Patents by Inventor Donald Marion Swartley

Donald Marion Swartley 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).

  • Composition for reducing malodor impression on inanimate surfaces
    Patent number: 7645746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for reducing malodor impression. The composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of perfume. Optionally, but preferably, the composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition of, water-soluble cyclodextrin, from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of water-soluble metallic salt, from about 0% to about 3%, by weight of the composition, of solubilizing aid. The composition is essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric and contains less than about 5%, by weight of the composition of low molecular weight monohydric alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toan Trinh, Jerome Paul Cappel, Philip Anthony Geis, Judith Ann Hollingshead, Mark Lee McCarty, Donald Marion Swartley, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Susan Schmaedecke Zwerdling
  • Composition for reducing malodor impression on inanimate surfaces
    Patent number: 6146621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for reducing malodor impression. The composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of perfume. Optionally, but preferably, the composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition of, water-soluble cyclodextrin, from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of water-soluble metallic salt, from about 0% to about 3%, by weight of the composition, of solubilizing aid. The composition is essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric and contains less than about 5%, by weight of the composition of low molecular weight monohydric alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toan Trinh, Jerome Paul Cappel, Philip Anthony Geis, Judith Ann Hollingshead, Mark Lee McCarty, Donald Marion Swartley, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Susan Schmaedecke Zwerdling
  • Dryer-added fabric softner composition comprising chlorine scavenger to provide color and other fabric benefits
    Patent number: 6046155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a dryer-added fabric softener composition, after a normal wash process, said composition having optimal characteristics for providing good coverage of fabrics that are treated, and optionally comprising at least one fabric softener component, for imparting fabric appearance benefits. The invention comprises the softener compositions in packages in association with instructions for their use in the dryer to provide protection for the fabrics, especially color care. Dryer-added fabric softener compositions containing chlorine scavenger to protect colored fabrics from chlorine in the next wash cycle are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toan Trinh, Donald Marion Swartley, Alessandro Corona, III, John William Smith, Ronghui Wu
  • Dryer-added fabric softener composition comprising chlorine scavenger to provide color and other fabric benefits
    Patent number: 6046154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a dryer-added fabric softener composition, after a normal wash process, said composition having optimal characteristics for providing good coverage of fabrics that are treated, and optionally comprising at least one fabric softener component, for imparting fabric appearance benefits. The invention comprises the softener compositions in packages in association with instructions for their use in the dryer to provide protection for the fabrics, especially color care. Dryer-added fabric softener compositions containing chlorine scavenger to protect colored fabrics from chlorine in the next wash cycle are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toan Trinh, Donald Marion Swartley, Alessandro Corona, III, John William Smith, Ronghui Wu
  • Composition for reducing malodor impression on inanimate surfaces
    Patent number: 5939060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for reducing malodor impression. The composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of perfume. Optionally, but preferably, the composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition of, water-soluble cyclodextrin, from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of water-soluble metallic salt, from about 0% to about 3%, by weight of the composition, of solubilizing aid. The composition is essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric and contains less than about 5%, by weight of the composition of low molecular weight monohydric alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toan Trinh, Jerome Paul Cappel, Philip Anthony Geis, Judith Ann Hollingshead, Mark Lee McCarty, Donald Marion Swartley, Errol Hoffman Wahl, Susan Schmaedecke Zwerdling