Patents Assigned to division
  • Patent number: 5487909
    Abstract: A method for preparing a product containing a continuous phase of heat settable lean meat emulsion having dispersed therein a discontinuous phase of a water-in-oil emulsion. The water-in-oil emulsion has a continuous phase of fat and a discontinuous aqueous phase containing a gellable meat broth. A product prepared by the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale D. Zabel, Charles B. Brown, James V. Cassetta
  • Patent number: 5488146
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of SCMOS from sulfur trioxide, maleic anhydride, glycolic acid, and alkaline earth metal hydroxide or mixtures of alkaline earth metal and alkali metal hydroxides is disclosed which cooperatively control pH, temperature, time and ratio of reactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eddie N. Gutierrez, Shang-Ren Wu
  • Patent number: 5487910
    Abstract: A method for preparing a product containing a continuous phase of heat set lean meat emulsion having dispersed therein a water-in-oil emulsion of a water-in-oil emulsion. The discontinuous phase has a continuous phase of fat and a discontinuous aqueous phase containing a gellable meat broth. A product prepared by the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton, Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale D. Zabel, Charles B. Brown, James V. Cassetta
  • Patent number: 5487843
    Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous surfactant composition comprising blending defined ingredients, heating and/or mixing, removing a sample to be sampled by a device containing an NMR, determining moisture level and releasing for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie Coyle, Kevin M. Finucane, Alan P. Greene, Robert E. Moran
  • Patent number: 5487549
    Abstract: In an elastic fluid turbine employing a segmented packing ring mounted in a ring-like stationary holder or diaphragm having upper and lower half-parts which meet at a horizontal joint and circumscribe a rotor to minimize leakage between the components, interfitting butt ends on certain of the packing ring segments at the diaphragm horizontal joint, and cam pins on the diaphragm at the horizontal joint and engageable with slots in said certain of the packing ring segments for accurately positioning the packing ring segments relative to the horizontal joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Demag Delaval Turbomachinery Corp. TurboCare Division
    Inventors: William S. Dalton, Patrick S. Dalton, Richard S. Clark
  • Patent number: 5486374
    Abstract: A ground or chopped meat product containing a continuous phase of heat settable meat emulsion and dispersed therein a discontinuous phase of a water-in-oil emulsion. The discontinuous phase itself has a continuous phase of fat and an aqueous gelling solution as a discontinuous phase. A process for preparing the product is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig D. Fischer, deceased, Dennis J. Breitbart, Arnold I. Epstein, Dale D. Zabel
  • Patent number: 5485875
    Abstract: A window shade assembly comprising a header, a bottom rail and expansible and contractable shade means attached to the header and bottom rail, and lift cords attached to the bottom rail and extending upwardly to the header and through a cord lock on the header and having lift cord operating portions extending downwardly from the cord lock means for raising and lowering the bottom rail, the lower ends of the operating portions of the lift cords are detachably mounted on the bottom rail to be raised and lowered with the bottom rail to reduce cord dangle and the detachable mounting is arranged to allow the lower end of the operating portion of each lift cord to detach from the bottom rail and separate from the operating portions of the other lift cords when the lower end of the lift cord is subjected to a tensile force in a direction away from the bottom rail, for child safety reasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.
    Inventor: John R. Genova
  • Patent number: 5486152
    Abstract: A plough for closing carton flaps, particularly major carton flaps and a process for making the plough. The plough is designed to cause the flaps to close at or near constant velocity so as to minimize disruptions on the manufacturing line. The plough is prepared by generating data describing the coordinates of a flap as it closes at or near constant velocity, using the data to generate additional data describing the contour of a plough necessary to close the flap at or near constant velocity, and causing the plough to be fabricated utilizing the contour data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Heinz, Gregory A. Lathrop, Lawrence W. Caldwell, Pasquale Buzzeo
  • Patent number: 5484555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition in which the pH is raised when diluted in the wash and which composition comprises (1) a surfactant system; (2) an N-containing compound and (3) metal salt from group 1B to 8B of the periodic table and/or a metal salt from group 3A or 4A of the periodic table. The N-compound and metal are believed to form a complex which reduces pH in product, but which raises pH when the complex dissociates in the wash. The invention further relates to a process of creating a pH jump system while laundering or cleaning hard surfaces using such a composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederik Schepers
  • Patent number: 5484501
    Abstract: Improved wood fiber mat comprised of a mixture of thermo-mechanically processed wood fibers and synthetic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Conwed Fibers, a division of Leucadia, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. W. Jacobsen, Jr., L. Carl Belt, Ernest De Pass
  • Patent number: 5484529
    Abstract: A bag filter assembly utilizing a conventional housing and end cap construction includes a unique filter bag retaining cage and end cap adaptor which allow the use of replaceable bag filter elements of widely varying construction. The assembly will accommodate bag filter elements of the type having a shape retaining opening of rigid construction and including a shape-retaining bottom end cap or of the type comprising a generally continuous flexible tubular sleeve. The system is tolerant of the latter type of bag filters of substantially varying thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Ametek, Inc., Plymouth Products Division
    Inventors: Dilip Malugade, Mark A. Wessel
  • Patent number: 5482023
    Abstract: A cold start fuel control system as provided for an internal combustion engine of the type having at least one combustion chamber, an intake manifold and a source of fuel. A fuel vapor canister has an interior chamber fluidly connected to the source of fuel and a normally closed shut-off valve fluidly connected between the canister and ambient air. A normally closed purge valve is then fluidly connected in series between the interior of the canister and the intake manifold. The system also includes a cold start fuel injector having an inlet connected to the fuel source and an outlet open to the intake manifold or, optionally, to the interior of the fuel vapor canister. During a cold start engine condition, fuel is supplied as needed from both the fuel vapor canister and cold start injector by activating the cold start injector and simultaneously opening the purge and shut-off valves in synchronism with the engine intake cycle(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi America, Ltd., Research and Development Division
    Inventors: Frank W. Hunt, Toshiharu Nogi
  • Patent number: 5482643
    Abstract: Formation of soap bars comprising fatty isethionate esters and fatty acid can be achieved without an energetic mixing step by forming an isotropic solution of the fatty isethionate ester, fatty acid and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Chambers, Geoffrey Trlam
  • Patent number: 5482515
    Abstract: Novel bleach catalysts, a method for bleaching substrates using these catalysts and detergent compositions containing the catalysts are reported. The catalysts are quaternary imine salts. Substrates such as fabrics may be bleached in an aqueous solution containing these salts and a peroxygen compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Madison, Janet L. Coope
  • Patent number: 5482728
    Abstract: An ice cream, confection comprising a frozen composition containing particles having a sweetener core encapsulated in a butterfat coating.A process of producing a frozen ice cream confection comprising mixing together a solid or semi-solid aerated composition comprising non-fat milk protein and ice crystals and particles having a sweetener core encapsulated in a butterfat coating at a temperature wherein there is substantially no melting of the ice crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Dove International - Division, Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Uwe Tapfer, Malcolm Austin
  • Patent number: 5482710
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition is provided which includes at least one keratolytic agent and a combination of water-soluble and water-insoluble anti-irritancy agents in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Most effective is a combination of a C.sub.7 -C.sub.30 .beta.-hydroxy carboxylic acids such as salicylic acid with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.25 .alpha.-hydroxy carboxylic acid such as glycolic or lactic acids. The water-soluble anti-irritancy agent is preferably a salt of glycyrrhizinic acid. The water-insoluble anti-irritancy agent is preferably .alpha.-bisabolol, azulene or combinations thereof. Other performance components may include a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl lactate and an antimicrobial agent such as a zinc or aluminum salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond'USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig S. Slavtcheff, Stephen R. Barrow, Vispi D. Kanga, Michael C. Cheney, Alexander Znaiden
  • Patent number: 5481775
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a head which moves in an arc about the longitudinal axis of the brush in a spiral track. The brush comprises bristles, a bristle base from which the bristles extend, a panel in which the bristle base slides, a head base and a handle. The panel is attached to the head base by a hinge. The panel is curved and includes an elongated aperture which forms the track for the bristle base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Gentile, Joseph E. Meenan
  • Patent number: D365989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Elizabeth Arden Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan R. Wacker
  • Patent number: D366123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.
    Inventor: Cletis F. Swopes
  • Patent number: D366174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle R. Knuteson