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: 20170218202Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Sanjeev K. Dey, Eduardo Torres, Gregory S. Miracle, Daniel D. Ditullio, JR.
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Publication number: 20170081518Abstract: 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: December 1, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
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Patent number: 9556337Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Eduardo Torres, Xiaoyong M. Hong, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 9540599Abstract: 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: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
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Publication number: 20160194499Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Xiaoyong M. Hong, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 9282746Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Danisco US Inc.Inventors: Neelam S. Amin, Matthew G. Boston, Richard R. Bott, Maguerite A. Cervin, Edward M. Concar, Marc E. Gustwiller, Brian E. Jones, Klaus Liebeton, Gregory S. Miracle, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Sandra W. Ramer, Jeffrey J. Scheibel, Walter Weyler, Gregory M. Whited
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Patent number: 9163146Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Eduardo Torres, John D. Bruhnke, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
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Patent number: 9068081Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: MILLIKEN & COMPANYInventors: Eduardo Torres, Xiaoyong Michael Hong, Robert L Mahaffey, Jr., Dominick J Valenti, Gregory S Miracle
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Publication number: 20140371435Abstract: This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Gregory S. Miracle, John D. Bruhnke
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Publication number: 20140302003Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: DANISCO US INC.Inventors: Neelam S. Amin, Matthew G. Boston, Richard R. Bott, Maguerite A. Cervin, Edward M. Concar, Marc E. Gustwiller, Brian E. Jones, Klaus Liebeton, Gregory S. Miracle, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Sandra W. Ramer, Jeffrey J. Scheibel, Walter Weyler, Gregory M. Whited
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Patent number: 8772007Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2004Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Danisco US Inc.Inventors: Neelam S. Amin, Matthew G. Boston, Richard R. Bott, Marguerite A. Cervin, Edward M. Concar, Marc E. Gustwiller, Brian E. Jones, Klaus Liebeton, Gregory S. Miracle, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Sandra W. Ramer, Jeffrey J. Scheibel, Walter Weyler, Gregory M. Whited
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Publication number: 20130303428Abstract: 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: April 23, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
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Publication number: 20130245242Abstract: This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Gregory S. Miracle, John D. Bruhnke
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Patent number: 8378083Abstract: 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 22, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Robert L. Mahaffey, Jr., Xiaoyong Michael Hong, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J Valenti, Gregory S Miracle
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Publication number: 20120309945Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Eduardo Torres, John D. Bruhnke, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory S. Miracle
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Publication number: 20120123101Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Xiaoyong Michael Hong, Robert L. Mahaffey, JR., Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
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Publication number: 20120101265Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Robert L. Mahaffey, JR., Xiaoyong Michael Hong, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
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Publication number: 20080145353Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2004Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Neelam S. Amin, Matthew G. Boston, Richard R. Bott, Marguerite A. Cervin, Edward M. Concar, Marc E. Gustwiller, Brain E. Jones, Klaus Liebeton, Gregory S. Miracle, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Sandra W. Ramer, Jeffrey J. Scheibel, Walter Weyler, Gregory M. Whited
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Patent number: 5635104Abstract: Improved aqueous bleaching solutions formed by reacting a bleach activator having a perhydrolysis selectivity coefficient of 5 or greater and a low-pH perhydrolysis-efficiency coefficient of 0.15 or higher are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to bleaching solutions which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits though the selection of bleach activators at mildly alkaline washing solutions or in the presence of reduced-levels of hydrogen peroxide.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1994Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kevin L. Kott, Alan D. Willey, Gregory S. Miracle, James C. T. R. Burckett-St. Laurent
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Patent number: 5635103Abstract: Improved cleaning and/or bleaching compositions including fabric laundry and bleaching compositions, automatic dishwashing compositions, hard surface cleaners, bleach additives and the like, suitable for domestic use, comprising improved bleach activators having particular alpha-modified lactam leaving groups leading to improved in-use performance of bleaching agents such as perborate even under wash conditions less alkaline than those typically encountered or when hydrogen peroxide source is at low levels in a cleaning operation. A preferred class of activators are N-acyl-3-morpholinone compounds with benzoyl being a preferred acyl group and N-Benzoyl-3-oxomorpholine being a highly preferred activator.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1995Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alan D. Willey, Kevin L. Kott, Gregory S. Miracle, Eugene P. Gosselink, James C. T. R. B. St. Laurent