Patents Examined by Charles Boyer
  • Patent number: 9605235
    Abstract: Described herein are softening compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and softening agents, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The softening agent can be selected from the group consisting of soy lecithin, oleic acid, glycerol, and mixtures thereof. The softening compositions can be used to soften article(s) (e.g., using as a fabric softener).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: EQUATOR GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Nelson Wainman, Sirilak Narongtanupone, Rosalin Dokphut, Areerat Lertamornchaikul, Sungworn Sangsri
  • Patent number: 9598661
    Abstract: Described herein are cleaning compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and builders, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The builder can be selected from the group consisting of a non-phosphate builder, such as sodium citrate and sodium bicarbonate, boric acid and mixtures thereof. The cleaning compositions can be used to clean articles, launder articles, clean stains from articles, and clean surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: EQUATOR GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Nelson Wainman, Sirilak Narongtanupone, Sungworn Sangsri
  • Patent number: 9598662
    Abstract: Described herein are natural cleaning compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. Further described herein are methods of making fermented fruit solutions for use with cleaning compositions. The fermented fruit solutions described herein can be used in cleaning compositions including laundry detergents, stain removers, fabric softeners, floor cleaners, bathroom cleaners, dishwashing products, kitchen cleaners, liquid soap, multi-purpose cleaners and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: EQUATOR GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sirilak Narongtanupone, Peter Nelson Wainman, Areerat Lertamornchaikul
  • Patent number: 9593296
    Abstract: Described herein are laundry detergent compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and natural based surfactants, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The natural based surfactant can be selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, alkyl polyglycoside, and mixtures thereof. The laundry detergent compositions can be used to clean articles, launder articles, and clean stains from articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: EQUATOR GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Nelson Wainman, Sirilak Narongtanupone, Sungworn Sangsri
  • Patent number: 9574092
    Abstract: Paint formulations having a high absorptivity with respect to solar radiation are disclosed herein. The disclosed paint formulations are also thermally and mechanically durable, thereby enabling the paint formulations to be used on components in solar thermal applications where exposure to high temperatures and environmental conditions may be an issue. The paint formulation can include an oxide-based pigment, an organic binder, one or more additives, an inorganic filler, and/or an organic solvent. The pigment can have a relatively high absorptivity with respect to light having a wavelength in the range from 250 nm to 3000 nm. Curing of the paint formulation can irreversibly convert the organic binder into an inorganic binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: BrightSource Industries (Israel), Ltd.
    Inventors: Shlomo Magdassi, Daniel Mandler, Mubeen Baidossi, Rachel Assa, Ophir Chernin, Yaniv Binyamin
  • Patent number: 9574161
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and systems comprising fit retention polymers and methods of making and using the same. Methods of using such compositions including contacting a fabric with the fabric care composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Bernard William Kluesener, Julie Ann Menkhaus
  • Patent number: 9573884
    Abstract: Fatty amide compositions and their derivatives are disclosed. The fatty amides comprise a reaction product of a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives with a primary or secondary amine. Derivatives made by reducing, quaternizing, sulfonating, alkoxylating, sulfating, and sulfitating the fatty amide are also included. The amine reactant can be diethylenetriamine or (2-aminoethyl)ethanolamine, which provide imidazoline amides or esters, respectively. In one aspect, the ester derivative of the C10-C17 monounsaturated acid or octadecene-1,18-dioic acid is a lower alkyl ester. In other aspects, the ester derivative is a modified triglyceride made by self-metathesis of a natural oil or an unsaturated triglyceride made by cross-metathesis of a natural oil with an olefin. The compositions are valuable for cleaners, fabric treatment, hair conditioning, personal care, antimicrobial compositions, agricultural uses, and oil field applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Stepan Company
    Inventors: Dave R Allen, Marcos Alonso, Randal J Bernhardt, Aaron Brown, Kelly Buchek, Sangeeta Ganguly-Mink, Brian Holland, Gary Luebke, Renee Luka, Andrew D. Malec, Ronald A Masters, Dennis S Murphy, Irene Shapiro, Patti Skelton, Brian Sook, Michael R Terry, Gregory Wallace, Laura Lee Whitlock, Michael Wiester, Patrick Shane Wolfe, Lena Titievsky
  • Patent number: 9567553
    Abstract: A cleaning composition suspension for use as a liquid anti-microbial cleaner which is non-toxic to the extent that it is safe to ingest includes a base diluted vinegar solution which includes sodium bicarbonate dissolved therein and dried and powdered plant matter suspended therein. The dried and powdered plant matter includes prepared leaves from Guiera Senegalensis, Combretum micranthum, and Combretum glutinosum along with prepared flowers from Hibiscus Sabdariffa. The dried and powdered plant matter may additionally include an anti-caking agent and are prepared in such a manner that they may be stored in and dispensed from a conventional spray bottle similar to conventional cleaning agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Omar Mbengue
  • Patent number: 9556302
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, impact resistance, and fluidity and also excellent color developing properties and residence heat stability. A graft copolymer (A) prepared by graft polymerization of a certain amount of a specific monomer (a2)onto a certain amount of composite rubber (a1) composed of a conjugated diene rubber polymer and a cross-linked acrylic ester polymer. The tetrahydrofuran-soluble portion of the composite rubber (a1) has a weight-average molecular weight of 50000 or more in terms of polystyrene and a degree of swelling in toluene of 7.0 or more, or in the composite rubber contained in the graft copolymer, the number of particles having an equivalent-circle diameter of 150 nm or less is 50% or less of the total number of the composite rubber particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON A&L INC.
    Inventors: Takumi Miyahiro, Masanori Ito, Seiji Tamai, Fumitoshi Takeda, Kazunori Takahashi, Tomoyoshi Akiyama, Hajime Tomita, Haruki Okuno, Shunsaku Kubota, Masaaki Okada, Atsushi Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Takada, Nobuyuki Nakashima, Jiichiro Yoshida, Takayoshi Fujiwara, Shouta Kosaka
  • Patent number: 9556407
    Abstract: Compositions, method, and devices are provided for cleaning surfaces, including glass and plastic surfaces. The compositions include white carbon black. The white carbon black can be combined with a binder to form a white carbon black formulation. The white carbon black formulation can be used to clean various glass and plastic surfaces, including transparent surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: Richard Darrow
  • Patent number: 9546345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a concentrated detergent composition comprising an alkali metal carbonate, methylglycinediacetic acid, glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid, and alkali metal tripolyphosphate. The composition is particularly suited to remove tea and coffee soil in warewashing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Foster, David W. Gohl, Sven Klose, Dirk Kullwitz, John Mansergh, Timothy Meier, Beana Pathicheril
  • Patent number: 9546347
    Abstract: The invention relates to fluid washing or cleaning products which are present as combination products comprising a packaging means and at least two fluid washing or cleaning compositions A and B that are located in said packaging means and that are separate from each other, wherein the two compositions A and B comprise A: 10 to 75 wt % of builder material(s); 0.1 to 10 wt % of enzyme preparation; 24.9 to 89.9 wt % of water; and B: less than 0.1 wt % of enzyme preparation; 0.5 to 90 wt % of water and at least one further ingredient of washing or cleaning products, and which fluid washing or cleaning products have an improved stability if the viscosity of the compositions A and B is above 1500 mPas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Konstantin Benda, Nina Muβmann, Thomas Eiting, Brigitte Kempen, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Peter Schmiedel
  • Patent number: 9534192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising granules of phthalocyanine compounds, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in washing agent and additive formulations. The composition comprises a) At least one water-soluble phthalocyanine compound; b) At least one cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone component; c) At least one hydrophilic binding agent; and, optionally, d) Further additives suitable for the preparation of solid agglomerates; and may be liquid, solid, paste-like or gel-like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ullrich Menge, Gunther Schlingloff, Frank Bachmann, Andreas Lindenmaier
  • Patent number: 9518246
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaners for hard surfaces which comprise surfactants and also phosphoric acid esters of a polyether-modified alkyl alcohol, and to the method of use thereof for cleaning hard surfaces and for generating shine on a hard surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Kaoru Tachikawa, Kerstin Ziganke, Stefan Karsten
  • Patent number: 9518245
    Abstract: Compositions and uses thereof to clean and/or rinse tableware, wherein the compositions include a sulfonated silane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: James P. Gardner, Jr., Zachary J. Malmberg, Justin A. Riddle
  • Patent number: 9506019
    Abstract: Silicone nanoemulsions that include alkylene glycol alkyl ethers. Treatment compositions that include such silicone nanoemulsions. Methods of making such nanoemulsions and treatment compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nicholas David Vetter, Patrick Brian Whiting
  • Patent number: 9504636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surfactant solution containing: (a) 28 to 65 wt.-% of a mixture of (a1) 5 to 20 wt.-% of N-methyl-N-oleylglucamine, (a2) 50 to 93 wt.-% of N-methyl-N—C12-C14-acylglucamines, (a3) 0 to 30 wt.-% of other N-methyl-N-acylglucamines, components (a1), (a2) and (a3) adding up to 100 wt.-%, (b) 0 to 20 wt.-% of one or more alcohols, (c) 20 to 72 wt.-% of water, and (d) 0 to 5 wt.-% of additives, components (a), (b), (c) and (d) adding up to 100 wt.-%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Klug, Franz-Xaver Scherl, Carina Mildner, Eva-Maria Keitzl
  • Patent number: 9499723
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyolefin-based composition suitable for use as adhesives and/or tie-layer adhesive compositions as well as multi-layered structures made from and/or containing the polyolefin-based composition. The polyolefin-based composition is made from and/or contains (a) a grafted polyolefin composition, (b) a linear low density polyethylene composition made from and/or containing metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene having a melt index from about 2 to about 10 grams per 10 minutes, (c) an elastomer composition made from and/or containing an polyethylene elastomer, (d) a hydrocarbon-based tackifier, and (e) optionally, an additives composition having one or more additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Equistar Chemicals, LP
    Inventor: Maged G. Botros
  • Patent number: 9499773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a particle comprising an enzyme and a polymer wherein the enzyme and polymer is present as a mixture in the particle and the polymer is substantially soluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of 0 mol/kg and insoluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of more than 1 mol/kg according to method 1 of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventor: Ole Simonsen
  • Patent number: 9493729
    Abstract: Described herein are natural cleaning compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. Further described herein are methods of making fermented fruit solutions for use with cleaning compositions. The fermented fruit solutions described herein can be used in cleaning compositions including laundry detergents, stain removers, fabric softeners, floor cleaners, bathroom cleaners, dishwashing products, kitchen cleaners, liquid soap, multi-purpose cleaners and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: EQUATOR GLOBAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sirilak Narongtanupone, Peter Nelson Wainman, Areerat Lertamornchaikul