Patents Represented by Attorney James F. McBride
  • Patent number: 6903060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulation components, such as organic catalyst compounds having increased stability, compositions and laundry methods employing such organic catalyst compounds. More particularly, this invention relates to organic catalysts compounds such as quaternary imine bleach boosting compounds, quaternary oxaziridinium bleaching species, modified amines and amine oxides, compositions and laundry methods employing such organic catalyst compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Richard Dykstra, Penny Sue Weed
  • Patent number: 6894015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions which comprise radical scavengers, for effective cleaning and improved storage stability. These compositions are suitable for use in various laundry applications including hand and machine laundry methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Briatore, Michael Alan John Moss, Oreste Todini
  • Patent number: 6878680
    Abstract: Detergent compositions comprising bleach catalysts or perfumes are disclosed. In particular, components comprising the bleach catalysts or perfumes are disclosed. In particular, the bleach catalysts are formed into stable particles having low moisture content and low moisture pick-up. Particles are also described having low surface area. Particles containing bleach catalysts or perfumes are also described comprising a protective agent which reacts with water to form non-water reaction products, particularly preferred protective agents being bleach activators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble
    Inventors: David Johnathan Kitko, Colin Stephenson
  • Patent number: 6869923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perfume composition for delivery of high impact accord perfume ingredients, encapsulated embodiments of such compositions and their use in laundry and cleaning applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Cunningham, Michael Green, Allan Campbell McRitchie
  • Patent number: 6825160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cationic organic catalyst compound bleach systems and methods using such bleach systems to increase color safety during laundering fabrics, especially colored fabrics. More particularly, this invention relates to bleach systems comprising cationic, quaternary imine bleach boosting compounds, cationic, quarternary oxaziridinium bleaching species and mixtures thereof, and methods employing such bleach systems in the laundering of fabrics, especially colored fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Robert Richard Dykstra
  • Patent number: 6821935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to zwitterionic organic catalyst compound bleach systems and methods for using such bleach systems to increase color safety during laundering of fabrics, especially colored fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Richard Dykstra, Patti Jean Kellett
  • Patent number: 6818607
    Abstract: Formulation components such as bleach boosting compounds selected from the group consisting of bleach boosters comprising quaternary imine cations, zwitterions, polyions having a net charge of from about +3 to about −3 and mixtures thereof, bleaching species comprising oxaziridinium cations, zwitterions, polyions having a net charge of from about +3 to about −3 and mixtures thereof, are disclosed. The bleach boosting compounds increase bleaching effectiveness even in lower temperature solutions and provides improved stability toward unwanted boosting compound decomposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Richard Dykstra, Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Patent number: 6806246
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleach activator particles that are useful in compositions such as detergent compositions. The present invention also encompasses detergent compositions containing such particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Karl Matthew Preissner, Angelica Damaris Brown
  • Patent number: 6790815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product of reaction between a primary and/or secondary amine and one or more active ingredients. By the present invention, there is provided a release of the active component over a longer period of time than by the use of the active itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Philippe Bettiol, Alfred Busch, Hugo Denutte, Christophe Laudamiel, Peter Marie Kamiel Perneel, Marie Montserrat Sanchez-Pena, Johan Smets
  • Patent number: 6790814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to particles that may be used to deliver materials, including but not limited to, laundry additives such as perfume materials; and detergent composition that contain such particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Edgar Manuel Marin, Jose Maria Velazquez, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, Roberto GarciaGonzalez, Gaurav Saini
  • Patent number: 6764986
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing particles of amine reaction product by means of an acid carrier. Processed amine reaction products and finished compositions incorporating such processed product are also herein provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alfred Busch, Johan Smets
  • Patent number: 6696402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions comprising: A) from about 0.01%, preferably from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eugene Paul Gosselink, Kenneth Nathan Price
  • Patent number: 6696401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions comprising zwitterionic polyamines and a surfactant system. In addition to traditional cleaning benefits, such compositions provide enhanced hydrophilic soil removal capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eugene Paul Gosselink, Kenneth Nathan Price
  • Patent number: 6677491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fragrance delivery system for use in laundry detergent compositions including rinse-added and dryer-added fabric conditioning compositions which provides a long lasting “freshness” or “clean” scent to fabric. The compositions described herein deliver highly fabric substantive linear acetal and/or ketal pro-fragrances to the fabric surface during laundering wherein the pro-fragrances release their fragrance raw materials over a period of up to two weeks. The present invention also relates a method for delivering a pleasurable scent to fabric which has a lasting freshness quality by contacting the fabric with a laundry detergent composition which comprises the fragrance-releasable pro-fragrances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Mark Robert Sivik
  • Patent number: 6667288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching, pre-soak, pre-treatment, and laundry detergent compositions comprising: A) a catalytically effective amount of a transition-metal bleach catalyst which is a complex of a transition-metal and a cross-bridged macropolycyclic ligand, for example. 5,12-dimethyl-1,5,8,12-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2] hexadecane manganese (II) chloride, having the formula: B) the balance carriers and other adjunct ingredients; provided said composition is substantially free of any organic or inorganic peroxygen compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Eugene Burns, Andrew Russell Graydon, Regine Labeque, Christopher Mark Perkins, Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Barbara Kay Williams
  • Patent number: 6653270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching, pre-soak, pre-treatment, and laundry detergent compositions comprising: A) a catalytically effective amount of a transition-metal bleach catalyst which is a complex of a transition-metal and a cross-bridged macropolycyclic ligand, for example, 5,12-dimethyl-1,5,8,12-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2] hexadecane manganese (II) chloride, having the formula: B) an effective amount of a stabilizing agent, said agent selected from i) one or more anti-oxidants; ii) one or more reducing agents; iii) and mixtures thereof; and C) the balance carriers and other adjunct ingredients; provided said composition is substantially free of any organic or inorganic peroxygen compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Regine LaBeque
  • Patent number: 6649583
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid hypohalite bleach-containing compositions which comprise an alkyl ethoxy sulphate having a low number of moles of ethoxy groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Oreste Todini
  • Patent number: 6630435
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bleaching composition suitable for use in laundry applications comprising a pre-formed peroxycarboxylic acid, amine oxide and a co-surfactant or hydrotrope or mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble
    Inventors: Alessandro Gagliardini, Oreste Todini, Stefano Scialla
  • Patent number: 6627176
    Abstract: The first aspect of the present invention relates to transition metal complexes having the formula: wherein M is a radioactive metal having a valence of +2, +3, +4, or +5; m+ designates the charge of the metal complex, each R is independently C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl, a fifth ligand, and mixtures thereof; B is a bridging unit which comprises at least 2 carbon atoms; L is a pharmaceutically acceptable ligand; X is a pharmaceutically compatible anion in sufficient amount to provide electronic neutrality. The complexes of the present invention are suitable for use in diagnostic, therapeutic or radiotherapeutic or chemotherapeutic compositions for visualization, therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy of tissues or organs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Christopher Mark Perkins
  • Patent number: H2091
    Abstract: Coated French fried potatoes which maintain crispness for at least about 10 minutes. The French fries have at least a 0.1 mm starch-based surface coating and Texture Value of at least about 170 after an extended holding time. The holding time is a measurement based on (1) 4 minutes holding under a heat lamp. (2) 3 minutes holding under a heat lamp in Foodservice serving bags and (3) at least 3 minutes holding in a closed carry-out bag. The par-fries have specific properties which, upon oven-finishing, deliver a unique texture. The coated oven-finished French fries have about 28% to about 50% bulk moisture and from about 8% to about 25% total fat. The par-fried potato strips used to prepare the oven-finished French fried potatoes are coated with a starch suspension. The coating has a low water solubility starch fraction as one of its ingredients. The low water solubility starch fraction has a water solubility index of less than about 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Scavone, Susana Waimin Siu, David A. Volker, Sr., Jeffrey J. Kester, Susan F. Collinge