Patents Examined by Lorna M. Douyon
  • Patent number: 11680232
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hong Sing Tan, Ming Tang, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome
  • Patent number: 11674112
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of daily cleaning and washing products, and particularly to a double layer detergent tablet and a preparation method thereof. The double layer detergent tablet includes a color absorbing fiber and a solid detergent adhered to the color absorbing fiber, the solid detergent includes the following components by mass percentage: 8-30% of polyvinyl alcohol, 10-40% of surfactant, 0.5-5% of polyvinylpyrrolidone, 1-5% of glycerin, 0.5-5% of water softener, 0.1-1% of plant essence, 14-79.9% of deionized water. The surfactant is a mixture of an anionic surfactant and a non-ionic surfactant; the anionic surfactant is a mixture of sodium coco-sulfate and sodium alpha-olefin sulfonate; and the non-ionic surfactant is a mixture of alkyl glycoside, fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, isomeric alcohol polyoxyethylene ether and fatty acid methyl ester ethoxy compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Guangzhou Joyson Cleaning Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianfeng Sun, Fenglei Li, Jianjia Zhong, Yan Li, Dongqian Wu, Min Sun
  • Patent number: 11667871
    Abstract: A detergent composition includes a surfactant component in an amount of about 20 to about 75 weight percent actives based on a total weight of the detergent composition. The surfactant component includes an alkyl ether sulfate, an alkoxylated alcohol, and a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate. The alkyl ether sulfate is present in an amount of greater than about 20 weight percent actives based on a total weight of the surfactant component. The linear alkylbenzene sulfonate is present in an amount of less than about 40 weight percent actives based on a total weight of the surfactant component. The detergent composition also includes water present in a total amount of from about 10 to about 80 weight and an alkyl dialkylamine oxide present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent actives, each based on a total weight of the detergent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Wei Sun, Narcisse N Toussa, Napaporn Slattery, Alma D. Calderon
  • Patent number: 11661568
    Abstract: A laundry detergent composition containing an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and a lipase enzyme and use of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and lipase enzyme in the laundry detergent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven George Patterson, Jean-Pol Boutique, Johan Maurice Theo De Poortere, Nazarmohammad Gulamhussain Momin
  • Patent number: 11655436
    Abstract: The invention relates to solidification of liquid amine oxide, betaine, and/or sultaine surfactants with a binder 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 a binder and optional carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Wendy Lo, Erik C. Olson, Jon D. Hansen, Katherine J. Molinaro, Corey Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 11649420
    Abstract: A water-soluble film includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) as a main component, wherein the ratio (XTD/XMD) of a degree of elongation (XTD) in the transverse direction (TD) of the water-soluble film to a degree of elongation (XMD) in the machine direction (MD) thereof when the water-soluble film is floated on the surface of water at 20° C. for 60 seconds is from 1.05 to 1.5. The water-soluble film exhibits reduced curling, exhibits reduced positional shift, and shows satisfactory sealability while forming a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Hiura
  • Patent number: 11649419
    Abstract: The use of a first water-soluble film and a second water-soluble film to make a unit dose article and the use of the unit dose article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MONOSOL, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Regine Labeque, Florence Catherine Courchay, Marc Rene Bert Renmans
  • Patent number: 11649417
    Abstract: This invention relates to non-bleeding, non-staining colored speckles for use in granular or powdered detergents such as laundry detergents and automatic dishwashing detergents. The colored speckles are comprised of a salt or salt-containing carrier and a coloring agent and are characterized as being substantially uniformly colored throughout the cross-sectional volume of the speckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Steven Spanhove, Gregory Edward Fernandes
  • Patent number: 11648522
    Abstract: An improved process of forming polyurea and chitosan microcapsules encapsulating a benefit agent is described. The process comprises forming a water phase comprising hydrolyzing chitosan in an acidic medium at a pH of 6.5 or less for an extended period and combining with a polyisocyanate. The reaction product of the hydrolyzed chitosan and polyisocyanate yields a microcapsule having improved release characteristics, with enhanced degradation characteristics in OECD test method 301B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Encapsys, LLC
    Inventor: Linsheng Feng
  • Patent number: 11643622
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laundry sheet wherein one or more component selected from a group consisting of a builder, an enzyme, a bleaching agent and a bleach activator is contained as a granule in a laundry film prepared using a laundry detergent component and a film-forming water-soluble polymer. The laundry sheet of the present invention completely dissolves in water and thus does not need to be removed after laundering. In addition, the laundry sheet of the present invention has superior cleaning performance, is convenient to use and has superior storage stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventors: Min-Seok Cho, Mun-Seong Jo, Kyung-On Cha, Jae-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11634547
    Abstract: A water-soluble film is provided, which is less susceptible to curling even after long-term storage. The water-soluble film includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) , and has a first surface, which has a crystal Unity index Xa, and a second surface, which is opposite to the first surface and has a crystallinity index Xb, where: Xa?Xb; Xa?Xb is from 0.015 to 0.10; and the crystallinity indexes Xa and Xb are measured through an infrared spectroscopic analysis by an attenuated total reflection method and represented by: ABS1141/ABS1093, wherein ABS1141 and ABS1093 are absorbances at wavenumbers of 1141 cm?1 and 1093 cm?1, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichirou Nakahara, Toshiya Ichiki
  • Patent number: 11608479
    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) 5 to 25 wt. % organic solvent; iv) 0.3 to 8 wt. % of a salt of a divalent cation; v) less than 20 wt. % water, and washing methods using this preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Peter Schmiedel, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Julia Sander, Thorsten Ott
  • Patent number: 11591553
    Abstract: A method for producing a washing agent portion unit having at least one receiving chamber surrounded by a water-soluble film, including the steps of: a) transporting a first water-soluble film in the direction of a dosing station; b) molding the first water-soluble film into the cavities of a deep-drawing die located below the water-soluble film, forming at least one cavity in the direction of travel of the film; c) filling the cavity by way of the dosing station with a first flowable washing agent preparation containing, based on its total weight, 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) 8 to 35 wt. % solvent; d) transporting the filled cavity in the direction of a sealing station; e) sealing the filled cavity with a second water-soluble film, and the washing agent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Peter Schmiedel, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski
  • Patent number: 11578291
    Abstract: An improved cleaning composition in block form is described. The composition addresses the consumer issues of having a clear product that remains clear through the life of the product and also has favorable handling properties such as a high melting point and increased hardness. The improvements are the result of three essential ingredients of particular block copolymer nonionic surfactants, alkanecarboxylic salts, and particular solvents at restricted proportions in the overall composition that are molded into a cleaning composition in block form that exhibits a high melting point, hardness and high optical transmittance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Joachim Leipold, Antje Schirmer, Frank Brunecker
  • Patent number: 11566206
    Abstract: A multi-component detergent, including at least two components, that is contained in a container having at least two chambers, wherein a first component K1 is a first liquid composition, containing at least one catechol metal complex compound of formula (I) and at least one free catechol compound of formula (II) or the salt thereof with the proviso that the catechol compound of formula (II) and the salt thereof are different from the compounds of formula (I), and a second component K2 is a second liquid composition, containing at least one surfactant. The present invention further relates to the use of the multi-component detergent for removing bleachable stains and a method for washing textiles using the multi-component detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Mareile Job, Christian Kropf, Ulrich Pegelow
  • Patent number: 11560532
    Abstract: Catechol metal complex compounds of formula (I) are colored and can be used to give color to surfactant compositions. Detergents containing these catechol metal complex compounds do not stain the textile even after repeated use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Mareile Job, Christian Kropf, Ulrich Pegelow
  • Patent number: 11542460
    Abstract: A multi-chamber single dose pack includes a first water-soluble film, a second water-soluble film adhered to the first film, a first chamber and second chamber formed by the first film and the second film, a first detergent wash composition in the first chamber, a second detergent wash composition in the second chamber, a perforated tear line between the two chambers allowing separation of the two chambers by hand without opening either chamber, and a water-soluble adhesive disposed along an outward-facing portion of either or both of the first and second films. The water-soluble adhesive is configured to allow the attachment of at least one further chamber including a further wash composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Narcisse N. Toussa
  • Patent number: 11525104
    Abstract: A porous dissolvable solid can include an isethionate surfactant; a non-sulfate anionic surfactant; and an amphoteric surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hongsing Tan, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11512264
    Abstract: A detergent composition having a) from about 1% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system wherein said surfactant system comprises: 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: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Kevin Bernard Kluesener, Samuel John Moskal
  • Patent number: 11505769
    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 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Steven P. Swanson, Jerald K. Rasmussen, George W. Griesgraber, Andrew W. Vail, Andrew S. Waller