Patents by Inventor André Leonard Vermeulen

André Leonard Vermeulen 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).

  • Patent number: 8518167
    Abstract: Described is a polish product, and particularly to a shoe or leather care product, in the form of a paste. The product is essentially free of volatile components (organic components as well as water). It comprises a wax component in an amount in the range of from 20-60%, a non-aqueous, non-volatile liquid component, wherein non-volatile is defined as not being an organic volatile substance having a vapor pressure of greater than 1 torr (0.13 kPa), in an amount in the range of from 20-60%, and a fatty component, preferably a fatty acid, in an amount of 1 to 40 wt %, preferably 5-15% all percentages being weight percentages based on total shoe care product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Johannes Hijman, Peter Hotchkin, André Leonard Vermeulen, Shengyu Jin
  • Publication number: 20110011420
    Abstract: Described is a polish product, and particularly to a shoe or leather care product, in the form of a paste. The product is essentially free of volatile components (organic components as well as water). It comprises a wax component in an amount in the range of from 20-60%, a non-aqueous, non-volatile liquid component, wherein non-volatile is defined as not being an organic volatile substance having a vapour pressure of greater than 1 torr (0.13 kPa), in an amount in the range of from 20-60%, and a fatty component, preferably a fatty acid, in an amount of 1 to 40 wt %, preferably 5-15% all percentages being weight percentages based on total shoe care product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Johannes Hijman, Peter Hotchkin, André Leonard Vermeulen, Shengyu Jin