Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Cruse

Joseph Michael Cruse 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).

  • Builder agglomerates for laundry detergent powders
    Patent number: 6479455
    Abstract: A process for improving storage stability and solubility of a laundry detergent powder includes the steps of: (a) forming a builder agglomerate which is free of sodium carbonate and (b) adding the builder agglomerate to a laundry detergent powder composition. The builder agglomerate is present in an amount in a range of from about 14% to about 21% by weight of the laundry detergent powder composition. The builder agglomerate has a composition including an aluminosilicate ion exchange and a binder selected from the group consisting of surfactants, polyethylene glycol, polyacrylates, and mixtures thereof. The builder agglomerate also includes sodium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) and balance water but the builder agglomerate is free of sodium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Cruse, Michael Chris Jensen