Abstract: A method for providing a nonlinear line of weakness on a web material includes: providing a counter component comprising a nonlinear shape, where the nonlinear shape has a shape width, W; providing a blade in operative relationship with the counter component and comprising a plurality of teeth; rotating at least one of the blade and the counter component into interacting relationship with the other of the blade and the counter component; feeding a web between the counter component and the blade such that while in interacting relationship the blade cooperates with the counter component to perforate the web, wherein the web is moving in a machine direction; and reciprocally shifting one of the counter component and the blade for a distance, D, in a shifting direction, wherein D is at least the translational distance that one tooth travels to cover the shape width, W.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 16, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 12, 2021
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Deborah Sue Slovut, Laura Marie Tanno, Kathryn Christian Kien
Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, thereby allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 5, 2021
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Johan Smets, An Pintens, Laura Orlandini, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Peggy Dorothy Sands
Abstract: A bag in box container having one or more features for lifting the bag in box, deploying the tap dispenser of the bag in box conveniently, storing a dosing cup, or conveniently using the bag in box container.
Abstract: A method for transferring and/or stacking products, the method including providing a first plurality of products as a first unit, pushing the first unit onto a lifting plate, lowering the plate, providing a second plurality of products as a second unit, pushing the second unit onto the top of the first unit to create a stack.
Abstract: An oral care regimen where a user applies a first composition and a second composition to the oral cavity. The first composition can be a dentifrice and can contain stannous fluoride and the second composition can be a dentifrice and can contain hydrogen peroxide. The regimen can provide a long-lasting clean feeling. Compositions and methods for improving compliance with a two-part oral care regimen may include the use of a first composition with mildly unpleasant organoleptic properties.
Abstract: A hair care composition having from about 10% to about 25% of one or more surfactants; from about 0.01% to 10% of one or more particulate scalp health agents; from about 0.01% to 10% of one or more surfactant soluble scalp health agents; from about 0.01% to 5% of one or more cationic polymers selected from the group consisting of a cationic cellulose; from about 0.01% to 5% of one or more cationic polymers selected from group consisting of one or more cationic guar polymers; and wherein an on-scalp deposition of the particulate scalp health agent deposition efficiency is increased by about 50% compared to a control with no soluble scalp health agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 5, 2021
Assignee:
The Procter and Gamble Company
Inventors:
Brandon Scott Lane, Eric Scott Johnson, James Anthony Staudigel
Abstract: Catalysts for the dehydration of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof in liquid phase comprising an ionic liquid (IL) and an acid are provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 16, 2019
Date of Patent:
January 5, 2021
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Jakob Albert, Peter Wasserscheid, Nicola Taccardi, Jens Nagengast, Matthias Kehrer, Julian Kadar, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
Abstract: A package containing rolled products. The package has an upper side, a lower side opposite and generally parallel to the upper side and four side walls. The sidewalls connect the upper side to the lower side. The package has at least first and second polymer films, the first polymer film forming the upper side and at least a portion of the four side walls, the second polymer film forming at least a portion of the lower side.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 2015
Date of Patent:
December 29, 2020
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Matthew Bernard Overley, Wesley Bernard Brokopp, Jr.
Abstract: A head for an oral care implement has an outer rim and an inner portion and comprises at least one tooth cleaning element of a first type and at least one tooth cleaning element of a second type. The at least one tooth cleaning element of the first type is arranged at the inner portion of the head, and the at least one tooth cleaning element of the second type is arranged at the outer rim of the head. The at least one tooth cleaning element of the first type is a tuft of a first type comprising a plurality of filaments. Each filament has a longitudinal axis and a substantially cross-shaped cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-shaped cross-sectional area has four projections and four channels, the projections and channels being arranged in an alternating manner. The at least one tuft of the first type has a packing factor within a range from about 40% to about 55%, preferably from about 45% to about 50%.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 2017
Date of Patent:
December 29, 2020
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Jens Alinski, Sven Alexander Franke, Karen Lynn Claire-Zimmet, Uwe Jungnickel
Abstract: Bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions including bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally include at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 7, 2011
Date of Patent:
December 29, 2020
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Gregory Scot Miracle, Robert L. Mahaffey, Xiaoyong Michael Hong, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti
Abstract: This relates to cleaning compositions containing one or more branched and unethoxylated C6-C14 alkyl sulphate anionic surfactants in combination with one or more short-chain nonionic surfactants, which are linear or branched C4-C11 alkyl or aryl alkoxylated alcohols. Such cleaning compositions exhibit surprising and unexpected improvement in the sudsing profiles and are particularly suitable for use in hand-washing fabrics.
Abstract: A laundry care composition including (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) at least one fluorescent moiety covalently bound to at least one second moiety selected from the group consisting of leuco moieties and chromophore moieties. A method of treating a textile includes the steps of (a) providing such a laundry care composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing textile articles in the liquid medium; (d) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (e) drying the textile articles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 11, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 29, 2020
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Gregory Scot Miracle, Dominick Joseph Valenti, Sanjeev Kumar Dey, Haihu Qin, Wesley A. Freund
Abstract: A hard surface cleaning composition comprising: a) from about 1% to about 60% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system, wherein said surfactant system comprises an anionic surfactant and amphoteric/zwitterionic system wherein the amphoteric to zwitterionic weight ratio is from about 2:1 to about 1:2, wherein said amphoteric surfactant comprises an alkyl dimethyl amine oxide; and b) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of a cleaning amine of Formula(I): wherein the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from NH2, —H, linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl having from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and n is from 1 to 3 and wherein at least one of the radicals is NH2.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
December 29, 2020
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Frank Hulskotter, Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, Bjoern Ludolph
Abstract: A method of degrading bilirubin in skin is provided. The method involves identifying a target portion of skin where a reduction in bilirubin level is desired, and applying a vitamin B3-containing, low-pH composition to the target portion of skin during a treatment period. The composition contains an effective amount of a vitamin B3 compound, has a pH of less than 5.0, and reduces bilirubin level in the target portion of skin during the treatment period. The amount of vitamin B3 compound and the pH of the composition may be selected to provide a synergistic reduction in bilirubin level, as compared to the reduction in bilirubin level provided by the same composition at a neutral pH.
Abstract: Superabsorbent polymer particles are provided and include clay platelets with edge modification and/or surface modification. The superabsorbent polymer particles include one, or more than one area(s) with clay platelets and one, or more than one area(s) substantially free of clay platelets. The total volume of the area(s) substantially free of clay platelets is higher than the total volume of the area(s) with clay platelets.