Patents by Inventor Dennis T. Smialowicz

Dennis T. Smialowicz 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).

  • Drain opening compositions thickened with N-alkyl-N-acyl amino acids and myristyl/cetyl dimethyl amine oxides
    Patent number: 5624891
    Abstract: A thickened composition comprises:(a) an active cleaning component, present in a cleaning effective amount; and(b) a thickening system comprising an alkali metal salt of an N-alkyl-N-acyl amino acid and a mixture of myristyl/cetyl dimethyl amine oxides. In a preferred embodiment, the cleaning composition comprises an alkali metal hypochlorite and a strong base comprising an alkali metal hydroxide and an alkali metal silicate. The thickened compositions are useful as hard surface cleaners and particularly useful as drain opening compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis T. Smialowicz, Ernest J. Sachs, Edward M. Cooney, III
  • Disinfectant and sanitizing compositions based on essential oils
    Patent number: 5403587
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous antimicrobial composition containing one or more essential oils which exhibit antimicrobial properties and which can be combined with a water carrier and a solubilizing or dispersing agent to form a solution or a dispersion of the essential oil in the water carrier, said essential oil exhibiting antimicrobial properties when incorporated in said water carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Karen A. McCue, Dennis T. Smialowicz
  • Compositions comprising imidazole, pyrazole or derivatives thereof for removing undesirable organic matter from a surface
    Patent number: 4704234
    Abstract: A method of removing undesirable organic matter, such as food soil, paint, or the like, comprises contacting the organic matter with imidazole, pyrazole, an alkyl or aryl substituted imidazole, an alkyl or aryl substituted pyrazole, or a mixture of two or more thereof. Compositions containing these compounds as the active ingredient are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Arthur W. Petersen, Dennis T. Smialowicz
  • Method for removal of undesirable organic matter
    Patent number: 4537638
    Abstract: A method of removing undesirable organic matter, such as food soil, paint, or the like, comprises contacting the organic matter with imidazole, pyrazole, an alkyl or aryl substituted imidazole, an alkyl or aryl substituted pyrazole, or a mixture of two or more thereof. Compositions containing these compounds as the active ingredient are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1985
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Co.
    Inventors: Arthur W. Petersen, Dennis T. Smialowicz