Patents by Inventor Robert Charles Vermeer

Robert Charles Vermeer 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).

  • Bleaching compositions based on air, uncomplexed transition metal ions and aromatic aldehydes
    Patent number: 6140298
    Abstract: A bleach composition and a method for bleaching stains is provided, the composition including a C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 aromatic aldehyde and a transition metal salt. Air is employed as source of oxygen which combines with the aldehyde to form the bleach active species. Peroxides, inorganic persalts and bleach precursors are unnecessary elements for the bleach systems of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Uday Shanker Racherla, Robert Charles Vermeer
  • Bleaching compositions and method for bleaching substrates directly with air
    Patent number: 6117833
    Abstract: A bleach composition and a method for bleaching stains is provided, the composition including a C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 aromatic aldehyde and an imide, the latter being particularly N-hydroxyphthalimide. Air is employed as a source of oxygen which combines with the aldehyde to form the bleach active species. Peroxides, inorganic persalts and bleach precursors are unnecessary elements for the bleach systems of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Uday Shanker Racherla, Robert Charles Vermeer
  • Detergent compositions containing ethylene aspartate cysteate (EAC) sequestrants
    Patent number: 5739093
    Abstract: Laundry detergent compositions containing a detergent surfactant, a detergent builder, and from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight ethylene aspartate cysteate sequestrants or its acid form are disclosed. These compositions provide enhanced removal of organic stains, such as food and beverage stains particularly polyphenolic stains such as wine, blueberry, tea, coffee, morello juice and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eddie Nelson Gutierrez, Shang-Ren Wu, Robert Charles Vermeer
  • Ethyene containing cysteate sequestrants and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 5688996
    Abstract: Novel compounds useful as sequestrants as well as builders for detergent compositions and methods for their preparation are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eddie Nelson Gutierrez, Shang-Ren Wu, Robert Charles Vermeer
  • Detergent compositions containing ethylene aspartate cysteate (EAC) sequestrants
    Patent number: 5668098
    Abstract: Laundry detergent compositions containing a detergent surfactant, a detergent builder, and from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight ethylene aspartate cysteate sequestrants or its acid form are disclosed. These compositions provide enhanced removal of organic stains, such as food and beverage stains particularly polyphenolic stains such as wine, blueberry, tea, coffee, morello juice and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eddie Nelson Gutierrez, Shang-Ren Wu, Robert Charles Vermeer