Patents by Inventor Frank Bala, Jr.

Frank Bala, Jr. 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: 5912222
    Abstract: A liquid duty liquid microemulsion composition comprises a mixture of a magnesium salt of a sulfonate surfactant, an alkyl ether polyethenoxy sulfate, a biodegradable surfactant, a cosurfactant, a perfume or water insoluble hydrocarbon and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Barbara Thomas, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Gilbert Gomes, Frank Bala, Jr., Jiashi Tarng
  • Patent number: 5763386
    Abstract: An improvement is described in the liquid crystal composition or the microemulsion compositions which is more environmentally friendly and is especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and having an evidenced grease release effect, contains an anionic detergent, an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, a hydrocarbon ingredient, optionally, a dialkyl sulfosuccinate, a fatty acid and water which comprises the use of a water-insoluble odoriferous perfume as the essential hydrocarbon ingredient in a proportion sufficient to form a dilute o/w microemulsion composition containing, by weight, 1% to 20% of an anionic surfactant, 0.1 to 50% of a cosurfactant, 0.1% to 20% of an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, 0.4% to 10% of perfume and the balance being water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Myriam Mondin, Myriam Loth, Guy Broze, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Barbara Thomas, Frank Bala, Jr., Steven Adamy
  • Patent number: 5731281
    Abstract: An improvement is described in the liquid crystal composition or the microemulsion compositions, which is especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and having an evidenced grease release effect, contains an anionic detergent, an ethoxylated glycerol type compound, a hydrocarbon ingredient, at least one cosurfactant, and water which comprises the use of a water-insoluble odoriferous perfume as the essential hydrocarbon ingredient in a proportion sufficient to form a dilute o/w microemulsion composition containing, by weight, 1% to 20% of an anionic surfactant, 0.1 to 50% of at least one cosurfactant, 0.1% to 20% of an ethoxylated glycerol type compound, 0.4% to 10% of perfume and the balance being water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Myriam Mondin, Myriam Loth, Guy Broze, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Barbara Thomas, Steven Adamy, Frank Bala, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5616548
    Abstract: A composition comprising approximately by weight 6 to 50% of a mixture of two different anionic surfactants, one of said anionic surfactants being a sulphonate and the other said anionic surfactant being a sulphate, a ratio of said sulphonate to said sulphate being 10:1 to 1:10; 0 to 6% of a nonionic surfactant; 1 to 20% of at least one of a water insoluble organic compound; 0 to 8% of a solubilizing agent; 0 to 14% of a cosurfactant; and the balance being water, wherein the composition has a pH of about 1 to about 11 and is optically clear having at least 90% light transmission and the interfacial tension between the lipophile droplets of said composition and the aqueous phase less than about 10.sup.-2 mN/m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Barbara Thomas, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Rita Erilli, Gilbert Gomes, Frank Bala, Jr., Jiashi Tarng, Regis Lysy, Guy Broze
  • Patent number: 5599785
    Abstract: An improvement is described in the liquid crystal composition or the microemulsion composition, which is especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and having an evidenced grease release effect, contains an anionic detergent, an ethoxylated glycerol type compound, a hydrocarbon ingredient, and water which comprises the use of a water-insoluble odoriferous perfume as the essential hydrocarbon ingredient in a proportion sufficient to form a dilute o/w microemulsion composition containing, by weight, 1% to 20% of an anionic detergent, 0.1 to 50% of a cosurfactant, 0.1% to 10% of the ethoxylated glycerol type compound, 0 to 1.0% of a tri-alkyl citrate, 0.4% to 10% of perfume and the balance being water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Myriam Mondin, Myriam Loth, Guy Broze, Barbara Thomas, Steven Adamy, Frank Bala, Jr., Ammanuel Mehreteab
  • Patent number: 5593958
    Abstract: An improvement is described in the liquid crystal composition or the microemulsion compositions, which is especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and having an evidenced grease release effect, contains an anionic detergent, an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, a hydrocarbon ingredient, a fatty acid and water which comprises the use of a water-insoluble odoriferous perfume as the essential hydrocarbon ingredient in a proportion sufficient to form a dilute o/w microemulsion composition containing, by weight, 1% to 20% of an anionic surfactant, 0.1 to 50% of a cosurfactant, 0.1% to 20% of an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, 0.4% to 10% of perfume and the balance being water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Myriam Mondin, Myriam Loth, Guy Broze, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Barbara Thomas, Steven Adamy, Frank Bala, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5571459
    Abstract: An improvement is described in microemulsion compositions which are more friendly to the environment and contain an anionic sulfate surfactant, an esterfied polyethoxyether surfactant, a cosurfactant, at least one hydrocarbon, and water which can comprise the use of a water-insoluble odoriferous perfume as the essential hydrocarbon in a proportion sufficient to form a dilute o/w microemulsion composition preferably containing, by weight, 0.1% to 8% of an anionic sulfate surfactant, 1% to 50% of a cosurfactant, 1% to 20% of an ethoxylated glycerol type compound, 0.4% to 20% of perfume and the balance being water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Barbara Thomas, Steven Adamy, Guy Broze, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Frank Bala, Jr., Myriam Mondin, Myriam Loth
  • Patent number: 5561106
    Abstract: A high foaming, light duty, liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising a partially esterified ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol and at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a water soluble nonionic surfactant, at least one water soluble, foaming, anionic surfactant and a water soluble, foaming zwitterionic betaine surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventors: Rita Erilli, Steven Adamy, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Frank Bala, Jr., Barbara Thomas
  • Patent number: 5549840
    Abstract: An improvement is described in the liquid crystal composition or the microemulsion compositions, which is especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and having an evidenced grease release effect, contains an anionic detergent, an ethoxylated glycerol type compound, a hydrocarbon ingredient, and water which comprises the use of a water-insoluble odoriferous perfume as the essential hydrocarbon ingredient in a proportion sufficient to form a dilute o/w microemulsion composition containing, by weight, 1% to 20% of an anionic surfactant, 0.1 to 50% of a cosurfactant, 0.1% to 20% of an ethoxylated glycerol type compound, 0.4% to 10% of perfume and the balance being water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Myriam Mondin, Myriam Loth, Guy Broze, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Barbara Thomas, Steven Adamy, Frank Bala, Jr.