Patents by Inventor Eduardo Torres

Eduardo Torres 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: 9688946
    Abstract: A cleaning composition comprises at least one surfactant and at least one colorant. The cleaning composition can have a pH of about 3 or less. The colorant exhibits one of several specified structures at a pH of about 7. A method for cleaning a surface utilizes the cleaning composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Yogesh Saraf, Eduardo Torres, Sanjeev K. Dey, Paul D. Halphen
  • Publication number: 20170137629
    Abstract: Laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Publication number: 20170101602
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Sanjeev Kumar DEY, Eduardo TORRES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
  • Publication number: 20170101537
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Dominick J. Valenti, Eduardo Torres, Sanjeev K. Dey, Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Publication number: 20170101604
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by the polymeric component comprising at least two repeating glycerol units. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo TORRES
  • Publication number: 20170101536
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by the polymeric component comprising at least two repeating glycerol units. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Patent number: 9580575
    Abstract: A polyethylene article comprises crystalline polyethylene in an orthorhombic unit cell. The b-axes of the crystalline polyethylene are substantially aligned with the machine direction of the article. In particular, the Herman's index of the b-axes in the machine direction is greater than zero and greater than the Herman's indices of the b-axes in both the transverse and normal directions. The unique physical attributes exhibited by a polyethylene article having this new morphology are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Darin L. Dotson, Chi-Chun Tsai, Haihu Qin, John W. Miley, Mary Angela Cooley, Sanjeev K. Dey, Eduardo Torres, Francisco Alvarez
  • Publication number: 20170042902
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structures: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing a cancer, for example, melanoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Alexander, Sogole Bahmanyar, Joshua Hansen, Dehua Huang, Robert Hubbard, Brandon Jeffy, Jim Leisten, Mehran Moghaddam, Raj K. Raheja, Heather Raymon, Kimberly Schwarz, Marianne Sloss, Eduardo Torres, Tam Minh Tran, Shuichan Xu, JingJing Zhao, John Frederick Boylan
  • Patent number: 9567465
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Sanjeev Kumar Dey, John David Bruhnke, Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Patent number: 9556406
    Abstract: Composition comprising a benefit agent and an aprotic solvent, wherein the benefit agent comprises at least one nucleophilically and/or hydrolytically unstable bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Sanjeev Kumar Dey, John David Bruhnke, Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Patent number: 9556126
    Abstract: Provided herein are diaminopyrimidyl Compounds having the following structures: wherein X, L, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Diaminopyrimidyl Compound, and methods for treating or preventing PKC-theta-mediated disorders, or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase, for example, PKC-theta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Papa, Brian Edwin Cathers, Andrew Antony Calabrese, Brandon Wade Whitefield, Brydon Bennett, Daniel Cashion, Deborah Mortensen, Dehua Huang, Eduardo Torres, Jason Parnes, John Sapienza, Joshua Hansen, Katerina Leftheris, Matthew Correa, Maria Mercedes Delgado, Raj K. Raheja, Sogole Bahmanyar, Sayee Hegde, Stephen Norris, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky
  • Patent number: 9556337
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Xiaoyong M. Hong, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Publication number: 20170018283
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a method for forming a HAMR head. The method includes depositing a drop-on-demand mask on a portion of a surface of a slider using a drop-on-demand tool. The surface of the slider includes at least a portion of an NFT. A first protective layer is deposited over a remaining portion of the surface of the slider and over the drop-on-demand mask. The drop-on-demand mask and a portion of the first protective layer disposed on the drop-on-demand mask are removed, exposing at least the portion of the NFT. A second protective layer is deposited on the first protective layer and at least the exposed portion of the NFT. By using the drop-on-demand tool to deposit the drop-on-demand mask, the alignment between the drop-on-demand mask and the portion of the NFT is less stringent, and the drop-on-demand mask can be easily removed using a wiping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Eduardo TORRES, Cherngye HWANG, Randy SIMMONS
  • Publication number: 20170009186
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Robert Linn MAHAFFEY, JR., Xiaoyong Michael HONG, Eduardo TORRES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
  • Patent number: 9540601
    Abstract: Composition comprising a benefit agent and an aprotic solvent, wherein the benefit agent comprises at least one hydrolytically unstable bond, or at least one nucleophilically unstable bond, or a mixture thereof. Methods of making such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Eduardo Torres, Sanjeev Kumar Dey, John David Bruhnke
  • Publication number: 20160354374
    Abstract: Provided herein are diaminopyrimidyl Compounds having the following structures: wherein X, L, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Diaminopyrimidyl Compound, and methods for treating or preventing PKC-theta-mediated disorders, or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase, for example, PKC-theta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick Papa, Brian Edwin Cathers, Andrew Antony CALABRESE, Brandon Wade WHITEFIELD, Brydon BENNETT, Daniel CASHION, Deborah MORTENSEN, Dehua HUANG, Eduardo TORRES, Jason PARNES, John SAPIENZA, Joshua HANSEN, Katerina LEFTHERIS, Matthew CORREA, Maria Mercedes DELGADO, Raj K. RAHEJA, Sogole BAHMANYAR, Sayee HEGDE, Stephen NORRIS, Veronique PLANTEVIN-KRENITSKY
  • Patent number: 9512124
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structures: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing a cancer, for example, melanoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Alexander, Sogole Bahmanyar, Joshua Hansen, Dehua Huang, Robert Hubbard, Brandon Jeffy, Jim Leisten, Mehran Moghaddam, Raj K. Raheja, Heather Raymon, Kimberly Schwarz, Marianne Sloss, Eduardo Torres, Tam Minh Tran, Shuichan Xu, JingJing Zhao, John Frederick Boylan
  • Patent number: 9487740
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Robert Linn Mahaffey, Jr., Xiaoyong Michael Hong, Eduardo Torres, Dominick Joseph Valenti
  • Patent number: 9460738
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a method for forming a HAMR head. The method includes depositing a drop-on-demand mask on a portion of a surface of a slider using a drop-on-demand tool. The surface of the slider includes at least a portion of an NFT. A first protective layer is deposited over a remaining portion of the surface of the slider and over the drop-on-demand mask. The drop-on-demand mask and a portion of the first protective layer disposed on the drop-on-demand mask are removed, exposing at least the portion of the NFT. A second protective layer is deposited on the first protective layer and at least the exposed portion of the NFT. By using the drop-on-demand tool to deposit the drop-on-demand mask, the alignment between the drop-on-demand mask and the portion of the NFT is less stringent, and the drop-on-demand mask can be easily removed using a wiping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Cherngye Hwang, Randy Simmons
  • Publication number: 20160257912
    Abstract: Laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo TORRES