Patents Examined by Brian P. Mruk
  • Structured liquid detergent composition for a unit dose detergent pack having improved structuring properties and suspension stability
    Patent number: 11186804
    Abstract: A structured liquid detergent composition includes a bacteria-derived cellulose network, a plurality of surfactants including an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant with a weight ratio of the linear alkylbenzene sulfonate to the nonionic surfactant being from about 0.5 to about 5.0, a non-aqueous solvent, and water. Also disclosed is a unit dose detergent pack including a pouch formed from a water-soluble film and the structured liquid detergent composition releasably disposed within the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Wei Sun
  • Alcohol containing non-antimicrobial cleansing composition
    Patent number: 11185483
    Abstract: A non-antimicrobial cleansing composition is disclosed comprising from about 10.0 wt. % to less than about 40 wt. % of one or more C1-C8 alcohols; about 0.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % of at least one primary surfactant; 0 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % of at least one secondary surfactant, with the primary and secondary surfactants having an HLB value greater than 8; a pH adjusting agent; and water. The composition does not achieve a microbial kill level greater than 2.0 log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Jo Copeland, Venkatesan Padyachi, James Bingham, Nick Ciavarella, Kayla Elise Ivey, Carey Jaros, Daniel Willis, Jessica Rae Tittl, Srini Venkatesh
  • Sprayable cleaning composition
    Patent number: 11180715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sprayable cleaning composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sprayable cleaning composition including a surfactant system, a non-ionic surfactant and a specific glycol ether solvent, wherein the surfactant system and the glycol ether solvent are in a weight ratio of from 5:1 to 1:5. The composition is substantially non-irritating and/or non-stinging when sprayed from a spray dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Roxane Rosmaninho
  • High performance low viscoelasticity foaming detergent compositions employing extended chain anionic surfactants
    Patent number: 11180718
    Abstract: The invention meets the needs above by providing a surfactant system, mixture or blend that can be used as a part of a soaking composition. The surfactant system is capable of forming emulsions with, and thus removing, oily and greasy stains. In a preferred embodiment the surfactant compositions of the invention can remove non-trans fat and fatty acid stains. The invention involves foaming soaking compositions that have some or part of the anionic surfactant present in the same replaced with an extended chain anionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Yvonne Marie Killeen, Derrick Richard Anderson
  • Filament for producing a washing or cleaning agent product, washing or cleaning agent product, method for producing filaments and washing or cleaning agent product and printing template for the washing or cleaning agent product
    Patent number: 11174453
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a filament (1,13,24) for printing a washing or cleaning agent product (12,28,31), comprising a filament matrix and at least one washing or cleaning agent component bound in the filament matrix, the filament matrix is formed, at least essentially, by at least one water-soluble plastic and the at least one washing or cleaning agent component is received in the filament matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Walter Heberlein, Matthias Sunder, Katja Gerhards
  • Method of making a detergent composition
    Patent number: 11168286
    Abstract: A method of making a detergent composition including the following steps in the recited order: providing an aqueous composition comprising a citrate salt; lowering the pH by adding a first, un-neutralized or partially neutralized, polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a second mixture; increasing the pH by adding alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal bicarbonate to form a third mixture; and adding a second polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a fourth mixture; wherein the detergent composition is preferably an automatic dishwashing detergent composition or a laundry detergent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER FINISH B.V.
    Inventors: Alias Younis Al-Bayati, Gerhard Kämmerer, Caroline Sabina Rigobert, Claudia Schmaelzle, Diego Simionato, Michela Tasinazzo
  • Rinse aid formulation for cleaning automotive parts
    Patent number: 11155769
    Abstract: Hard surface rinse aid compositions incorporating surfactant systems compatible with plastics and plastics containing metals, such as aluminum, are disclosed. The hard surface rinse aid compositions are particularly well suited for use in high concentrations at low temperatures without causing foaming and/or debris or film on the treated surface. In particular, the plastic and aluminum-compatible hard surface rinse aid compositions containing a surfactant system combining nonionic alcohol alkoxylates and a polymer surfactant can be used in treating hard surfaces requiring good sheeting, wetting and drying properties. The methods are particularly well suited for rinsing automotive parts, including those needing painting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Alissa Ellingson, Janel Marie Kieffer
  • Liquid hand dishwashing detergent composition
    Patent number: 11155770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand dishwashing detergent composition including a surfactant system and at least one triblock co-polymer of Formula (I): (EO)x-(PO)y-(EO)x wherein each x is independently on average between about 5 and about 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Nuray Yaldizkaya, Karl Ghislain Braeckman
  • Personal care compositions
    Patent number: 11147757
    Abstract: A personal care composition comprising a surfactant system consisting essentially of an anionic surfactant and a zwitterionic surfactant; a preservative; a pH modifier; and a rheology modifier, wherein the ratio of anionic surfactant to zwitterionic surfactant is about 1:1 to about 2.2:1 of the total composition by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jesse Reed, Cheryl Kozubal, Marian Holerca
  • Automatic dishwashing composition
    Patent number: 11149232
    Abstract: A phosphate-free automatic dishwashing composition including an amine and an enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, James Elliot Goodwin, Glenn Steven Ward
  • Water-soluble articles and related processes
    Patent number: 11142730
    Abstract: Water-soluble unit dose articles and processes for making such articles, the articles having perimeters that define shapes able to form a tessellated pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sun-Jan Alan Huang, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome
  • Methods of using leuco colorants as bluing agents in laundry care compositions
    Patent number: 11142727
    Abstract: A method for treating textile articles including the steps of: (a) providing a laundry care composition comprising a leuco composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing the textile articles in contact with the liquid medium; (d) depositing at least some portion of the leuco composition onto the textile articles; (e) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (f) drying the textile articles, wherein the leuco composition comprises a leuco colorant with a Photoresistance Index of less than or equal to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Wesley A. Freund, Haihu Qin, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
  • Detergent composition for partial cleaning
    Patent number: 11142724
    Abstract: A detergent composition for partial cleaning is disclosed. The detergent composition for partial cleaning includes a) a polymer represented by the following Formula 1, b) a nonionic surfactant represented by the following Formula 2, c) a nonionic surfactant represented by the following Formula 3, d) a nonionic stain release agent (SRN), e) a water-soluble solvent, and f) water, wherein the a) polymer represented by Formula 1 is present in an amount of 1 to 10% by weight and has a viscosity of 20,000 cps or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minji Kim, Jongseok Lee
  • Washing agent containing amine oxide and sugar surfactants
    Patent number: 11136530
    Abstract: A washing agent, preferably a liquid washing agent, which contains at least one amine oxide together with at least one sugar surfactant. For example, at least one glucamide, preferably a fatty acid-N-alkyl glucamide, and/or at least one alkyl polyglycoside, having improved cleaning performance, in particular against fat-containing stains. The invention also relates to methods for washing textiles using the described washing agents and to the uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Martina Seiler, Doris Dahlmann, Anna Klemmer
  • Leuco colorants as bluing agents in laundry care compositions
    Patent number: 11136535
    Abstract: A laundry care composition comprising: (a) at least one laundry care ingredient, (b) a leuco composition; (c) a stabilizing amount of an antioxidant composition which comprises at least one phenol selected from the group consisting of alkylated phenol, hindered phenol, and mixtures thereof and at least one substituted diarylamine, wherein the mole ratio of the phenol to the substituted diarylamine is greater than 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Brian Joseph Loughnane, Samantha Jo Cost, Sanjeev Kumar Dey, Haihu Qin, Wesley A. Freund
  • Automotive finish protection formulation
    Patent number: 11124738
    Abstract: Potassium carbonate, Cocoglucoside, a Preservative, Sodium gluconate, and Demineralized water. The formulation is intended to be dispensed and/or applied from a spray bottle or wet wipe. Demineralized water is used as a solvent and has a concentration of approximately up to approximately 99 percent of the weight by percentage. Potassium carbonate is the uric acid remover, and has a concentration of approximately 1-25 percent of the formulation. Cocoglucoside or Coco Glucoside is a natural, non-ionic, surfactant and acts as a cleaner and has a concentration of approximately 0.1-15 percent. Sodium gluconate is used as a chelating agent and has a concentration of approximately 0.1-25 percent. A chemical preservative may be added the formulation in any amount or percentage as desired or in any amount or sufficient quantity desired for the preservation or shelf life of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Sahley, Krzysztof Zaja̧c
  • Cleaning product
    Patent number: 11124739
    Abstract: A cleaning product having a spray dispenser and a cleaning composition suitable for spraying and foaming, the composition is housed in the spray dispenser and the composition includes: i) from 7% to 12% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system; and ii) from 1% to 15% by weight of the composition of a low cut alcohol alkoxylate non-ionic surfactant. It is an object to provide a product that makes the cleaning of dishware easier and faster. It has now been found that the cleaning composition is substantially non-irritating and/or non-stinging to the consumer when sprayed from the spray dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Roxane Rosmaninho, Mate Debreczeni
  • Coconut-based liquid detergent composition
    Patent number: 11111461
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid detergent composition with a coconut-based compound for cleaning, cleansing, lubricating, and combinations thereof, that can also be packaged inside a gable-top carton without any leaking or leaching out of the gable-top carton, when other combinations of compositions, as well as certain environmental factors are also present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BOCKS INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Lupberger, Arianne Perry
  • Composition suitable as surfactant
    Patent number: 11098269
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a composition comprising two or more compounds of the general formula (I), a dry or liquid formulation comprising said composition as well as the use of said composition as surfactant or as anti-greying agent in a laundry process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frederic Bauer, Claudia Esper
  • Phosphate-free polymeric detergent composition
    Patent number: 11091724
    Abstract: The invention concerns the field of detergent compositions, in particular detergent compositions for automatic washing, in particular for automatic dishwashing. Therefore, the invention provides a phosphate-free detergent composition comprising at least one non-sulfonated, non-ionic surfactant compound and a non-sulfonated water-soluble copolymer prepared, by polymerisation reaction, in the presence of at least one compound comprising at least one alcohol function, acrylic or methacrylic acid and a compound of formula (I): The invention also concerns the use of this non-sulfonated water-soluble copolymer as an anti-scaling agent or anti-drip agent, and a cleaning method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: COATEX
    Inventors: Yves Kensicher, Jean-Marc Suau