Patents by Inventor Thomas Herd

Thomas Herd 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: 7846889
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and clear oil-in-water microemulsion containing up to 80% w/w of an oil, a surfactant system, a w/w oil/surfactant system ratio between 1 and 3, and a solubilizing-aid ingredient which is not a surfactant neither a VOC compound, the latter being present in an amount sufficient to ensure that the ratio oil/(surfactant+solubilizing aid) is comprised between 0.1 and 5. The present invention concerns also the articles and products associated the compositions and microemulsions, and the methods to manufacture them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Florin Joseph Vlad, Rémy Mounier, Kenneth Wong, Aude Daugeron Jouault, Thomas Herd
  • Publication number: 20100098644
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and clear oil-in-water microemulsion containing up to 80% w/w of an oil, a surfactant system, a w/w oil/surfactant system ratio between 1 and 3, and a solubilizing-aid ingredient which is not a surfactant neither a VOC compound, the latter being present in an amount sufficient to ensure that the ratio oil/(surfactant+solubilizing aid) is comprised between 0.1 and 5. The present invention concerns also the articles and products associated the compositions and microemulsions, and the methods to manufacture them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Florin Joseph Vlad, Rémy Mounier, Kenneth Wong, Aude Daugeron, Thomas Herd
  • Patent number: 7655613
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and clear oil-in-water microemulsion containing up to 80% w/w of an oil, a surfactant system, a w/w oil/surfactant system ratio between 1 and 3, and a solubilizing-aid ingredient which is not a surfactant neither a VOC compound, the latter being present in an amount sufficient to ensure that the ratio oil/(surfactant+solubilizing-aid) is between 0.1 and 5. The present invention concerns also the articles and products associated with such compositions and microemulsions, and the methods to manufacture them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Florin Joseph Vlad, Rémy Mounier, Kenneth Wong, Aude Daugeron, Thomas Herd
  • Publication number: 20070161526
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and clear oil-in-water microemulsion containing up to 80% w/w of an oil, a surfactant system, a w/w oil/surfactant system ratio between 1 and 3, and a solubilizing-aid ingredient which is not a surfactant neither a VOC compound, the latter being present in an amount sufficient to ensure that the ratio oil/(surfactant+solubilizing-aid) is between 0.1 and 5. The present invention concerns also the articles and products associated with such compositions and microemulsions, and the methods to manufacture them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Florin Vlad, Remy Mounier, Kenneth Wong, Aude Daugeron, Thomas Herd
  • Publication number: 20060084589
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and clear oil-in-water microemulsion containing up to 80% w/w of an oil, a surfactant system, a w/w oil/surfactant system ratio between 1 and 3, and a solubilizing-aid ingredient which is not a surfactant neither a VOC compound, the latter being present in an amount sufficient to ensure that the ratio oil/(surfactant +solubilizing aid) is comprised between 0.1 and 5. The present invention concerns also the articles and products associated the compositions and microemulsions, and the methods to manufacture them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Florin Vlad, Remy Mounier, Kenneth Wong, Aude Daugeron, Thomas Herd