Patents Assigned to division
  • Tea brewing method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20020104442
    Abstract: A machine for brewing tea. The machine has a housing, a vessel for receiving leaf tea and a hot water supply that supplies hot water to that vessel. The leaf tea is physically agitated within the vessel to maximise the rate and extent of infusion and the resulting infusion is siphoned out of the vessel before it is dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian John Maxwell, Charanjit Singh Nandra, Miles Pennington, Anthony Edward Quinn
  • Mono and dialkyl quats in hair conditioning compositions
    Publication number: 20020106343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous opaque hair conditioner which comprises a monoalkyl quat from C14 to higher Carbon chain lengths (preferably C16 to C22) and a dialkyl quat which is a mixture of C16, C16 dialkyl quat and C18, C18 dialkyl quat. Also included is an amount of fatty alcohol to opacify the conditioner. Optionally, a silicone compound may be included. The monoalkyl quat may be in a ratio to the dialkyl quat of about 15:1 to about 2:1. The carbon chain lengths within the dialkyl quat are present in a weight ratio of about 1:3 to about 3:1 of C16,C16 to C18, C18. The fatty alcohol may be present in an amount from about 1% to about 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Mei Sun, Teresa Jolanta Dowell
  • Product labelling
    Publication number: 20020104240
    Abstract: An article of commerce comprising a product having an outer label and/or packaging bearing a hologram, the hologram depicting a first image when viewed from one angle and a second image when viewed from a second angle, the first image depicting a problem or task associated with the use of the product and the second image depicting the effect of using the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Howell, Martin Vincent Jones
  • Method and apparatus for two-way internet access over a CATV network with channel tracking
    Publication number: 20020108119
    Abstract: Internet access is provided over a digital cable television system using Internet protocol (IP) over MPEG digital video. Simultaneous Internet access and TV viewing is provided by an IP over MPEG-2 video system with channel tracking. Whenever a video channel change is detected, the viewer's Internet connection is routed from one video channel to another video channel so that the Internet connection is dynamically routed and tracks the channel changes made by the viewer. Additionally, if there is no available data carrying capacity in the video channel selected by the viewer (a “busy” condition), the Internet connection is routed to an out-of-band frequency. The Internet connection tracks the channel changes made by the viewer using a single tuner/digital MPEG decoder in the CATV settop box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Liberate Technologies, MoreCom Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Mao, David Chen, Ami Miron
  • Production of detergent granulates
    Patent number: 6429184
    Abstract: A granular detergent product is made by spraying a liquid binder to contact a particulate solid starting material in a low shear granulator such as a fluidized bed apparatus. The d3,2 average droplet diameter of the liquid binder is not greater than ten times the d3,2 average particle diameter of that fraction of the solid starting material which has a d3,2 particle diameter of from 20 &mgr;m to 200 &mgr;m provided that if more than 90% by weight of the solid starting material has a d3,2 average particle diameter less than 20 &mgr;m then the d3,2 average particle diameter of the total solid starting materials shall be taken to be 20 &mgr;m. If more than 90% by weight of the solid starting material has a d3,2 average particle diameter greater than 200 &mgr;m than the d3,2 average particle diameter of the total starting solid material shall be taken to be 200 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Lever & Brothers Company, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Hendrikus Akkermans, Michael Frederick Edwards, Andreas Theodorus Groot, Cornelis Paulus Montanus, Roland Wilhelmus Pomeren, Korkut Ahmet Yuregir
  • Non-greasy make-up remover
    Patent number: 6428775
    Abstract: A make-up remover which has high efficacy yet low greasiness, contains a combination of two make-up removal ingredients: (i) mineral oil and/or wax and (ii) isoparaffin, wherein the second ingredient (ii) boosts the make-up removal capacity of the first ingredient, thus allowing to decrease the level of mineral oil and/or wax in the composition, which in turn results in decreased greasiness of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Samuel Habif, Jose Antonio Revilla-Lara, Humberto Garcia Ruiz, Luisa Argelia Carrera Chavez, Jose Manuel Lopez-Gallo Gomez
  • Separating multi-phase personal wash composition in a transparent or translucent package
    Patent number: 6429177
    Abstract: The invention provides a single chamber transparent or translucent package and personal product composition where when standing, the product forms 2 or more visibly distinct phases and, when agitated, the composition forms a visible single phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Richard Williams, Ernest Weatherley Macaulay, Michael Paul Aronson, Michael Massaro, Tom Salmon
  • Aerated compositions, process and apparatus for achieving such aerated compositions
    Publication number: 20020102343
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cold extruded composition with at least 90% overrun, wherein said composition comprises a fat phase which has a high ratio of liquid fat to solid fat at the processing temperature. The present invention also relates to a process for the production of such compositions wherein a mix is aerated in an internal volume of a freezer barrel with a aerating means which has a low displacement of said internal volume, prior to cold extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Suzanne Mary Spindler, Loyd Wix
  • Liquid cleansing composition comprising lamellar phase inducing structurant with low salt content and enhanced low temperature stability
    Patent number: 6426326
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid cleansing compositions in lattellar phase which possess a lotion-like appearance conveying signals of enhanced moisturization. However, these liquids often undergo an irreversible decrease in viscosity under freeze/thaw conditions, losing their moisturization signals. The use of low salt levels in amphoteric and anionic surfactants in a structured liquid product has been found to improve its freeze/thaw stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Person Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuman Mitra, Sudhakar Puvvada
  • Wrinkle reduction laundry product compositions
    Patent number: 6426328
    Abstract: The present application relates to the inclusion of one or more wrinkle reducing ingredients in a laundry detergent product. The benefits are delivered to the laundered item during the cleaning step and, therefore, reduces the need for further wrinkle reducing steps when the items are taken from the dryer or after hang drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA division of Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Stephen Murphy, Daniel Fox
  • Cosmetic compositions
    Patent number: 6426060
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition is a structured emulsion of a continuous phase containing water-immiscible liquid carrier plus a structurant, and a disperse phase which is a solution of antiperspirant active in a more polar, probably aqueous, solvent. The structurant is a material which forms a network of fibers in the continuous phase, thereby gelling it. The structurant has an enthalpy of gelation in the carrier liquid or a test liquid with a magnitude of at least 30 kJ/mole. This minimum enthalpy of gelation facilitates processing at conveniently accessible temperatures and promotes stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Ronald Franklin, Andrew Hopkinson
  • Method for making a cold water soluble tea extract
    Patent number: 6426106
    Abstract: A method for making a cold water soluble black tea extract. The method involves extracting tea solids from black tea leaves using an extraction liquid to provide a whole tea extract, oxidizing the whole tea extract under superatmospheric pressure and at a temperature above 60° C. to provide a cold water soluble liquor, cooling the cold water soluble liquor to precipitate any residual cold water insoluble material, and separating the residual cold water insoluble material from the cold water soluble liquor to give the cold water soluble black tea extract. A method for making a cold water soluble black tea powder is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew John Barrett, Dominic P. Black, William Joseph Leo, Ian Noble, Jeffrey Bryn Richards
  • Microemulsions
    Publication number: 20020098275
    Abstract: An edible water-in-oil microemulsion that is transparent or translucent in appearance and comprises oil, a surfactant, a cosurfactant or cosolvent and a water phase comprising water and optional water-soluble components; the oil comprises from 25 to 97 wt % diglycerides relative to the total weight of glycerides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Bestfoods North America, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Bodnar, Eckhard Floter, Wim Hogervorst, Cornelis Willem Van Oosten
  • Track belt placer for placing construction materials and method for placing construction materials
    Patent number: 6422785
    Abstract: An infeed conveyor is provided with high pivot capability. High pivot capability is the capability to raise the elevation of at least one end of an infeed conveyor belt to an elevation higher than regular horizontal operation if the belt placer is operating lower than the surrounding grade. High pivot capability prevents the infeed conveyor from bottoming out on the grade of the haul road or adjacent pavement; and in some instances, high pivot capability allows use of the belt placer under conditions that belt placers without high pivot capability could not operate. Also disclosed is the ability for belt placers to be used to pave in both forward and reverse directions, whereas former belt placers could only pave in the forward direction. This is accomplished by the ability to rotate the discharge conveyor under one side of the belt placer, and changing the direction in which the belt placer travels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Rexcon-Division of Rose Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Ruggles, David C. Rohrer
  • Heated dilution water
    Patent number: 6423361
    Abstract: A method for preparing beverage strength tea from highly concentrated solutions is taught. The method involves heating a portion of the dilution water to a pre-selected temperature, mixing this heated water with the concentrate and then adding additional water at a lower temperature to form the final beverage strength product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregg Lance Lehmberg, Martin John Spisak, Steven Alphonse Gobbo, Meghan Mary Kemly-Ellingham
  • Aqueous dispersion
    Patent number: 6423363
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of plant sterols and other high melting lipids. The dispersions are useful in spreads and other food products. The dispersions provide structure to the food products and their use can permit minimization or elimination of saturated fats and trans fatty acids. The invention is also directed to a process for making the dispersions and to water and fat continuous spreads and other food products including the high melting lipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Wolodymyr Traska, Matthew Patrick
  • Plateau table
    Patent number: D460639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Incrion Limited-Asset “A” Design Division
    Inventor: Jonathan Crinion
  • Verbena plant named ‘Balwilpuri’
    Patent number: PP12785
    Abstract: A new and distinct Verbena plant named ‘Balwilpuri’, characterized by its purple flowers, mounded trailing habit, and dark green leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott Trees
  • Verbena plant named ‘Balazdapi’
    Patent number: PP12807
    Abstract: A new and distinct Verbena plant named ‘Balazdapi’, characterized by its dark purple flowers, mounded trailing habit, and dark green leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Ball Florapoint, a division of Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D461083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lynn Turbett, Natalie Charambura