Patents by Inventor Andrea Lee Motyka

Andrea Lee Motyka 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).

  • Laundry concentrates
    Patent number: 6040071
    Abstract: The present invention provides laundry concentrate compositions comprising a mixture of at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one water insoluble, polar group--containing oil, wherein the concentrate is characterized by a viscosity in excess of about 10 cps, preferably in excess of 100 cps, and further characterized that, upon dilution with at least about one volume of water per volume of concentrate, the concentrate is converted at least partially into a liquid crystal phase dispersion, providing a diluted concentrate having a viscosity of at least about 50 cps.Preferred concentrates are fabric softeners in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion and also containing a cationic or non-ionic fabric softener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co
    Inventors: Andrea Lee Motyka, Guy Broaze, Alison Kugler
  • Laundry concentrates
    Patent number: 6040287
    Abstract: The present invention provides laundry concentrate compositions comprising a mixture of at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one water insoluble, polar group--containing oil, wherein the concentrate is characterized by a viscosity in excess of about 10 cps, preferably in excess of 100 cps, and further characterized that, upon dilution with at least about one volume of water per volume of concentrate, the concentrate is converted at least partially into a liquid crystal phase dispersion, providing a diluted concentrate having a viscosity of at least about 50 cps.Preferred concentrates are fabric softeners in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion and also containing a cationic or non-ionic fabric softener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co
    Inventors: Andrea Lee Motyka, Guy Broaze, Alison Kugler
  • Laundry concentrates
    Patent number: 5856287
    Abstract: The present invention provides laundry concentrate compositions comprising a mixture of at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one water insoluble, polar group--containing oil, wherein the concentrate is characterized by a viscosity in excess of about 10 cps, preferably in excess of 100 cps, and further characterized that, upon dilution with at least about one volume of water per volume of concentrate, the concentrate is converted at least partially into a liquid crystal phase dispersion, providing a diluted concentrate having a viscosity of at least about 50 cps.Preferred concentrates are fabric softeners in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion and also containing a cationic or non-ionic fabric softener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Andrea Lee Motyka, Guy Broaze, Alison Kugler