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).
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Publication number: 20230392018Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: HAIHU QIN, RICHARD LAWSON, JAMIE B. MYERS, SANJEEV K. DEY, LAURENT DE BRUYNE, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 11345819Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 11299634Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 11261403Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Haihu Qin, Wesley A. Freund, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 11236235Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Dominick J. Valenti, Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 11078366Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Eduardo Torres, Gregory S. Miracle, Daniel D. Ditullio, Jr.
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Patent number: 11066559Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
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Patent number: 10954474Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Wesley A. Freund, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
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Publication number: 20210071003Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 10920083Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 10889717Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 10851329Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Dominick J. Valenti, Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Gregory S. Miracle, Daniel D. Ditullio
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Publication number: 20200339815Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Haihu Qin, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
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Publication number: 20200270459Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
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Patent number: 10717874Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Haihu Qin, Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Randy D. Petrea, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 10711139Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Haihu Qin, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 10703912Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
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Patent number: 10647854Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Haihu Qin, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 10633543Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Eduardo Torres, Gregory S. Miracle, Daniel D. Ditullio, Jr.
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Patent number: 10590275Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Wesley A. Freund, Gregory S. Miracle