Patents by Inventor Chandrika Kasturi

Chandrika Kasturi 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: 8006336
    Abstract: An in-home method for treating a fabric article in need of treatment and a new to the world, in-home, self-contained, stand alone fabric article treating apparatus, such as a “cabinet”-type of apparatus, useful in such method is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christian Gerhard Friedrich Gerlach, Bradford Scott Barron, Dean Larry DuVal, Chandrika Kasturi, John Habib Nackhla, Robert Henry Rohrbaugh
  • Publication number: 20110053824
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present aqueous liquid or gel detergent composition comprise boric acid or a boron compound capable of forming boric acid in the composition, a polyhydroxy compound, calcium ions, water, and an ?-amylase enzyme at least 80% homologous with the ?-amylase enzyme of SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Mark Edward Wandstrat, Brian Xiaoqing Song
  • Publication number: 20100022434
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present aqueous liquid or gel detergent composition comprise boric acid or a boron compound capable of forming boric acid in the composition, a polyhydroxy compound, calcium ions, water, and an ?-amylase enzyme at least 80% homologous with the ?-amylase enzyme of SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Mark Edward Wandstrat, Brian Xiaoqing Song
  • Patent number: 7579310
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid or gel type detergent composition comprising boric acid or a boron compound, a polyhydroxy compound, and a relatively high level of calcium ion to stabilize a selected ?-amylase enzyme is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Mark Edward Wandstrat, Brian Xiaoqing Song
  • Patent number: 7214650
    Abstract: Compositions comprising one or more polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhances which are mild on the user's skin. The polymeric suds enhances are suitable for use in methods which in use as compositions light duty liquid, LDL compositions, hand dishwashing compositions, laundry bars, personal cleansing compositions and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Michael Gayle Schafer, Marsha Jean Spears, Howard David Hutton, III, Mark Robert Sivik, Bernard William Kluesener, William Michael Scheper
  • Patent number: 7169745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hand shishwashing compositions comprising polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhancers. These polymeric materials provide enhanced suds volume and suds duration during hand dishwashing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Michael Gayle Schafer, Mark Robert Sivik, Bernard William Kluesener, William Michael Scheper, Patricia Sara Berger, Jean-Francois Bodet
  • Publication number: 20060035807
    Abstract: Compositions comprising one or more polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhances which are mild on the user's skin. The polymeric suds enhances are suitable for use in methods which in use as compositions light duty liquid, LDL compositions, hand dishwashing compositions, laundry bars, personal cleansing compositions and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Michael Schafer, Marsha Spears, Howard Hutton, Mark Sivik, Bernard Kluesener, William Scheper
  • Publication number: 20060019856
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid or gel type detergent composition comprises boric acid or a boron compound, a polyhydroxy compound, and a relatively high level of calcium ion to stabilize a selected ?-amylase enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Mark Wandstrat, Brian Song
  • Publication number: 20050164898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hand shishwashing compositions comprising polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhancers. These polymeric materials provide enhanced suds volume and suds duration during hand dishwashing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Michael Schafer, Mark Sivik, Bernard Kluesener, William Scheper, Patricia Berger, Jean-Francois Bodet
  • Patent number: 6903064
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhancers. These polymeric materials provide enhanced suds volume and suds duration during cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Michael Gayle Schafer, Mark Robert Sivik, Bernard William Kluesener, William Michael Scheper, Patricia Sara Berger, Jean-Francois Bodet
  • Patent number: 6827795
    Abstract: Method of improving the skin feel or mildness to the skin of various detergent compositions, such as hand dish washing compositions, hand laundry bars, shampoos and other personal cleansing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Michael Gayle Schafer, Marsha Jean Spears, Howard David Hutton, III, Mark Robert Sivik, Bernard William Kluesener, William Michael Scheper
  • Patent number: 6774099
    Abstract: A hand dishwashing compositions comprising; a) about 0.1% to about 99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Scheibel, Thomas Anthony Cripe, Kevin Lee Kott, Daniel Stedman Connor, James Charles Theophile Roger Burckett-St. Laurent, Phillip Kyle Vinson, William Michael Scheper, Chandrika Kasturi
  • Publication number: 20040134923
    Abstract: A bag or other flexible container for the disposal of food wastes and scraps contains inside an absorbent material on which is deposited an odor-neutralizing composition. Solid and liquid food wastes are placed inside the bag, which is then sealed and placed in a home trash receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Melissa Dee Aquino, I-Chun Jennifer Chiao, Chandrika Kasturi
  • Patent number: 6750187
    Abstract: A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising delivering a plurality of compositions including at least one organic solvent composition into the same or different cycles of an automatic dishwashing machine and washing the soiled cookware/tableware in the resulting solvent-containing wash liquor. The method includes the storage and delivery of organic solvent compositions and dishwashing detergent composition from multi-compartment containers. The method provides excellent removal of stubborn soils which are very difficult to remove in a conventional automatic dishwashing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: The Proter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Alam, Chandrika Kasturi, Brian Xiaoqing Song, Frank William DeNome, Brenda Frances Bennie, Mairi Campbell, James Iain Kinloch, Neha Kapur
  • Patent number: 6750191
    Abstract: A method of sequentially dispensing a consumable layered liquid composition to treat a fabric article is provided. Suitable consumable layered liquid compositions generally comprise two or more liquid layers, which exhibit a density differential between them and provide sequential refreshing and/or finishing benefits to the fabric article being treated. A fabric care product comprising such composition packaged in a container is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Lieven Richard Deketele, Tim Maria Joris Van Hauwermeieren, Ann Germaine Julia Vandevenne, Sonia Gaaloul, Joost Ignace De Waele, Dean Larry DuVal
  • Patent number: 6740628
    Abstract: A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising washing the cookware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine in the presence of an organic solvent system having a volatile organic content of less than about 50% by weight and a wash liquor concentration of from about 100 ppm to about 10000 ppm. The method includes the storage and delivery of organic solvent compositions and dishwashing detergent composition from multi-compartment containers. The method provides excellent removal of stubborn soils which are very difficult to remove in a conventional automatic dishwashing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Brenda Frances Bennie, Mairi Campbell, Elizabeth Ann Alam, Neha Kapur, William Michael Scheper, Glenn Thomas Jordan, IV, Chanchal Ghosh, Chandrika Kasturi, Frank William DeNome, Brian Xiaoqing Song, James Iain Kinloch
  • Patent number: 6727212
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method of softening soil deposited on a hard surface. The method comprises contacting a hard surface having soil with a composition having a soil softening additive incorporated into the composition. The compositions may be formulated at either high or low pH and preferred soil softening additives are amylase enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Kristen Lynne McKenzie, William Michael Scheper, Peter Robert Foley
  • Publication number: 20040053798
    Abstract: A method of sequentially dispensing a consumable layered liquid composition to treat a fabric article is provided. Suitable consumable layered liquid compositions generally comprise two or more liquid layers, which exhibit a density differential between them and provide sequential refreshing and/or finishing benefits to the fabric article being treated. A fabric care product comprising such composition packaged in a container is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Chandrika Kasturi, Lieven Richard Deketele, Tim Maria Joris Van Hauwermeieren, Ann Germaine Julia Vandevenne, Sonia Gaaloul, Joost Ignace De Waele, Dean Larry DuVal
  • Patent number: 6624133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions, product kits, devices and processes for removing using sonic or ultrasonic waves with ultrasonically enhanced cleaning agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kristen Lynne McKenzie, Christiaan Arthur Jacques Kamiel Thoen, William Michael Scheper, Chandrika Kasturi
  • Patent number: 6589926
    Abstract: Detergent compositions containing low molecular weight organic diamines are provided. More particularly, detergent compositions for hand dishwashing which have improved grease removal performance and benefits in sudsing are provided. Further, such detergent compositions have improved low temperature stability properties and dissolution properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson, Janice Lee Oglesby, William Michael Scheper, Chandrika Kasturi, Kofi Ofosu-Asante, Joanna Margaret Clarke, Robert Owens, Artemio Castro, Garry Kenneth Embleton