Patents by Inventor Benjamin John Kutay
Benjamin John Kutay 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).
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Publication number: 20220409447Abstract: Described herein is an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes an assembly of components and an adhesive composition joining at least two of the assembly of components together. The adhesive composition includes from about 50 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of one or more copolymers and a blend of one or more heterophase copolymers. The one or more copolymers include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of monomer units selected from ethylene. 1-butene, and mixtures thereof. The one or more copolymers also include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of propene monomer units. The adhesive composition is free of polyisobutylene and has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Robert Haines TURNER, Torsten LINDNER, Matthias MORAND, Benjamin John KUTAY, Holger BERUDA, Ekaterina PONOMARENKO, William L. BUNNELLE, Jon FAGERNESS, Nick FOWLER, Bill TURNER, Andres SUSTIC, Enrico BUENACOSA, Steve OETTING, Steve McHANEY, J.J. DeCAIR
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Patent number: 11505719Abstract: Described herein is an adhesive composition including a copolymer. The adhesive composition has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C. The adhesive composition has a Storage Modulus at 37° C. of from about 3 MPa to 9.5 MPa. The adhesive composition has a Yield Stress at 37° C. of from about 0.8 MPa to about 1.45 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Haines Turner, Torsten Lindner, Matthias Morand, Benjamin John Kutay, Holger Beruda, Ekaterina Ponomarenko, William L. Bunnelle, Jon Fagerness, Nick Fowler, Bill Turner, Andres Sustic, Enrico Buenacosa, Steve Oetting, Steve McHaney, J. J. DeCair
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Patent number: 11021636Abstract: Described herein is an adhesive composition including (a) from about 70 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of one or more copolymers, and (b) from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of one or more heterophase copolymers. The one or more copolymers include (i) from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of monomer units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, 1-butene, and mixtures thereof; and (ii) from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of propene monomer units. The adhesive composition is free of polyisobutylene. The adhesive composition has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C. The one or more heterophase copolymers includes a first heterophase copolymer and a second heterophase copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Haines Turner, Torsten Lindner, Matthias Morand, Benjamin John Kutay, Holger Beruda, Ekaterina Ponomarenko, William L. Bunnelle, Jon Fagerness, Nick Fowler, Bill Turner, Andres Sustic, Enrico Buenacosa, Steve Oetting, Steve McHaney, J. J. DeCair
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Publication number: 20190321242Abstract: Described herein is an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes an assembly of components and an adhesive composition joining at least two of the assembly of components together. The adhesive composition includes from about 70 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of one or more copolymers and from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of one or more heterophase copolymers. The one or more copolymers include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of monomer units selected from ethylene, 1-butene, and mixtures thereof. The one or more copolymers also include from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of propene monomer units. The adhesive composition is free of polyisobutylene and has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Robert Haines TURNER, Torsten LINDNER, Matthias MORAND, Benjamin John KUTAY, Holger BERUDA, Ekaterina PONOMARENKO, William L. BUNNELLE, Jon FAGERNESS, Nick FOWLER, Bill TURNER, Andres SUSTIC, Enrico BUENACOSA, Steve OETTING, Steve McHANEY, J.J. DeCAIR
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Publication number: 20190322900Abstract: Described herein is an adhesive composition including a copolymer. The adhesive composition has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C. The adhesive composition has a Storage Modulus at 37° C. of from about 3 MPa to 9.5 MPa. The adhesive composition has a Yield Stress at 37° C. of from about 0.8 MPa to about 1.45 MPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Robert Haines TURNER, Torsten LINDNER, Matthias MORAND, Benjamin John KUTAY, Holger BERUDA, Ekaterina PONOMARENKO, William L. BUNNELLE, Jon FAGERNESS, Nick FOWLER, Bill TURNER, Andres SUSTIC, Enrico BUENACOSA, Steve OETTING, Steve McHANEY, J.J. DeCAIR
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Publication number: 20190321241Abstract: Described herein is an absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline, a front waist region with a front waist edge, a rear waist region with a rear waist edge, a crotch region disposed between the front waist region and the rear waist region, and two spaced apart longitudinal side edges joining the front waist edge to the rear waist edge, wherein the absorbent article comprises an assembly of components, and wherein the absorbent article comprises an adhesive composition. The adhesive composition comprises a copolymer; the adhesive composition has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C., the adhesive composition has a Storage Modulus at 37° C. of from about 3 MPa to 9.5 MPa, and the adhesive composition has a Yield Stress at 37° C. of from about 0.8 MPa to about 1.45 MPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Robert Haines TURNER, Torsten LINDNER, Matthias MORAND, Benjamin John KUTAY, Holger BERUDA, Ekaterina PONOMARENKO, William L. BUNNELLE, Jon FAGERNESS, Nick FOWLER, Bill TURNER, Andres SUSTIC, Enrico BUENACOSA, Steve OETTING, Steve McHANEY, J.J. DeCAIR
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Publication number: 20190322909Abstract: Described herein is an adhesive composition including (a) from about 70 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of one or more copolymers, and (b) from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of one or more heterophase copolymers. The one or more copolymers include (i) from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of monomer units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, 1-butene, and mixtures thereof; and (ii) from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of propene monomer units. The adhesive composition is free of polyisobutylene. The adhesive composition has a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C. The one or more heterophase copolymers includes a first heterophase copolymer and a second heterophase copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Robert Haines TURNER, Torsten LINDNER, Matthias MORAND, Benjamin John KUTAY, Holger BERUDA, Ekaterina PONOMARENKO, William L. BUNNELLE, Jon FAGERNESS, Nick FOWLER, Bill TURNER, Andres SUSTIC, Enrico BUENACOSA, Steve OETTING, Steve McHANEY, J.J. DeCAIR
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Publication number: 20190322901Abstract: Described herein is an adhesive composition including at least 90 wt. % of a copolymer including from about 30 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of propene monomer units and from about 30 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of 1-butene monomer units. The adhesive composition can have a viscosity of from about 2,000 mPa·s to about 11,500 mPa·s at 150° C. The adhesive composition can have an Enthalpy of Fusion of less than 17 J/g. The adhesive composition can have a Tensile Strength at Yield of from about 0.5 MPa to about 1.5 MPa. The copolymer can have a Static Peel Time of at least 220 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Robert Haines TURNER, Torsten LINDNER, Matthias MORAND, Benjamin John KUTAY, Holger BERUDA, Ekaterina PONOMARENKO, William L. BUNNELLE, Jon FAGERNESS, Nick FOWLER, Bill TURNER, Andres SUSTIC, Enrico BUENACOSA, Steve OETTING, Steve McHANEY, J.J. DeCAIR
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Publication number: 20190224051Abstract: An article for baby care or feminine care comprising a wetness indicator comprising at least one colorant, at least one stabilizer, and from 0.1% to 70% by weight of a hardening agent and a crystallizing agent, and wherein the wetness indicator has at least three of five parameters ranges for hot to cold solidification rate, cold to hot melting rate, set point, melt point, and infinite shear rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Benjamin John KUTAY, Thomas James KLOFTA, Italo CORZANI
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Patent number: 10301575Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising from about 30% to about 95%, by weight of the consumer product composition, of a carrier material, and from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of the consumer product composition, of a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within the carrier material of the non-porous dissolvable solid structure. The carrier material comprises a polyethylene glycol material, or mixtures thereof, having a molecular weight of from about 200 to about 50,000. The hydrophobic conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone materials, organic conditioning oils, hydrocarbon oils, fatty esters, metathesized unsaturated polyol esters, silane-modified oils, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
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Consumer product comprising a fibrous web solid structure with a silicone conditioning agent coating
Patent number: 9937111Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, (b) a first hydrophobic coating comprising a first benefit agent, and (c) a second hydrophobic coating comprising a second benefit agent. The first and second hydrophobic coatings are discretely applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky -
Patent number: 9877899Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure and the hydrophobic coating has an average thickness and/or maximum thickness of less than about 1000 microns. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
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Patent number: 9867762Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure and the hydrophobic coating has a viscosity of less than 14.5 Pa·s. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion. The hydrophobic portion of the aqueous treatment liquor has a viscosity of less than about 14.5 Pa·s.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
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Patent number: 9861558Abstract: A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a benefit agent, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product comprising: (i) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (ii) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent, the hydrophobic coating applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure, wherein the hydrophobic coating has a first viscosity; (b) providing an aqueous solution; and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion, wherein the aqueous portion has a second viscosity. A ratio of the first viscosity of the hydrophobic coating to the second viscosity of the aqueous portion of the aqueous treatment liquor is less than about 100:1.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
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Patent number: 9861559Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a first benefit agent and a second benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. The first benefit agent and the second benefit agent are premixed to form the hydrophobic coating before the hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
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Patent number: 9827173Abstract: A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a benefit agent, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product comprising: (i) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (ii) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent, the hydrophobic coating applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure; (b) providing an aqueous solution; and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion. The method provides a Capillary Number of less than about 1000.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
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Publication number: 20160304810Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising a carrier material and a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within the carrier material, wherein the hydrophobic conditioning agent has a viscosity at 25° C. of at least about 0.01 Pa·s.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
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Publication number: 20160304811Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising a carrier material having a viscosity at 70° C., and a hydrophobic conditioning agent having a viscosity at 70° C. The hydrophobic conditioning agent is disposed within the carrier material of the non-porous dissolvable solid structure. A ratio of the viscosity of the hydrophobic conditioning agent at 70° C. to the viscosity of the carrier material at 70° C. is from about 1000:1 to about 1:1000.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
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Publication number: 20160304809Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising a carrier material and a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within the carrier material, wherein the hydrophobic conditioning agent has a mean particle size of from about 2 ?m to about 2000 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
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Publication number: 20160304819Abstract: A process of making a consumer product composition comprising a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprises the steps of: providing a carrier material having a melting point of greater than 25° C.; heating the carrier material to a temperature greater than the melting point of the carrier material to form liquefied carrier material; mixing a hydrophobic conditioning agent with the liquefied carrier material to form a melt composition; and cooling the melt composition to a temperature below the melting point of the carrier material to form the non-porous dissolvable solid structure of the consumer product composition. The carrier material and hydrophobic conditioning agent are selected to provide a Modified Capillary Number of less than about 10 with respect to the melt composition of the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay