Patents by Inventor Clarkson Jones

Clarkson Jones 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: 11471396
    Abstract: Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising (a) particle comprising chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle; and (b) functionalized non-volatile silicone, wherein the amount of the functionalized non-volatile silicone is greater than 20% by weight of the total non-volatile silicone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Clarkson Jones, Xiaoyun Pan, Su Yuan, Qiqing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220186153
    Abstract: The invention provides a liquid laundry detergent composition having: (i) an aqueous continuous phase including from 3 to 80% (by weight based on the total weight of the composition) of one or more detersive surfactants and from 0.05% to 2% (by weight based on the total weight of the composition) of a first polymeric rheology modifier; and (ii) a dispersed phase of suspended benefit agent delivery particles; the particles having a core-shell structure in which a shell of polymeric material entraps a core containing the benefit agent; in which a second polymeric rheology modifier comprises a hydrophilic polysaccharide backbone and is covalently attached to the exterior surface of the shell of the delivery particle (either directly or via a linking group); and in which the first and the second polymeric rheology modifiers each have a hydrophilic backbone including at least one hydrophobic segment which is available to form non-specific hydrophobic associations within the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul FERGUSON, Adam Peter JARVIS, Christopher Clarkson JONES, Andrew Philip PARKER
  • Patent number: 11253458
    Abstract: Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising: a) particle comprising chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle; and b) silicone component selected from dimethicone, aminosilicone or a mixture thereof, wherein the silicone component has a viscosity of at least 5,000 cSt at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Clarkson Jones, Xiaoyun Pan, Su Yuan, Qiqing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200054543
    Abstract: Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising: a) particle comprising chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle; and b) silicone component selected from dimethicone, aminosilicone or a mixture thereof, wherein the silicone component has a viscosity of at least 5,000 cSt at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Christopher Clarkson JONES, Xiaoyun PAN, Su YUAN, Qiqing ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200046628
    Abstract: Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising (a) particle comprising chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle; and (b) functionalized non-volatile silicone, wherein the amount of the functionalized non-volatile silicone is greater than 20% by weight of the total non-volatile silicone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Christopher Clarkson JONES, Xiaoyun PAN, Su YUAN, Qiqing ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10557108
    Abstract: The combination of an enzyme substrate and an enzyme capable of accelerating the modification of said substrate, provides a triggered release system which works especially well. The use of the enzyme-triggered release system can retain a rinse benefit agent during the wash stage and release it during the subsequent rinse stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Flemming Borup, Thomas Hoenger Callisen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ole Simonsen, Christian Wieth, Judith Maria Bonsall, Andrew Paul Chapple, Anthony Hackett, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing, Rajesh Amrit Salkar
  • Patent number: 10383798
    Abstract: Disclosed is a benefit agent delivery particle comprising a benefit agent; and a chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle, wherein the chitosan salt comprises a chitosan component and amino acid anion, wherein the amino acid comprises phenylalamine; the amino acid does not comprises tyrosine; and the amino acid does not comprises histidine or the amino acid comprises no greater than 20% of histidine by mole of the total amino acid, wherein the benefit agent comprises fragrance, pro-fragrance, hair conditioning agent, anti-dandruff agent, moisturizers, emollients, dyes, pigments, color care additives, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Clarkson Jones, Kenneth Stuart Lee, Xiaoyun Pan, Yan Wu, Yuanyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180311124
    Abstract: A core shell microcapsule wherein the liquid core of the microcapsule comprises solvent and climbazole dissolved in the solvent in a weight ratio of at most 8:1, preferably at most 5:1, solvent:climbazole. Also a process to manufacture the core shell microcapsule comprising the steps of: a) Dissolving climbazole in solvent to form an oil phase; b) Mixing the oil phase with an oil soluble first component of a shell forming polymerization system; c) Dispersing the mixture from step b in an aqueous phase which either contains, or has added to it, a water soluble second component of a shell forming polymerization system; d) Forming microcapsules by reaction of the first and second components of the polymerization system to encapsulate the climbazole dissolved in the solvent; and e) Optionally separating the formed microcapsules from the aqueous phase. Also a hair care composition comprising surfactant and at least 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul FERGUSON, Amanda Marie GOULSBRA, Christopher Clarkson JONES, David Richard Arthur MEALING, George Patrick MULKERRIN, Andrew Philip PARKER
  • Publication number: 20180154328
    Abstract: A microcapsule containing a benefit agent inside a polyurea shell characterised in that polyurea has a nonionic polysaccharide deposition polymer covalently bonded to it. Also a process for making the microcapsule and compositions incorporating the microcapsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul FERGUSON, Christopher Clarkson JONES
  • Publication number: 20180116918
    Abstract: Disclosed is a benefit agent delivery particle comprising a benefit agent; and a chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle, wherein the chitosan salt comprises a chitosan component and amino acid anion, wherein the amino acid comprises phenylalamine; the amino acid does not comprises tyrosine; and the amino acid does not comprises histidine or the amino acid comprises no greater than 20% of histidine by mole of the total amino acid, wherein the benefit agent comprises fragrance, pro-fragrance, hair conditioning agent, anti-dandruff agent, moisturizers, emollients, dyes, pigments, colour care additives, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Christopher Clarkson JONES, Kenneth Stuart LEE, Xiaoyun PAN, Yan WU, Yuanyuan ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9937109
    Abstract: A particle comprising:—(a) a spacer which is a polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain with molecular weight Mw (and therefore the required length) of the spacer extending from the particle from 3000 to 400,000; (b) a deposition aid; and (c) a benefit agent, wherein the spacer is attached directly to the particle and the deposition aid is attached to the end of the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones, Kenneth Stuart Lee, David Richard Arthur Mealing
  • Publication number: 20170007508
    Abstract: A particle comprising:—(a) a spacer which is a polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain with molecular weight Mw (and therefore the required length) of the spacer extending from the particle from 3000 to 400,000; (b) a deposition aid; and (c) a benefit agent, wherein the spacer is attached directly to the particle and the deposition aid is attached to the end of the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson JONES, Kenneth Stuart LEE, David Richard Arthur MEALING
  • Patent number: 9351910
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising a benefit agent delivery particle comprising dextran as a delivery aid. The benefit agent delivery particle may further comprise a non-polysaccharide polymer, preferably an aminoplast polymer. The benefit agent delivery particle may comprise a perfume. The invention also provides a process for the manufacture of the particles in which perfume oil is encapsulated using emulsion polymerization to form core-shell particles, (in the alternative the perfume may be adsorbed later) and, a further polymer layer is formed on the outer surface of the core shell-particles in the presence of the delivery aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Honggang Chen, Christopher Clarkson Jones, Xiaoyun Pan, Jinfang Wang
  • Patent number: 9334469
    Abstract: The invention provides a benefit agent delivery particle comprising hydroxylpropyl cellulose. The benefit agent delivery particle may further comprise a non-polysaccharide polymer, preferably an aminoplast polymer. The benefit agent delivery particle may comprise a perfume. The invention also provides a process for the manufacture of the particles in which perfume oil is encapsulated using emulsion polymerization to form core-shell particles, (in the alternative the perfume may be adsorbed later) and, a further polymer layer is formed on the outer surface of the core shell-particles in the presence of the delivery aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Honggang Chen, Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing, Xiaoyun Pan, Jinfang Wang
  • Patent number: 9169459
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising: a) a benefit agent (preferably perfume) delivery particle comprising a poly-xyloglucan or poly-galactomannan with a ratio of beta-1,4 to 1,6 linkages of 1:1 to 3:1, or a mixture thereof as a delivery aid, b) a mannanase, preferably in combination with one or more of lipase, protease and amylase. Preferably the delivery particle is a core-shell encapsulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones
  • Publication number: 20140213499
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising a benefit agent delivery particle comprising dextran as a delivery aid. The benefit agent delivery particle may further comprise a non-polysaccharide polymer, preferably an aminoplast polymer. The benefit agent delivery particle may comprise a perfume. The invention also provides a process for the manufacture of the particles in which perfume oil is encapsulated using emulsion polymerization to form core-shell particles, (in the alternative the perfume may be adsorbed later) and, a further polymer layer is formed on the outer surface of the core shell-particles in the presence of the delivery aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Honggang Chen, Christopher Clarkson Jones, Xiaoyun Pan, Jinfang Wang
  • Publication number: 20140206587
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising a benefit agent delivery particle comprising at least one of hydroxylpropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxylethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxylpropyl guar, hydroxylethyl ethyl cellulose or methyl cellulose. The benefit agent delivery particle may further comprise a non-polysaccharide polymer, preferably an aminoplast polymer. The benefit agent delivery particle may comprise a perfume. The invention also provides a process for the manufacture of the particles in which perfume oil is encapsulated using emulsion polymerization to form core-shell particles, (in the alternative the perfume may be adsorbed later) and, a further polymer layer is formed on the outer surface of the core shell-particles in the presence of the delivery aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Honggang Chen, Christopher Clarkson Jones, Xiaoyun Pan, Jinfang Wang
  • Publication number: 20140142019
    Abstract: The invention provides a benefit agent delivery particle comprising hydroxylpropyl cellulose. The benefit agent delivery particle may further comprise a non-polysaccharide polymer, preferably an aminoplast polymer. The benefit agent delivery particle may comprise a perfume. The invention also provides a process for the manufacture of the particles in which perfume oil is encapsulated using emulsion polymerization to form core-shell particles, (in the alternative the perfume may be adsorbed later) and, a further polymer layer is formed on the outer surface of the core shell-particles in the presence of the delivery aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Honggang Chen, Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing, Xiaoyun Pan, Jinfang Wang
  • Patent number: 8637445
    Abstract: The invention provides a benefit agent delivery particle comprising hydroxylpropyl cellulose. The benefit agent delivery particle may further comprise a non-polysaccharide polymer, preferably an aminoplast polymer. The benefit agent delivery particle may comprise a perfume. The invention also provides a process for the manufacture of the particles in which perfume oil is encapsulated using emulsion polymerization to form core-shell particles, (in the alternative the perfume may be adsorbed later) and, a further polymer layer is formed on the outer surface of the core shell-particles in the presence of the delivery aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Honggang Chen, Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing, Xiaoyun Pan, Jinfang Wang
  • Publication number: 20130210697
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising: a) a benefit agent (preferably perfume) delivery particle comprising a poly-xyloglucan or poly-galactomannan with a ratio of beta-1,4 to 1,6 linkages of 1:1 to 3:1, or a mixture thereof as a delivery aid, b) a mannanase, preferably in combination with one or more of lipase, protease and amylase. Preferably the delivery particle is a core-shell encapsulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones