Patents by Inventor Dennis Stephen Murphy

Dennis Stephen Murphy 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).

  • Wrinkle reduction laundry product compositions
    Patent number: 6426328
    Abstract: The present application relates to the inclusion of one or more wrinkle reducing ingredients in a laundry detergent product. The benefits are delivered to the laundered item during the cleaning step and, therefore, reduces the need for further wrinkle reducing steps when the items are taken from the dryer or after hang drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA division of Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Stephen Murphy, Daniel Fox
  • Wrinkle reduction laundry product compositions
    Patent number: 6403548
    Abstract: The present application relates to the inclusion of one or more wrinkle reducing ingredients in a laundry detergent product. The benefits are delivered to the laundered item during the cleaning step and, therefore, reduces the need for further wrinkle reducing steps when the items are taken from the dryer or after hang drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Stephen Murphy
  • Wrinkle reduction laundry product compositions
    Patent number: 6376456
    Abstract: The present application relates to the inclusion of one or more wrinkle reducing ingredients in a laundry fabric softening product. The benefits are delivered to the laundered item either during the rinse step of the washing procedure or in the dryer. The need for further wrinkle reducing steps when the items are taken from the dryer or after hang drying are thereby reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Stephen Murphy, Daniel Joseph Fox, Francoise Meyer
  • Dishwashing composition for coating dishware with a silicon surfactant
    Patent number: 6372702
    Abstract: A dishwashing composition having a silicon comprising surfactant, a dialkyl ester of an alpha, omega-alkyl dicarboxylic acid surfactant or both is described. The dishwashing composition unexpectedly results in dishware that does display improved starch soil removal and does not display starch buildup after multiple washes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Diversey Lever, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Catherine Chiou, Bingham Scott Jaynes, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Deborah Sue Rick
  • Process for preparing pourable, transparent/translucent liquid detergent with non-continuous suspending system
    Patent number: 6369018
    Abstract: A process for making a transparent/translucent HDL composition capable of suspending relatively large size particles while remaining readily pourable. The composition is stable, even in the presence of relatively large amounts of electrolyte/surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Daniel Joseph Kuzmenka, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Kristina Marie Neuser, Myongsuk Bae-Lee, Kim Garufi, Deborah Coccaro
  • Dry cleaning system comprising carbon dioxide solvent and carbohydrate containing cleaning surfactant
    Patent number: 6369014
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a carbohydrate group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant has a hydrocarbon group that is more solvent-philic than a carbohydrate group, and can result in reverse micelle formation in a densified gas like densified carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA
    Inventors: Dennis Stephen Murphy, David Alan Binder
  • Pourable transparent/translucent liquid detergent composition with suspended particles
    Patent number: 6362156
    Abstract: A translucent/transparent composition capable of suspending relatively large size particles while remaining readily pourable. The composition is stable, even in presence of readily large amount of electrolyte/surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Kristina Marie Neuser, Myongsuk Bae-Lee, Daniel Joseph Kuzmenka, Kim Garufi, Pascale Germaine Lazare, Cornelis Johannes Buytenhek, Pieter Willem Van Reeven, Charles Cornelis Verburg, Frank Theodor Van De Scheur
  • Cleaning composition and method for using the same
    Publication number: 20020023305
    Abstract: A novel cleaning composition for dry cleaning applications is described. The cleaning composition utilizes a stain removal composition having a stain removal surfactant and a stain removal solvent, and the dry cleaning applications use a solvent which is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, a biodegradable functionalized hydrocarbon or a silicone comprising solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA.
    Inventor: Dennis Stephen Murphy
  • WRINKLE REDUCTION LAUNDRY PRODUCT COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20010056059
    Abstract: The present application relates to the inclusion of one or more wrinkle reducing ingredients in a laundry detergent product. The benefits are delivered to the laundered item during the cleaning step and, therefore, reduces the need for further wrinkle reducing steps when the items are taken from the dryer or after hang drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: DENNIS STEPHEN MURPHY, DANIEL FOX
  • Laundry care products and compositions
    Patent number: 6315800
    Abstract: A product for use in a conventional home clothes dryer that delivers one or more desirable benefits to clothing in need of freshening. The product us particularly suited for delivering the benefits to relatively dry clothing and can be added directly to the dryer without the need for a bag to contain the product and clothing during the dryer cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Filomena Augusta Gomes, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Karla Jean Cicciari, Harry Hamilton Haubert, Carol Caldwell Bishop, Sherryl Ilana Zucker
  • Heterocyclic dry-cleaning surfactant and method for using the same
    Patent number: 6313079
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a heterocyclic group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant can have one or more heteroatom and can result in reverse micelle formation in a densified gas like densified carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco
    Inventor: Dennis Stephen Murphy
  • Cleaning composition and method for using the same
    Patent number: 6309425
    Abstract: A novel cleaning composition for dry cleaning applications is described. The cleaning composition utilizes a stain removal composition having a stain removal surfactant and a stain removal solvent, and the dry cleaning applications use a solvent which is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, a biodegradable functionalized hydrocarbon or a silicone comprising solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Stephen Murphy
  • Bleaching composition
    Publication number: 20010025019
    Abstract: A bleaching composition is provided for effective bleaching with a bleach catalyst at low temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Dirk Johannes Bijl, Ronald Hage, Jan Kevelam, Jean Hypolites Koek, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Irene Erica Smit, Johannes J. Verhagen, Pieter van der Vlist
  • Bleaching composition
    Publication number: 20010023237
    Abstract: A bleaching composition is provided comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Dirk Johannes Bijl, Ronald Hage, Jan Kevelam, Jean Hypolites Koek, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Irene Erica Smit, Johannes Jacob Verhagen, Pieter Van Der Vlist
  • Bleaching composition
    Publication number: 20010023236
    Abstract: A bleaching composition is provided comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Dirk Johannes Bijl, Ronald Hage, Jan Kevelam, Jean Hypolites Koek, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Irene Erica Smit, Johannes Jacob Verhagen, Pieter Van Der Vlist
  • Dry-cleaning solvent and method for using the same
    Publication number: 20010020308
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry-cleaning solvent and method for dry-cleaning. The dry-cleaning solvent and method employ a linear silicon comprising oligomer that unexpectedly results in excellent cleaning properties in the absence of any known environmental or health risks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA
    Inventor: Dennis Stephen Murphy
  • Bleaching composition
    Publication number: 20010009271
    Abstract: A bleaching composition is provided for effective bleaching with a bleach catalyst at low temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Inventors: Dirk Johannes Bijl, Ronald Hage, Jan Kevelam, Jean Hypolites Koek, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Irene Erica Smit, Johannes J. Verhagen, Pieter van der Vlist
  • Dry-cleaning solvent and method for using the same
    Patent number: 6258130
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dry-cleaning solvent and method for dry-cleaning. The dry-cleaning solvent and method employ a linear silicon comprising oligomer that unexpectedly results in excellent cleaning properties in the absence of any known environmental or health risks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Stephen Murphy
  • Process for preparing pourable, transparent/translucent liquid detergent with non-continuous suspending system
    Patent number: 6258771
    Abstract: A process for making a transparent/translucent HDL composition capable of suspending relatively large size particles while remaining readily pourable. The composition is stable, even in the presence of relatively large amounts of electrolyte/surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA division of Conopco
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Daniel Joseph Kuzmenka, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Kristina Marie Neuser, Myongsuk Bae-Lee, Kim Garufi, Deborah Coccaro
  • Transparent/translucent liquid enzyme compositions in clear bottles comprising UV absorber
    Patent number: 6159918
    Abstract: An enzyme containing translucent or transparent aqueous heavy duty liquid a clear bottle comprising fluorescent dye and/or UV absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care U.S.A., division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Myongsuk Bae-Lee, Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Kristina Marie Neuser