Patents Assigned to division
  • Oral composition
    Patent number: 6436371
    Abstract: Oral composition comprises a wintergreen flavor imparting ingredient and having an alkaline pH, wherein the wintergreen flavor imparting ingredient is 2′-hydroxypropiophenone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Kilcullen
  • Display carton
    Patent number: 6435403
    Abstract: A shipping and display case or carton which is suitable for shipping and displaying consumer and other goods which are packaged in high unit volume. The display case enjoys excellent compressive strength so that the cases may be stacked one upon the other notwithstanding the substantial weight of the high unit volume consumer products, e.g. 300 fluid oz. heavy duty liquid detergent container. The display panel of the display case includes a bottom zone and lines of weakness on either side thereof. The bottom zone may be pulled downwardly to sever the lines of weakness and make it easier to slide the containers out of the display case. Moreover, the display panel also includes side zones which may be severed from the bottom closure of the display case and swung into positions in which they do not obstruct the egress of products from the display case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward John Giblin, Robert Charles Blanc
  • Drive device for locking and unlocking a lock with conditional opening
    Patent number: 6434984
    Abstract: A drive device for locking a conditionally opening lock, including a motor means (MT) comprising a drive element (36) having an axis of rotation (X1), a transmission arm (26) mounted about an axis of rotation (X2) distinct from the axis (X1), a locking block (PVI) connected mechanically to the arm (26) and adapted to occupy an active position (P1), to oppose the displacement of a bar, and an inactive position (P2) allowing displacement thereof, and elastic means (48) for putting the locking block (PVI) under bias, when the block's displacement is impeded by the bar, wherein the elastic means (48) are arranged between the drive element (36) and the transmission arm (26), these elastic means (48) being in direct driving contact with a coupling surface (54) of the transmission arm (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Ilco-Unican S.A./Relhor Division
    Inventors: Denis Juillerat, Pierre Pellaton
  • Tomato products with increased fruity flavor
    Patent number: 6436452
    Abstract: The invention relates to processing tomatoes into paste, sauce or related products, in which the processed products have an improved flavour. More in particular, the processed products have increased amounts of fruity flavour compounds. This is achieved by co-oxidation of carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids, using an enzyme having lipoxygenase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Concopo, Inc.
    Inventors: Inge Elisabeth Deutz, Patrick Joseph Dunphy, Hendrikus Theodorus van der Hijden
  • Method for simulating chemical reactions
    Publication number: 20020111782
    Abstract: A process for simulating complex chemical reaction pathways, wherein the simulation is based on transformations with relative probabilities that helps predicting the outcome of processes that may involve multiple chain reactions and/or parallelism and/or feedback or feed forward loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Klaffke, Shail Patel, Jeremy Andrew Rabone, Stephen William Russell, Johannes Theodorus Tissen
  • Use of prenylated flavones
    Publication number: 20020110579
    Abstract: Flavones with an isoprenyl group in the 8-position possess very good anti-inflammatory properties and can also be used to treat/prevent/cure skin-disorders when applied in food compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Mark Donovan, Martin Richard Green, Maria Catherine Tasker, Paula Rachel Yates
  • Bottle
    Patent number: 6431401
    Abstract: A container having a lightweight bottle body resistant to stress cracking, especially useful for liquid household products such as heavy duty liquid detergents, but also for liquid fabric softeners, light duty liquid detergents, automatic dishwashing gels, chemicals, foods and other products. The light weight of the body limits the amount of resource needed to produce the body and the amount of plastic material to be disposed of when the contents have been consumed. In one embodiment, the body includes a multilayer resin structure having an inner layer which includes a metallocene polyethylene polymer. An octagonal shape, ribs or grooves at the intersections of the panels, a drainback fitment, an off center neck, and an in-mold label are optional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward John Giblin, Suzanne Benigni
  • Hair conditioning compositions comprising one or more dibasic amino acids
    Patent number: 6432394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hair conditioning shampoo compositions which includes: 1) from about 0.05 to about 5% of one or more dibasic amino acids; 2) from about 5 to about 50% of one or more surfactants; 3) from about 0.05 to about 10% of one or more silicone compounds; and 4) water. The invention also relates to hair conditioning compositions. The invention also relates to a method for conditioning the hair, which comprises contacting said hair with a composition according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc
    Inventors: Daniel Raymond Pyles, Joanne Crudele, Trefor Evans, Varsha Shah, Wolfgang Robert Bergmann
  • Cosmetic compositions containing substituted sulfonamide derivatives
    Patent number: 6432427
    Abstract: Cosmetic methods and compositions containing selected substituted sulfonamide aromatic compounds. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved feel, and prevent shine and stickiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Hope & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Bajor, David Joseph Pocalyko
  • Transmission shifter with lever-position locking device
    Patent number: 6431339
    Abstract: A shifter is provided for shifting a vehicle transmission between a plurality of different gear positions. The shifter includes a base, and a shift lever pivoted to the base for movement between shift lever positions corresponding to the different gear positions. The shift lever includes a flange with an arcuate slot with a first enlarged pocket corresponding to a first one of the different gear positions and a second enlarged pocket corresponding to a second one of the different gear positions. An electromechanical device is provided having an extendable pin that is configured to engage the first enlarged pocket and lock the shift lever in the first one gear position until first predetermined vehicle conditions are met, and further that is configured to engage the second enlarged pocket and lock the shift lever in the second one gear position until second predetermined vehicle conditions are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Grand Haven Stamped Products, division of JSJ Corporation
    Inventors: Dale A. Beattie, Robert D. Brock, Robert A. DeJonge
  • Bleach catalysts
    Patent number: 6432901
    Abstract: A bleach catalyst system comprising in combination, a macrocyclic organic ligand of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 can each independently be absent, H, alkyl or aryl, optionally substituted; t and t′ are each independent integers from 2-3; each D can independently be N, NR3, PR3, O or S, wherein each R3 is independently H, alkyl or aryl, optionally substituted by one or more suitable substituents such as C1-4 alkyl groups, or is a bridging group such as C1-6 alkylene, either to another R3 group in the same macrocycle or to another independently defined macrocycle or to another independently defined macrocyclic ligand of formula (I), wherein any bridging group optionally contains an optionally substituted heteroatom such as nitrogen; and s is an integer from 2-5; and a water-insoluble manganese compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Dai Cong-Yun, Dao-Li Deng, Ronald Hage, Chang-Qing Ye, Hong Zeng
  • Tea product
    Patent number: 6432467
    Abstract: Black leaf tea that has the appearance of orthodox processed black tea but has the infusion characteristics of CTC processed black leaf tea. Various methods are given to define orthodox appearance and CTC infusion character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Lipton, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth Louisa Blair, Andrew David Parry, Peter Joseph Stabler
  • Hair treatment compositions
    Patent number: 6432420
    Abstract: The invention provides a hair treatment composition such as a shampoo or conditioner suitable for topical application to hair for the repair and prevention of damage, comprising (i) cholesterol, and (ii) a hair benefit agent which is a mixture of a basic amino acid and a fatty acid. Preferably the cholesterol and hair benefit agent are compounded into a dispersion of multilamellar vesicles, stabilised with nonionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Frances Ellis, Takahiro Hiraishi, Tadashi Numata, Matthew Pearce
  • Antiperspirant salts, and methods of their preparation
    Patent number: 6432392
    Abstract: An antiperspirant active salt made by treating an aluminum salt of general formula; Al2(OH)6−aXa wherein X is Cl, Br or I, and a is 0.3 to 4.0, with an effective amount of a phosphorus containing material, and ageing the salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Thomas Ashcroft, Philippa Margaret Smith
  • Dry neutralization process for detergent powder composition
    Patent number: 6432905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing granular detergent products in which a liquid binder component comprising an acid precursor of an anionic surfactant and a hydrotrope is contacted with a solid particulate starting material comprising a neutralizing agent in a low shear mixer and the mixture granulated, the hydrotrope being present at a level of at least 1% by weight of the acid precursor of the anionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Chandrasekaran Gowrishankaran, Winston Anthony Pereira, Rana Sengupta
  • Ligand and complex for catalytically bleaching a substrate
    Patent number: 6432900
    Abstract: The invention relates to ligands or complexes useful as catalysts for catalytically bleaching substrates with atmospheric oxygen, and as catalysts in the of treatment of textiles such as laundry fabrics whereby bleaching by atmospheric oxygen is catalysed after the treatment. The ligand is of the general formula: wherein R1, R2, and R3 independently represent a group selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, —NH—C(NH)NH2, —R and —OR, wherein R=alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or a carbonyl derivative group, R being optionally substituted by one or more functional groups, and provided that two of R1, R2 and R3 are coordinating groups and one of R1, R2 and R3 is a non-coordinating group; Q independently represents a group selected from C2-3-alkylene optionally substituted by H, benzyl or C1-8-alkyl; and Q1, Q2 and Q3 independently represent specified linking groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrianus Cornelis Appel, Ronald Hage, David Tetard, Robin Stefan Twisker
  • Fabric conditioning compositions
    Patent number: 6432911
    Abstract: An aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprises a cationic surfactant, an oil, a solvent and is in the form of a water-in-oil micro-emulsion. The cationic surfactant comprises either (a) quaternary ammonium compounds having at least one ester group and being formed from a parent fatty acid having a degree of unsaturation represented by an iodine value of from 20 to 140 or (b) quaternary ammonium compounds having two C8-C28 alkyl or alkenyl chains directly attached to the nitrogen and being formed from a parent fatty acid having a degree of unsaturation represented by an iodine value of from 0 to 20 or (c) mixtures of (a) and (b). The invention also relates to a process for treating fabrics and a method for preparing a fabric treatment composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Helene Sylvie Buron, Craig Warren Jones, Pablo Martinez-Escolano, Laurent Soubiran
  • Process and equipment for preparing flavouring compositions
    Publication number: 20020106425
    Abstract: A process and equipment for preparing flavoring compositions, in particular a process for preparing flavoring compositions by so-called Maillard reactions, more in particular fast Maillard reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Bestfoods North America, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Petrus Wilhelmus Braat, Werner Klaffke, Johannes Theodorus Tissen, Adrianus Visser
  • Fabric treatment compositions
    Publication number: 20020107169
    Abstract: This invention relates to fabric treatment compositions comprising a textile compatible carrier and water insoluble particles having a layered structure comprising oxygen atoms and silicon and/or phosphorus atoms and comprising organic functional groups which are bonded to silicon and/or phosphorus atoms by direct covalent bonds between the silicon and/or phosphorus atoms and a carbon atom. A number of the compositions may impart anti-wrinkling ie, reduced crease formation or other benefits to fabrics washed or otherwise treated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicola Whilton
  • Aerated compositions, process and apparatus for achieving such aerated compositions
    Publication number: 20020106434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a fat phase and having overrun of at least 90%, characterised in that at least 50 w/w % of said fat phase is liquid at −5° C. The invention particularly relates to such compositions in the form of an ice cream. The invention also provides a process for the preparation of a composition, wherein said process comprises aerating a mix comprising a fat phase in a freezer barrel enclosing an internal volume, said internal volume comprising an aeration means, wherein said aeration means displaces less than 40% of said internal volume, characterised in that at least 50 w/w % of said fat phase is liquid at −5° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Suzanne Mary Spindler, Loyd Wix