Patents by Inventor Alan Thomas Brooker

Alan Thomas Brooker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230416652
    Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition, wherein the composition including a detersive surfactant, an iron-based bleach catalyst and a peroxygen-based bleach, and the composition having an equilibrium pH at 20° C. at a concentration of 10 g/l in deionized water of 10.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Linsey Sarah FULLER, Robert William John STERRY
  • Publication number: 20230416645
    Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition, wherein the composition including a detersive surfactant and an iron-based bleach catalyst, the composition being substantially free of a source of hydrogen peroxide, and the composition having an equilibrium pH at 20° C. at a concentration of 1 g/l in deionized water of greater than 10.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Linsey Sarah FULLER, Robert William John STERRY
  • Publication number: 20230323256
    Abstract: A process for making a packaged laundry detergent powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Richard CONSTABLE, Hossam Hassan TANTAWY, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Benjamin Mark HADDRELL, Lindsey HEATHCOTE, Kerry Louise SWABEY
  • Publication number: 20230250362
    Abstract: A method of laundering fabric including the steps of: (a) contacting a detergent composition including: (i) detersive surfactant; (ii) phenolic antioxidant (iii) percarbonate; (iv) optionally, a bleach activator capable of forming C1-C11 alkyl substituted peroxycarboxylic acid; and (iv) hueing dye, with water to form a wash liquor including from 60 ppm to 2750 ppm detersive surfactant, from 0.1 ppm to 200 ppm phenolic antioxidant, from 10 ppm to 3000 ppm percarbonate, optionally from 2 ppm to 1000 ppm bleach activator, and from 0.005 to 500 pm hueing dye, and from 0.001 ppm to 10.0 ppm iron, and having a pH in the range of from greater than 7.0 to 12.0; (b) contacting fabric with the wash liquor; and (c) laundering the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Anna CELMINA, Sarah Jane DOUGLASS, Linsey Sarah FULLER, Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Robert William John STERRY, Aaron Ryan Wawell Tiu SY
  • Publication number: 20230250361
    Abstract: A method of laundering fabric including the steps of: (a) contacting a detergent composition including linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant, C8-C24 alkyl sulphate detersive surfactant and phenolic antioxidant with water to form a wash liquor including from 50 ppm to 2000 ppm linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant and from 10 to 750 ppm C8-C24 alkyl sulphate, from 0.1 ppm to 200 ppm phenolic antioxidant and from 0.001 ppm to 10.0 ppm iron, and having a pH in the range of from greater than 7.0 to 12.0, and wherein the molar ratio of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant to C8-C24 alkyl sulphate detersive surfactant present in the wash liquor is in the range of from 0.05 to 200; (b) contacting fabric with the wash liquor; and (c) laundering the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Anna CELMINA, Sarah Jane DOUGLASS, Linsey Sarah FULLER, Eric San Jose ROBLES, Robert William John STERRY, Aaron Ryan Wawell Tiu SY
  • Publication number: 20230042663
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric, including a treatment step of subjecting the fabric to an aqueous liquor which includes an anionic surfactant and from about 100 ppm to about 7,000 ppm of an acidifying agent wherein the treatment step is not followed by a rinse off step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Nicola Jane BINNEY, Alan Thomas Brooker, Lindsey HEATHCOTE, Libbi MOON, Eva Maria Perez-Prat Vinuesa, Rachel Morgan Clayton ROEDER
  • Publication number: 20220411719
    Abstract: A laundry detergent powder including: (a) from 1 wt % to 60 wt % detersive surfactant; and (b) from 40 wt % to 80 wt % citric acid, where the citric acid has a weight average particle size of from 450 ?m to 1000 ?m, and where the composition, upon dilution in deionized water at 20° C. to a concentration of 1 g/l has a pH in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Richard CONSTABLE, Hossam Hassan TANTAWY, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Benjamin Mark HADDRELL, Lindsey HEATHCOTE, Kerry Louise SWABEY
  • Patent number: 11332701
    Abstract: Water-soluble unit dose article containing solid laundry detergent composition and water-soluble film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Carly Pickering, Katie Marie Perrie, Robby Renilde François Keuleers, Ned Peter Buijs
  • Patent number: 10808207
    Abstract: A neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing detergent composition including a pH regulator system and a cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of cleaning surfactants, soil suspending polymers and mixtures thereof wherein the weight ratio of the pH regulator system to the cleaning agent is from 3:1 to 1:1 system and wherein the detergent composition includes from 0.01% to 5% by weight of the composition of a perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Alan Thomas Brooker, Lindsay Suzanne Bewick
  • Patent number: 10711225
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes a liquid phase, a lamellar liquid crystal phase, and a particulate phase, where the lamellar liquid phase and particulate phase are dispersed within the liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Philip Frank Souter, Alan Thomas Brooker, Dan Xu, Jeremie Robert Marcel Gummel
  • Patent number: 10683471
    Abstract: A neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing detergent composition including inorganic bleach, enzymes and a cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of cleaning surfactants, soil suspending polymers and mixtures thereof and from 0.01% to 5% by weight of the composition of a perfume and wherein the composition has a cleaning index of at least 60 and a care index of at least 4 as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Alan Thomas Brooker, Lindsay Suzanne Bewick, Lynn Michelle Campbell
  • Patent number: 10683474
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition including: an aldehyde-containing fragrance material, a ketone-containing fragrance material or a mixture thereof; an alcohol a non-amine neutralised linear alkylbenzene sulphonate; a hydroxyl-containing amine; and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Thomas Brooker, Philip Frank Souter, Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Dan Xu, Jeremie Robert Marcel Gummel, Jean-Pol Boutique, Hugo Robert Germain Denutte
  • Patent number: 10662398
    Abstract: Low-pH automatic dishwashing detergent composition having a pH as measured in 1% weight aqueous solution at 25° C. of from about 5 to about 7.5 and comprising a protease selected from the group consisting of: (i) a metalloprotease; (ii) a cysteine protease, (iii) an aspartate protease, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Thomas Brooker, Philip Frank Souter, Colin Ure, Craig Adam Wilkinson, Lindsay Suzanne Bewick
  • Patent number: 10655093
    Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a liquid phase; and a solid cellulosic polymer, where the solid is dispersed within the liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Philip Frank Souter, Dan Xu, Jeremie Robert Marcel Gummel
  • Patent number: 10550357
    Abstract: Water-soluble unit dose article containing solid laundry detergent composition and water-soluble film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Carly Pickering, Ned Peter Buijs
  • Patent number: 10501711
    Abstract: Water-soluble unit dose article containing solid laundry detergent composition and water-soluble film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Carly Pickering, Ned Peter Buijs
  • Publication number: 20190330575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water-soluble unit dose articles comprising an amphoteric surfactant, methods of making and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Stefan Schittko, Alice Michele Boutoille, Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker
  • Patent number: 10457893
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process of washing fabrics where the fabrics have a softening active deposited thereon. It also relates to the use of a liquid laundry detergent composition used in the described process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Colin Ure, Alan Thomas Brooker, Samantha Jane Martell
  • Patent number: 10457898
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising a first and a second cellulosic polymer and a cellulase. Related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Carly Pickering, Alan Thomas Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Colin Ure
  • Patent number: 10457897
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising a first and second polymer. Water-soluble unit dose articles containing such compositions. Related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The PRocter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Carly Pickering, Alan Thomas Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Colin Ure