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).

  • Process For Washing Fabrics
    Publication number: 20180037851
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a process of washing fabrics using a water-soluble unit dose article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Carlos Amador Zamarreno, Alan Thomas Brooker, Robby Renilde Francoise Kueleers, Laura Bueno Romo
  • Laundry Detergent Composition Comprising A Cyclic Diamine And An Amphoteric Surfactant
    Publication number: 20180037855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water-soluble unit dose articles comprising an amphoteric surfactant and a cyclic diamine, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Colin URE
  • Process For Washing Fabrics
    Publication number: 20180037853
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a process of washing fabrics using a water-soluble unit dose article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Carlos Amador Zammarreno, Alan Thomas Brooker, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Laura Bueno Romo
  • AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170362545
    Abstract: An 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, the composition includes a sulfonated polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Alan Thomas BROOKER, James Elliot GOODWIN, Philip Frank SOUTER, Glenn Steven WARD
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170362547
    Abstract: A 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 including a mixture of metalloproteases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Philip Frank SOUTER, Euan Campbell STRACHAN
  • AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170362538
    Abstract: An 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, the composition including an esterified alkyl alkoxylated surfactant of general formula (I) wherein R is a branched or unbranched alkyl radical having 8 to 16 carbon atoms; R3, R1 independently of one another, are hydrogen or a branched or unbranched alkyl radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 is an unbranched alkyl radical having 5 to 17 carbon atoms; 1, n independently of one another, are a number from 1 to 5 and m is a number from 13 to 35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Philip Frank SOUTER
  • CLEANING POUCH
    Publication number: 20170362550
    Abstract: Pouch including a cleaning composition, the pouch includes a compartment housing a liquid composition, the liquid composition includes a liquid soil-suspension polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Elena ALDA RODRIGUEZ, Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Philip Frank SOUTER, Euan Campbell STRACHAN
  • AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170362546
    Abstract: An 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, the composition includes a surface-modification surface-substantive polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Alan Thomas BROOKER, James Elliot GOODWIN, Stefano SCIALLA, Philip Frank SOUTER, Glenn Steven WARD
  • LAUNDRY UNIT DOSE ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20170349864
    Abstract: Methods of washing laundry in an automatic laundry machine using a multicompartment water-soluble unit dose article having a water-soluble film and a liquid laundry detergent composition, wherein the unit dose article has a height, a width and a length, wherein the length is the longest dimension and the height is the smallest dimension, and wherein the ratio of the maximum length to the maximum height is between about 2:1 and about 10:1, wherein the unit does article comprises a gas, and wherein the ratio of the volume of said gas to the volume of the liquid laundry detergent composition is between about 1:25 and about 1:10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Philip Frank SOUTER, Andrew John SMITH, Jose David BAEZ CHAVEZ
  • LAUNDRY UNIT DOSE ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20170349863
    Abstract: Methods of washing laundry in an automatic laundry washing machine using multicompartment water-soluble unit dose articles having a water-soluble film and a liquid laundry detergent composition, wherein at least one compartment of the unit dose article has the liquid laundry detergent composition and wherein the unit dose has a height, a width and a length, wherein; the maximum length is between about 2 and about 5 cm; the maximum width is between about 2 and about 5 cm; and the maximum height is between about 3 and about 5 cm; and wherein the volume of the liquid laundry detergent composition within the water-soluble unit dose is between about 10 and about 20 ml.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Alan Thomas BROOKER, Philip Frank SOUTER, Andrew John SMITH, Jose David BAEZ CHAVEZ
  • Water-Soluble Unit Dose Article Comprising A Powder Composition
    Publication number: 20170342355
    Abstract: A water-soluble unit dose article that includes a water-soluble film and powder composition, where the powder composition includes a) an acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst; b) from 1% to 10% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal carbonate; c) from 5% to 20% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal bicarbonate; d) from 5% to 20% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal silicate; e) from 5% to 20% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal sulphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Joseph Lant, Stefano Scialla, Linsey Sarah Fuller, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Alan Thomas Brooker
  • Water-Soluble Unit Dose Article Comprising A Bleach Catalyst
    Publication number: 20170342357
    Abstract: Water-soluble unit dose articles including a bleach catalyst and methods of their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Joseph Lant, Stefano Scialla, Linsey Sarah Fuller, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Alan Thomas Brooker
  • Detergent Composition Comprising A Bleach Catalyst And A Protease
    Publication number: 20170342350
    Abstract: A detergent composition including an acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst and a protease having at least a 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: NEIL JOSEPH LANT, STEFANO SCIALLA, LINSEY SARAH FULLER, ROBBY RENILDE FRANCOIS KEULEERS, ALAN THOMAS BROOKER
  • PROCESS FOR WASHING FABRICS
    Publication number: 20170342353
    Abstract: A process for washing fabrics including the steps; a) contacting fabrics to be washed and a wash liquor in the drum of an automatic washing machine; b) washing the fabrics in the wash liquor in an automatic washing machine process, where the automatic washing machine process includes at least a main wash step; where the wash liquor includes; i) between about 0.5 ppm and about 5 ppm acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst; ii) between about 10 ppm and about 2500 ppm non-soap surfactant; iii) between about 50 ppm and about 2500 ppm of a hydrogen peroxide source, and where the wash liquor has a pH between about 6 and about 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Joseph LANT, Stefano SCIALLA, Linsey Sarah FULLER, Robby Renilde François KEULEERS, Alan Thomas BROOKER
  • Multi-compartment Water-Soluble Unit Dose Article Comprising A Bleach Catalyst
    Publication number: 20170342356
    Abstract: A water-soluble unit dose article including a water-soluble film and a first compartment and a second compartment, where the first compartment includes a powder composition, where the powder composition includes an acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst; and where the second compartment includes a liquid composition, where the liquid composition includes between about 10% and about 25% by weight of the liquid composition of a non-aqueous solvent system; where the non-aqueous solvent system includes a polyol and a monoalcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Joseph Lant, Stefano Scialla, Linsey Sarah Fuller, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers, Alan Thomas Brooker
  • CLEANING COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20170321169
    Abstract: A cleaning composition, preferably a granular laundry detergent composition, contains 1.5 wt % to 10 wt % of soap particles characterized by a particle size distribution with from 35 wt % to 100 wt % of soap particles having particle sizes ranging from about 125 microns to about 355 microns. Soap particles with such a particle size distribution are surprisingly more effective in boosting suds volume of the cleaning composition during a fabric washing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ming TANG, Qing CHEN, Hong Sing TAN, Daitao GENG, Alan Thomas BROOKER
  • Liquid laundry detergent composition
    Patent number: 9752101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising a polyetheramine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Loughnane, Frank Hulskotter, Sr., Stefano Scialla, Colin Ure, Alan Thomas Brooker
  • AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170175044
    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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK, Lynn Michelle CAMPBELL
  • AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170175045
    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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Lindsay Suzanne BEWICK
  • AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170175046
    Abstract: A neutral or acidic automatic dishwashing detergent composition including a powder composition including an effervescent system and wherein the detergent composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the composition of a perfume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Frank SOUTER, Alan Thomas BROOKER, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE-ROBERTS