Patents Assigned to Conopco, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240124800
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising C16 and C18 alcohol ethoxylate surfactant wherein the C18 alcohol ethoxylate comprises monounsaturated C18, wherein the proportion of monounsaturated C18 constitutes at least 50% wt. of the total C16 and C18 alcohol ethoxylate surfactant and wherein the C16 alcohol ethoxylate comprises at least 4% of the total C16 and C18 alcohol ethoxylate surfactant and wherein the C16 and 18 alcohol ethoxylate has an average of from 8 to 20 EO groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventor: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR
  • Patent number: 11957137
    Abstract: An apparatus for the preparation of frozen confectionery products comprising a filling head (1) comprising one or more frozen confection inlets (3) connectable to a source of one or more frozen confections comprising one or more inclusions, a mixing chamber (4) and an outlet (2), a first housing (5) comprising a nozzle (6) is connectable to, and rotatable in relation to, the filling head outlet (2), and the outlet of the nozzle (7) has a cross section comprising a central section (8) and peripheral sections (9), wherein an annular shape (24) can be superimposed on the central section (8) and the diameter of the annular shape (24) has a ratio of from 3:1 to 6:1 of the longest length of the one or more inclusions, and the longest length of the one or more inclusions is from 2 mm to 10 mm. A process for the preparation of a frozen confection product comprising the foregoing apparatus and a product prepared according to the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Victoria Suzanne Elizabeth Evans, William Douglas Jeatt, Deborah Jane Noble
  • Patent number: 11958662
    Abstract: A plug for use in a cap assembly of a refill capsule is disclosed. The plug (300) generally comprises a hollow tubular body (302) with an open proximal end that is surrounded by a first rim (304) that provides a proximal abutment surface for bearing against a frangible sealing component of a cap assembly. A tubular skirt wall (306) is arranged coaxially with respect to the tubular body, and extends around the skirt wall (306) to form a plug recess (308) between the skirt wall (306) and the tubular body (302). The skirt wall (306) extends from a skirt distal end at which the skirt wall (306) is connected to the tubular body (302), to a free proximal end. The free proximal end of the skirt comprises an outwardly extending flange (310) comprising a distal facing abutment surface (312) for abutting a rim (406) of a refillable vessel (400).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Matthijs Lucas Bookelmann, Sjoerd Bastiaan Zwartkruis
  • Publication number: 20240108027
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vegetarian burger comprising the following components: (a) 30-80% by weight of the vegetarian burger of hydrated textured vegetable protein (TVP) pieces; (b) 15-50% by weight of the vegetable burger of a binder suspension containing the following ingredients (b1) 2-12% by weight of the binder suspension of methyl cellulose; (b2) 0.3-8% by weight of the binder suspension of non-denatured patatin; (b3) 25-70% by weight of the binder suspension of fat; (b4) 25-70% by weight of the binder suspension of water; wherein the combination of components (a) to (b) constitutes at least 80 wt. % of the vegetarian burger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Michel Mellema, Paul Bom, Nicole Frederique van Leeuwen
  • Publication number: 20240110130
    Abstract: A laundry liquid composition comprising, anionic surfactant, dehydroacetic acid or salt thereof and an oxygen scavenger selected from sulfites, ascorbic acid or salts thereof, ascorbyl fatty acid esters, erythorbic acid and salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventor: Matthew Lloyd PARRY
  • Publication number: 20240099346
    Abstract: a savoury flavour concentrate from seaweed containing Fucus serratus provides for umami and meaty notes when added to savoury food product. The concentrate can be used for the preparation of flavour products or can be added as such. Also described is a process for the preparation of the concentrate from seaweed by boiling seaweed, removing it from the boiling water, and further concentrating the remaining liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Tino Rubesa, Kok-Kin Chan, Evert Vermandel, Johannes Maria Baptist Matthee, Anne Zantinge
  • Patent number: 11937623
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an aqueous dispersion comprising mustard bran comprising the following steps: providing an aqueous dispersion comprising mustard bran particles and applying a high pressure homogenisation treatment to alter the sugar moiety ratio of the mustard bran particles. The invention further relates to an oil-in-water emulsion comprising an aqueous dispersion that can be prepared by the aforementioned process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin Bergwerff, Jadwiga Malgorzata Bialek, Stephan Georg Schumm, Jacob Nijsse
  • Publication number: 20240090528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a vegetarian burger comprising the step of mixing hydrated TVP pieces with methyl cellulose, plant protein concentrate, fat, water and defibrillated hydrated texturized fibrous vegetable protein material to produce a vegetarian dough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Nicole Frederique van Leeuwen, Paul Bom, Michel Mellema, Leonardus Marcus Flendrig, Peter Boudewijn Hoos, Remco Johannes Koppert
  • Publication number: 20240090529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a minced meat analogue comprising hydrated TVP chunks and hydrated TVP microfibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul Bom, Michel Mellema, Leonardus Marcus Flendrig, Remco Johannes Koppert, Peter Boudewijn Hoos
  • Publication number: 20240093257
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid, using an ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme which has a sequence identity of at least 70% with either SEQ ID. 1 or SEQ. ID 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Natalia Eliza Iyke DOMERADZKA, Dietmar Andreas LANG, Neil James PARRY, Mark Lawrence THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 11931442
    Abstract: Disclosed are water-based personal cleansing compositions having an isotropic surfactant phase, the compositions containing (a) an amidoamine surfactant, (b) cleansing surfactant, (c) water, and (d) protonating agent, the cleansing surfactant containing 85 to 100% by weight of a combination of betaine surfactant and taurate surfactant in particular ratios; also disclosed are methods of thickening such compositions by the addition of electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Massimiliano Trentini, Helen Diane Thompson, Christopher David Bentley, Lynsey Joanne Coan
  • Publication number: 20240082126
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of antiperspirant compositions, in particular, compositions comprising antiperspirant actives. Disclosed is an anhydrous antiperspirant composition comprising (i) 4 to 30% of one or more saturated fatty acid with 14-26 carbons by weight of the composition; (ii) an organic compound selected from alcohols with 8-24 carbons, alkanes with 7-20 carbons, alkyl or alkyl-aryl esters, glyceryl esters, sorbitan esters, ethoxylated sorbitan esters, and a mixture thereof; (iii) 5 to 80% of ethanol by weight of the composition; and (iv) a cosmetically acceptable carrier; wherein said saturated fatty acid is selected from myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, cerotic acid and 12-Hydroxystearic acid. Also disclosed is a method of reducing perspiration comprising a step of topical application of the anhydrous antiperspirant composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Xiaoke LI, Renjiang LIU
  • Publication number: 20240084219
    Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition comprising: an ester oil; and free perfume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Louise Stephanie CONNELL-FIELDING, Martin Charles CROSSMAN
  • Publication number: 20240084353
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process to convert di-rhamnolipid to mono-rhamnolipid comprising the following process steps: —(a) contact of a starting di-rhamnolipid material with an ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme which is immobilised on a support; (b) separation of the produced mono-rhamnolipid from the reaction medium and/or side products; wherein the ?-L-rhamnosidase enzyme does not have ?-D-glucosidase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Natalia Eliza Iyke DOMERADZKA, Dietmar Andreas LANG, Neil James PARRY, Mark Lawrence THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20240087142
    Abstract: A method of tracking a user's toothcare activity comprises receiving video images of a user's face during, e.g. a toothbrushing session, and identifying, in each of a plurality of frames of the video images, predetermined features of the user's face. The features include at least two invariant landmarks associated with the user's face and one or more landmarks selected from at least mouth feature positions and eye feature positions. Predetermined marker features of a toothcare appliance, e.g. a brush in use are identified in each of the plurality of frames of the video images. From the at least two invariant landmarks associated with the user's nose, a measure of inter-landmark distance is determined. An appliance length normalised by the inter-landmark distance is determined. From the one or more landmarks selected from at least mouth feature positions and eye feature positions, one or more appliance-to-facial feature distances each normalised by the inter-landmark distance is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Timur ALMAEV, Anthony BROWN, William Westwood PRESTON, Robert Lindsay TRELOAR, Michel François VALSTAR, Ruediger Zillmer
  • Publication number: 20240084222
    Abstract: A benefit agent delivery particle comprising a core-shell structure in which a shell entraps a core containing benefit agent, wherein said shell comprises polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Martin Charles CROSSMAN, Paul FERGUSON, David Richard Arthur MEALING
  • Publication number: 20240084227
    Abstract: A fabric conditioner composition comprising: a) Fabric softening active according to formula (I), wherein each R, is independently selected from C5-C27 aliphatic groups, Y is a divalent C1-C6 aliphatic group, 12?, R? and R??, are independently selected from hydrogen or a C1 to C4 alkyl group, and X is an anionic group; b) 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume; and c) Water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Olivier BACK, Christopher BOARDMAN, John Francis HUBBARD, Bala Naga Satyanarayana THOTA
  • Publication number: 20240084224
    Abstract: An ancillary laundry composition comprising an ester oil, which is a polyol comprising at least two ester linkages, free perfume and 0 to 0.85 wt. % anionic and/or cationic surfactant. A method of laundering clothes, wherein said composition is added in the wash or rinse stage. A method of preventing colour fade over (10) laundry cycles, wherein fabrics are treated with said composition during each consecutive laundry cycle. The use of said composition to provide an improved colour maintenance or reduced colour fade over consecutive laundry cycles, preferably (10), more preferably (5) laundry cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Louise Stephanie CONNELL-FIELDING, Martin Charles CROSSMAN, Paul FERGUSON, Matthew Charles HERBISON, Maria Fernanda JIMENEZ SOLOMON
  • Patent number: 11918678
    Abstract: Hair care cleansing composition comprising—a) from 1 to 50 wt % of a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant, non-ionic and mixtures thereof; and b) from 0.01 to 3 wt %, by weight of the total composition, of defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising cellulose microfibrils, wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises up to 20 wt. % of water, based on the total weight of the fibrils; and wherein • the cellulose has an average degree of crystallinity of less than 50%, and wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises polyols distributed between the fibrils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Rhys Thomas, Jeremy Robert Westwell, Sally Elizabeth Wood, Sophia Isabel Alice Quenby-Ma
  • Patent number: D1017021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Christopher Domoy, Gregory Lalier