Patents by Inventor E. Theodore Lance-Gomez

E. Theodore Lance-Gomez 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).

  • Single-phase soap compositions
    Patent number: 6007769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to single-phase soap gels and viscous soap compositions which are produced by alkanolamine neutralization of a fatty acid above the Krafft point. These compositions are robust, biodegradable, and are insensitive to temperature changes. The compositions also exhibit excellent cleaning properties and may be used as laundry cleaning agents, oven cleaners, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants and air fragrancing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Theodore Lance-Gomez, Mark M. Gipp, Robert Y. Lochhead, Charles E. Seaman, Jr.
  • Single-phase soap compositions
    Patent number: 5820695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to single-phase soap gels and viscous soap compositions which are produced by alkanolamine neutralization of a fatty acid above the Krafft point. These compositions are robust, biodegradable, and are insensitive to temperature changes. The compositions also exhibit excellent cleaning properties and may be used as laundry cleaning agents, oven cleaners, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants and air fragrancing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignees: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., University of Southern Mississippi
    Inventors: E. Theodore Lance-Gomez, Mark M. Gipp, Robert Y. Lochhead, Charles E. Seaman, Jr.