Patents by Inventor Robert Foley
Robert Foley 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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Patent number: 6630440Abstract: A stable aqueous rinse aid dispersion includes a low foaming nonionic surfactant present in a range of from about 2% to about 80% by weight of the rinse aid dispersion, a hydrotrope present in a range of from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight of the rinse aid dispersion, and a partially neutralized poly(meth)acrylic acid polymer present in a range of from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the rinse aid dispersion, wherein the polymer is at least 75% non-neutralized. The poly(meth)acrylic acid polymer has an average molecular weight in a range of from about 1000 to about 50,000. The rinse aid dispersion has a pH in a range of from about 2 to about 6. The stable aqueous rinse aid dispersion is essentially free of a high molecular weight compatibilizing polymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Xiaoqing Song, Peter Robert Foley
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Publication number: 20030130153Abstract: A hard-surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising a solvent system, wherein said solvent system comprises: a mono-, di- or tri-ethylene glycol phenyl ether or a mixture thereof; and a di- or tri-propylene glycol alkyl ether having an alkyl chain containing of from about 1 to about 5 carbon atoms or a mixture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Robert Foley, Chanchal Kumar Ghosh, Howard David Hutton, Ronald David Turner
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Publication number: 20030121530Abstract: A disposable dish care and hard surface cleaning wipe is disclosed. In one embodiment, the wipe is comprised of a water insoluble substrate that includes a partially hydrophobic nonwoven first layer, and a low density nonwoven second layer that is adjacent to the said first layer and has melded onto the side facing away from the said first layer an abrasive coating of thermoplastic material nubs or hooks, and a cleaning paste containing a surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Patrice Mark Luc Borgonjon, Jeffrey Lee Butterbaugh, Edward Paul Fitch, Peter Robert Foley, Francis Cornelio Ford, Brian Jeffreys
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Publication number: 20030100466Abstract: Liquid dishwashing detergent composition containing one or more amylase enzymes and a suds booster which exhibits excellent greasy soil removal performance and are either of a high pH of greater than about 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2001Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: Peter Robert Foley, Bruce Prentiss Murch
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Publication number: 20020183222Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a hard surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and table ware, having surface tension of less than 30 mN/m and comprising an organic solvent system and no more than:Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Robert Foley, Howard David Hutton
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Patent number: 6486117Abstract: A detergent tablet comprising (a) a compressed solid body portion having at least one mold in said compressed solid body portion; (b) a non-compressed, gelatinous portion mounted in said at least one mold of said compressed solid body portion, said gelatinous portion comprising a thickening system and at least one detergent active; and wherein said non-compressed, gelatinous portion has either a yield strength of from about 5 to about 80 Pa, or has an average viscosity of from about 100 to about 12000 cP before said non-compressed, gelatinous portion is mounted in said at least one mold.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2000Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Donald Painter, Lynda Anne Speed, Xiaoqing Song, Peter Robert Foley, Sabine Ursula Metzger-Groom
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Publication number: 20020169090Abstract: A hard-surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising a soil swelling agent and a thickening system comprising synthetic smectite type clay thickening agent having an average platelet size of less than about 100 nm. The composition has shear thinning properties and can be used as pre-treatment prior to the dishwashing process. The composition provides excellent removal of polymerized grease from metal and glass substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2001Publication date: November 14, 2002Inventors: Peter Robert Foley, Howard David Hutton
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Patent number: 6462007Abstract: A multi-layered detergent tablet comprising: a) a core having a first detergent active agent; b) a first encapsulating layer surrounding said core, having a second detergent active agent; c) a second encapsulating layer surrounding said first encapsulating layer, having a third detergent active agent and a disruption system; wherein disruption of said second encapsulating layer is such that at least 25% of said third detergent active agent is released prior to release of said second detergent active agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2000Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Lucio Pieroni, Peter Robert Foley, Lynda Anne Speed, Xiaoqing Song
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Patent number: 6455166Abstract: A biaxially textured face-centered cubic metal article having grain boundaries with misorientation angles greater than about 8° limited to less than about 1%. A laminate article is also disclosed having a metal substrate first rolled to at least about 95% thickness reduction followed by a first annealing at a temperature less than about 375° C. Then a second rolling operation of not greater than about 6% thickness reduction is provided, followed by a second annealing at a temperature greater than about 400° C. A method of forming the metal and laminate articles is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2000Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: The University of ChicagoInventors: Thomas G. Truchan, Dean J. Miller, Kenneth C. Goretta, Uthamalingam Balachandran, Robert Foley
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Publication number: 20020129835Abstract: A hand-held scrubbing device for cleaning a surface has a waterproof casing having an interior area and an exterior area. The interior area has an electromechanical motor and a battery joined to the electromechanical motor. The exterior area has a scrubbing surface removably joined to the electromechanical motor which provides a mechanical action to the scrubbing surface. The scrubbing surface is impregnated with a cleaning composition. A kit has a hand-held scrubbing device, while a method of use employs such a hand-held scrubbing device. A disposable scrubbing surface impregnated with a cleaning composition is designed for use with a hand-held scrubbing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: September 19, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gambie CompanyInventors: Lucio Pieroni, Peter Robert Foley
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Patent number: 6440927Abstract: A detergent tablet comprises: (a) a compressed solid body portion having at least one mold in the compressed body portion; and (b) a non-compressed, gelatinous portion integrally mounted in the mold of the compressed body portion, wherein the gelatinous portion comprising a thickening system and at least one detergent active. The thickening system preferably includes a non-aqueous diluent and a gelling agent and the detergent active is preferably selected from the group consisting of enzymes, surfactants, effervescing agents, bleaching agents, silver care agents, builders;, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Donald Painter, Lynda Anne Speed, Xiaoqing Song, Peter Robert Foley, Sabine Ursula Metzger-Groom
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Publication number: 20020112741Abstract: A hand-held scrubbing device for cleaning a surface includes a waterproof casing having an interior area and an exterior area. The interior area has an electromechanical motor, a battery joined to the electromechanical motor, and a dispensing chamber joined to a dispensing mechanism. The exterior area has an orifice joined to the dispensing mechanism, a dispensing activator joined to the dispensing mechanism, and a scrubbing surface joined to the electromechanical motor. When the dispensing chamber is filled with a cleaning composition and when the dispensing activator is activated, the dispensing mechanism expels a portion of the cleaning composition from the waterproof casing, via the orifice. Furthermore, the electromechanical motor provides a mechanical action to the scrubbing surface. A method for cleaning an item employs such a hand-held scrubbing device. A cleaning kit includes such a hand-held scrubbing device and a cleaning composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Lucio Pieroni, Peter Robert Foley
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Patent number: 6432902Abstract: A particle for detersive enzymes is disclosed by way of the present invention. The particle comprises a composite particle suitable for incorporation into a detergent composition comprising an enzyme containing core material and a water soluble carboxylate barrier layer coated on the enzyme containing core material. The preferred enzymes are protease enzymes. Automatic dishwashing compositions employing the particle are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1999Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Melissa D. Aquino, Peter Robert Foley, Lynda Anne Speed, Xiaoqing Song, Glenn Steven Ward, Douglas A. Dale
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Patent number: 6391845Abstract: A detergent tablet comprising a non-compressed, gelatinous portion, wherein the gelatinous portion comprising a thickening system and at least one detergent active. The thickening system preferably includes a non-aqueous diluent and a gelling agent and the detergent active is preferably selected from the group consisting of enzymes, surfactants, effervescing agents, bleaching agents, silver care agents, builders, and mixtures thereof. The non-compressed, gelatinous portion, may contain one, two or a plurality of non-compressed, gelatinous portions, all of which comprise a thickening system and at least one detergent active.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2000Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Lynda Anne Speed, Jeffrey Donald Painter, Peter Robert Foley, William Michael Scheper, Mark Robert Sivik
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Publication number: 20020039988Abstract: The present application relates to a method of softening soil deposited on a hard surface. The method comprises contacting a hard surface having soil with a composition having a soil softening additive incorporated into the composition. The compositions may be formulated at either high or low pH and preferred soil softening additives are amylase enzymes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2000Publication date: April 4, 2002Inventors: CHANDRIKA KASTURI, KRISTEN LYNNE MCKENZIE, WILLIAM MICHAEL SCHEPER, PETER ROBERT FOLEY
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Publication number: 20020039982Abstract: A hard surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked- or burnt-on soils from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising an organoamine solvent and wherein the composition has a liquid surface tension of less than about 24.5 mN/m and a pH, as measured in a 10% solution in distilled water, or least than 10.5. The composition can be used as pre-treatment prior to the dishwashing process. The composition provides excellent removal of polymerized grease from metal and glass substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2001Publication date: April 4, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Robert Foley, Howard David Hutton, Carl-Eric Kaiser, Yong Zhu, Lucio Pieroni, Brian Xiaqing Song
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Publication number: 20020037822Abstract: A hard surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked- or burnt-on soils from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising a soil swelling agent and a spreading auxiliary and wherein the composition has a liquid surface tension of less than about 24.5 mN/m and a pH as measured in a 10% solution in distilled water of at least 10.5. The composition can be used as pre-treatment prior to the dishwashing process. The composition provides excellent removal of polymerized grease from metal and glass substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2001Publication date: March 28, 2002Inventors: Peter Robert Foley, Howard David Hutton, Carl-Eric Kaiser, Yong Zhu, Lucio Pieroni, Brian Xiaqing Song
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Publication number: 20020037817Abstract: A hard-surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware, the composition being in sprayable form and comprising an organic solvent system having a volatile organic content above 1 mm Hg of less than about 50% and an odor masking perfume or perfume base, said perfume or perfume base comprising at least about 20% by weight thereof of non-volatile perfume materials having a boiling point above 250° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure. The composition can be used as pre-treatment prior to the dishwashing process. The composition provides excellent removal of polymerized grease from metal and glass substrates and has a very pleasant odor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2001Publication date: March 28, 2002Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Robert Foley, Howard David Hutton, Carl-Eric Kaiser
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Publication number: 20020032147Abstract: The present invention relates to perfume composition and a cleaning composition comprising the perfume composition. The perfume composition comprises at least 7.5% by weight of the composition of a first perfume ingredient having boiling point of 250° C. or less and ClogP of 3.0 or less, and at least 35% by weight of the composition of a second perfume ingredient having boiling point of 250° C. or less and ClogP of 3.0 or more. The composition also comprises at least one first or second perfume ingredient is present in an amount of at least 7% by weight of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: The procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter Robert Foley, Carl-Eric Kaiser, Zaiyou Liu
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Patent number: 6326348Abstract: Detergent composition comprising a mid-chain branched surfactant and also containing a bleaching agent, aluminosilicate, silicate, and/or detersive enzyme.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.Inventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson, Peter Robert Foley, Thomas Anthony Cripe, Daniel Stedman Connor, Kenneth William Willman