Patents by Inventor Julie Ann Menkhaus

Julie Ann Menkhaus 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).

  • Cleaning compositions comprising surfactant boosting polymers
    Publication number: 20080045442
    Abstract: A method of identifying, selecting, and designing polymers that give surfactant boosting properties in the presence of free ion hardness. Such methods also result in increased cleaning when used in a cleaning composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Eva Schneiderman, David Thomas Stanton, Randall Reilman, Christopher James Binski, Julie Ann Menkhaus, Jeffrey John Scheibel, Pramod Reddy, Rafael Ortiz, Jodi Brown, Shankang Zhou, Randall Alan Watson
  • Hydrophilically modified polyols for improved hydrophobic soil cleaning
    Patent number: 7332467
    Abstract: A hydrophilically modified polyol compounds, compositions including the hydrophilically modified polyol compounds and methods of using such compositions and process of making such compositions for anti-redeposition and hydrophobic soil cleaning benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eva Schneiderman, Jun Ma, Kevin Todd Norwood, Randy Thomas Reilman, Julie Ann Menkhaus, Jeffrey John Scheibel
  • Hydrophobically modified polyols for improved hydrophobic soil cleaning
    Patent number: 7326675
    Abstract: Hydrophobically modified polyol compounds, compositions including the hydrophobically modified polyol compounds and methods of using such compositions and process of making such compositions for cleaning benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eva Schneiderman, Jun Ma, Kevin Todd Norwood, Fides Laura Rivera Permejo, Randy Thomas Reilman, Julie Ann Menkhaus, Jeffrey John Scheibel
  • Modified alkoxylated polyol compounds
    Publication number: 20080015334
    Abstract: Uses of a modified polyol compound having alkoxylation and having at least one anionic capping unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scheibel, Julie Ann Menkhaus, Xinbei Song, Eva Schneiderman
  • Modified alkoxylated polyol compounds
    Publication number: 20080015398
    Abstract: A modified polyol compound having alkoxylation and having at least one anionic capping unit, uses of the modified polyol compound having alkoxylation and having at least one anionic capping unit and cleaning compositions comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scheibel, Julie Ann Menkhaus, Xinbei Song, Eva Schneiderman
  • Methods for modifying cellulosic polymers in ionic liquids
    Publication number: 20070225190
    Abstract: Sulfation or sulfonation of cellulose and cellulose ethers is conducted in an ionic liquid such as a quaternary ammonium salt. Detergent compositions containing the sulfated or sulfonated reaction product are suitable for fabric cleansing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Scheibel, Corey James Kenneally, Julie Ann Menkhaus, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Prezemyslaw Chwala
  • Methods for modifying bioplymers in ionic liquids
    Publication number: 20070225191
    Abstract: Sulfation or sulfonation of biopolymers such as starch, chitosan, dextrins, gums and the like is conducted in an ionic liquid such as a quaternary ammonium salt. Detergent compositions containing the sulfated or sulfonated reaction product are suitable for fabric cleansing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Scheibel, Julie Ann Menkhaus, Kenneth Nathan Price