Patents by Inventor Nicoletta Romano

Nicoletta Romano 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).

  • Hard surface cleaning and disinfecting compositions comprising essential oils
    Patent number: 6114298
    Abstract: In its broadest embodiment the present invention relates to the use of a microemulsion comprising a surfactant, an aqueous phase and droplets dispersed in said aqueous phase, said droplets comprising an essential oil or an active thereof, and said droplets having a particle sized of less than 100 nanometers, for disinfecting a surface. The present invention further encompasses a microemulsion suitable for disinfecting a surface, comprising a surfactant, an aqueous phase comprising a bleach, and droplets dispersed in said aqueous phase, said droplets comprising an essential oil or an active thereof, and said droplets having a particle size of less than 100 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Marco Petri, Nicoletta Romano, Giadra Serego Allighieri, Marina Trani
  • Disinfecting compositions and processes for disinfecting surfaces
    Patent number: 6103683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the disinfection of surfaces with a disinfecting composition comprising from 0.1% to 15% by weight of the total composition of hydrogen peroxide, and an antimicrobial essential oil or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Nicoletta Romano, Marina Trani, Giovanni Minervini, Marena Dessette Brown
  • Use of a combination of surfactants, chelating agents and essential oils for effective disinfection
    Patent number: 6048836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use, in a composition, of a combination of a chelating agent, a surfactant, and an essential oil or an active thereof, to provide disinfecting properties to said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nicoletta Romano, Marina Trani, Keith Homer Baker
  • Disinfecting compositions
    Patent number: 6010993
    Abstract: Disinfecting compositions comprising a peroxygen bleach, glutaraldehyde, an antimicrobial essential oil and an amphoteric surfactant, preferably useful in combination with an amine oxide surfactant. The compositions are especially for cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nicoletta Romano, Marina Trani, Giovanni Minervini