Patents Examined by Lorna M. Douyon
  • Patent number: 10808210
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a water-soluble film, including polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) and (PVOH) and an acrylate resin (e.g., methyl acrylate), wherein the water-soluble film remains intact for at least 3 minutes when submerged in water heated to a temperature of about 40° C., as determined by Bleach Compatibility Method A (described herein). The disclosure further provides a packet or pouch comprising water-soluble film of the disclosure. The packet or pouch can optionally include two or more compartments. The disclosure further provides a pouch including a first sealed compartment containing a first composition, the first sealed compartment comprising the water-soluble film according to the disclosure. Optionally, the first composition can include a bleach composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MONOSOL, LLC
    Inventors: David M. Lee, Nicholas Zeese, Jennifer L. Childers, Stephen Bullock
  • Patent number: 10793813
    Abstract: A water dispersible pouch for moistening a tissue includes a film that encloses a cavity, the film having a body portion and a region of weakness, the region of weakness having a thickness that is less than a thickness of body portion; and a substantially waterless wetting composition disposed within the cavity; wherein the water dispersible pouch has a rupture strength at the region of weakness of less than 10 pounds per square inch (psi).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Thomas I. Stafford, III, Sarah Anne Lemke
  • Patent number: 10781409
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a homogeneous three-phase laundry detergent wipe and a method for manufacturing same, wherein washing active substances which are water insoluble and solid at ambient temperature are incorporated into a substrate which is solid at ambient temperature such that the substances are homogeneously distributed across the substrate after incorporation, and wherein the substrate so functionalized is impregnated with an impregnating liquid. The substances incorporated into the wipe can be zeolites and/or phyllosilicates and/or optical brighteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Coin Consulting GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Mausberg, Michael Pulina, Jost Adler
  • Patent number: 10774294
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides stable unit dose compositions with enhanced pack rigidity. Such unit dose compositions comprise a liquid composition having at least four non-aqueous solvents, a beneficial composition, and a water-soluble container formed from a water-soluble or water-dispersible film material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Thomas Piorkowski
  • Patent number: 10774290
    Abstract: A detergent composition in the form of an effervescent tablet having high dissolution rate and good stability, which is suitable for producing aqueous solutions of cleaning compositions for cleaning hard surfaces and clothes. The tablet includes an alkylsulfate-type anionic surfactant, an effervescent system, a combination of at least two disintegrating agents, and urea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventor: Lorena Martí Coma
  • Patent number: 10760034
    Abstract: Stable unit dose compositions with high water content are provided. Such unit dose compositions include an aqueous composition having a water activity of from about 0.65 to about 0.95 and a water-soluble container formed from a water-soluble or water-dispersible film material. In one embodiment, the aqueous composition includes water in an amount of 25% to 70% by weight, a surfactant system, and a water binding agent. The surfactant system may include: (1) a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) and/or an alcohol ethoxylsulfate (AES), (2) a non-ionic surfactant, and (3) a fatty acid. The unit dose compositions can prevent the enclosed liquid detergent composition with a high level of water content from dissolving or pre-maturely dispersing the water-soluble container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Casey Elphege Camire, Patrick Shane Akeem Harewood, Cynthia L. Moser, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, David S. Stott, II
  • Patent number: 10752868
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a single-compartment, multiple phase unit dose dishwashing detergent composition and a single-compartment, multiple phase unit dose fabric cleaning or treatment composition, the preparations and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Montes Jose Ulibarri, Kadar Gedi, Ebner J. Manuel, Maxime Pelletier, Janet Coope-Epstein
  • Patent number: 10751762
    Abstract: Aluminum safe degreaser and pre-soak compositions, methods of making, and uses thereof are disclosed. In particular, a solid degreaser composition is described which provides soft metal protection against corrosion, avoids silicate staining, and maintains efficacy for removal of heavy baked-on carbon, shortening, caramelized, and greasy soils from bakery and deli wares.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Bethany Carter, Karen Rigley, Lee Jones
  • Patent number: 10745655
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pouches made from a combination of chemically different water-soluble films and containing household care compositions that are at least partially enclosed by the water-soluble films in at least one compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Florence Catherine Courchay, Regine Labeque, Steven George Friedrich, David M Lee, Shinsuke Nii, Lee Kon Yeung, Thomas J Yogan, Marc Rene Bert Renmans
  • Patent number: 10745653
    Abstract: A detergent product for treating textiles, in particular for cleaning textiles and/or washing textiles, is illustrated and described, including a film pouch having at least one pouch chamber which is enclosed by at least one water-soluble film and contains a detergent preparation. In order to improve the dissolution behavior of the detergent product, the film pouch has at least one through-flow opening arranged outside of the pouch chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Meier, Katja Gerhards, Matthias Sunder
  • Patent number: 10731115
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a unit-dose capsule which includes optionally forming the first film into the shape of a first cavity, supercooling a first component to a temperature at which the equilibrium state of the first component is a gel, dispensing the first component in a supercooled state into the first cavity, such that the first component gels to form at least one layer of gel adhered to and/or in contact with the first film, forming a second film into the shape of a second cavity, filling the second cavity with a second component, sealing the first film to the second film to form a sealed cavity comprising at least one chamber containing the first component and the second component. The method may further include wetting and perforating the first film. The unit-dose capsule comprises the sealed container and the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Alan Warren, M. Shawn French, Edward R. Paulsen, Troy H. Alvey, Abey Cherian, Montes Jose Ulibarri, Janet Coope-Epstein, Maxime Pelletier
  • Patent number: 10731108
    Abstract: A process of making a liquid detergent composition includes the steps of providing a manufacturing line that includes, in series and in fluid communication, an upstream region, a confluence region, and a downstream region; providing a liquid base composition at the upstream region, where the liquid base composition includes at least one surfactant and at least one detergent adjunct; and combining the liquid base composition with a zwitterionic surfactant, such as amine oxide, in the confluence region, resulting in a detergent composition at the downstream region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Cincinnati
    Inventors: Douglas James Wildemuth, Jeffrey Frank Omnitz
  • Patent number: 10723984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detergent composition for preparing an envelope type detergent, the detergent composition including: a) a non-ionic surfactant; b) an anionic surfactant; c) a film forming water-soluble polymer; d) an alkali builder; and e) a plasticizer, and an envelope type detergent prepared therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventor: Man Sup Shin
  • Patent number: 10723981
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions containing a microcapsule with a cationically charged coating and a fluorescent brightener with a distyrylbiphenyl unit, preferably Fluorescent Brightener-49, are provided. The compositions provide improved delivery efficiency of microcapsules and brightening of fabric whilst minimizing phase stability issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Liu, Amaranta Ramirez-Almaraz, Li Lv, Xu Huang
  • Patent number: 10723983
    Abstract: 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 an apertured film wall material and methods for making same, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Dreher, Mark Robert Sivik, Gregory Charles Gordon, Hailing Bao, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Paul Thomas Weisman
  • Patent number: 10717953
    Abstract: A single dose pack and methods for producing and using the same are provided. In one embodiment, a single dose pack includes a container, wherein the container comprises a water-soluble film, and a wash composition encapsulated within the container. The wash composition includes a detergent surfactant, water present in an amount of from about 8 to about 40 weight percent, based on the total weight of the wash composition, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG) blend. The PEG blend includes at least one relatively higher molecular weight (MW) PEG having an average MW of about 1500 Daltons or greater in combination with at least one relatively lower MW PEG having an average MW of about 400 Daltons or less and/or at least one mid-MW PEG having an average MW of between about 400 and about 1500 Daltons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, Casey Elphege Camire, David S. Stott, II
  • Patent number: 10703912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
  • Patent number: 10696926
    Abstract: Stable unit dose compositions with high water content are provided. Such unit dose compositions include an aqueous composition having a water activity of from about 0.60 to about 0.95 and a water-soluble container formed from a water-soluble or water-dispersible film material. In one embodiment, the aqueous composition includes water in an amount of 20% to 70% by weight, a structured surfactant system which is in the form of a lamellar structure, and a salt which promotes the formation of the lamellar structure. The surfactant system may include: (1) a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) and/or an alcohol ethoxylsulfate (AES), (2) a non-ionic surfactant, and (3) a fatty acid. The unit dose compositions can prevent the enclosed liquid detergent composition with a high level of water content from dissolving or pre-maturely dispersing the water-soluble container due to the lamellar structure of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Casey Elphege Camire, Patrick Shane Akeem Harewood, Cynthia L. Moser, Daniel Thomas Piorkowski, David S. Stott, II
  • Patent number: 10696934
    Abstract: A water-soluble film contains a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A), and has a complete dissolution time (T) and a curl area percentage (S), wherein a product (T×S) of the complete dissolution time (T) and the curl area percentage (S) satisfies the following expression (1): 1000?(Complete dissolution time (T))×(Curl area percentage (S))?7000??(1) The water-soluble film satisfies contradictory property requirements, i.e., satisfactory solubility and curl suppressing property, for example, even if being formed by using an acid-modified PVA resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Ookubo, Katsuhiko Katsuma, Takahiro Hiura
  • Patent number: 10689604
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an automatic dishwashing detergent product, said product being provided as a discrete dosage unit and comprising a continuous, non-aqueous gel phase, comprising manufacturing said gel phase by a method comprising free radical polymerisation of monomer(s) in a non-aqueous reaction mixture to form a polymeric builder; wherein said reaction mixture comprises: at least one non-ionic surfactant which is an optionally end-capped alcohol alkoxylate; and one or more monomers comprising acrylic acid and optionally one or more further ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated acids, wherein no more than 0.1 wt % of the total amount of the monomer(s) are crosslinking monomer(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.
    Inventors: Pavlinka Roy, Claudia Schmaelzle, Caroline Rigobert, Heike Weber, Helmut Witteler, Yannick Fuchs, Roland Bohn