Patents by Inventor Andrew Philip Parker

Andrew Philip Parker 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: 20250188389
    Abstract: A water-soluble film comprising carrageenan and from 1 to 99% wt plasticiser based on total weight of the dry film), wherein the film comprises at least one surface comprising one or more printed regions. A water-soluble capsule comprising the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Maria Fernanda JIMENEZ SOLOMON, Andrew Philip Parker
  • Publication number: 20250145777
    Abstract: A water-soluble film comprising carrageenan and a 1-99% wt plasticiser, the film having: a. a light transmittance of greater than 20% measured with at least one wavelength in the range 400-800 nanometres; and b. a thickness from 40 to 200 micrometres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon, Andrew Philip Parker
  • Publication number: 20250129313
    Abstract: Provided herein is a water-soluble film that includes carrageenan and 1 to 99% wt plasticiser, based on dry weight of the film. Also provided is a water-soluble capsule that includes the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon, Andrew Philip Parker
  • Publication number: 20240409851
    Abstract: A water-soluble film comprising a protein e.g. casein or derivative and a bittering agent and a unit dose product comprising a substrate treatment formulation within a sealed package, the package comprising the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Luc-Sebastian Jarzynski, Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon, Andrew Philip Parker
  • Publication number: 20240368360
    Abstract: A water-soluble film comprising a polysaccharide and bittering agent and a water-soluble capsule comprising the film and containing e.g. a home care composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon, Andrew Philip Parker
  • Publication number: 20240352226
    Abstract: A water-soluble film comprising a pectin and bittering agent wherein the film has a thickness of at least 40 micrometres. A water soluble capsule comprising this film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Andrew Philip Parker, Maria Fernanda JIMENEZ SOLOMON
  • Publication number: 20240352237
    Abstract: A water-soluble film comprising a polysaccharide such as pectin, or derivative thereof and a plasticiser comprising a sugar surfactant and a unit dose product comprising a substrate treatment formulation within a sealed package, the package comprising the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Jessica Alice Fleming, Anthony Mckee, Andrew Philip Parker, Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon
  • Publication number: 20240344002
    Abstract: A water soluble comprising lambda carrageenan from 1% wt to 99% wt based on total weight of dry film and has a thickness of 40-200 micrometres. A capsule comprising the water-soluble film. The capsule may have at least one internal compartment enclosed by the water-soluble film, the compartment having an internal space and containing a home care composition within the internal space, where film comprises lambda carrageenan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Andrew Philip Parker, Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon
  • Publication number: 20240344003
    Abstract: A water-soluble capsule comprising a water-soluble film and at least one internal compartment enclosed by the water-soluble film, the compartment having an internal space and containing a home care composition within the internal space, where film comprises a comprises a polysaccharide having: (i) an average molecular weight in the range 100K-1000K g/mol; (ii) one or more functional groups comprising one or more of a sulfate, sulfonate or a carboxylate group or any combination thereof; and wherein branching side chains comprising four or more units are present at a maximum of one side chain for every four units of the backbone; and wherein the film thickness is from 40 to 200 micrometres (microns).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon, Andrew Philip Parker
  • Publication number: 20240279412
    Abstract: A water-soluble film comprising pectin having a weight average molecular weight in the range 150,000-500,000 g/mol and wherein the film thickness is from 40 to 200 micrometres (microns). A water-soluble capsule comprising the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Andrew Philip Parker, Maria Fernanda Jimenez Solomon
  • Patent number: 11814605
    Abstract: The invention provides a surfactant system, for use in household detergent compositions, which is a mixture of: (i) at least one sulfonate-functionalized alkyl polyglycoside of general formula (I): R—O-(G)n-(D)??(I) in which: R represents a straight or branched chain monovalent hydrocarbyl radical having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; G represents a residue of a reducing saccharide, connected to R—O by means of an ethereal O-glycosidic bond; n represents a number from 1 to 10; and D represents a —CH2CH(OH)CH2—SO3M group connected to an oxygen atom of G, where M is selected from H or a monovalent cation selected from Na, K, or NH4; and (ii) at least one ethoxylated fatty acid sorbitan ester of general formula (II): Sorb-(EOn1R1)(EOn2R2)(EOn3R3)(EOn4R4)??(II) in which: Sorb represents a residue obtained by removing four hydroxyl H atoms from sorbitan; EO represents an ethyleneoxy group; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently selected from H or a —C(O)R5 group in which R5 is selected from straight or b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Hélder Daniel Peixoto Da Silva, Andrew Philip Parker, Craig Warren Jones, Anthony Mckee
  • Publication number: 20220195335
    Abstract: The invention provides a surfactant system, for use in household detergent compositions, which is a mixture of: (i) at least one sulfonate-functionalized alkyl polyglycoside of general formula (I): R—O-(G)n-(D) ??(I) in which: p0 R represents a straight or branched chain monovalent hydrocarbyl radical having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; G represents a residue of a reducing saccharide, connected to R—O by means of an ethereal O-glycosidic bond; n represents a number from 1 to 10; and D represents a —CH2CH(OH)CH2—SO3M group connected to an oxygen atom of G, where M is selected from H or a monovalent cation selected from Na, K, or NH4; and (ii) at least one ethoxylated fatty acid sorbitan ester of general formula (II): Sorb-(EOn1R1)(EOn2R2)(EOn3R3)(EOn4R4) ??(II) in which: Sorb represents a residue obtained by removing four hydroxyl H atoms from sorbitan; EO represents an ethyleneoxy group; R1, R2, R3 and R4are each independently selected from H or a —C(O)R5 group in which R5 is selected from straight o
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Hélder Daniel Peixoto Da Silva, Andrew Philip Parker, Craig Warren Jones, Anthony Mckee
  • Publication number: 20220186153
    Abstract: The invention provides a liquid laundry detergent composition having: (i) an aqueous continuous phase including from 3 to 80% (by weight based on the total weight of the composition) of one or more detersive surfactants and from 0.05% to 2% (by weight based on the total weight of the composition) of a first polymeric rheology modifier; and (ii) a dispersed phase of suspended benefit agent delivery particles; the particles having a core-shell structure in which a shell of polymeric material entraps a core containing the benefit agent; in which a second polymeric rheology modifier comprises a hydrophilic polysaccharide backbone and is covalently attached to the exterior surface of the shell of the delivery particle (either directly or via a linking group); and in which the first and the second polymeric rheology modifiers each have a hydrophilic backbone including at least one hydrophobic segment which is available to form non-specific hydrophobic associations within the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul FERGUSON, Adam Peter JARVIS, Christopher Clarkson JONES, Andrew Philip PARKER
  • Publication number: 20180311124
    Abstract: A core shell microcapsule wherein the liquid core of the microcapsule comprises solvent and climbazole dissolved in the solvent in a weight ratio of at most 8:1, preferably at most 5:1, solvent:climbazole. Also a process to manufacture the core shell microcapsule comprising the steps of: a) Dissolving climbazole in solvent to form an oil phase; b) Mixing the oil phase with an oil soluble first component of a shell forming polymerization system; c) Dispersing the mixture from step b in an aqueous phase which either contains, or has added to it, a water soluble second component of a shell forming polymerization system; d) Forming microcapsules by reaction of the first and second components of the polymerization system to encapsulate the climbazole dissolved in the solvent; and e) Optionally separating the formed microcapsules from the aqueous phase. Also a hair care composition comprising surfactant and at least 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul FERGUSON, Amanda Marie GOULSBRA, Christopher Clarkson JONES, David Richard Arthur MEALING, George Patrick MULKERRIN, Andrew Philip PARKER
  • Patent number: 9301907
    Abstract: The invention provides an oral care composition suitable for delivering a temporary whitening effect to the surface of teeth, the composition comprising: a continuous phase comprising water or polyhydric alcohol or a mixture thereof; a tooth surface whitening agent which is dispersed in the continuous phase, and a deposition aid for the tooth surface whitening agent; characterized in that the tooth surface whitening agent is a pearlescent pigment in an amount of at least 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, the pearlescent pigment being formed by coating one or more metal oxide layers onto particles of an inorganic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Joiner, Andrew Philip Parker, Carole Jane Philpotts
  • Publication number: 20150224037
    Abstract: The invention provides an oral care composition suitable for delivering a temporary whitening effect to the surface of teeth, the composition comprising: a continuous phase comprising water or polyhydric alcohol or a mixture thereof; a tooth surface whitening agent which is dispersed in the continuous phase, and a deposition aid for the tooth surface whitening agent; characterised in that the tooth surface whitening agent is a pearlescent pigment in an amount of at least 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, the pearlescent pigment being formed by coating one or more metal oxide layers onto particles of an inorganic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Joiner, Andrew Philip Parker, Carole Jane Philpotts
  • Patent number: 9050250
    Abstract: The invention provides an oral care composition suitable for delivering a temporary whitening effect to the surface of teeth, the composition comprising: a continuous phase comprising water or polyhydric alcohol or a mixture thereof; a tooth surface whitening agent which is dispersed in the continuous phase, and a deposition aid for the tooth surface whitening agent; characterized in that the tooth surface whitening agent is a pearlescent pigment in an amount of at least 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, the pearlescent pigment being formed by coating one or more metal oxide layers onto particles of an inorganic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Joiner, Andrew Philip Parker, Carole Jane Philpotts
  • Publication number: 20130302393
    Abstract: The invention provides an oral care composition suitable for delivering a temporary whitening effect to the surface of teeth, the composition comprising: a continuous phase comprising water or polyhydric alcohol or a mixture thereof; a tooth surface whitening agent which is dispersed in the continuous phase, and a deposition aid for the tooth surface whitening agent; characterised in that the tooth surface whitening agent is a pearlescent pigment in an amount of at least 0.1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, the pearlescent pigment being formed by coating one or more metal oxide layers onto particles of an inorganic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Joiner, Andrew Philip Parker, Carole Jane Philpotts
  • Patent number: 7429558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fabric treatment composition which comprises a self-crosslinking polymer possessing pendant azetidinium groups. A first aspect of the invention comprises an azetidinium functionalized polymer containing primary or secondary amine groups. Cross-linking reactions between the azetidinium group and primary or secondary amine groups do not form quaternary groups and consequently do not result in a charged, cross-linked polymer. This lack of charge is believed to overcome the problems of stain fixing and dye adsorption. A second aspect of the present invention subsists in an azetidinium functionalized polymer of which the monomers comprise: an amino-acrylate and/or amino-alkacrylate monomer, and, optionally, further non-amino acrylate and/or alkacrylate monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Paul Hugh Findlay, Joseph Edward Hunter, Andrew Philip Parker, Stephen Paul Rannard
  • Patent number: 7381226
    Abstract: A method of treating coloured fabrics with a luminance (L*) less than 50, preferably black garments, which comprises contacting the fabrics with a wash liquor comprising 0.001-0.1 g/L of a hydroxyl C2-C4 alkyl derivative of a beta 1-4 polysaccharide, which is preferably hydroxyethyl cellulose, and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Jane Cooke, Sarah Dixon, Timothy David Finch, Colette Elizabeth Laurie, Andrew Philip Parker