Patents by Inventor Chris Decker

Chris Decker 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: 8772218
    Abstract: A cleaning composition that can discharge the color of blood, menstrual fluids, or other organic stains is provided. In particular, the present invention achieves a balance between control of unwanted liquid spreading by lateral wicking on a stained textile fabric to lessen the size of wet spots and maintaining the cleaning efficacy of the composition by means of specific kinds of thickening agents. The composition includes an oxidizing agent such as peroxides, a cell-lysing agent, a chelating agent, an antioxidant, a thickener, and other optional ingredients that are selectively employed to achieve an aqueous based composition that exhibits good shelf stability and stain removal properties. The thickening agent may include a cellulosic or clay material, starch, gum, fatty acid, fatty alcohol, hydrophilic colloidal particles, polyoxyethylene glycol or polyoxyethylene glycol derivatives including fatty acid esters and ethers, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Cunningham, Scott W. Wenzel, Chris Decker, Jeffrey R. Seidling
  • Publication number: 20130333120
    Abstract: A cleaning composition that can discharge the color of blood, menstrual fluids, or other organic stains is provided. In particular, the present invention achieves a balance between control of unwanted liquid spreading by lateral wicking on a stained textile fabric to lessen the size of wet spots and maintaining the cleaning efficacy of the composition by means of specific kinds of thickening agents. The composition includes an oxidizing agent such as peroxides, a cell-lysing agent, a chelating agent, an antioxidant, a thickener, and other optional ingredients that are selectively employed to achieve an aqueous based composition that exhibits good shelf stability and stain removal properties. The thickening agent may include a cellulosic or clay material, starch, gum, fatty acid, fatty alcohol, hydrophilic colloidal particles, polyoxyethylene glycol or polyoxyethylene glycol derivatives including fatty acid esters and ethers, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Cunningham, Scott W. Wenzel, Chris Decker, Jeffrey R. Seidling
  • Patent number: 8569221
    Abstract: A cleaning composition that can discharge the color of blood, menstrual fluids, or other organic stains is provided. In particular, the present invention achieves a balance between control of unwanted liquid spreading by lateral wicking on a stained textile fabric to lessen the size of wet spots and maintaining the cleaning efficacy of the composition by means of specific kinds of thickening agents. The composition includes an oxidizing agent such as peroxides, a cell-lysing agent, a chelating agent, an antioxidant, a thickener, and other optional ingredients that are selectively employed to achieve an aqueous based composition that exhibits good shelf stability and stain removal properties. The thickening agent may include a cellulosic or clay material, starch, gum, fatty acid, fatty alcohol, hydrophilic colloidal particles, polyoxyethylene glycol or polyoxyethylene glycol derivatives including fatty acid esters and ethers, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Cunningham, Scott W. Wenzel, Chris Decker, Jeffrey R. Seidling
  • Publication number: 20090062172
    Abstract: A cleaning composition that can discharge the color of blood, menstrual fluids, or other organic stains is provided. In particular, the present invention achieves a balance between control of unwanted liquid spreading by lateral wicking on a stained textile fabric to lessen the size of wet spots and maintaining the cleaning efficacy of the composition by means of specific kinds of thickening agents. The composition includes an oxidizing agent such as peroxides, a cell-lysing agent, a chelating agent, an antioxidant, a thickener, and other optional ingredients that are selectively employed to achieve an aqueous based composition that exhibits good shelf stability and stain removal properties. The thickening agent may include a cellulosic or clay material, starch, gum, fatty acid, fatty alcohol, hydrophilic colloidal particles, polyoxyethylene glycol or polyoxyethylene glycol derivatives including fatty acid esters and ethers, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Corey Cunningham, Scott W. Wenzel, Chris Decker, Jeffrey R. Seidling
  • Patent number: 6980577
    Abstract: A vertical laser cavity includes a non-planar top mirror in order to improve the optical performance of the laser cavity. In one approach, the top mirror is curved to form a plano-concave geometry with the bottom mirror, as opposed to the typical plano—plano geometry. This can reduce diffraction losses and otherwise improve optical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel A. Francis, Chris Decker