Patents by Inventor Carola Barrera

Carola Barrera 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: 11905495
    Abstract: Treatment compositions, such as fabric care or dish care compositions, that include poly alpha-1,6-glucan ether compounds, which include poly alpha-1,6-glucans substituted with at least one positively charged organic group, the compounds being characterized by, for example, a degree of substitution of about 0.001 to about 3.0, and optionally, where about 3% or more of the backbone glucose monomer units have branches via alpha-1,2- and/or alpha-1,3-glycosidic linkages. Methods related to making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Carola Barrera, Kristine Lynn Fliter, Karel Jozef Maria Depoot, Wouter Walravens, Cedric Joseph Volont, Claire Rebecca Yates, Julie Ann Menkhaus, David Good, Gang Si, Ruth Chilton, Michael D. Gagnon, Brandon J. Burkhart, Helen Lu, Weiming Qiu, Kathleen Mary McDonough
  • Publication number: 20230043452
    Abstract: Fabric conditioning compositions that include a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound and depositable actives, where the poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound may be characterized by certain molecular weights and degrees of cationic substitution. Related methods of using and making such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Carola BARRERA, Mark Robert SIVIK, Kristine Lynn FLITER, Helen S.M. LU, Weiming QIU
  • Publication number: 20210395649
    Abstract: Treatment compositions, such as fabric care or dish care compositions, that include poly alpha-1,6-glucan ether compounds, which include poly alpha-1,6-glucans substituted with at least one positively charged organic group, the compounds being characterized by, for example, a degree of substitution of about 0.001 to about 3.0, and optionally, where about 3% or more of the backbone glucose monomer units have branches via alpha-1,2- and/or alpha-1,3-glycosidic linkages. Methods related to making and using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Robert SIVIK, Carola BARRERA, Kristine Lynn FLITER, Karel Jozef Maria DEPOOT, Wouter WALRAVENS, Cedric Joseph VOLONT, Claire Rebecca YATES, Julie Ann MENKHAUS, David GOOD, Gang SI, Ruth CHILTON, Michael D. GAGNON, Brandon J. BURKHART, Helen LU, Weiming QIU, Kathleen Mary MCDONOUGH
  • Publication number: 20210253978
    Abstract: Silicone/perfume emulsion compositions that include an aminofunctional silicone, one or more emulsifiers, one or more perfume raw materials, and water. Consumer products that include such emulsion compositions. Related methods of making and using such emulsions and consumer products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Chathurika R. K. JAYASUNDARA, Bernard William KLUESENER, Carola BARRERA
  • Patent number: 11053465
    Abstract: A process of treating a fabric with a fabric treatment composition, where the composition is provided to a receiving vessel such as the dispenser drawer of an automatic washing machine, the composition including a fabric conditioning active (FCA), where the composition may be dispensed from a container, for example a pressurized container, as a foam. Related compositions, including compositions in pressurized containers. Related uses, for example, to provide an anti-wrinkle benefit to a fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jaden Scott Zerhusen, Julie Ann O'Neil, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Alessandro Corona, III, Carola Barrera, Andrew William Franckhauser
  • Publication number: 20190367849
    Abstract: A process of treating a fabric with a fabric treatment composition, where the composition is provided to a receiving vessel such as the dispenser drawer of an automatic washing machine, the composition including a fabric conditioning active (FCA), where the composition may be dispensed from a container, for example a pressurized container, as a foam. Related compositions, including compositions in pressurized containers. Related uses, for example, to provide an anti-wrinkle benefit to a fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jaden Scott ZERHUSEN, Julie Ann O'NEIL, Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Alessandro CORONA, III, Carola BARRERA, Andrew William FRANCKHAUSER
  • Publication number: 20190315928
    Abstract: Inventive organopolysiloxanes and consumer product compositions comprising such organopolysiloxanes. Such compositions can deposit effectively onto target substrates to deliver consumer-desired benefits such as conditioning, anti-wrinkle, softness, and anti-static.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Daryl Smith, Robert Joseph McChain, Yonas Gizaw, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Carola Barrera
  • Patent number: 10414873
    Abstract: Inventive organopolysiloxanes and consumer product compositions comprising such organopolysiloxanes. Such compositions can deposit effectively onto target substrates to deliver consumer-desired benefits such as conditioning, anti-wrinkle, softness, and anti-static.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Daryl Smith, Robert Joseph McChain, Yonas Gizaw, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Carola Barrera
  • Patent number: 10301575
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 10081910
    Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics comprising an organopolysiloxane polymer coating that can impart softness to said nonwoven fabric surface. Also disclosed are disposable absorbent articles comprising said nonwoven fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Carola Barrera, Steven Daryl Smith, Robert Joseph McChain, Yonas Gizaw, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Charles William Neal, John Lee Hammons
  • Patent number: 9963470
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are inventive branched blocky cationic organopolysiloxanes and consumer product compositions comprising such organopolysiloxanes. Such compositions can deposit effectively onto target substrates to deliver consumer-desired benefits such as conditioning, anti-wrinkle, softness, and anti-static.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Steven Daryl Smith, Robert Joseph McChain, Carola Barrera
  • Patent number: 9951297
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Patent number: 9926520
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric, where the method includes a washing step and a rinsing step. A multi-component fabric treatment system, wherein the system includes a first component comprising a detergent composition, and where the system further includes a second component comprising a softener composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Patent number: 9850452
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions, and more specifically, fabric care compositions that include a surfactant system, silicone, and a polyetheramine. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Renae Dianna Fossum, Frank Hulskotter, Nicholas David Vetter, Stefano Scialla, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Amy Eichstadt Waun, Sophia Ebert, Bjoern Ludolph, Christof Wigbers, Steffen Maas, Bernardo M. Aguilera-Mercado, Carola Barrera
  • Patent number: 9809782
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Patent number: 9809783
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Renae Dianna Fossum, Nicholas David Vetter, Bernardo M. Aguilera-Mercado, Carola Barrera
  • Patent number: 9771546
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Patent number: 9725680
    Abstract: A method of preparing a detergent composition that includes anionic surfactant, silicone, and cationic polymer. Detergent compositions prepared according the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Patrick Brian Whiting
  • Patent number: 9701929
    Abstract: Consumer product compositions providing enhanced hydrophobic benefit agent deposition. The benefit agent is provided as a benefit agent/deposition aid emulsion, where the benefit agent is physically adsorbed to the deposition aid before the emulsion is added to the balance of ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yonas Gizaw, Steven Daryl Smith, Robert Joseph McChain, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Carola Barrera, Peter Herbert Koenig, Sumanth Narahari Jamadagni
  • Publication number: 20170166844
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric, where the method includes a washing step and a rinsing step. A multi-component fabric treatment system, wherein the system includes a first component comprising a detergent composition, and where the system further includes a second component comprising a softener composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Renae Dianna FOSSUM, Susanne BIRKEL, Nicholas David VETTER, Heather Anne DORIA, Carola BARRERA, Bernardo AGUILERA-MERCADO, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA