Patents Examined by Lorna M. Douyon
  • Patent number: 11920108
    Abstract: An antiredeposition agent includes a polyaspartic acid alkali metal having a polydispersity, represented by the ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) to the number-average molecular weight (Mn), of 1.4 or more and being selected from the group consisting of lithium polyaspartate, potassium polyaspartate, and sodium polyaspartate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Akinori Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11920107
    Abstract: Disclosed are particles comprising polyalkylene glycol, an effervescent system and perfume for hard surface cleaning as well as a composition including these particles. Additionally, a method of making such particles and a method of using such particles for cleaning are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Heidi Simonne Mariette Soyez, Geert Andre De Leersnyder, Marina Jozefa Hermie, Deepak Ahirwal, James Robert Tinlin, Cindy Jean
  • Patent number: 11920112
    Abstract: Powder and cast solid alkaline cleaning compositions are disclosed. Powders and/or solidification of a highly alkaline detergent composition are provided including sodium hydroxide beads and/or liquid and sodium carbonate in combination with water conditioning polymers. Methods of cleaning for soil removal of baked on, greasy soils, including those found in ovens, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Devon Beau Hammel, Grace Marie Rapp
  • Patent number: 11920106
    Abstract: A method for producing a multiphase washing or cleaning agent shaped body, including the steps of: a) providing a first free-flowing washing or cleaning agent; b) providing a second washing or cleaning agent; c) feeding the first and second washing or cleaning agent to an injector; d) introducing the first free-flowing washing or cleaning agent and the second free-flowing washing or cleaning agent into a mold by way of the injector; e) solidifying at least one of the free-flowing first and second washing or cleaning agents in the mold, forming a multiphase washing or cleaning agent shaped body; f) removing the multiphase washing or cleaning agent shaped body from the mold, wherein the first and second free-flowing washing or cleaning agent are introduced into the mold through outlet openings in the injector, which are separated. The invention also relates to multiphase shaped bodies produced by way of this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Maria Trinchera, Matthias Sunder, Katja Gerhards, Steffen Ristau, Mohamed Aztout, Vera Diel
  • Patent number: 11912963
    Abstract: A detergent or cleaning agent, in particular a cleaning agent for hard surfaces, having at least two phases which are different from each other. The detergent or cleaning agent includes at least one first phase and at least one second phase that is different, with the at least one first phase being solid and the at least one second phase having at least one polymer and at least one polyvalent alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Oliver Kurth, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, David Matulla, Volker Blank
  • Patent number: 11912962
    Abstract: This provides a flexible, porous, dissolvable solid sheet article containing a cationic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dan Xu, Hongsing Tan, Juan Yang, Na Hou, Carl David Mac Namara, Yongli Pan
  • Patent number: 11891590
    Abstract: Provided is a detergent having a high detergency against corneum-derived stains and a method for evaluating the ability of an enzyme to degrade corneum-derived stains. The detergent a M23A subfamily protease as an active ingredient. The method for evaluating the ability of the enzyme to degrade corneum-derived stains comprises obtaining the degrading activities of the test enzyme on a reference peptide and one or more substrate peptides and evaluating the ability of the test enzyme to degrade corneum-derived stains based on the degrading activities of the test enzyme on the reference peptide and the substrate peptide, wherein the reference peptide is GGGGG or GGGG, the one or more substrate peptides are selected from the group consisting of GGGXG, GXGGG, GGXG, and GXGG, and X is any amino acid residue other than glycine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daichi Yamashita, Takahiro Hioki, Masatoshi Tohata
  • Patent number: 11891587
    Abstract: A water-soluble unit dose article containing a water-soluble film a liquid laundry detergent composition having a first anionic surfactant, and a method of making the water-soluble unit dose article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson, Vincent John Becks, Rebecca Ann Langevin, Mu Wang, Hilde Francoise Louise Andriessen, Karel Jozef Maria Depoot, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers
  • Patent number: 11879110
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson, Randall Thomas Reilman, Patrick Christopher Stenger, Cheyne Thomas
  • Patent number: 11873467
    Abstract: A flowable washing agent preparation containing, based on the total weight thereof, i) 20 to 80 wt. % surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 wt. % fatty acid; iii) 0.3 to 8 wt. % of the salt of a divalent cation; iv) 0.01 to 2 wt. % pigment; v) 8 to 35 wt. % solvent; and a washing method using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Peter Schmiedel, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski
  • Patent number: 11859155
    Abstract: Methods employing detergent compositions effective for reducing hard water scale and accumulation on hard surfaces, namely within food, beverage and pharmaceutical applications are disclosed. The detergent compositions employ phosphinosuccinic acid adducts in combination with an alkalinity source and optionally polymers, surfactants and/or oxidizers, providing alkaline compositions having a pH between about 10 and 13.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Carter M. Silvernail, Erik C. Olson, Michel M. Lawrence, Richard D. Johnson, Steven J. Lange
  • Patent number: 11859154
    Abstract: Unit dose packs and methods of producing and using the same are provided, where the unit dose packs have reduced efflorescence. In accordance with one embodiment, the unit dose pack includes a wash composition encapsulated within a film. The wash composition includes a reverse poloxamer present in an amount of from about 8 to about 20 weight percent, glycerin present in an amount of from about 0 to about 30 weight percent, polyethylene glycol present in an amount of from about 0 to about 30 weight percent, an anionic surfactant present in an amount of from about 9 to about 18 weight percent, a non-ionic surfactant present in an amount of from about 15 to about 30 weight percent, and a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid present in an amount of from about 4 to about 8 weight percent, all based on a total weight of the wash composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniel T. Piorkowski, Casey Camire
  • Patent number: 11845913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-corrosive degreasing concentrate and ready to use formulation. In particular, non-corrosive compositions capable of removing polymerized grease as effectively as some alkali metal hydroxide (i.e. caustic) based degreasers without requiring the use of personal protective equipment are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan D. Peitersen, Gregory G. Griese
  • Patent number: 11840680
    Abstract: Described herein is a dishwashing detergent formulation, including (a) 1-15% by weight of the total composition of (a1) at least one of polyaspartic acid or modified polyaspartic acid or salts thereof, and (a2) at least one graft copolymer composed of wherein the weight ratio of (a1):(a2) is from 20:1 to 1:12; (b) 0-60% by weight of complexing agent; (c) 0.1-80% by weight of builders and/or cobuilders; (d) 0.1-20% by weight of nonionic surfactants; (e) 0-30% by weight of bleaches and bleach activators; (f) 0-10% by weight of enzymes and enzyme stabilizers; and (g) 0-50% by weight of additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Juergen Detering, Holger Tuerk, Keith E Gutowski, Heike Weber, Gazi Tuerkoglu
  • Patent number: 11834626
    Abstract: A detergent composition having a) from about 1% 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. The detergent composition having greater than 3% of fatty acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Kevin Bernard Kluesener, Samuel John Moskal
  • Patent number: 11834628
    Abstract: The invention relates to solidification of liquid anionic surfactants with a binder, carrier, or both binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. In particular, the invention relates to solidification of liquid surfactants utilizing drying device(s), wherein the feed composition contains at least one liquid surfactant and the binder, carrier, or binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Wendy Lo, Erik C. Olson, Jon D. Hansen, Katherine J. Molinaro, Corey Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 11834630
    Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition can include a particle, wherein the particle includes a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase, wherein the continuous phase includes fatty material selected from: fatty acid and/or salts thereof; fatty alcohol; and any combination thereof, wherein the discontinuous phase includes: non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifier surfactant; hydrophobized polyethylene glycol polymer; silicone and/or petrolatum; and perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Melissa Cuthbertson, Mauro Vaccaro, Eric San Jose Robles, Katherine Esther Latimer
  • Patent number: 11827865
    Abstract: The present invention is a solid rinse aid composition and methods of making and using the same. Applicants have surprisingly found that the crystal modifier sodium xylene sulfonate (short chain alkyl benzene or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates) at higher percentage can act as a solidification agent. The solid rinse aid composition generally includes a short chain alkyl benzene or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates solidification agent and an effective amount of a surfactant which can include a sheeting agent component, defoamer component and/or association disruption agent. The solid rinse aid composition may be phosphate-free, aminocarboxylate-free, and GRAS if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Janel M. Kieffer, Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Melissa Hunter
  • Patent number: 11827864
    Abstract: A wipe article includes a substrate, a cationic coating disposed on a surface of the substrate, distributed throughout the substrate, or both. The cationic coating contains a guanidinyl-containing polymer that is crosslinked and bound to the substrate. The substrate includes sponge, nonwoven fabric, or woven fabric. The wipes are useful for removing microorganisms from a microorganism-contaminated surface and also for reducing re-contamination of the cleaned surface or transfer to another surface of the removed microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Steven P. Swanson, Jerald K. Rasumssen, George W. Griesgraber, Andrew W. Vail, Andrew S. Waller
  • Patent number: 11820962
    Abstract: A method of adjusting dispense rate of a solid detergent block of a detergent composition is described here. A solid detergent block is produced from this method may have a predetermined dispense rate or a comparable dispense rate as a solid detergent block produced by extruding method. A process for producing a solid detergent block and a solid detergent composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Erik C. Olson, Chelsea Pettit, Matt Molinaro