Patents by Inventor Leslie E. Finn

Leslie E. Finn 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: 20030145511
    Abstract: An insect feeding station having a unitary base portion formed from a deformable material such as a plastic material, the base portion having a bait-toxicant in an inner compartment and having a breachable internal seal covering said compartment, ridges and walls, forming guiding and baffle means to guide insects from the periphery of the station to the inner compartment and to prevent probing of the poison from outside the station, and optionally, a partially or totally transparent cover and optionally having also a contrasting color under the poison to make removed bait toxicant easily detectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Aventis Environmental Science S.A.
    Inventors: Leslie E. Finn, Rebecca Fong
  • Patent number: 6454876
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and product for mitigating or eliminating malodor(s) with an aqueous liquid deodorizing composition, in which said composition contains about 0.1-3% water soluble/dispersible polymer, about 0.01-5% fragrance, about 1-20% water soluble/dispersible volatile solvent, and, the remainder, water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Maria G. Ochomogo, Martha J. Adair, Sheila E. Ali, Leslie E. Finn, David Peterson, Gregory M. Piché, Gregory Van Buskirk
  • Patent number: 5205958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a zeolite agglomeration process and product. Zeolite particles are blended with a filler and preferably a surfactant and then agglomerated in a rotary agglomerator with a zeolite binder to form an agglomerate with about 5-70 parts by wgt. zeolite and, after drying, excellent mechanical strength and flowability with good solubilization/dispersion in aqueous solution. The zeolite agglomerate is preferably combined into a granular detergent in a second agglomeration step where the zeolite agglomerate is combined with other detergent components and sprayed with a detergent binder, the granular detergent being characterized by uniform density and particle size with minimum segregation and dusting. Both the zeolite agglomeration and detergent agglomeration steps are characterized by energy efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Donald K. Swatling, Leslie E. Finn, Erle D. Mankin
  • Patent number: 5024782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a zeolite agglomeration process and product. Zeolite particles are blended with a filler and preferably a surfactant and then agglomerated in a rotary agglomerator with a zeolite binder to form an agglomerate with about 5-70 parts by wgt. zeolite and, after drying, excellent mechanical strength and flowability with good solubilization/dispersion in aqueous solution. The zeolite agglomerate is preferably combined into a granular detergent in a second agglomeration step where the zeolite agglomerate is combined with other detergent components and sprayed with a detergent binder, the granular detergent being characterized by uniform density and particle size with minimum segregation and dusting. Both the zeolite agglomeration and detergent agglomeration steps are characterized by energy efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Leslie E. Finn, Donald K. Swatling, Erle D. Mankin
  • Patent number: D401504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: James D. Bolliger, William W. Campbell, Leslie E. Finn, M. A. Lateef Khan, Barry G. Levenson, Frederick G. Doolittle
  • Patent number: D413808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: James D. Bolliger, William W. Campbell, Leslie E. Finn, M. A. Lateef Khan, Barry G. Levenson, Frederick G. Doolittle