Patents by Inventor Scott D. Manske
Scott D. Manske 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).
-
Patent number: 7968348Abstract: Provided is sampling and testing device for the detection of specific molds, allergens, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other protein containing substances. Embodiments of the device include a sampling member slideably engaged with a base that contains a lateral flow strip adapted to detect specific analytes of interest. The sampling member defines a solvent reservoir that stores an elution solvent in a fluid-tight manner before the device is used to sample and test environmental surfaces. During slideable withdrawal of the sampling member from the base, the elution solvent stored in the reservoir is automatically released to a wick assembly of the sampling member. The wick assembly includes a wick adapted to receive, distribute, and retain the elution solvent. After a user samples an environmental surface for an analyte of interest with the elution solvent wetted wick, the sampling member is returned to the base where the wick contacts the lateral flow strip contained in the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Brendi M. Cumberland, Maha El-Sayed, Alan J. Fujii, Scott D Manske, Elias A. Shaheen
-
Publication number: 20090253605Abstract: Methods, improved compositions and kits are employed that provide dosing and cleaning solutions containing a halogen-based oxidant effectively delivered to remediate microfloral and biofilm development on the laundering surfaces of enclosed horizontal axis washers. The improved compositions, and the methods and kits employing them, provide for effective remediation while minimizing and/or preventing detrimental effects upon halogen-susceptible surfaces of the laundering devices, including reduced corrosion and biofilm on interior metal and laundering surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Gregory van Buskirk, Scott D. Manske, Steven Bromberg
-
Patent number: 7517413Abstract: Methods, improved compositions and kits are employed that provide dosing and cleaning solutions containing a halogen-based oxidant effectively delivered to remediate microfloral and biofilm development on the laundering surfaces of enclosed horizontal axis washers. The improved compositions, and the methods and kits employing them, provide for effective remediation while minimizing and/or preventing detrimental effects upon halogen-susceptible surfaces of the laundering devices, including reduced corrosion and biofilm on interior metal and laundering surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Gregory van Buskirk, Scott D. Manske, Steven Bromberg
-
Publication number: 20090075250Abstract: Provided is sampling and testing device for the detection of specific molds, allergens, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other protein containing substances. Embodiments of the device include a sampling member slideably engaged with a base that contains a lateral flow strip adapted to detect specific analytes of interest. The sampling member defines a solvent reservoir that stores an elution solvent in a fluid-tight manner before the device is used to sample and test environmental surfaces. During slideable withdrawal of the sampling member from the base, the elution solvent stored in the reservoir is automatically released to a wick assembly of the sampling member. The wick assembly includes a wick adapted to receive, distribute, and retain the elution solvent. After a user samples an environmental surface for an analyte of interest with the elution solvent wetted wick, the sampling member is returned to the base where the wick contacts the lateral flow strip contained in the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Brendi M. Cumberland, Maha El-Sayed, Alan J. Fujii, Scott D. Manske, Elias A. Shaheen
-
Patent number: 7473563Abstract: Provided is sampling and testing device for the detection of specific molds, allergens, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other protein containing substances. Embodiments of the device include a sampling member slideably engaged with a base that contains a lateral flow strip adapted to detect specific analytes of interest. The sampling member defines a solvent reservoir that stores an elution solvent in a fluid-tight manner before the device is used to sample and test environmental surfaces. During slideable withdrawal of the sampling member from the base, the elution solvent stored in the reservoir is automatically released to a wick assembly of the sampling member. The wick assembly includes a wick adapted to receive, distribute, and retain the elution solvent. After a user samples an environmental surface for an analyte of interest with the elution solvent wetted wick, the sampling member is returned to the base where the wick contacts the lateral flow strip contained in the base.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Brendi M. Cumberland, Maha El-Sayed, Alan J. Fujii, Scott D. Manske, Elias A. Shaheen
-
Publication number: 20080261840Abstract: Methods, improved compositions and kits are employed that provide dosing and cleaning solutions containing a halogen-based oxidant effectively delivered to remediate microfloral and biofilm development on the laundering surfaces of enclosed horizontal axis washers. The improved compositions, and the methods and kits employing them, provide for effective remediation while minimizing and/or preventing detrimental effects upon halogen-susceptible surfaces of the laundering devices, including reduced corrosion and biofilm on interior metal and laundering surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Gregory van Buskirk, Scott D. Manske, Steven Bromberg
-
Publication number: 20080003144Abstract: Provided is sampling device and method for the detection of an analyte of interest on an environmental surface. The sampling device includes a first reservoir adapted to contain a first liquid, a second reservoir adapted to contain a second liquid, a swab holder coupled to the first reservoir and the second reservoir, a swab disposed within the swab holder, and an activation member coupled to the first and second reservoirs opposite the swab holder. After the swab is used to collect a sample from an environmental surface, and upon application of an activation force on the activation member, the first and second reservoirs are placed in fluid communication with the swab holder and the first and second liquids flow into the swab holder to contact the swab. The swab develops an indicator color if the sample of the environmental surface contained the analyte of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Brendi M. Cumberland, Alan J. Fujii, Scott D. Manske, Elias A. Shaheen
-
Patent number: 6995130Abstract: The present invention relates to blooming type cleaning compositions comprising natural oil. More particularly, the present invention relates environmentally acceptable, blooming natural oil cleaning compositions which achieve product stability and clarity with essentially one natural oil, such as orange oil, without the addition of a blooming agent such as pine oil, amine oxides, amphoteric surfactants or phenolic solvents.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) LimitedInventor: Scott D. Manske
-
Patent number: 6864222Abstract: The present invention relates to blooming type cleaning compositions comprising natural oil. More particularly, the present invention relates environmentally acceptable, blooming natural oil cleaning compositions which achieve product stability and clarity with essentially one natural oil without the addition of pine oil, amine oxides, amphoteric surfactants or phenolic solvents.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) LimitedInventor: Scott D. Manske
-
Patent number: 6800599Abstract: The invention relates to a class of detergent compositions for use in hand dishwashing that provides excellent performance as measured by persistence of foam in the presence of oily and fatty types of soils. Testing based on escalating amounts of such soils to the extinction of the foam showed surprising advantage of hand dishwashing composition comprising at least two anionic surfactants and a polyethylene glycol and being essentially free of alkyl polyglucosides.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) LimitedInventor: Scott D. Manske
-
Publication number: 20030220215Abstract: The invention relates to a class of detergent compositions for use in hand dishwashing that provides excellent performance as measured by persistence of foam in the presence of oily and fatty types of soils. Testing based on escalating amounts of such soils to the extinction of the foam showed surprising advantage of hand dishwashing composition comprising at least two anionic surfactants and a polyethylene glycol and being essentially free of alkyl polyglucosides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2002Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventor: Scott D. Manske
-
Publication number: 20030036497Abstract: Disintegration adjunct particles for use in detergents and cleaning agents include an alkali layer silicate and a water swellable compound. The adjunct particles provide increased disintegration of solid particles in detergents and cleaning agents by facilitating the penetration of water into the adjunct particles and hence increase the expansion rate of the water swellable compound. The adjunct particles may also include a readily soluble, non-bleaching active detergent substance to thereby increase the disintegration rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2001Publication date: February 20, 2003Applicant: Clariant International, Ltd.Inventors: Scott D. Manske, Harald Bauer, Josef Holz, Gunther Schimmel
-
Patent number: 6465411Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid pine oil cleaning composition containing: A) water; B) about 5-20% by weight of pine oil; C) about 2-10% by weight of an organic solubilizer distinct from said pine oil; D) about 0.1-5% by weight of an alkalinity agent; E) about 0.1-15% by weight of an anionic surfactant; F) about 0.01 to about 2% by weight by weight of a cationic surfactant comprising a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the formula wherein R9 and R10 are independently a hydrogen or a C1-3 alkyl group; R11 is a C8-C18 alkyl group; and R12 is a C1-3 alkyl group or an ethoxylate group represented by the formula —(CH2CH2O)yH, wherein y is a number from 1 to 3; and X− is a halide ion or a methosulfate, and G) about 0.1 to 10% by weight of a nonionic surfactant comprising an alcohol alkoxylate. Also disclosed is a method for cleaning a hard surface comprising contacting the hard surface in need of cleaning with the aforementioned pine oil cleaning composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.Inventors: Scott D. Manske, Martha Shea McPherson
-
Publication number: 20020123451Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid pine oil cleaning composition containing: A) water; B) about 5-20% by weight of pine oil; C) about 2-10% by weight of an organic solubilizer distinct from said pine oil; D) about 0.1-5% by weight of an alkalinity agent; E) about 0.1-15% by weight of an anionic surfactant; F) about 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2000Publication date: September 5, 2002Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI)Inventors: Scott D. Manske, Martha Shea McPherson
-
Publication number: 20020123447Abstract: A non-phosphate based laundry detergent composition built primarily by layered silicate and secondarily by carbonate and/or bicarbonate salt, one or more polycarboxylates or polycarboxylic acids, and optionally small amounts of zeolite. The disclosed composition produces remarkably low levels of hard water induced encrustation while providing good detergency. The detergent composition includes a layered silicate, one or more surfactants, carbonate and/or bicarbonate salt, one or more polycarboxylates or polycarboxylic acids, additional inorganic salts, and optionally a zeolite. The detergent composition may further include additional conventional constituents, including but not limited to fragrances, enzymes, optical brighteners, bleaching agents, wrinkle reduction agents, anti-foam agents, soil release agents, disintegration agents and soil anti-redeposition agents. The form of the final composition may either be a tablet or a powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2000Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Scott D. Manske, Arshad Hussain Malik