Patents by Inventor Christopher Boardman
Christopher Boardman 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).
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Publication number: 20260192274Abstract: The invention relates to a microcapsule, wherein the microcapsules have a core and a shell; the core comprising a core material selected from perfumes; the shell comprises plant protein and polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide is selected from: pectins, natural or chemically modified celluloses, xanthan gum, konjac gum, xyloglucan, guar gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, inulin, curdlan gum, diutan gum, alginate, gellan and carrageenan; and to a method of producing microcapsules of the invention, wherein the method does not involve chemically covalent crosslinking.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: July 9, 2026Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Andrew HENDERSON, Craig Warren JONES
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Patent number: 12534688Abstract: A fabric softener composition comprising: a. 1 to 20 wt. % ionic compound of general formula I: (I) wherein b. 0.1 to 20 wt. % fatty co-softener; and c. Water.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Ritu Ahuja, Olivier Back, Christopher Boardman, Jean-Christophe Castaing, Konstantin Nikolaev Golemanov, David Stephen Grainger, Sergio Mastroianni, Hugh Rieley
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Patent number: 12503671Abstract: A fabric conditioner composition comprising: a) Fabric softening active according to formula (I), wherein each R, is independently selected from C5-C27 aliphatic groups, Y is a divalent C1-C6 aliphatic group, R?, R? and R??, are independently selected from hydrogen or a C1 to C4 alkyl group, and X is an anionic group; b) 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume; and c) Water.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 23, 2025Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Olivier Back, Christopher Boardman, John Francis Hubbard, Bala Naga Satyanarayana Thota
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Publication number: 20250092313Abstract: The invention concerns new mixtures of quaternary ammonium compounds with surfactant properties and improved biodegradability.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCEInventors: Olivier Back, Christopher Boardman
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Publication number: 20240343997Abstract: A fabric conditioner composition comprising a mixture of compounds having the formula (I) wherein each R group, is independently selected from a C15 or C17 aliphatic group, Y is a divalent C1-C6 aliphatic group, R?, R? and R?? are independently selected from hydrogen 5 or a C1 to C4 alkyl group, Xn? is a counter-anion, n is an integer which is equal to 1, 2 or 3, depending on the nature of the counter-anion and said mixture comprising from 20 to 95% mol of compounds of formula I wherein both R are both C15 aliphatic groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Olivier BACK, Christopher BOARDMAN
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Publication number: 20240084224Abstract: An ancillary laundry composition comprising an ester oil, which is a polyol comprising at least two ester linkages, free perfume and 0 to 0.85 wt. % anionic and/or cationic surfactant. A method of laundering clothes, wherein said composition is added in the wash or rinse stage. A method of preventing colour fade over (10) laundry cycles, wherein fabrics are treated with said composition during each consecutive laundry cycle. The use of said composition to provide an improved colour maintenance or reduced colour fade over consecutive laundry cycles, preferably (10), more preferably (5) laundry cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Louise Stephanie CONNELL-FIELDING, Martin Charles CROSSMAN, Paul FERGUSON, Matthew Charles HERBISON, Maria Fernanda JIMENEZ SOLOMON
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Publication number: 20240084219Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition comprising: an ester oil; and free perfume.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Louise Stephanie CONNELL-FIELDING, Martin Charles CROSSMAN
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Publication number: 20240084227Abstract: A fabric conditioner composition comprising: a) Fabric softening active according to formula (I), wherein each R, is independently selected from C5-C27 aliphatic groups, Y is a divalent C1-C6 aliphatic group, 12?, R? and R??, are independently selected from hydrogen or a C1 to C4 alkyl group, and X is an anionic group; b) 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume; and c) Water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Olivier BACK, Christopher BOARDMAN, John Francis HUBBARD, Bala Naga Satyanarayana THOTA
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Publication number: 20240060011Abstract: A method of preventing or reducing colour fade of fabrics over multiple laundry cycles wherein a composition comprising fabric softening active, pentaerythritol ester oil and perfume is used during the rinse stage of the laundry process. Method of preparing the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Louise Stephanle CONNELL-FIELDING, Martin Charles CROSSMAN, John Michael WALSH
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Publication number: 20240018443Abstract: An ancillary laundry composition comprising 0.25 to 10 wt. % ester oil, free perfume and 0 to 4 wt. % anionic and/or cationic surfactant. A method of laundering clothes, wherein said composition is added in the wash or rinse stage. A method of preventing colour fade over (10) laundry cycles, wherein fabrics are treated with said composition during each consecutive laundry cycle. Use of said composition to provide an improved colour maintenance or reduced colour fade over consecutive laundry cycles, preferably (10), more preferably (5) laundry cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Louise Stephanie CONNELL-FIELDING, Martin Charles CROSSMAN, Paul FERGUSON, Matthew Charles HERBISON, Maria Fernanda JIMENEZ SOLOMON, Dhanalakshmi THIRUMENI
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Publication number: 20230399585Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition comprising: hydrolysed protein and free perfume.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Karl BURGESS
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Patent number: 11807834Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 1-10 w.t. % silicone, wherein the silicone is in the form of an emulsion, the an emulsion having a particle size of 100 to 30 um b. Free perfume, having an emulsion particle size of 1 nm to 30 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Boardman, Karl Burgess, Mark Anthony Carus, Julie Cullen
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Patent number: 11725163Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 1-10 w.t. % silicone, wherein the silicone is in the form of an emulsion b. 0.01-1.5 w.t. % setting polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Boardman, Giovanni Francesco Unali
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Patent number: 11649416Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 1-10 w.t. % silicone, wherein the silicone is in the form of an emulsion, the emulsion having a particle size of 1 nm to 150 nm b. Free perfume, having an emulsion particle size of 1 nm to 30 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Boardman, Karl Burgess, Mark Anthony Carus, Julie Cullen
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Publication number: 20230048372Abstract: A malodour reducing spray composition comprising: a. 0.1 to 15 wt. % emollient; b. 0.5 to 15 wt. % emulsifier; and c. Water.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Rachana SANKAR, Jayashree Anantharam VADHYAR, Sarmistha BISWAS, Christopher BOARDMAN
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Publication number: 20220396749Abstract: A fabric softener composition comprising: a. 1 to 20 wt. % ionic compound of general formula I: (I) wherein b. 0.1 to 20 wt. % fatty co-softener; and c. Water.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: Conopco, lnc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Ritu AHUJA, Olivier BACK, Christopher BOARDMAN, Jean-Christophe CASTAING, Konstantin Nikolaev GOLEMANOV, David Stephen GRAINGER, Sergio MASTROIANNI, Hugh RIELEY
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Publication number: 20220290075Abstract: A fabric softener composition comprising: a. 1 to 20 wt. % ionic compound of general formula I: (I) b. 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume; and c. Water.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Ritu AHUJA, Olivier BACK, Christopher BOARDMAN, Jean-Christophe CASTAING, Konstantin Nikolaev GOLEMANOV, David Stephen GRAINGER, Sergio MASTROIANNI, Hugh RIELEY
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Publication number: 20220248670Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 0.0001-10 wt. % free perfume. b. 0.001 to 2 wt. % quaternary ammonium biocide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventor: Christopher BOARDMAN
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Publication number: 20210222093Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a garment revival product comprising: a garment revival composition; and a hand-held spray device which is manually operable to produce a spray of said composition; said composition comprising one or more fabric tactility modifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Julie CULLEN, Giovanni Francesco UNALI
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Publication number: 20210198843Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a garment revival product comprising: a garment reviving composition; and a hand-held spray device which is manually operable to produce a spray of said composition; said composition comprising one or more setting polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Christopher Boardman, Julie Cullen, Giovanni Francesco Unali