Abstract: An automatic dishwashing detergent composition is disclosed in one embodiment comprises: (a) an encapsulated glasscare active salt; (b) at least one detergent component; (c) optionally at least one adjunct material; and (d) balance water.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2006
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Leslie Dawn Waits, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker
Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable device for spraying a liquid at low pressure, said device comprising a spray arm (220), and characterized in that the spray arm comprises at least one flat fan spray nozzle (230). Preferably, the liquid is a cleaning composition for treatment of carpets and other large fabric coverings, more preferably, a composition comprising surfactants. Also preferably, the portable device is electrically driven, and/or the spray arm is extendible and/or detachable from the device's main unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 4, 2006
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
John Russell Lawson, Jelle Dankert Vuijk, Pieter Juliaan Edward Marien, François d'Assise Marie Santiago Bardinet
Abstract: Improved perimeter weighted golf clubs are disclosed. The perimeter weighted golf clubs of the present invention are provided with improved structures for distributing the weight at the perimeter of the club head. In one embodiment, the club is an iron-type golf club having a club head that includes a weighted perimeter portion and at least one metal portion, such as a rib, on the back surface of the club head that extends from an upper portion of the club head toward at least a part of the weighted perimeter portion of the club head. In this embodiment, the at least one rib is oriented generally perpendicular to the upper edge portion of the club head. This embodiment of the club head also comprises at least two channel portions on the back surface of the club head that are disposed at least along the upper portion of the club head.
Abstract: A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a conventional home washing machine. The process represents a home version of the commercial wet-cleaning processes for cleaning of delicate garments. The product may comprise a liquid cleaning composition, a wash pretreatment composition, a wash pretreatment applicator, an apparatus for dispensing a rinse cycle conditioner and a flexible wrap container within which the garments are contained during washing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 22, 1999
Date of Patent:
November 22, 2005
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
John Downing Curry, Freddy Arthur Barnabas, Jack A. Doty, Thomas Charles Hortel, Michelle Frances Mellea, Corey Elizabeth Schmidt, Corey Sue Snyder, Todd Michael Wernicke
Abstract: A detergent composition in the form of a substantially anhydrous liquid, gel or paste and which comprises a premix of an amine oxide surfactant and a solvent therefor selected from C3 to C10 alkylene and polyalkylene diols and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to unit dose forms containing the detergent compositions and processes for making a premix for use in said compositions.
Abstract: A process for washing laundry using a hand-held container having a mixing volume, friction means and dispensing means, the process comprising a first step of preparing a mixture by inserting a detergent composition and water in the mixing volume, a second step of cleaning the laundry by dispensing at least part of the mixture onto the laundry and by scrubbing the laundry with the friction means, the process being characterized in that the second step is directly followed by a rinsing step.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 8, 2002
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2005
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Joseph Fernand Deflander, Jacky Pierre Duquet, Kirk Wallace Lake, Greet Renée Els Francine Notele
Abstract: The present invention relates to a spraying device suitable for spraying cleaning compositions and rinse water onto hard surfaces. More particularly the spraying device may be attached to a hose, for example a conventional garden hose, so that the cleaning composition and rinse water can be applied to outside surfaces, such as vehicles or the outside surface of windows. The spraying device comprises a purifier located inside the cavity of a container and a spray head.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 22, 2005
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Eric Richard Bartsch, Henry Cheng Na, John Allen Wooton
Abstract: Compositions for treating shoes, especially canvas and/or leather-containing shoes, such as athletic shoes, and methods and articles of manufacture employing same to treat the shoes prior to and/or during and/or after washing the shoes are disclosed. The compositions are used to pre-treat the shoes prior to soiling of the shoes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 1, 2005
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Keith Homer Baker, Donna Jean Haeggberg, Mary Vijayarani Barnabas, Yong Zhu
Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing scents into the environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispensing device is used in conjunction with an article of manufacture which contains one or more scents or aromatic materials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 2003
Date of Patent:
December 28, 2004
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Eric Richard Bartsch, Stephan Gary Bush, Brice Daniel Westring, Grover David Owens, Frank Andrej Kvietok, Michael Sean Farrell, Christophe Laudamiel-Pellet, Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, Toan Trinh, Kevin George Goodall, Carl Eric Kaiser
Abstract: A method of deodorizing and/or reducing malodor in carpet comprises the step of contacting the carpet with a deodorizing composition comprising an effective amount of odor control agent. In a preferred embodiment, the deodorizing composition is a concentrated composition and the method comprises diluting the concentrated deodorizing composition to form a diluted deodorizing composition and using the diluted deodorizing composition in combination with a carpet extractor to deodorize the carpet. An article of manufacture for deodorizing carpet comprises a container, a deodorizing composition in the container, and a set of instructions in association with the container to communicate the benefits of the present methods and the uses of the present compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2003
Date of Patent:
December 21, 2004
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Ricky Ah-Man Woo, Dean Larry DuVal, Kristin Marie Nichols, Steven Reece, Robert William Kiblinger, Daniel Scott Cobb, Hirotaka Uchiyama
Abstract: An applicator for a fabric treatment composition and application thereof. Fabric treatment applicators comprising a nib and a containing a composition with a bleach and a surfactant and methods of use therefore. Portable stain remover applicator for a fabric treatment composition containing a housing and an application device that incorporates a nib herein the composition comprises at least one bleach and at least one surfactant.
Abstract: A shrink-sleeved bottle is disclosed. The bottle has a base, a top part and sides. The bottle has a handle located on a side of the bottle and a sleeve that covers the handle. The sleeve has a cut-out that allows a user to grip the handle, and a fringe that is maintained flush against the bottle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2002
Date of Patent:
November 30, 2004
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Karen Amanda Johnson, Alan David Blake, Patrick Jean-François Etesse, Gates Markham Moss
Inventors:
Richard Michael Harper, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Benjamin Jacob Clare, William Michael Cannon, John Allen Wooton, Glen Walter, Douglas Marsden, Baron Brandt, Bowman Wang
Inventors:
John Allen Wooton, William Michael Cannon, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Alan Scott Goldstein, Eric Richard Bartsch, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Shawn Charlton Snyder, Demetrius Michael Romanos, John Vincent Hunt