Patents by Inventor Cédric Geffroy

Cédric Geffroy 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).

  • Polymers for laundry applications
    Patent number: 6554869
    Abstract: A polymer for use in a composition or method of laundry treatment is a copolymer of: (a) one or more anionic monomer units; (b) one or more cationic monomer units; and (c) optionally, one or more uncharged monomer units; wherein, the number ratio of the total of all negative charges on the anionic monomer unit(s) to the total of all positive charges on the cationic monomer unit(s) is from 10:1 to 3:1, especially from 17:3 to 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aubay, Wilfried Blokzijl, Cedric Geffroy, Khalid Mahmood, Laurence Griffith Thompson, John Michael Walsh, Kenneth Wong, Dominic Yeung
  • Preformulated additive for a composition for treating textile fiber articles and use of said additive as care agent
    Publication number: 20030050218
    Abstract: Preformulated additive for a composition for treating textile fiber articles in aqueous or wet medium, comprising: a particulate solid organic polymer (P) dispersed in and/or encapsulated by a matrix (M) and a surfactant (S) at the matrix (M)/polymer (P) interface, said matrix (M) being soluble or dispersible in said medium and the polymer (P) insoluble and capable of dispersing in said medium in the form of nanoparticles. Use of the preformulated additive as care agent, in particular as crease-resistance agent, in detergent formulations, rinsing/softening formulations, tumble dryer additives and washing additives for textile fiber articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Cedric Geffroy, Ian Harrison
  • Polymers for laundry applications
    Publication number: 20020052304
    Abstract: A polymer for use in a composition or method of laundry treatment is a copolymer of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Eric Aubay, Wilfried Blokzijl, Cedric Geffroy, Khalid Mahmood, Laurence Griffith Thompson, John Michael Walsh, Kenneth Wong, Dominic Yeung