and corresponding methods for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces using a washing or cleaning product of this kind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Danilo Panzica, Bernd Larson, Thomas Holderbaum, Bernd Richter, Dieter Nickel, Regina Stehr, Mireia Subinya
  • Publication number: 20190119608
    Abstract: A solid, particulate composition including at least one water-soluble carrier material, at least one fragrance and at least one bittern, the carrier material being an aqueous salt (hydrate) of which the water vapor partial pressure at a particular temperature in the range of from 30 to 100° C. corresponds to the H2O partial pressure of the saturated solution of the salt such that the salt melts in the water of crystallization thereof at the temperature. In addition, the invention relates to methods for preparing the solid composition and to a washing or cleaning agent that contains the solid composition. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of a washing or cleaning agent of this kind for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces and to corresponding methods for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces by using a washing or cleaning agent of this kind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Danilo Panzica, Ann-Kathrin Sonnenschein, Bernd Larson, Thomas Holderbaum, Luca Bellomi, Dieter Nickel, Regina Stehr
  • Publication number: 20170175048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a granulate of a particular bleach catalyst i. e. an acylhydrazone compound. The granulate contains a specific two-layer coating and is useful as bleach catalyst in powder detergents. Further aspects of the invention are the preparation of the granulate and a washing or bleaching formulation containing the granulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Ullrich MENGE, André HAETZELT, Bernd LARSON
  • Publication number: 20160362647
    Abstract: The invention relates to a molded foam body which comprises a dry foam and which is filled with a liquid washing or cleaning agent composition, to a set of molded foam bodies, to a method for producing said molded foam bodies, to a method for washing or cleaning and to the use of the molded foam bodies and the sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Georg Meine, Christian Reichert, Peter Schmiedel, Bernd Larson, Cornelius Bessler
  • Patent number: 7041632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of single-phase or multiphase detergent shaped bodies containing surfactant(s), builder(s), perfume and optionally other typical ingredients of detergent shaped bodies, in which a perfume-free detergent shaped body is subsequently treated with a perfume or perfume-containing active-substance mixtures. The end products of this flexible process are distinguished by an improved odor impression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Henkel KGaA)
    Inventors: Thomas Holderbaum, Ulrich Pegelow, Bernd Larson, Harald Volk
  • Publication number: 20050148484
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to improve the stability in storage of bleach activators of the quaternized amino alkyl nitrile type. To this end, the invention provides that a particle containing these bleach activators is enclosed in the most complete possible manner by an enclosing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Bernd Larson, Joerg Poethkow, Peter Schmiedel, Lars Zuechner, Manfred Schreiber, Georg Borchers, Oliver Mogck, Frank Weinelt
  • Publication number: 20040067863
    Abstract: The invention set out to improve the oxidizing and bleaching effect of inorganic peroxygen compounds in dishwashing, more particularly machine dishwashing, in terms of their storage stability. This was essentially achieved by using particulate compounds corresponding to formula R1R2R3N+CH2CN X−, in which R1, R2, and R3 independently of one another represent an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms, in addition to which the groups R2 and R3 may even be part of a heterocycle including the N atom and optionally other hetero atoms, and X is a charge-equalizing anion. Dishwashing detergents, more particularly machine dishwashing detergents, contain about 1% by weight to 10% by weight of this bleach-boosting agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Bernd Larson, Joerg Poethkow, Peter Schmiedel, Lars Zuechner, Manfred Schreiber, Georg Borchers, Oliver Mogck, Frank Weinelt
  • Patent number: 6683042
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel granulation method, wherein a surface active foam obtained by foaming a flowable component that contains a surface active agent with a gaseous medium is used as granulation adjuvant. The surface active foam has an average pore size of less than 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Henkel KGaA)
    Inventors: Bernd Larson, Wilfried Raehse, Markus Semrau, Matthias Sunder
  • Publication number: 20030166493
    Abstract: Shaped bodies with high surfactant contents can be produced in a simple manner if, after shaping, the shaped bodies are subsequently treated with surfactant-containing active-substance mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Holderbaum, Ulrich Pegelow, Bernd Larson, Harald Volk
  • Publication number: 20030166492
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of single-phase or multiphase detergent shaped bodies containing surfactant(s), builder(s), perfume and optionally other typical ingredients of detergent shaped bodies, in which a perfume-free detergent shaped body is subsequently treated with a perfume or perfume-containing active-substance mixtures. The end products of this flexible process are distinguished by an improved odor impression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Holderbaum, Ulrich Pegelow, Bernd Larson, Harald Volk
  • Patent number: 6468957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a neutralization and granulation method wherein a neutralizing foam is used as granulation adjuvant. The neutralizing foam was previously obtained by mixing an anionic surfactant in its acid form, which was expanded using a gaseous medium, and a highly concentrated, aqueous alkaline component, which was expanded using a gaseous medium. The neutralizing foam has an average pore size of less than 10 mm, preferably less than 5 mm and especially less than 2 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Bernd Larson, Josef Markiefka, Wilfried Raehse, Wieland Schulze, Matthias Sunder
  • Patent number: 6458755
    Abstract: A spray-dried amorphous alkali metal silicate compound which provides multiple-cycle washing performance. The silicate compound has a molar ratio of M2O to SiO2 of 1:1.5 to 1:3.3 wherein M represents an alkali metal. The compound contains 0.5 to less than 30% by weight of anionic surfactant and has an absorption capacity for liquid components which is at least 20% higher than that of the same quantity of the alkali metal silicate compound which is free from anionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Kathrin Schnepp-Hentrich, Rene-Andres Artiga Gonzalez, Katrin Burmeister, Hubert Freese, Manfred Greger, Bernd Larson, Volker Bauer, Peter Sandkuehler, Wilfried Raehse
  • Publication number: 20020002130
    Abstract: A spray-dried amorphous alkali metal silicate compound which provides multiple-cycle washing performance. The silicate compound has a molar ratio of M2O to SiO2 of 1:1.5 to 1:3.3 wherein M represents an alkali metal. The compound contains 0.5 to less than 30% by weight of anionic surfactant and has an absorption capacity for liquid components which is at least 20% higher than that of the same quantity of the alkali metal silicate compound which is free from anionic surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Kathrin Schnepp-Hentrich, Rene-Andres Artiga Gonzalez, Katrin Burmeister, Hubert Freese, Manfred Greger, Bernd Larson, Volker Bauer, Peter Sandkuehler, Wilfried Raehse
  • Patent number: 6191096
    Abstract: A spray-dried amorphous alkali metal silicate compound which provides multiple-cycle washing performance. The silicate compound has a molar ratio of M2O to SiO2 of 1:1.5 to 1:3.3 wherein M represents an alkali metal. The compound contains 0.5 to less than 30% by weight of anionic surfactant and has an absorption capacity for liquid components which is at least 20% higher than that of the same quantity of the alkali metal silicate compound which is free from anionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Kathrin Schnepp-Hentrich, Rene-Andres Artiga Gonzalez, Katrin Burmeister, Hubert Freese, Manfred Greger, Bernd Larson, Volker Bauer, Peter Sandkuehler, Wilfried Raehse
  • Patent number: 6133214
    Abstract: A portioned detergent composition in a bag of water-soluble film in which at least 70% by weight of the particles of the detergent composition have particle sizes above 800 .mu.m. The choice of this particular particle size range eliminates otherwise typical production-related problems arising out of the permeability of the bag seams and resulting difficulties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Dieter Jung, Bernd Larson, Wilfried Raehse, Peter Sandkuehler, Hans-Peter Siegers, Hermann-Josef Welling