Patents by Inventor Charles Gillham

Charles Gillham 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: 20080041020
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Tanguy Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Moussa, Timothy William Kroese, Charles Gillham, James Kinloch, David Smith, Alison Main, Helen Varley
  • Publication number: 20070251596
    Abstract: A blending system for and a method of providing a continuous supply of a blend, the system comprising: a blending unit operative to blend batches of a blend comprising a plurality of constituent components; a blend feeding unit operative to receive each blended batch from the blending unit and deliver a continuous supply of the blend; and a control unit for controlling operation of the blending unit such as intermittently to blend batches of the blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Raymond Scherzer, Dwight Walker, Charles Gillham, Christopher Gilmour, Sander Van Den Ban, Andrew Taylor, Stephen Foster
  • Publication number: 20070004612
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Catlin, Rachid Moussa, Timothy Kroese, Charles Gillham, James Kinloch, David Smith, Alison Main, Helen Varley
  • Publication number: 20050061703
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Catlin, Rachid Moussa, Timothy William Kroese, Charles Gillham, James Kinloch, David Smith, Alison Main, Helen Varley
  • Publication number: 20050065051
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Catlin, Rachid Moussa, Timothy Kroese, Charles Gillham, James Kinloch, David Smith, Alison Main, Helen Varley