Patents Examined by Gregory R. Delcotto
  • Patent number: 10883070
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bleaching composition comprising hypochlorite-based bleach particles and moisture-sensitive particles encapsulating an oil within starch or starch-derivative matrix, the composition being surprisingly stable toward degradation of the starch upon storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventors: Denis Shcherbakov, Christian Starkenmann, Pierre-Etienne Bouquerand, Marco Pacchiani, Valery Normand
  • Patent number: 10876076
    Abstract: A method for use of substituted dihydroxyterephthalic acid amides in detergents and cleaning agents, for improving detergent or cleaning performance with respect to bleachable stains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Kropf, Rainer Jeschke, Sascha Schaefer, Christian Umbreit, Alexander Schulz, Michael Strotz
  • Patent number: 10876075
    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
  • Patent number: 10876079
    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
  • Patent number: 10844334
    Abstract: Problem to be Solved To provide a composition that can efficiently remove a photoresist adhering to an edge portion and a back surface of a substrate, in a process of producing a mask which is used when the substrate is subjected to etching treatment to have an element, a circuit etc., formed thereon using the photoresist. Solution The composition for removing a resist of the present invention is a composition comprising a surfactant and a solvent, wherein the composition contains, as the surfactant, at least the following component (A). Component (A): a polyglycerol derivative represented by the following formula (a): RaO—(C3H5O2Ra)n—Ra??(a) wherein n represents the number of the repeating units, and is an integer of 2 to 60; and Ra identically or differently represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-18 hydrocarbon group or a C2-24 acyl group, provided that at least two of the (n+2) number of Ra are C1-18 hydrocarbon groups and/or C2-24 acyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Sakanishi
  • Patent number: 10836984
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method for stabilizing both lipase and protease in liquid enzymatic laundry detergent, comprising steps of: first, self-assembling conjugated linoleic acid with protease and lipase, respectively, to form vesicles encapsulated protease and vesicles encapsulated lipase at a low Ca2+ concentration; then, mixing the solution of vesicles encapsulated protease and the solution of vesicles encapsulated lipase, and then partially cross-linking conjugated linoleic acid molecules on the vesicles' surface. The obtained enzyme vesicles, after being concentrated, can be used directly in liquid laundry detergent. The lipase in the liquid laundry detergent will not be degraded by protease, and the enzymes in vesicles are able to resist against surfactant inhibition. Thus, the enzyme activities can be maintained in the liquid laundry detergent, and the enzymatic vesicles will be broken to release enzymes, when the liquid laundry detergent is used at a higher Ca2+ concentration such as in tap water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yun Fang, Yongmei Xia, Bei Wei, Yinxing Yan
  • Patent number: 10829721
    Abstract: Enzymes tend to be inactivated during wash by a bleach catalyst in combination with a source of organic peroxyacids. The risk of enzyme inactivation by active bleach catalyst is reduced when the release of the enzyme into the wash solution is delayed. The enzyme stability during washing together with a bleach catalyst can be improved by applying a delayed-release coating to cores which comprise the enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Luise Erlandsen
  • Patent number: 10822516
    Abstract: A water-based coating composition and method for forming a multi-layer coating film by which it is possible to form a coating film 5 having excellent smoothness, image clarity, and chipping resistance in a 3C1B format. The composition is characterized by containing 7 to 60 mass % of an acrylic resin emulsion (a), 10 to 60 mass % of a film-forming resin (b), and 10 10 to 50 mass % of a curing agent (c), on the basis of the total mass of the solid resin content in the composition; the acrylic resin emulsion (a) having a core/shell structure where the core section contains, as a copolymer component, 0.1 to 10 mass % of a polymerizable unsaturated 15 monomer having two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in one molecule, on the basis of the total mass of monomer of the core section, and the hydroxyl value of the core section is 50 to 200 mgKOH/g, and the hydroxyl value of the shell section is 50 to 200 mgKOH/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Azuma, Narihito Nakano
  • Patent number: 10808207
    Abstract: A neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing detergent composition including a pH regulator system and a cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of cleaning surfactants, soil suspending polymers and mixtures thereof wherein the weight ratio of the pH regulator system to the cleaning agent is from 3:1 to 1:1 system and wherein the detergent composition includes from 0.01% to 5% by weight of the composition of a perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Alan Thomas Brooker, Lindsay Suzanne Bewick
  • Patent number: 10808205
    Abstract: A solid oven cleaning composition is disclosed herein, as well as processes for preparation of the composition and methods for use of the same. A benefit to the solid oven cleaning composition can be providing a solid composition that is compact in size yet effective and efficient to use for cleaning the surfaces of an oven. Benefits to the solid oven cleaning composition can be enabling the use of less cleaning product and less time for cleaning an oven. A benefit to the solid oven cleaning composition can be the requirement of less space for shipment and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNUS PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Matthew Montes
  • Patent number: 10801147
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for cleaning a cloth or fabric that has been used for growing plants. The cloth or fabric may be separated from or mounted with respect to a tray or support during the cleaning operation. At least two opposed, rotating brushes engage the top and bottom surfaces of the cloth or fabric to abrade and clean those surfaces. In addition, spray units, e.g., high pressure fluid nozzles, may direct cleaning fluid against one or both surfaces of the cloth or fabric. Filtration and sterilization systems may also be associated with the cleaning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Just Greens, LLC
    Inventor: Edward D. Harwood
  • Patent number: 10800998
    Abstract: Problem to be Solved To provide a composition that can efficiently remove a photoresist adhering to an edge portion and a back surface of a substrate, in a process of producing a mask which is used when the substrate is subjected to etching treatment to have an element, a circuit etc., formed thereon using the photoresist. Solution The composition for removing a resist of the present invention is a composition comprising a surfactant and a solvent, wherein the composition contains, as the surfactant, at least the following component (A). Component (A): a polyglycerol derivative represented by the following formula (a): RaO—(C3H5O2Ra)n—Ra??(a) wherein n represents the number of the repeating units, and is an integer of 2 to 60; and Ra identically or differently represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-18 hydrocarbon group or a C2-24 acyl group, provided that at least two of the (n+2) number of Ra are C1-18 hydrocarbon groups and/or C2-24 acyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Sakanishi
  • Patent number: 10785989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for removing the fouling deposited in a milk processor unit after a thermal processing of milk or a food product including milk at a T between 80° C. and 150° C. for at least 4 hours, including said fouling proteins, lactose, minerals and products formed therefrom, comprising the step of applying a cleaning solution on said fouling deposited in the milk processor unit. The present invention further relates to a cleaning solution for removing the fouling deposited in a milk processor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
    Inventors: Jose Juan Rodriguez Jerez, Abel Guillermo Rios Castillo, Alfons Eduard Guerrero Navarro
  • Patent number: 10781411
    Abstract: A cleaning composition, which is suitable for cleaning fuel delivery systems, air-intake systems, intake valves, and combustion chambers, includes at least 3 wt. % of a polyether component, at least 5 wt. % of a polar solvent, and at least 5 wt. % a non-polar solvent. The polyether component is selected from polyethers, polyetheramines, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart L. Bartley, Thomas R. Weyenberg, Michael D. Nicholls, Garrett Parker
  • Patent number: 10780400
    Abstract: Provided is an agent and a liquid for cleaning an RO membrane to remove effectively foulants that can not be sufficiently removed with conventional cleaning agents when an RO membrane particularly an aromatic polyamide RO membrane has been used for water treatment and has become fouled resulting in degradation of performance such as permeation flux, pressure difference, and salt rejection rate. The agent for cleaning an RO membrane includes an aliphatic amide and/or an aromatic amide. Also provided is a method for cleaning an RO membrane with the cleaning agent or the cleaning liquid. The aliphatic amide and/or the aromatic amide particularly an aliphatic amide and/or an aromatic amide being soluble in water and having a relatively low molecular weight remove effectively foulants adhered on an aromatic polyamide RO membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Ishii, Takahiro Kawakatsu
  • Patent number: 10781438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and processes in the field of self-cleaning system using digestive proteins. One composition includes a substrate, a digestive protein capable of decomposing a stain molecule, and a linker moiety bound to both said digestive protein and said substrate. The processes include binding a substrate to a surface and forming a linker moiety between a digestive protein and said substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Ping Wang, Minjuan Zhang, Hongfei Jia, Archana H. Trivedi, Masahiko Ishii
  • Patent number: 10781404
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a substrate which is or comprises a textile, the method comprising agitating the substrate in the presence of a cleaning composition comprising: i. cleaning particles comprising a thermoplastic polyamide and a particulate inorganic filler having a density of at least 2.5 g/cm3, said cleaning particles having an average particle size of from 1 to 100 mm, wherein the cleaning particles have an average density of at least 1.65 g/cm3 and/or the particulate inorganic filler has a D50 particle size of at least 10 microns and/or a D90 particle size of at least 40 microns; and ii. a liquid medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Xeros Limited
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Bird, Gordon Lee Ellis, Martina Schoemer, Simon Kniesel, Philipp Kloke, Frank Ehret, Matthias Dietrich
  • Patent number: 10772820
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for cleansing a keratin material, comprising, in an aqueous phase: a) at least one amino acid surfactant; b) calcium alginate, wherein the weight ration (a/b) of a) amino acid surfactant and b) calcium alginate is from 0.7 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Huifeng Wang
  • Patent number: 10767138
    Abstract: An all natural multipurpose cleaner composition includes: distilled water; lauryl glucoside (AG-60); aloe vera; vitamin E; ethyl alcohol (food grade); a preservative; and citric acid. Further embodiments of the composition include: tea tree oil; oregano; and a scent. The scent may include any of the following: lemon grass; cinnamon; sweet orange; rosemary; lemon and lime; pine; citronella; peppermint; eucalyptus; lavender; tea tree oil; and eucalyptus citriodora.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: Ivania Guerrero
  • Patent number: 10767139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a concentrated detergent composition comprising surfactant, alkali metal carbonate, methylglycinediacetic acid, glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid, and alkali metal tripolyphosphate. The composition is particularly suited to remove protein soil in warewashing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Meier, David Dotzauer, Tobias Neil Foster, John Mansergh