Patents by Inventor Benjamin R. Butterfield

Benjamin R. Butterfield 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: 11530374
    Abstract: A laundry care composition comprises a laundry care ingredient or adjunct and at least one compound that is capable of changing from a first color state (i.e., the initial color state in the composition) to a second color state that is perceptibly different from the first color state. A method for treating textile articles comprises the steps of: (a) providing a laundry care composition as described above; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; and (c) placing the textile articles in the liquid medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Butterfield, Eduardo Torres, Sanjeev K. Dey, Michael Hong, Haihu Qin, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Patent number: 11053461
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Patent number: 11053460
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Publication number: 20210147636
    Abstract: Polymers useful for imparting flame resistance to fibers and textiles are provided herein. The polymers are water-soluble, phosphine oxide-containing polymers that may be reaction products of hydroxymethyl phosphonium salts or hydroxymethyl phosphines with linking monomers, wherein at least 20% of the phosphorous atoms of the polymer are present as phosphine oxides. Formulations including the polymers and methods of using the polymers to impart flame resistance to fibers and textiles are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Robert N. BROOKINS, Benjamin R. BUTTERFIELD, Nicholas H. LEITNER
  • Publication number: 20200283703
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Patent number: 10723982
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Publication number: 20200095523
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Publication number: 20180245025
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Patent number: 9982221
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Publication number: 20180119056
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain shading leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of shading leuco colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the shading leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Publication number: 20160326467
    Abstract: This application describes laundry care compositions that contain leuco colorants and their use in the laundering of textile articles. These types of colorants are provided in a stable, substantially colorless state and then may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes such as, for example, exposure to oxygen, ion addition, exposure to light, and the like. The laundry care compositions containing the leuco colorants are designed to enhance the apparent or visually perceived whiteness of, or to impart a desired hue to, textile articles washed or otherwise treated with the laundry care composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Haihu Qin, Benjamin R. Butterfield, Diana C. Balasca, Xiaoyong Hong, Sanjeev K. Dey, Dominick J. Valenti
  • Publication number: 20150322384
    Abstract: A laundry care composition comprises a laundry care ingredient or adjunct and at least one compound that is capable of changing from a first color state (i.e., the initial color state in the composition) to a second color state that is perceptibly different from the first color state. A method for treating textile articles comprises the steps of: (a) providing a laundry care composition as described above; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; and (c) placing the textile articles in the liquid medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Butterfield, Eduardo Torres, Sanjeev K. Dey, Michael Hong, Haihu Qin, Dominick J. Valenti