Patents Assigned to division
  • Natamycin and chemical preservatives in foods and method of making
    Patent number: 6156362
    Abstract: A foodstuff is disclosed which also contains a sufficient amount of Natamycin in combination with reduced levels of selected chemical preservatives to prevent the outgrowth of yeast, mold and/or bacteria making the foodstuff significantly more organoleptically acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Cirigliano, Raymond Thomas McKenna, Andreas Markus Keller
  • Method for the preparation of a foodstuff
    Patent number: 6156367
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ice confection having an aqueous phase and a fat phase, wherein the ice confection is subjected to an ultra high pressure treatment, the ice confection comprising in the aqueous phase at least 1 wt % micellar casein and sufficient total sugars such that a protein gel is formed on application of the ultra high pressure, providing that if micellar casein is present in the aqueous phase at less than 2 wt %, the ice confection composition includes a stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Daniel Keenan, Loyd Wix, David Young
  • Computer logic for fluorescence genotyping at multiple allelic sites
    Patent number: 6154707
    Abstract: A method is provided for genotyping a target sequence at at least two allelic sites by a 5' nuclease amplification reaction. In one embodiment, the method includes performing a nucleic acid amplification on a target sequence having at least two different allelic sites using a nucleic acid polymerase having 5'.fwdarw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: PE Applied Biosystems, a division of Perkin-Elmer
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Livak, Federico Goodsaid
  • Oral composition
    Patent number: 6153219
    Abstract: An oral care composition comprises capsules which comprise an encapsulated gent encapsulated by an encapsulating material stable in the presence of anionic surfactants, said encapsulated agent being capable of providing a cosmetic, sensory, protective or therapeutic benefit to the oral cavity, wherein the capsules' weight average particle size ranges from 100 to 2000 .mu.m and wherein the capsules are capable of being gradually crushed during brushing thereby releasing the encapsulated agent gradually during brushing, the foaming capability being maintained throughout brushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Creeth, Andrew Joiner, William John Stead
  • Process for shaping fish and products thereof
    Patent number: 6153245
    Abstract: A process for shaping a fish product comprises the steps of: a) placing a portion of frozen fish at a temperature of less than or equal to -5.degree. C., which portion comprises myotomes (2,4), in a device for shaping; and b) applying pressure to the shaping device to shape the fish; wherein the process causes substantially no intra-myotome deformation of the fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Gorton's Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas David Hedges, Robert Hurling
  • Water-softening and detergent compositions
    Patent number: 6153574
    Abstract: The speed of disintegration of tablets containing a water-softening agent, especially water-insoluble, water-softening agent intended as detergency builder for fabric washing is enhanced by incorporating spray-dried partially hydrated sodium acetate alone or jointly with sodium citrate dihydrate and/or crystallized sodium acetate trihydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger Joseph Anna Janssen
  • Skin lightening composition
    Patent number: 6153177
    Abstract: A cosmetic skin lightening composition for topical application to human skin comprising (A) 5-25% by weight fatty acids, (B) 0.1-10% by weight fatty acid soap and (C) 0.05-10% by weight alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of .alpha.-hydroxy carboxylic acid and/or .alpha.-acyloxy carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Ponds's USA, Co., division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brian Bartolone, Govindarajan Raman, Pushker Sona, Ramesh Surianarayanan, Sushama Shripad Wagh
  • Manufacture of edible frozen products
    Patent number: 6149951
    Abstract: A simple, inexpensive method of producing a gas hydrate is provided comprising the steps: (i) filling a vessel with an amount of liquid water and/or frozen water, (ii) adding an amount of condensed hydrate forming gas to the vessel in a manner such that the condensed gas does not come into contact with liquid water, (iii) contacting the condensed gas, and/or its' sublimation or liquification products at a suitable pressure with the liquid and/or frozen water mixture to produce a reaction mixture, and keeping the reaction mixture at, or below, the maximum temperature at which the gas hydrate is stable and at a suitable pressure for a sufficient time to produce the gas hydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney David Bee, Alan John Gerrard
  • Liquid composition with enhanced low temperature stability comprising sodium tricedeth sulfate
    Patent number: 6150312
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid cleansing compositions in lamellar phase. Use of specific anionic surfactant has been found to enhance both initial viscosity and freeze thaw (low temperature) viscosity/stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakar Puvvada, Shuman Mitra
  • Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant adjunct
    Patent number: 6148644
    Abstract: A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO.sub.2. The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. and a pressure range of about 14.7 to about 10,000 psi. At least 0.1% by volume of a modifier is preferably present. The surfactant has a polysiloxane, a branched polyalkylene oxide or a halocarbon group which is a functional CO.sub.2 -philic moiety connected to a CO.sub.2 -phobic functional moiety. The surfactant either exhibits an HLB of less than 15 or has a ratio of siloxyl to substituted siloxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Harriott Jureller, Judith Lynne Kerschner, Dennis Stephen Murphy
  • Proliferation of hepatocyte precursors
    Patent number: 6146889
    Abstract: A composition which comprises an animal cell population which contains immature animal cells. The immature animal cells are characterized by expression of alpha-fetoprotein or lack of essential expression of alpha-fetoprotein and albumin, and at least a portion of said immature animal cells or at least a portion of the progeny of said immature animal cells is capable of differentiating into cells which express albumin. The cell population is cultured under conditions which result in expansion of the cells. Expansion of the cells may be achieved by culturing the cells in the presence of an extracellular matrix and liver stromal cells; and preferably in the presence of growth factors. Such cells may be used for liver transplantation, artificial livers, and for toxicology and pharmacology studies. Such cells may also be genetically engineered to express proteins or polypepetides of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a division of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Lola M. Reid, Maria Agelli
  • Foodstuff preservation
    Patent number: 6146675
    Abstract: A natural microbiocidal and/or microbiostatic composition wherein the sole antibiotic antimicrobiocidal agent is Natamycin which inhibits or destroys yeast and mold in selected foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Lipton, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Cirigliano, Michele Alice Buchanan
  • Manifold for heat exchanger and baffles therefor
    Patent number: 6145589
    Abstract: A manifold for heat exchangers with a manifold segment having slots which are perpendicular to the tube axis and spaced in the longitudinal direction and separated by webs, into which hollow flat tubes can be inserted and joined to the contact surface of the respective slot. The webs each have a pair of stampings to strengthen the material on each side of each web and the webs are relatively flat in shape such that the cross-section of the manifold segment has a generally D-shaped profile. At least one baffle is inserted in the manifold segment, centered between a pair of adjacent slots. The baffle has a principle circular edge and a truncated edge so as to have a truncated circular profile substantially corresponding to the approximately D-shaped profile of the manifold segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Thermal Components a division of Insilco Corporation
    Inventor: James D. Gowan
  • Suspension connector assembly having over-travel male contact members
    Patent number: 6142824
    Abstract: A suspension connector assembly is provided that includes a female connector mounted within a stationary housing that includes a conductive barrel contact surrounded and resiliently supported by an electrically insulative plug body, a movable male connector adapted to be raised toward and lowered away from the female connector that includes a pin contact member having a conductive end insertable within the female barrel contact, and a cam-type latching mechanism for joining the female and male connectors when they are mutually engaged. The length of the male contact member is extended to include an over-travel portion that maintains the conductive end of the pin within the barrel contact of the female connector after the male connector separates a short distance away from the female connector incident to a latching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Duraline, a division of J. B. Nottingham Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Paul F. Savoca, John P. Sclafani
  • Large electrical cord extension assembly
    Patent number: D434000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: TMC Enterprises, a division of Tasco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Miller
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D434327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Carmelo Di Bartolo, Marco Valente, Monica Ferrigno, Giorgio Zecchi, Claudia Moglia
  • New guinea impatiens plant named `Balcebfro`
    Patent number: PP11649
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named `Balcebfro`, characterized by its numerous white-colored flowers; upright and mounded plant habit; medium to compact plant size; good basal branching; and dark green leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Ball Floraplant, a division of Ball Horticultural Co.
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • New guinea impatiens plant named `Balcelelro`
    Patent number: PP11651
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named `Balcelelro`, characterized by its reddish purple-colored flowers; floriferousness; upright and mounded plant habit; relatively tall plant size; vigor; good basal branching; and dark brown leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Ball Floraplant, a division of Ball Horticultural Co.
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • New Guinea impatiens plant named `Balcelvago`
    Patent number: PP11652
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named `Balcelavgo`, characterized by its dark lavender-colored flowers; floriferousness; upright and mounded plant habit; medium plant size; vigor; good basal branching; and dark green leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Ball Floraplant, a division of Ball Horticultural Co.
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D434669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: George Albright, John Douglas Weich, Stephen Michael O'Leary, Gerald Ross Robinson