Patents by Inventor Nicholas O'Leary
Nicholas O'Leary 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: 20130287721Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for counteracting ammonia malodor comprising indentifying PRMs capable of elevating the lateralization threshold of ammonia and using such ingredients in a perfume applied to surfaces or spaces exposed to ammonia or to consumer product bases comprising ammonia.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Jeannine Delwiche, Nicholas O'Leary, Anthony Reichert
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Patent number: 8474732Abstract: The present invention relates to air freshener devices that have water-based liquid compositions, preferably clear liquids, for providing an improved rate of emanation of perfume ingredients from the air freshener emanating surface and allowing the use of fragrance materials with a wide range of characteristics, namely a wide range of clogP values. The air fresheners contain liquid perfume compositions which include: i) 0.5 to 40% w/w of a perfume; ii) an oil-solubilizing system containing one or more surfactants of the non-ionic, anionic, cationic, amphoteric type, or a mixture thereof; iii) a solubilizing-aid; and iv) at least 40% weight of water; with the weight percentages being relative to the total weight of liquid composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Firmenich SAInventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Florin Joseph Vlad
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Patent number: 8340108Abstract: An apparatus for assigning a device to a network zone comprises a switch component operable to receive an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from the device; and a rules engine operable to acquire the device operating characteristics data from the switch component; the rules engine being operable to apply rules logic to the device operating characteristics data to select a zone for the device. The rules engine may be further operable to apply the rules logic to the port and device name data. The network zone may be a network zone of a fiber channel network.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nicholas O'Leary, John Mark Clifton
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Publication number: 20120219520Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. It relates more particularly to a gel device which allows for an effective and prolonged evaporation of an active volatile ingredient. The gel device of the present invention includes an active volatile ingredient and a gelling agent of dibutyl lauroyl glutamide and dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: FIRMENICH SAInventors: Gerald Allison, Nicholas O'Leary
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Publication number: 20120209805Abstract: An apparatus is operable with a host and a data storage component for controlling expansion of storage, and comprises: an allocating component responsive to a user input for allocating an expanded target storage space to a file system element to thereby make an expanded file system element; a file system metadata component for maintaining file system metadata including metadata for said expanded file system element; a file system I/O component responsive to said file system metadata component for controlling file system I/O between said host and said storage component; and a synchronizing component responsive to said file system metadata component for synchronizing data between a source storage space and said expanded target storage space; wherein said file system I/O component is operable to use said file system metadata component to access said expanded file system element prior to completion of action of said synchronizing component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Mark Clifton, Nicholas O'Leary
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Patent number: 8195600Abstract: An apparatus is operable with a host and a data storage component for controlling expansion of storage, and comprises: an allocating component responsive to a user input for allocating an expanded target storage space to a file system element to thereby make an expanded file system element; a file system metadata component for maintaining file system metadata including metadata for the expanded file system element; a file system I/O component responsive to the file system metadata component for controlling file system I/O between the host and the storage component; and a synchronizing component responsive to the file system metadata component for synchronizing data between a source storage space and the expanded target storage space.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Mark Clifton, Nicholas O'Leary
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Publication number: 20110290908Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of perfumery and more precisely it concerns a device, and the consumer articles associated therewith, for dispensing an active composition into the surrounding space. The device includes an assembly containing a reservoir holding the active liquid to be diffused into the surroundings and a wick-/emitting member structure composed of a wick member and an emitting/diffusion member, the latter having an evaporative surface to be directly exposed to the surrounding space when the device is activated, the assembly being housed in a casing or carried by a supporting frame, the device further including a pivoting member fixed on the casing or on the supporting frame to allow a swinging motion of the assembly and thus forced evaporation of the active volatile whenever desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Lyse Tranzeat, Guy Edmund Robinson, Nicholas O'Leary
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Patent number: 7708982Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of perfumery and more precisely it concerns a gel composition, and the consumer articles associated therewith, for dispensing an active volatile component in the surrounding space. The gel composition comprises a volatile liquid component and a thermoplastic polyether-ester-amide elastomer (PEEA).Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Firmenich SAInventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Lyse Tranzeat
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Publication number: 20100028288Abstract: The invention relates to a malodor counteractancy or counteracting (MOC) method that resorts to the use of specific malodor counteracting (MOC) mixtures of fragrance ingredients. More particularly, the invention relates to new MOC compositions capable of neutralizing or masking in an efficient manner malodors of a large variety of such as body or animal malodors, kitchen malodors, toilet and bathroom malodors, and tobacco malodor. The novel MOC compositions of the invention contain at least one nitrile material in combination with another fragrance material and can be used in any finished consumer products such as air fresheners, kitchen or toilet/bathroom cleaning or freshening products, textile treatment products and products for application on the human skin or hair, or on animal fur, litter containers or cages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: FIRMENICH SAInventors: Lyse Tranzeat, Nicholas O'Leary, Wessel-Jan Kos
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Publication number: 20090319586Abstract: An apparatus is operable with a host and a data storage component for controlling expansion of storage, and comprises: an allocating component responsive to a user input for allocating an expanded target storage space to a file system element to thereby make an expanded file system element; a file system metadata component for maintaining file system metadata including metadata for said expanded file system element; a file system I/O component responsive to said file system metadata component for controlling file system I/O between said host and said storage component; and a synchronizing component responsive to said file system metadata component for synchronizing data between a source storage space and said expanded target storage space; wherein said file system I/O component is operable to use said file system metadata component to access said expanded file system element prior to completion of action of said synchronizing component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Mark Clifton, Nicholas O'Leary
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Publication number: 20090202446Abstract: The present invention relates to air freshener devices of water-based liquid compositions, preferably clear liquids, that provide an improved diffusion of the composition and allow the use of fragrance materials with a wide range of characteristics, namely a wide range of clogP values. The compositions are clear microemulsions particularly adapted for use in automatic air fresheners and comprise at least 40% w/w of an aqueous phase, preferably water, an active oil in an amount of between 0.01 and 5% w/w, an oil-solubilizing system which is formed of a surfactant mixture of ionic and non-ionic surfactants, a solubilizing-aid ingredient in an amount of up to 5% w/w, and a propellant system in an amount of up to 40% w/w, wherein the perfume oil to total surfactant mixture is present at a weight ratio of between 0.2 and 4.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Florin Joseph Vlad, Nicholas O'Leary
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Patent number: 7441755Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of perfumery and more precisely it concerns a device, and the consumer articles associated therewith, for dispensing an active composition in the surrounding space. The device includes an active liquid having a specific volatility, a reservoir holding a part of the active liquid, a lid and a wick-emanator superstructure having a wicking part and an emitting part, the latter having an evaporative surface directly exposed to the surrounding space, and a specific absorbency and weight per unit of the evaporative surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Firmenich SAInventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Lyse Tranzeat
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Publication number: 20080247405Abstract: An apparatus for assigning a device to a network zone comprises a switch component operable to receive an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from the device; and a rules engine operable to acquire the device operating characteristics data from the switch component; the rules engine being operable to apply rules logic to the device operating characteristics data to select a zone for the device. The rules engine may be further operable to apply the rules logic to the port and device name data. The network zone may be a network zone of a fibre channel network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas O'Leary, John Mark Clifton
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Publication number: 20080023569Abstract: The present invention relates to air freshener devices comprising water-based liquid compositions, preferably clear liquids, that provide an improved rate of emanation of perfume ingredients from the air freshener emanating surface and allow the use of fragrance materials with a wide range of characteristics, namely a wide range of c log P values. The air fresheners contain liquid perfume compositions which comprise: i) 0.5 to 40% w/w of a perfume; ii) an oil-solubilising system containing one or more surfactants of the non-ionic, anionic, cationic, amphoteric type, or a mixture thereof; iii) a solubilizing-aid; and iv) at least 40% weight of water; weight percentages being relative to the total weight of liquid composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Florin Vlad
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Publication number: 20070173423Abstract: The invention relates to an improvement in a process for delivering a fabric refreshening active to a fabric. This improvement includes delivering the active to the fabric in a conventional clothes dryer such that the heat and tumbling action provided by the dryer delivers the active to the fabric while damp to thus provide refreshing properties to the fabric. The invention also relates to a product for delivering the active as noted. The active is generally applied to the fabric at a temperature in the range of 125 to 145° F., and comprises hydrogen peroxide. The refreshening active may include a fragrancing agent so that the fabric is fragranced as the refreshening agent is applied. Preferably, the refreshening active is initially placed in a container that is placed in the dryer, wherein the container does not release the agent until a desired temperature is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Robert Vermeer, Elliot Scherr, Robert Fuller, Earle Ellis, Munirhusein Adat, Nicholas O'Leary, Sandra Barvaux
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Patent number: 7138367Abstract: The invention concerns a gel composition capable of bringing a benefit or effect by diffusing into its surrounding environment an active volatile. The compositions according to the invention include a water based medium, comprising an active volatile, a super-absorbent polyacrylate based polymer and a polymeric cross-linking agent having a high molecular weight and being able to be polarized with positive charges. The invention also concerns the consumer article containing, or associated with, the composition, in particular a device intended to diffuse a volatile liquid, more specifically an air-freshener.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Firmenich SAInventors: Simon Hurry, Stephen Barnes, Nicholas O'Leary
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Patent number: 7132461Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a gel element comprising a perfume and to a process for preparing an air freshening device comprising such a gel element.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2002Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) LimitedInventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Geraldine Lang
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Publication number: 20050140032Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of perfumery and more precisely it concerns a device, and the consumer articles associated therewith, for dispensing an active composition in the surrounding space. The device includes an active liquid having a specific volatility, a reservoir holding a part of the active liquid, a lid and a wick-emanator superstructure having a wicking part and an emitting part, the latter having an evaporative surface directly exposed to the surrounding space, and a specific absorbency and weight per unit of the evaporative surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Lyse Tranzeat
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Publication number: 20050043432Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a gel element comprising a perfume and to a process for preparing an air freshening device comprising such a gel element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2002Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Geraldine Lang
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Publication number: 20040262421Abstract: The invention concerns a gel composition capable of bringing a benefit or effect by diffusing into its surrounding environment an active volatile. The compositions according to the invention include a water based medium, comprising an active volatile, a super-absorbent polyacrylate based polymer and a polymeric cross-linking agent having a high molecular weight and being able to be polarized with positive charges. The invention also concerns the consumer article containing, or associated with, the composition, in particular a device intended to diffuse a volatile liquid, more specifically an air-freshener.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Simon Hurry, Stephen Barnes, Nicholas O'Leary