Patents Represented by Attorney G. Peter Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Nichols
  • Patent number: 6080711
    Abstract: A powdered laundry detergent is provided with (a) a powder laundry detergent base that includes an inorganic carrier and a surfactant and (b) post-added acidulant and discrete whitening agent particles to provide a detergent having improved cool water solubility with bulk color deterioration caused by whitening agents being minimized. The detergent includes from about 5% to about 80% of an inorganic carrier, from about 1% to about 90% of a detergent surfactant, from about 0.1% up to about 15% of an acidulant and from about 0.1% up to about 30% of the discrete whitening agent particles. The acidulant is selected from the group of acids that in an acid form are soluble in water in an amount not greater than about 8%, preferably not greater than about 0.7% by weight at 25.degree. C. and in a salt form are soluble in water at least in an amount of about 15% by weight at 25.degree. C. The whitening agent particles include a whitening agent and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Brouwer, Michael J. Wint
  • Patent number: 5998351
    Abstract: A powdered laundry detergent is provided with discrete whitening agent particles that do not adversely affect the bulk appearance of the detergent during storage. The detergent includes from about 5% to about 80% of an inorganic carrier, from about 1% to about 90% of a detergent surfactant, and from 0.1% up to about 30% of the discrete whitening agent particles. The whitening agent particles include a whitening agent and a surfactant. The surfactant for the whitening agent particle includes those anionics, nonionics, zwitterionics, ampholytics, cationics, and mixtures thereof that are solids in a temperature range of from about 32.degree. F. (0.degree. C.) to about 180.degree. F. (82.degree. C.). The whitening agent particles, in a more desirably form, include a whitener and water. The particles are formed by extruding a homogenous mass into discrete particles. The homogenous mass includes either a whitening agent, a surfactant, and optionally a plasticizer or a whitening agent and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Brouwer, Michael J. Wint
  • Patent number: 5968493
    Abstract: A stable hair care composition comprising from about 1.00% to about 80.00% by weight of one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic and zwitterionic surfactants and mixtures thereof; from about 0.05% to about 15.00% by weight of at least one fatty alcohol having from about 10 to about 30 carbon atoms; from about 0.10% to about 15.00% by weight of a non-volatile silicone; and from about 1.35% to about 2.70% by weight of a non-crosslinked polymeric suspending agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Amway Corportion
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Dornoff
  • Patent number: 5916576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of orange extract for the preparation of pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food or agricultural compositions with an anti-radical activity. The orange extract is substantially free from ascorbic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Dornoff, Michael B. Davies
  • Patent number: 5763443
    Abstract: The invention concerns the new use of riminophenazines in the treatment of a patient who has built up, or could build up, resistance to a therapeutically active substance, such as a patient requiring treatment for cancer. The riminophenazine conveniently may be of the general formula (I). ##STR1## R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) alkoxy, fluoromethoxy or trifluoromethyl radical, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, R.sup.3 is selected from hydrogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4) alkyl, N,N-dialkylamino alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.12) cycloalkyl, methylcyclohexyl, hydroxycyclohexyl, cycloalkylmethyl, piperidyl, alkyl substituted piperidyl or N-benzyl-substituted pipperidyl, R.sup.4 is a hydrogen or halogen atom or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) alkoxy, fluoromethoxy or trifluoromethyl radical, and n is 1, 2 or 3. The invention also provides novel riminophenazines of general formula (I), their preparation, and compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Universiteit Van Pretoria
    Inventors: Constance Elizabeth Medlen, Ronald Anderson, John Francis O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 5763442
    Abstract: The invention provides the use of a riminophenazine in the manufacture of a medicament to treat parasitic infections. The riminophenazine may be used for the prophylactic treatments of maleria or for the therapeutic treatment of maleria. A known anti-maleria drug, e.g. chloroquine or mefloquine may be administered as well. The riminophenazine may be a compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is selected from hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, alkyl, alkoxy and trifluoromethyl radicals,R.sub.2 is selected from hydrogen or halogen atoms,R.sup.3 is selected from hydrogen atoms, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, unsubstituted heterocyclic radicals, substituted heterocyclic radicals, unsubstituted heterocyclicalkyl and substituted heterocyclicalkyl radicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Universiteit Van Pretoria
    Inventors: Constance Elizabeth Medlen, Ronald Anderson
  • Patent number: 5718964
    Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed, comprising a flexible non-magnetic medium having on at least one surface thereof a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder, wherein the heights and the existing densities of the abrasive projections and the non-abrasive projections on the surface of the magnetic layer are defined in the specific ranges.The magnetic recording medium are excellent in the electromagnetic characteristics, the magnetic head abrasion resistance, and the running durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Naoe, Kiyomi Ejiri, Hiroaki Takano
  • Patent number: 5714450
    Abstract: A powdered laundry detergent is provided with discrete whitening agent particles that do not adversely affect the bulk appearance of the detergent during storage. The detergent includes from about 5% to about 80% of an inorganic carrier, from about 1% to about 90% of a detergent surfactant, and up to about 30% of the discrete whitening agent particles. The whitening agent particles include a whitening agent and a surfactant. The surfactant for the whitening agent particle includes those anionics, nonionics, zwitterionics, ampholytics, cationics, and mixtures thereof that are solids in a temperature range of from about 32.degree. F. (0.degree.C.) to about 180.degree. F. (82.degree. C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Brouwer
  • Patent number: 5714451
    Abstract: A powdered laundry detergent is provided with (a) a powder laundry detergent base that includes an inorganic carrier and a surfactant and (b) post-added acidulant and discrete whitening agent particles to provide a detergent having improved cool water solubility with bulk color deterioration caused by whitening agents being minimized. The detergent includes from about 5% to about 80% of an inorganic carrier, from about 1% to about 90% of a detergent surfactant, up to about 15% of an acidulant and up to about 30% of the discrete whitening agent particles. The acidulant is selected from the group of acids that in an acid form are soluble in water in an amount not greater than about 0.7% by weight at 25.degree. C. and in a salt form are soluble in water at least in an amount of about 15% by weight at 25.degree. C. The whitening agent particles include a whitening agent and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventors: Steven J. Brouwer, Michael J. Wint
  • Patent number: 5714452
    Abstract: An whitening agent particle includes a whitening agent and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of those anionics, nonionics, zwitterionics, ampholytics, cationics, and mixtures thereof that are solids in a temperature range of from about 32.degree. F. (0.degree.C.) to about 180.degree. F. (82.degree. C). The particle may be added to a powder detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventor: Steven J. Brouwer
  • Patent number: 5714456
    Abstract: A process for preparing discrete whitening agent particles that includes the steps of providing a whitening agent, admixing a surfactant that is a solid in a temperature range of from about 32.degree. F. (0.degree. C.) to about 180.degree. F. (82.degree. C.) with the whitening agent to form a substantially homogenous mass, and forming the mixture into discrete particles. The particles are preferably formed by extruding the homogeneous mass through an extruder at an elevated temperature. The particles may be added to a powder detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Wint
  • Patent number: 5709918
    Abstract: An information indicator used for a tire production control label or the like is provided with a film-type substrate formed of a heat-resistant resin. An information indicating surface onto which a recognizable indication indicating specified information is printed is formed on one surface of the substrate, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer is formed via a primer layer on the other surface of the substrate. The information indicating surface is formed so as to have a surface roughness whose arithmetical mean deviation of the profile determined in JIS B 0801 lies between 0.5 and 5 .mu.m, and an indication such as a bar code, characters, figures, symbols or drawings is attached to the information indicating surface. With the information indicator formed in this way, the indication does not become blurred or erased even under the high temperatures and high pressures during vulcanization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignees: Bridgestone Corporation, Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kimijima, Hitoshi Sakashita
  • Patent number: 5645751
    Abstract: A ready-to-use fabric composition and a fabric finish concentrate composition are disclosed as well as a method of providing a stiffness to a fabric. The compositions comprise water, a water soluble polymer that casts a clear, continuous film from aqueous solution and a film-compatible silicone ironing aid/lubricant that in combination dries on clothes or textiles as a colorless and transparent, flexible film. Optionally, a preservative and, in some instances other ingredients such as fragrances and dyes may be added for aesthetic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventor: Kalliopi S. Haley