With Nitrogen, Oxygen, Or Sulfur Containing Optical Brightener Patents (Class 510/324)
  • Patent number: 11718814
    Abstract: This invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising a laundry care ingredient and a polymeric thiophene hueing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Wesley A. Freund, Richard Lawson, Sanjeev K. Dey, Nolan Peevy
  • Patent number: 11655436
    Abstract: The invention relates to solidification of liquid amine oxide, betaine, and/or sultaine surfactants with a binder to form a solidified surfactant composition. In particular, the invention relates to solidification of liquid surfactants utilizing drying device(s), wherein the feed composition contains at least one liquid surfactant and a binder and optional carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Wendy Lo, Erik C. Olson, Jon D. Hansen, Katherine J. Molinaro, Corey Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 11634663
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a laundry care composition having at least one laundry care ingredient and at least one leuco composition conforming to Formula (I): Ar1Ar2Ar3CH??(I) wherein Ar2 and Ar3 are independently a carbocyclic aryl or heteroaryl, and Ar1 is selected from the group consisting of: unsubstituted phenyl, electron deficient carbocyclic aryl, and heteroaryl. The present disclosure also provides a method of determining an authentic laundry care composition and test kits for detecting authentic laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Sanjeev Kumar Dey, Haihu Qin
  • Patent number: 11292990
    Abstract: Provided herein are solid textile treating compositions; compositions containing colorants stabilized with one or more colorant stabilizers; compositions containing colorants that do not need to be stabilized by one or more colorant stabilizers; solid wash cycle conditioning agents; liquid textile treating compositions; cleaning agent compositions containing these; methods of making these; methods of treating textiles with these; textiles treated by these; containers containing the compositions; and methods of visually designating when a composition has reached or passed its pull date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: David VanBlarcom, Makarand S. Shevade, Alla Tartakovsky, Ewa U. Sidwa
  • Patent number: 11230686
    Abstract: A laundry care composition including (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) a leuco composition. The leuco composition has a first color state and a second color state and the mole ratio of second color state to first color state is from 2:98 to 5:95. Also disclosed are methods of determining the approximate functional age of a laundry care composition comprising the steps of (a) providing a laundry care composition that includes at least one laundry care ingredient and a leuco composition, (b) providing a functional age scale that includes a plurality of distinct colors that correspond to a unique functional age and (c) comparing the color of the laundry care composition with the functional age scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Wesley A. Freund, Haihu Qin, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Patent number: 11046920
    Abstract: A method for treating textile articles including the steps of: (a) providing a laundry care composition comprising a leuco composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing the textile articles in contact with the liquid medium; (d) depositing at least some portion of the leuco composition onto the textile articles; (e) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (f) drying the textile articles, wherein the leuco composition comprises a leuco colorant with a Photosensitivity Index of greater than or equal to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Wesley A. Freund, Haihu Qin, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Patent number: 10738265
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Daniele Lynn Hibbard
  • Patent number: 10577570
    Abstract: A laundry care composition including (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant; and (ii) from 0.0001 to 20.0 wt % of a leuco polymer that includes a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine. The polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Patent number: 10479961
    Abstract: A laundry care composition including at least one laundry care ingredient and at least one leuco polymer including a polymeric carbohydrate and a leuco moiety. The polymeric carbohydrate and the leuco moiety are covalently bound. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Wesley A. Freund, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Patent number: 10472595
    Abstract: A leuco polymer comprising a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine, wherein the polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Patent number: 10465145
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Daniele Lynn Hibbard
  • Patent number: 10385294
    Abstract: A laundry care composition including (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant; and (ii) from 0.0001 to 20.0 wt % of a leuco polymer including an alkoxylated polyethyleneimine covalently bound to a leuco moiety. At least a first portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a leuco moiety. At least a second portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a moiety selected from the group consisting of oxyalkylene moieties, polyoxyalkylene moieties, and mixtures thereof; and at least a third portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a moiety selected from the group consisting of an alkylene chain, an alkylene chain having covalently bound thereto a phenyl or naphthyl group, and mixtures thereof. Methods of making the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Haihu Qin, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Patent number: 9796948
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Daniele Lynn Hibbard
  • Patent number: 9719056
    Abstract: This invention relates to bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions comprising bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Sanjeev Kumar Dey, Eduardo Torres
  • Publication number: 20150141314
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Robert Linn MAHAFFEY, JR., Xiaoyong Michael HONG, Eduardo TORRES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
  • Patent number: 9028561
    Abstract: A bluing composition concentrate comprises an aqueous medium and at least one colorant that exhibits a blue or violet shade when deposited onto a textile material. The concentrate can be used to produce a bluing composition, and the bluing composition can be used to treat textile materials in such a way as to decrease the visually-perceived yellow coloration of textile articles that can occur with repeated use and laundering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Carlos Ilao, Jr., Kheng Teck Chan, Rajnish Batlaw, Zhen Zhen Lim
  • Patent number: 9018151
    Abstract: Novel compounds based on distyryl-biphenyl are provided. The compounds conform to the general structure The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry care compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150080284
    Abstract: Laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Eduardo Torres
  • Publication number: 20150074922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Publication number: 20150074920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Publication number: 20150074919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Publication number: 20150074921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Patent number: 8969280
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to visually contrasting aesthetic particles having increased water solubility, particularly useful for combination with granular laundry detergent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lock, Michael Pickstock
  • Publication number: 20150031591
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo TORRES, John David BRUHNKE, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Publication number: 20150000048
    Abstract: This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo TORRES
  • Publication number: 20140338134
    Abstract: The present application relates processes that can be used to produce encapsulated benefit agents comprising a core and a shell that encapsulates said core, encapsulated benefit agents produced by such process and products comprising such encapsulated benefit agents as well as methods of making and using such products. Such process can be used to produce particles that offer the desired protection and release benefits when used in a variety of products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Susana FERNANDEZ PRIETO, Johan SMETS, Bartosz TYLKOWSKI, Marta GIAMBERINI
  • Patent number: 8888865
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Eduardo Torres, John David Bruhnke, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Patent number: 8883703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to encapsulated phthalocyanine particles, to a process for the preparation thereof, compositions comprising such particles and washing agent formulations. The encapsulated phthalocyanine particles comprise a) at least one water-soluble phthalocyanine compound, and b) gelatine having a bloom strength of 2 to 80 as encapsulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick Christopher Stenger, Gregory Scot Miracle, Andrew Phillip Moon, Michael McDonnell, Stefan Bruhns, Gunther Schlingloff, Ulrich Menge, Frank Bachmann, Andreas Lindenmaier
  • Publication number: 20140249067
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a storage-stable brightener premix composition, which is substantially free of water and comprises an optical brightener, monoethanolamine, and, optionally, a solvent. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Samantha Jo COST, Cesar Edwin DARIO, Joseph James ELSEN, James William HOLDER, Peter J. MCMAHON, Jeffrey Gordon THOMAS, Gregory Thomas WANING, Shulin Larry ZHANG, Michael Shawn HOPPINS, Kenneth Michael KEMEN
  • Publication number: 20140235523
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a color-enhancing detergent for colored textile and a preparation method therefor. The color enhancing detergent for colored textile is composed of the following raw materials in parts by weight: a detergent, a deepening agent, a penetrating agent, a cationic modifier, a fiber modifier, a cellosolve, a diffusing agent, a dye fixing agent, a leveling agent, a dyeing auxiliary, a brightening agent, a bleaching agent, a pH-adjusting agent, and a bluing agent. The detergent can effectively fix the color of the colored textile that is washed and can deepen the original color as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Jilin Hengtai Garment Washing and Dyeing Science and Technology Institute
    Inventor: Zikui Song
  • Patent number: 8809251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions having granules of phthalocyanine compounds, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in washing agent and additive formulations. The composition has: a) At least one water-soluble phthalocyanine compound; b) At least one cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone component; c) At least one hydrophilic binding agent; and, optionally, d) Further additives suitable for the preparation of solid agglomerates; and may be liquid, solid, paste-like or gel-like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick Christopher Stenger, Andrew Philip Moon, Gregory Scot Miracle, Ullrich Menge, Gunther Schlingloff, Frank Bachmann, Andreas Lindenmaier
  • Publication number: 20140223669
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for providing one or more benefits, including a color rejuvenation and/or color maintenance benefit to a fabric are disclosed. The disclosed compositions contain at least one cationic polymer. The methods include providing the disclosed compositions in combination with a source of anionic surfactant. Unit dose and multi-compartment systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alessandro CORONA, III, Brian W. EVERINGHAM, Gayle Marie FRANKENBACH, Heidi HSIEH, Rajan Keshan PANANDIKER, Brian Joseph ROSELLE, Beth Ann SCHUBERT, Mark Robert SIVIK, Kerry Andrew VETTER, Gregory Thomas WANING
  • Publication number: 20140201928
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Robert Linn MAHAFFEY, JR., Xiaoyong Michael HONG, Eduardo TORRES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
  • Publication number: 20140082851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. The dyes, compositions and methods of the present invention are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Robert SIVIK, Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Muill Lim, Manuela Javet, Cecile Pasquier, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Michael David Cummings, Donna D'Angelo Morrall, Kevin Lee Kott, Keith Homer Baker, Eduardo Torres, Laurent D. Keiken, Patrick D. Moore, Dominick J. Valenti, Robert L. Mahaffey
  • Publication number: 20140066353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning composition, preferably a granular detergent product, comprising a carboxyl-group containing polymer, which is useful in improving whiteness and/or anti-soil redeposition. Processes for making and methods of using the cleaning composition are also encompassed by the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Xiaoli WANG, Brian Joseph LOUGHNANE, Atsuro YONEDA, Akiko HEMMI
  • Publication number: 20140007355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a combination of a free fluorescent whitening agent and cationic polymer as a brightening agent for a synthetic single or blended textile, especially polyester textile, and to a corresponding brightening agent as well as a laundering process for brightening a synthetic, single or blended textile, which is characterized by a) preparing a composition by contacting a free fluorescent whitening agent with a cationic polymer, and b) treating said synthetic, single or blended textile with the composition prepared in step a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert Hochberg, Oliver Becherer, Bernard Schultz, Goetz Scheffler, Rene Schlatter
  • Publication number: 20130345108
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to visually contrasting aesthetic particles having increased water solubility, particularly useful for combination with granular laundry detergent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Richard Lock, Michael Pickstock
  • Publication number: 20130333122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric shading dye and their use in laundry applications. The polymers are alkoxylated polyethylene imines and the dyes are reactive dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Sheng Meng, Tao Qingsheng, Jinfang Wang
  • Publication number: 20130303428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
  • Publication number: 20130303429
    Abstract: A laundry detergent composition having a particle, wherein the particle has: (a) hueing agent, wherein the hueing agent has the following structure: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H; alkyl; alkoxy; alkyleneoxy; alkyl capped alkyleneoxy; urea; and amido; R3 is a substituted aryl group; X is a substituted group comprising sulfonamide moiety and optionally an alkyl and/or aryl moiety, and wherein the substituent group comprises at least one alkyleneoxy chain that comprises an average molar distribution of at least four alkyleneoxy moieties; (b) clay; and (c) another detergent ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick Christopher STENGER, Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Andrew Philip MOON, Michael MCDONNELL, Gregory Edward FERNANDES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
  • Publication number: 20130281347
    Abstract: Novel compounds based on diaminostilbene are provided. The compounds conform to the general structures The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Robert L. Mahaffey, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close
  • Publication number: 20130281346
    Abstract: A particulate detergent composition comprising sulphonated fluorescer, wherein the composition comprises greater than 40 wt % detergent surfactant, at least 70% by number of the particles comprising a core, comprising mainly surfactant, and around the core a coating, comprising water soluble inorganic salt and sulphonated fluorescer, each particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 0.2 to 2 mm, y is from 2.5 to 8 mm, and z is from 2.5 to 8 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Stephen Thomas Keningley
  • Patent number: 8556993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a combination of a free fluorescent whitening agent and cationic polymer as a brightening agent for a synthetic single or blended textile, especially polyester textile, and to a corresponding brightening agent as well as a laundering process for brightening a synthetic, single or blended textile, which is characterized by a) preparing a composition by contacting a free fluorescent whitening agent with a cationic polymer, and b) treating said synthetic, single or blended textile with the composition prepared in step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert Hochberg, Oliver Becherer, Bernard Schultz, Goetz Scheffler, René Schlatter
  • Publication number: 20130150278
    Abstract: The present invention is to a detergent composition comprising an anionic surfactant system, wherein the anionic surfactant system comprises; i) An alkyl sulfate surfactant of formula R1—O—SO3?M+, with R1 being a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, optionally alkoxylated, C10-C16 alkyl and with M+ being a proton or a cation which provides charge neutrality, and ii) A linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C10-C16 alcohol ethoxylate sulfate surfactant having an average degree of ethoxylation of from 0.5 to 3 having a proton or a cation which provides charge neutrality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Euan John Magennis, Kerry Louise Swabey
  • Patent number: 8461095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. The dyes, compositions and methods of the present invention are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Laurent D. Kieken, Patrick D. Moore, Dominick J. Valenti, Robert L. Mahaffey, Cecile Pasquier, Manuela Javet, Mu-ill Lim, Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Mark Robert Sivik, Kevin Lee Kott, Keith Homer Baker
  • Patent number: 8367596
    Abstract: A laundry additive article comprises surfactant, water-soluble and/or water-dispersible film-forming polymer, plasticizer, bleach, suds suppressor and Remaining Water. The article is in the form of a first flexible porous dissolvable solid structure having a dry density and having a Percent open cell content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Renae Dianna Fossum, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Heather Anne Doria, Mark Robert Sivik
  • Publication number: 20120329698
    Abstract: Novel compounds based on distyryl-biphenyl are provided. The compounds conform to the general structure The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry care compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120329699
    Abstract: Novel compounds based on diaminostilbene are provided. The compounds conform to the general structures The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MILLIKEN & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert L. Mahaffey, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120304399
    Abstract: The present invention provides shading formulation of enhanced effectiveness by using different types of surfactants in specific ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Jayne Michelle Bird
  • Publication number: 20120304402
    Abstract: This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo Torres, John David Bruhnke