Patents Assigned to Unilever
  • Cosmetic and personal care compositions
    Patent number: 7736663
    Abstract: Hair treatment compositions comprise: at least one polymer comprising at least two hydrogen-bonding moieties, which may be the same or different, covalently bonded to each other by at least one polymeric, oligomeric or monomeric linker, each moiety having at least 3 groups capable of forming a hydrogen bond with the same moiety or a different moiety; and from 0.1 to 50% by weight of the total composition of a hair conditioning agent and/or a cosmetically acceptable surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie Hutchison Cooper, Michael Douglas Eason, Ezat Khoshdel, Brodyck James Royles
  • Emulsion comprising a nut paste
    Patent number: 7727570
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a bake stable nut butter emulsion which comprises the following steps (a) selecting a sugar syrup solution and diluting it with water until it contains an amount of sugar solids which is in the range 55-80 wt. %, (b) heating the solution to a temperature in the range 40-100° C., (c) dispersing a starch into the heated solution until it contains 1-5 wt. % of dissolved starch, (d) dispersing an emulsifier into the heated solution until it contains 0.5-3 wt. % of dissolved emulsifier, (e) dispersing a gelling agent into the heated solution until it contains 0.2-1 wt. % of dissolved gelling agent, (f) cooling the heated solution into which the starch, emulsifier and gelling agent have been dispersed to a temperature which is in the range of 20-50° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Arjan Johannes Louter
  • Skin lightening agents, compositions and methods
    Patent number: 7723537
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coumarin derived compound of formula (I) as skin lightening agent alone or in combination with other skin benefit agents and together with a cosmetic vehicle:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Bian Harichian, Jose Guillermo Rosa, Michael James Barratt, Carol Annette Bosko, John Steven Bajor
  • Pigmented cosmetic composition exhibiting radiance with soft focus
    Patent number: 7695726
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition is provided which includes a crosslinked silicone elastomer, a zinc oxide or zirconium oxide of average particle size less than 300 nm and a light reflecting inorganic material of platelet shaped particles having an average particle size of about 10,000 to about 30,000 nm, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier system. The composition achieves soft focus and radiance properties which improve the appearance of skin. Good coverage over imperfections such as pores and uneven skin tone is achieved while retaining a natural skin appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Rosevear, Brian John Dobkowski, Prem Chandar, Marc Nicolaas Gerard De Mul, Jack Polonka
  • Hair treatment composition comprising composite particles of clay and charged organic molecule
    Patent number: 7691398
    Abstract: A hair treatment composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, said particles comprising: i) a clay with a net surface charge, and ii) a charged organic molecule comprising at least 6, preferably at least 11, more preferably at least 17 carbon atoms, wherein the charge on the charged organic molecule is opposite to the net surface charge of the clay, said hair treatment composition further comprising one or more suitable hair treatment ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Arai, Mark Edward Baker, Colin Christopher Giles
  • Blanching vegetables
    Patent number: 7678401
    Abstract: A method for blanching vegetable material comprising heat treating the vegetable material in a current of hot air at a temperature in the range from above 100° C. to 150° C. in an environment which substantially reduces evaporative loss of water from the vegetable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandro Panaioli, Carlo Rotunno, Valerio Simeone
  • Water soluble sachet with a dishwashing enhancing particle
    Patent number: 7674761
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a water soluble sachet comprising a detergent composition having a discrete particle that enhances cleaning in a dishwashing machine. The water soluble sachet unexpectedly results in excellent cleaning properties and minimizes spot and film formation on items being cleaned in a dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Natasha Pfeiffer, Naresh Dhirajlal Ghatlia, Isaac Israel Secemski
  • HAIR AND/OR SCALP TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20100029778
    Abstract: Hair and/or scalp treatment compositions comprise an antidandruff agent, an effective amount of a cannabinoid receptor (CBR) activating agent and a cosmetically acceptable diluent or carrier. Alternatively, the compositions may be shampoo compositions comprising from 3 to 50 wt % surfactant, a CB receptor activating agent and a cosmetically acceptable diluent or carrier, provided that the CB receptor activating agent is not palmitoylethanolamide. The compositions are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of the symptoms of dandruff and can reduce scalp itch, a symptom which is typically associated with dandruff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lawrence BAILEY, Christopher John LITTLE, Francis MCGLONE, Roman RUKWIED, Allan WATKINSON
  • Thickening agent and process for thickening
    Patent number: 7655268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for thickening a product by adding a mixture of PME-deactivated and non-PME deactivated vegetables or fruits to the product, as well as to a product and a thickening agent comprising that mixture and their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ingrid Anne Appelqvist, Jadwiga Malgorzata Bialek, Caroline Anne Watson
  • Process and apparatus for the production of a detergent bar
    Patent number: 7632441
    Abstract: In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mold cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Browne, Paul Lloyd, Sudhir Mani, Christine Ann Overton, Frederick Edmund Stocker
  • Method for Producing Antibody Fragments
    Publication number: 20090286282
    Abstract: An expression library comprising a repertoire of nucleic acid sequences each encoding at least part of a variable domain of a heavy chain derived from an immunoglobulin naturally devoid of light chains and its use in producing antibodies, particularly fragments thereof, is disclosed. The invention provides a method for preparing antibodies, or fragments thereof, having a specificity for a target antigen which avoids the need for the donor previously to have been immunised with the target antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Unilever Patent Holdings, B.V
    Inventors: Leon Gerardus Joseph Frenken, Cornelis Paul Erik van der Logt
  • Heat tolerant farinaceous-based food product
    Patent number: 7618668
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a farinaceous-based food product. The food product has a protein additive and a hydrophobic ester and it is dried in a manner to give a cross-section of the same a scanning electron microscopy image that visually displays substantially no protein fiber gaps or voids at about 2000 times magnification. The farinaceous-based food product is firm and not sticky after cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Gimelli, Marc Joseph Glasser
  • Hair conditioning compositions
    Patent number: 7611698
    Abstract: An aqueous hair conditioning composition comprising discrete, dispersed droplets of a hydrophobic conditioning oil with a mean droplet diameter (D3,2) of 4 micrometers or less, a cationic deposition polymer and a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol according to the Formula (I) with the mean value of y from 10 to 60 and the values of x and z both from 1 to 150, or a block copolymer according to Formula (II) wherein the mean value of a is 2 or more and the mean value of b is 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Derici, Paul David Jenkins, Andrew Malcolm Murray, Neil Scott Shaw
  • Method for the production of a heterologous protein by a fungus
    Patent number: 7560249
    Abstract: Production of heterologous protein by fungal cells is good when the feeding medium comprises a carbon source comprising 50 to 100 wt % of ethanol and an inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonius Johannes van de Laar, Nigel Malcolm Lindner, Peter Nieuwpoort
  • Personal product compositions comprising structured benefit agent premix or delivery vehicle and providing enhanced deposition of hydrophilic benefit agent
    Patent number: 7560125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a structured benefit agent pre-mix or delivery vehicle comprising benefit agent structured with crystalline materials, as defined, which when separately prepared and combined after preparation, provides enhanced deposition of hydrophilic benefit agents carried on, trapped within or in the presence of the structured benefit agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Kavssery Parameswaran Ananthapadmanabhan, John Richard Nicholson, John R. Glynn, Jr., Stephen M. O'Connor, Deborah Sue Rick, Martin Vethamuthu, Alexander Lips, Gail Beth Rattinger, Quynh Pham
  • Scalp treatment
    Patent number: 7547752
    Abstract: A composition for topical application to the scalp comprises (i) an anti-dandruff agent; (ii) conjugated linoleic acid; and (iii) a cosmetically acceptable diluent or carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lawrence Bailey, Helen Meldrum, Suchismita Roy
  • Particulate creamer comprising fat and food compositions comprising said creamer
    Patent number: 7547458
    Abstract: Particulate compositions comprising 10-90% wt of a matrix material and 10-90% wt of triglycerides of fatty acids, wherein of said triglycerides the amount of H3 (triglyceride of 3 saturated fatty acids of 16 or more carbon atoms) and H2U (triglyceride of 2 saturated fatty acids of 16 or more carbon atoms and 1 cis-unsaturated fatty acid) taken together is at least 55% wt based on the total amount of triglycerides, wherein the compositions are preferably low in triglycerides of transunsaturated fatty acids, for use as for example a creamer and/or whitener. The invention also relates to a process for preparing such particulates and food products containing such creamer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eckhard Flöter, Gabriel J. Lansbergen, Rainer Weisbecker
  • Mild, viscous cleansing composition with versatile compatibility and enhanced conditioning
    Patent number: 7541320
    Abstract: Mild shampoo compositions are described that are economical, have excellent in-use properties, and provide enhanced conditioning benefits. The compositions have low ocular irritation potential and are particularly suitable for use by children. The compositions include a surfactant system composed on an alkyl ethoxy sulfate having at least 3 ethylene oxide groups, a betaine surfactant, and an hydroxysultaine surfactant in specific ratios; and a non-volatile water-insoluble silicone. In-vitro tests are described that allows selection of optional ingredients that do not compromise the mildness or hair conditioning performance of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Diane Maria Dabkowski, Cinda Sue Carlson
  • High fiber and ready-to-serve, ambient stable fruit-based composition
    Patent number: 7541056
    Abstract: High fiber and ambient stable fruit-based compositions are described. The compositions are ready-to-eat, low in fat and suitable to be beverages, fillings, dips, sauces, spreads or dressings. The compositions have less than 20.0 ppm of extracellular terminal unsaturated ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Bestfoods, North America, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonardo José Sanchez Aquino, Anthony John Barraclough, Ian Christopher Chandler, Rosemary Antoinette Golden, Frederik Michiel Meeuse, Luis Eduardo Saucedo Pizarro, Bernard Charles Sekula
  • Personal care article with distinct active zone
    Patent number: 7527806
    Abstract: A disposable, single-use, personal care article is disclosed having an active zone, an adjacent non-active zone, and interface therebetween; a benefit agent releasably associated with the active zone; a carrier solvent and optionally a visual indicator associated with the active zone. In one embodiment, the benefit agent, the carrier solvent, and a dye indicator are combined and applied as stripes on the article. The stripes will not substantially bleed into the adjacent non-active zone and will disappear during use of the article indicating that the benefit agent has been transferred to the skin or hair of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Gott, Ewa Padlo, Craig Stephen Slavtcheff