Patents by Inventor Gregory S. Miracle

Gregory S. Miracle 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).

  • Publication number: 20230392018
    Abstract: A composition comprises (a) a leuco compound and (b) a colorant. The colorant preferably has an Aesthetic Value Index (AVI) of greater than ?4. The colorant preferably is also complementary to the color exhibited by the colored analogue of the leuco compound (e.g., complementary to the color exhibited by the oxidized analogue of the leuco compound).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: HAIHU QIN, RICHARD LAWSON, JAMIE B. MYERS, SANJEEV K. DEY, LAURENT DE BRUYNE, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 11345819
    Abstract: A leuco compound comprises an antioxidant moiety covalently bonded to a leuco moiety. A laundry care composition comprises (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) a leuco compound as described above. A method of treating a textile comprises the steps of (a) providing such a laundry care composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing textile articles in the liquid medium; (d) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (e) drying the textile articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 11299634
    Abstract: A leuco composition comprises at least one reactive leuco compound, which reactive leuco compound comprises a leuco moiety and at least one reactive moiety covalently bound to the leuco moiety. A laundry care composition comprises a laundry care ingredient and a leuco composition. A method of treating a textile comprises the steps of (i) treating a textile with an aqueous solution containing a leuco composition, (ii) optionally, rinsing the textile, and (iii) drying the textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 11261403
    Abstract: A composition comprising: (a) a leuco composition; and (b) a stabilizing amount of an antioxidant composition. The antioxidant composition comprises at least one sterically hindered phenol and at least one substituted diarylamine, and the mole ratio of the hindered phenol to the substituted diarylamine is greater than 1:1. In another embodiment, a composition comprises (a) a leuco composition and (b) an antioxidant composition; and optionally (c) a solvent composition. The combined mass of the leuco compounds and antioxidants present in the composition is 10% or more of the total mass of the composition, and (b) the molar ratio of antioxidants present in the composition to leuco compounds present in the composition is greater than 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Wesley A. Freund, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 11236235
    Abstract: A compound comprises at least one fluorescent moiety covalently bound to at least one second moiety selected from the group consisting of leuco moieties and chromophore moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Dominick J. Valenti, Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 11078366
    Abstract: This invention relates to bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions comprising bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Eduardo Torres, Gregory S. Miracle, Daniel D. Ditullio, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11066559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
  • Patent number: 10954474
    Abstract: A leuco polymer comprising a polymeric carbohydrate and a leuco moiety. The polymeric carbohydrate and the leuco moiety are covalently bound. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Wesley A. Freund, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Publication number: 20210071003
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (XL) A laundry care composition comprises (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) a compound of Formula (XL). A method of treating a textile comprises the steps of (a) providing such a laundry care composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing textile articles in the liquid medium; (d) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (e) drying the textile articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 10920083
    Abstract: A leuco polymer comprising a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine, wherein the polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 10889717
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides composition having at least one leuco composition conforming to Formula (I): Ar1Ar2Ar3CH??(I) wherein Ar2 and Ar3 are independently a carbocyclic aryl or heteroaryl, and Ar1 is selected from the group consisting of: unsubstituted phenyl, electron deficient carbocyclic aryl, and heteroaryl. The present disclosure also provides a method of detecting an authentic composition and test kits for detecting authentic compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 10851329
    Abstract: A laundry care composition including: (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) a leuco composition. The laundry care composition has a ?HA of at least 10 and produces a relative hue angle on fabric outside the range of 210 to 345. Methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Dominick J. Valenti, Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Gregory S. Miracle, Daniel D. Ditullio
  • Publication number: 20200339815
    Abstract: A leuco polymer includes a leuco monomer and an alkene. The leuco polymer has a molecular weight of at least 500 and is obtainable by polymerization of the leuco monomer and one or more alkene co-monomers. The leuco monomer consists of an alkene covalently bound to a leuco moiety and the leuco monomer has a molar extinction coefficient at a wavelength in the range 400 to 750 nm of less than 1000 M?1cm?1. The alkene monomer(s) have a molar extinction coefficient at a wavelength in the range 400 to 750 nm that is less than 100 M?1cm?1. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Publication number: 20200270459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
  • Patent number: 10717874
    Abstract: A leuco composition comprises at least one leuco compound, the leuco compound comprising a leuco moiety and a polyalkyleneoxy moiety covalently bound to the leuco moiety. The polyalkyleneoxy moiety comprises at least one ethylene oxide group and at least one propylene oxide group. A laundry care composition comprises (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) a leuco composition as described above. A method of treating a textile includes the steps of (a) providing such a laundry care composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing textile articles in the liquid medium; (d) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (e) drying the textile articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Randy D. Petrea, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 10711139
    Abstract: A leuco polymer includes a leuco monomer and an alkene. The leuco polymer has a molecular weight of at least 500 and is obtainable by polymerization of the leuco monomer and one or more alkene co-monomers. The leuco monomer consists of an alkene covalently bound to a leuco moiety and the leuco monomer has a molar extinction coefficient at a wavelength in the range 400 to 750 nm of less than 1000 M?1cm?1. The alkene monomer(s) have a molar extinction coefficient at a wavelength in the range 400 to 750 nm that is less than 100 M?1cm?1. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 10703912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
  • Patent number: 10647854
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a leuco polymer, the method comprising the step of reacting a reactive leuco compound with a polymer to form the leuco polymer. The reactive leuco compound comprises at least one leuco moiety and at least one nucleophilic group. The polymer comprises at least one group capable of reacting with said nucleophilic group. The said leuco moiety has a maximum molar extinction coefficient at a wavelength in the range 400 to 750 nm of less than 1000 M?1 cm?1. Laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 10633543
    Abstract: This invention relates to bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions comprising bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Eduardo Torres, Gregory S. Miracle, Daniel D. Ditullio, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10590275
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a leuco polymer, the method comprising the step of reacting a compound with a polymer to form the leuco polymer. The compound includes at least one leuco moiety and at least one electrophilic group. The polymer is comprised of co-monomers of an aryl dicarboxylate, an oxyalkyleneoxy and an oxypolyalkyleneoxy and the polymer comprises at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, sulfhydryl, primary amine and secondary amine. Laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle