Patents Examined by Lorna M. Douyon
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Patent number: 11920108Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventor: Akinori Shimizu
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Patent number: 11920107Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Heidi Simonne Mariette Soyez, Geert Andre De Leersnyder, Marina Jozefa Hermie, Deepak Ahirwal, James Robert Tinlin, Cindy Jean
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Patent number: 11920112Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Devon Beau Hammel, Grace Marie Rapp
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Patent number: 11920106Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Maria Trinchera, Matthias Sunder, Katja Gerhards, Steffen Ristau, Mohamed Aztout, Vera Diel
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Patent number: 11912963Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAAInventors: Oliver Kurth, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, David Matulla, Volker Blank
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Patent number: 11912962Abstract: This provides a flexible, porous, dissolvable solid sheet article containing a cationic surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dan Xu, Hongsing Tan, Juan Yang, Na Hou, Carl David Mac Namara, Yongli Pan
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Patent number: 11891590Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Daichi Yamashita, Takahiro Hioki, Masatoshi Tohata
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Patent number: 11891587Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: 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: 11879110Abstract: 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: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson, Randall Thomas Reilman, Patrick Christopher Stenger, Cheyne Thomas
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Patent number: 11873467Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Frank Meier, Peter Schmiedel, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski
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Patent number: 11859155Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Carter M. Silvernail, Erik C. Olson, Michel M. Lawrence, Richard D. Johnson, Steven J. Lange
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Patent number: 11859154Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Daniel T. Piorkowski, Casey Camire
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Patent number: 11845913Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Nathan D. Peitersen, Gregory G. Griese
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Patent number: 11840680Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Juergen Detering, Holger Tuerk, Keith E Gutowski, Heike Weber, Gazi Tuerkoglu
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Patent number: 11834626Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Kevin Bernard Kluesener, Samuel John Moskal
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Patent number: 11834628Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Wendy Lo, Erik C. Olson, Jon D. Hansen, Katherine J. Molinaro, Corey Rosenthal
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Patent number: 11834630Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Melissa Cuthbertson, Mauro Vaccaro, Eric San Jose Robles, Katherine Esther Latimer
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Patent number: 11827865Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Janel M. Kieffer, Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Melissa Hunter
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Patent number: 11827864Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Steven P. Swanson, Jerald K. Rasumssen, George W. Griesgraber, Andrew W. Vail, Andrew S. Waller
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Patent number: 11820962Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Erik C. Olson, Chelsea Pettit, Matt Molinaro