Patents Examined by Lorna M. Douyon
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Patent number: 12258544Abstract: A process for making a particulate laundry detergent composition, the process includes the steps: (a) contacting water, starch, acid and perfume to form a concentrated aqueous acidic mixture, the concentrated acidic mixture includes: (i) from about 20 wt % to about 60 wt % starch; (ii) from about 10 wt % to about 50 wt % acid; (ii) from about 2 wt % to about 20 wt % perfume; (iv) from 10 wt % to less than about 45 wt % water; the concentrated acidic mixture has a pH of less than about 4.5; (b) subjecting the concentrated acidic mixture to a perfume emulsification step to emulsify the perfume to form an emulsified perfume mixture in fluid form; and (c) spraying the emulsified perfume mixture in fluid form onto base detergent particles so that the emulsified perfume mixture at least partially coats the base detergent particles to form the particulate laundry detergent composition, the base detergent particles include from about 4 wt % to about 60 wt % detersive surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joss Prest, Zoe Dyter, Eric San Jose Robles, Hossam Hassan Tantawy
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Patent number: 12247182Abstract: A liquid laundry composition having from about 6% to about 50%, by weight of the laundry composition, of a surfactant component. The surfactant component having from about 0.5% to about 30%, by weight of the laundry composition, of an HLAS surfactant selected from alkyl benzene sulfonic acids, alkali metal or amine salts of C10-16 alkyl benzene sulfonic acids, wherein the HLAS surfactant comprises greater than 50% C12.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson, Randall Thomas Reilman, Patrick Christopher Stenger, Cheyne Thomas
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Patent number: 12247183Abstract: A water-soluble unit dose article containing a water-soluble film and a liquid laundry detergent composition having a first anionic surfactant, and a method of making the water-soluble unit dose article.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson, Vincent John Becks, Rebecca Ann Langevin, Mu Wang, Hilde Francoise Louise Andriessen, Karel Jozef Maria Depoot, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers
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Patent number: 12247184Abstract: A detergent composition having a) from about 10% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system wherein the surfactant system includes: i) at least 35%, by weight of the surfactant system, of nonionic surfactant and ii) from 5% to about 20%, by weight of the surfactant system, of amine oxide.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Kevin Bernard Kluesener, Samuel John Moskal
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Patent number: 12241043Abstract: An active composition delivery system having a water-soluble top layer, a water-soluble bottom layer, and an active composition disposed therebetween. The water-soluble top and bottom layers are joined together to form a pouch sized and shaped to hold an amount of an active composition. The active composition delivery system further includes a plurality of water-soluble joints, joining the top and bottom water-soluble layers.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: DIZOLVE GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Dieter G. Seiler
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Patent number: 12232673Abstract: A cleaning implement for cleaning a target surface is provided that includes an erodible foam adapted to contact a surface to be cleaned and a rheological solid composition comprising a crystallizing agent and an aqueous phase.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Brandon Philip Illie, Taotao Zhu, Jamie Lynn Dria, Randall Glenn Marsh
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Patent number: 12234428Abstract: Pouches, for example pouches that contain one or more active agents, such as a fabric care active agent or dishwashing active agent and/or detergent compositions, and more particularly pouches employing a water-soluble fibrous wall material, pouches employing a fibrous wall material that ruptures during use, and methods for making same, are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Andreas Josef Dreher, Mark Robert Sivik, Gregory Charles Gordon, Hailing Bao, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Paul Thomas Weisman
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Patent number: 12227720Abstract: Consumer product compositions, such as fabric care compositions, that include first and second populations of encapsulates, where at least one of the populations is characterized by a relatively high core:shell weight ratio. Methods related to the use and making of such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Johan Smets, An Pintens, Conny Erna Alice Joos, Joana Andreia Lameiras Domingues, Fadi Selim Chakar, Linsheng Feng, Presley Genevie Neuman, Robert Stanley Bobnock
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Patent number: 12209231Abstract: This invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising a laundry care ingredient and a polymeric thiophene hueing agent.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Wesley A. Freund, Richard Lawson, Sanjeev K. Dey, Nolan Peevy
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Patent number: 12195703Abstract: This invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising a laundry care ingredient and a polymeric thiophene hueing agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Wesley A. Freund, Richard Lawson, Sanjeev K. Dey, Nolan Peevy
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Patent number: 12180436Abstract: A composition including a plurality of individual particles. The individual particles include a water soluble carrier and a fabric care benefit active agent. Each individual particle has a flat bottom, a rounded top, and maximum height. Each individual particle has a porous bottom third, a porous middle third, and a porous top third. The bottom third average pore radius and the top third average pore radius differ by less than about 15 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kristin Rhedrick Williams, Richard Albert Huddleston, Ke Ming Quan
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Patent number: 12146119Abstract: A dissolvable toilet cleaning solid tablet includes an anionic surfactant; virgin soap pellets; and borax, and desirably, a carbonate or bicarbonate salt; and an acid. The borax comprises about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of the composition, and the virgin soap pellets comprise about 12% to about 25% by weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Christopher Michael Rodriguez, John Daniel Konikowski
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Patent number: 12134749Abstract: The application relates to a shaped detergent product comprising 10-100 wt. % of a solid amorphous phase and 0-90 wt. % of one or more other solid phases, wherein the solid amorphous phase comprises 25-88 wt. % free acid equivalent of aminopolycarboxylate, 10-60 wt. % free acid equivalent of an acid, wherein the acid is not an aminopolycarboxylate and 2-30 wt. % water and wherein the shaped detergent product contains at least 0.5 wt. % surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Conopco Inc.Inventors: Hélène Julie Marie Arlabosse, Robert Jan Moll
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Patent number: 12129452Abstract: A liquid laundry additive is provided, comprising a cleaning booster polymer having structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of formula (I) wherein x is an average of 0 to 20, wherein y is an average of 0 to 30 and wherein x+y is at least 1; and, optionally, structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of formula (II) wherein R1 is independently selected from a —C1-4 alkyl, and wherein R2 is independently selected from H and methyl.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Asghar A. Peera, Stephen J. Donovan, Roy Roberts
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Patent number: 12129448Abstract: Water-soluble unit dose article containing a laundry detergent composition containing a capsule having a core and a shell.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Andre Martim Barros, Mariana B. T. Cardoso, Johan Smets, Steven Daryl Smith, Pierre Daniel Verstraete, Valerie Wong, Robby Renilde François Keuleers
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Patent number: 12129447Abstract: A cleaning wipe having a nonwoven substrate impregnated with a dispersal composition including at least one of a polar solvent and a water-in-oil emulsion is disclosed. The dispersal composition provides an enhancement to the dispersion of the nonwoven substrate including a binder when placed within a waste water stream after use, thereby more effectively disposing of the wipe after use.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Rockline Industries, Inc.Inventors: Douglas B. Cole, Shankar Krishnamoorthy
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Patent number: 12129451Abstract: A dissolvable solid article that is formed by a homogeneous mixture. The mixture includes from about 10% to about 50% of a water soluble polymer, from about 5% to about 80% of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 40%, of a silicone. The silicone can have a particle size of from about 50 nm to about 25 micron. The silicone can have the article contains up to 0.2% nitrogen coming from the silicone.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mui Siang Soh, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Todd Ryan Thompson
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Patent number: 12129454Abstract: A method of making a non-fibrous laundry detergent sheet can include dispensing a microcapsule onto a precursor non-fibrous laundry detergent sheet, wherein the precursor non-fibrous laundry detergent sheet can include: (a) at least one surfactant; (b) at least one film former; and (c) a thickness ranging from 0.1 mm to 10 mm.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Hongsing Tan, Ming Tang, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome
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Patent number: 12129450Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent formulation is provided, comprising: a liquid carrier; a cleaning surfactant; and a cleaning booster polymer, wherein the cleaning booster polymer has structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of formula (I) and, optionally, structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of formula (II)Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Asghar A. Peera, Stephen J. Donovan, Roy Roberts
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Patent number: 12122979Abstract: A cleaning article for cleaning a target surface is provided that includes a substrate having a first surface and second surface and a rheological solid composition comprising a crystallizing agent and an aqueous phase.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Scott Kendyl Stanley, Brandon Philip Illie, Taotao Zhu, Jamie Lynn Dria