Patents by Inventor Birgit Middelhauve

Birgit Middelhauve 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: 8685913
    Abstract: The invention provides improvements in the primary detergency of detergents for washing textiles, particularly against oily stains and/or stains containing fat. These improvements are realized through the use of certain polycarbonate-, polyurethane-, and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compounds or precursor compounds usable in the production thereof having certain reactive groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schiedel, Konstantin Benda
  • Patent number: 8524648
    Abstract: The invention provides improvements in the color protection properties of detergents and cleaning agents during their utilization for washing or cleaning colored textile fabrics. Specific polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compounds or a precursor compound thereof containing specific reactive groups, which can be used for the production of the polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compounds, are utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schiedel, Thomas Eiting
  • Patent number: 8324145
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detergent which contains a surfactant and optionally further conventional additives of detergents and cleaning agents, the detergent comprising an anti-grey polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compound or a precursor compound thereof containing specific reactive groups, which can be used for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schiedel, Thomas Eiting
  • Patent number: 8202372
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polycarbonate-, polyurethane-, and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compounds, or precursor compounds thereof containing specific reactive groups, in the treatment of hard surfaces. The treated surface is protected from soiling and/or the removal of soil from the surface is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schiedel, Matthias Lueken
  • Publication number: 20120005839
    Abstract: An agent, and a method that uses the agent, reduces the damage to material containing cellulose during the bleaching thereof, by using a bleaching agent containing peroxygen, a bleach-enhancing transition metal complex, and creatine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Anette Nordskog, Siglinde Erpenbach, Dorota Sendor-Müller, Peter Schmiedel, Wolfgang von Rybinski, Ursula Huchel, Birgit Middelhauve, Thomas Weber
  • Publication number: 20120004155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detergent which contains a surfactant and optionally further conventional additives of detergents and cleaning agents, the detergent comprising an anti-grey polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compound or a precursor compound thereof containing specific reactive groups, which can be used for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nadine WARKOTSCH, Birgit MIDDELHAUVE, Marc-Steffen SCHIEDEL, Thomas EITING
  • Patent number: 8044016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detergent which contains a surfactant and optionally further conventional additives of detergents and cleaning agents, the detergent comprising an anti-grey polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compound or a precursor compound thereof containing specific reactive groups, which can be used for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schiedel, Thomas Eiting
  • Publication number: 20110119837
    Abstract: Reduction of damage to textiles caused when bleach active catalysts are used when washing the textiles, without influencing bleaching performance. The invention relates to a method for washing textiles in the presence of a peroxygenated bleaching agent and a bleach boosting transition metal complex, wherein the method is carried out when water hardness is between 0° dH-3° dH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Anette Nordskog, Wolfgang Von Rybinski, Dorota Sendor-Mueller, Birgit Middelhauve, Siglinde Erpenbach, Peter Schmiedel, Stefan Leopold, Ursula Huchel, Thomas Weber, Rudi Van Eldik, Erika Ember
  • Publication number: 20100041574
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a product for treating hard surfaces. The product comprises compounds of general formula I or II and polymers that are obtainable by reacting the compounds with polymeric substrates, the substrates having functional groups that are selected from hydroxy groups, primary and secondary amino groups. The treated surface is protected from soiling and/or soil release from the surface is facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schiedel, Matthias Lüken
  • Publication number: 20100022428
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detergent which contains a surfactant and optionally further conventional additives of detergents and cleaning agents, the detergent comprising an anti-grey polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compound or a precursor compound thereof containing specific reactive groups, which can be used for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schiedel, Thomas Eiting
  • Publication number: 20100022427
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polycarbonate-, polyurethane-, and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compounds, or precursor compounds thereof containing specific reactive groups, in the treatment of hard surfaces. The treated surface is protected from soiling and/or the removal of soil from the surface is facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nadine Warkotsch, Birgit Middelhauve, Marc-Steffen Schledel, Mathias Lueken
  • Publication number: 20080261852
    Abstract: The performance of peroxide compounds, in particular when associated with bleaches for washing ink stains out of textiles, can be improved by a composition comprising: (i) a peroxygen-containing bleaching agent, (ii) a bleach activator selected from the group consisting of amide bleach activators, sulfonyl phenyl ester bleach activators, quaternary nitrogen substituted acetonitrile bleach activators, and mixtures thereof, and (iii) a compound selected from the group consisting of ligands corresponding to the general formula (I), bleach catalysts corresponding to the general formula (II), and mixtures thereof: wherein Ym? represents an anion, M represent a manganese or iron atom, each X independently represents an inorganic ligand and the mathematical product of m and n equals 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: HENKEL KGaA
    Inventors: Heike Schirmer-Ditze, Doris Dahlmann, Birgit Middelhauve
  • Publication number: 20070244028
    Abstract: The cleaning potential of washing agents with regard to proteinaceous contaminants can be improved by a composition comprising: (i) a cationic surfactant, and (ii) a compound selected from the group consisting of ligands of the general formula (I), bleach catalysts of the general formula (II), and combinations thereof: wherein Ym? represents an anion, M represent a manganese or iron atom, each X independently represents an inorganic ligand and the mathematical product of m and n equals 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Heike Schirmer-Ditze, Doris Dahlmann, Birgit Middelhauve
  • Patent number: 7064100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing bleach-activator-containing granules from a water-containing bleach activator preparation form by granulation and simultaneous drying in a fluidized-bed and subsequent consolidation of the primary granules by treatment with an aqueous polymer and/or phosphonate solution, in a fluidized bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Henkel Komanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Henkel Kgaa)
    Inventors: Georg Assmann, Olaf Joachim Blochwitz, Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Jörg Poethkow, Birgit Middelhauve, Gerhard Blasey
  • Patent number: 7008593
    Abstract: A process of deodorizing water-containing solutions of cationic nitrile bleach activators by exposure to the action of a combination of a percarboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Georg Assmann, Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Wolfgang Lahn, Michael Lusse, Joerg Poethkow, Birgit Middelhauve, Gerhard Blasey, Helga Werner
  • Publication number: 20050079988
    Abstract: A process of deodorizing water-containing solutions of cationic nitrile bleach activators by exposure to the action of a combination of a percarboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Georg Assmann, Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Wolfgang Lahn, Michael Lusse, Joerg Poethkow, Birgit Middelhauve, Gerhard Blasey, Helga Werner
  • Publication number: 20040248754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for coating bleach activator-containing granules by treatment with an acidic aqueous consolidating solution, comprising polymeric polycarboxylate and/or alkali metal phosphonate as coating and consolidation active ingredient, with simultaneous drying in a fluidized-bed apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Georg Assmann, Olaf Joachim Blochwitz, Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Jorg Poethkow, Birgit Middelhauve, Gerhard Blasey
  • Publication number: 20040248755
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing bleach-activator-containing granules from a water-containing bleach activator preparation form by granulation and simultaneous drying in a fluidized-bed and subsequent consolidation of the primary granules by treatment with an aqueous polymer and/or phosphonate solution, in a fluidized bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Georg Assmann, Olaf Joachim Blochwitz, Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Jorg Poethkow, Birgit Middelhauve, Gerhard Blasey
  • Publication number: 20040067862
    Abstract: The invention aims to improve the oxidating and bleaching properties of inorganic peroxygen compounds during textile washing in a storage-resistant manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Joerg Poethkow, Birgit Middelhauve, Martina Kihn-Botulinski
  • Patent number: 6225272
    Abstract: A pourable, storage-stable manual dishwashing detergent is provided. The detergent contains at least 45 percent sodium bicarbonate with a mean particle diameter of at least 150 micrometers. The sodium bicarbonate is combined with an anionic surfactant, an alkyl polyglycoside surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant an electrolyte and optionally a solvent, to form the detergent. The detergent of the invention has good pouring properties and excellent cleaning performance against dried-on and burnt-on soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellsehaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Brigitte Giesen, Dagmar Zaika, Birgit Middelhauve, Rainer Hofmann, Dieter Legel