Patents by Inventor David X. Cumming

David X. Cumming 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).

  • Rinse-active foam control particles
    Patent number: 5591705
    Abstract: The present invention provides rinse-active foam-control particles for inclusion in a detergent composition in powder form, consisting essentially of a soap of fatty acids of which at least 80% contain from 16 to 18 carbon atoms, the geometric mean particle size of the particles being inferior to 1 mm, preferably inferior to 0.4 mm.The present invention also encompasses a process for making said foam-control agents, as well as high sud and low sud executions of detergent compositions containing said foam-control particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan D. Brinson, David X. Cumming, David W. York