Patents Assigned to Method Products, PBC
  • Patent number: 9879204
    Abstract: A cleaning composition according to one embodiment includes a surfactant system comprising a nonionic surfactant in combination with an anionic surfactant; and an amine neutralized organic acid (ANOA). A concentrated composition according to yet another embodiment includes an amine neutralized organic acid (ANOA) present in an effective amount to lower a freezing point of the concentrated composition, wherein the ANOA is present at no more than about 5 wt % based on a total weight of the concentrated composition. A concentrated cleaning composition in yet another embodiment includes a surfactant system having an invert structure, the surfactant system comprising a nonionic surfactant in combination with an anionic surfactant; an organic acid present in a concentration of greater than 0 to about 5 wt % based on a total weight of the cleaning composition; and an alkaline component. Methods of making are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: METHOD PRODUCTS, PBC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Holzhauer, Kaj Johnson
  • Patent number: 9139798
    Abstract: A cleaning composition according to one embodiment includes a surfactant system comprising a nonionic surfactant in combination with an anionic surfactant; water present in an amount from 0 to about 40 wt % based on a total weight of the cleaning composition; a solvent system comprising a polyalcohol, the solvent system being present in an amount effective to solubilize the surfactant system in the water; and an enzyme present in an amount of less than about 15 wt %; wherein the cleaning composition is in a form of a water-in-oil emulsion, wherein the cleaning composition is characterized as exhibiting about a constant cleaning efficacy as measured using test procedure ASTM D4265 when the cleaning composition is added to 69 liters of exterior water in amounts ranging from about 9 to about 22 grams of cleaning composition. Methods for pretreating and cleaning laundry and nontextile surfaces are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Holzhauer, Kaj Johnson
  • Patent number: 8992632
    Abstract: A cleaning composition according to one embodiment includes a surfactant system comprising nonionic surfactant in combination with an anionic surfactant; water present in an amount from 0 to about 40 wt % based on a total weight of the cleaning composition; a solvent system comprising a polyalcohol, the solvent system being present in an amount effective to solubilize the surfactant system in the water; and an enzyme present in an amount of less than about 15 wt %; wherein the cleaning composition is in a form of a continuous phase, wherein the cleaning composition is characterized as exhibiting about a constant cleaning efficacy as measured using test procedure ASTM D4265 when the cleaning composition is added to 69 liters of exterior water in amounts ranging from about 9 to about 22 grams of cleaning composition. Methods for pretreating and cleaning laundry and nontextile surfaces are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventors: Frederick W. Holzhauer, Kaj Johnson
  • Patent number: 8910834
    Abstract: A flexible container for containing a product includes a dispensing portion, a panel forming a first compartment for containing the product and forming a second compartment that is separate from the first compartment, and an elongated grip disposed at least in part in the second compartment. A user may grasp the grip to transport the container or to pour a product from the first compartment. The grip may also prevent the container from collapsing, allowing the container to be efficiently stored on a surface and providing a surface on the flexible container to prominently display information regarding the product. The dispensing portion may be a metered cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventors: Rudiger Becker, Francis J. Handy
  • Patent number: D704069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Francis J. Handy
  • Patent number: D710203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventors: Rudiger Becker, Francis J. Handy, Douglas John Howard
  • Patent number: D712267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Francis J. Handy
  • Patent number: D719458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Francis J. Handy
  • Patent number: D720618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Francis J. Handy
  • Patent number: D727741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Francis J. Handy
  • Patent number: D740665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventors: Rudiger Becker, Francis J. Handy, Douglas John Howard
  • Patent number: D763089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Francis J. Handy
  • Patent number: D763093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Sean McGreevy
  • Patent number: D786684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventors: Sean McGreevy, Stephanie Intelisano
  • Patent number: D793242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Sean McGreevy
  • Patent number: D800556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Sean McGreevy
  • Patent number: D801179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventors: Sean McGreevy, Francis J. Handy, Stephanie Intelisano
  • Patent number: D809396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Method Products, PBC
    Inventor: Sean McGreevy