Patents by Inventor Elizabeth A. Woods
Elizabeth A. Woods 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).
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Patent number: 11918678Abstract: Hair care cleansing composition comprising—a) from 1 to 50 wt % of a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant, non-ionic and mixtures thereof; and b) from 0.01 to 3 wt %, by weight of the total composition, of defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising cellulose microfibrils, wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises up to 20 wt. % of water, based on the total weight of the fibrils; and wherein • the cellulose has an average degree of crystallinity of less than 50%, and wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises polyols distributed between the fibrils.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Rhys Thomas, Jeremy Robert Westwell, Sally Elizabeth Wood, Sophia Isabel Alice Quenby-Ma
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Patent number: 11826385Abstract: Major histocompatibility complex-based chimeric receptors (MHC-CAR) for use in targeting autoreactive immune cells. Also provided herewith are genetically engineered immune cells expressing the MHC-CAR for use in treating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Jura Bio, Inc.Inventors: Julie Norville, Elizabeth Wood
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Patent number: 11382844Abstract: An acidic aqueous shampoo composition, which comprises: (I) a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant and nonionic surfactant; (II) an emulsified silicone, (III) an anti-settling, thickening polymer, wherein the anti-settling, thickening polymer, comprises: (a) 40 to 74.5 wt % of structural units of C1-4 alkyl acrylate; (b) 20 to 50 wt % of structural units of methacrylic acid; (c) 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas John Ainger, Wei Gao, Adam Peter Jarvis, Kinjalbahen Joshi, Curtis Schwartz, Neil Scott Shaw, Inna Shulman, Pierre Starck, Sally Elizabeth Wood, Fanwen Zeng
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Patent number: 11376209Abstract: An aqueous anti-dandruff shampoo composition which comprises: (I) a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant and nonionic surfactant; (II) suspended particles of an anti-dandruff agent, (III) an anti-settling, thickening polymer, wherein the anti-settling, thickening polymer, comprises: (a) 40 to 74.5 wt % of structural units of C1-4 alkyl acrylate; (b) 20 to 50 wt % of structural units of methacrylic acid; (c) 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas John Ainger, Joanna Susan Dawson, Wei Gao, Adam Peter Jarvis, Kinjalbahen Joshi, Curtis Schwartz, Neil Scott Shaw, Inna Shulman, Pierre Starck, Sally Elizabeth Wood, Fanwen Zeng
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Publication number: 20220205015Abstract: The invention provides a method for detecting bacteria. The method utilises a peptide that forms a complex with a conjugated reporter polymer and is susceptible to cleavage by one or more proteases on the surface of a bacteria. Presence or absence of the bacteria can be determined by assessing the optical absorption and/or colour and/or photoluminescence (e.g. fluorescence) of the conjugated reporter polymer, which may undergo a conformational change after binding with the to the cleaved peptide substrate. Specifically, the peptide substrate may comprise a cleavage site for digestion by the protease, and the protease may be an omptin protease. The conjugated reporter polymer may be selected from a polythiophene, a poly(1,4-phenylene vinylene) (PPV), a poly(1,4-phenylene) (PPP), a polyfluorenes (PFO), a nitrogen-containing polymer such as polyquinoline, poly(2,5-pyridinevinylene) (PPyV), 1,3,4-oxadiazole, and poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK), and a polypyrrole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Bo LIEDBERG, Palaniappan ALAGAPPAN, Sushanth GUDLUR, Gaurav SINSINBAR, Gopal AMMANATH, Milan MRKSICH, Sarah Elizabeth WOOD
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Publication number: 20210299025Abstract: Hair care cleansing composition comprising—a) from 1 to 50 wt % of a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant, non-ionic and mixtures thereof; and b) from 0.01 to 3 wt %, by weight of the total composition, of defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising cellulose microfibrils, wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises up to 20 wt. % of water, based on the total weight of the fibrils; and wherein • the cellulose has an average degree of crystallinity of less than 50%, and wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises polyols distributed between the fibrils.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Matthew Rhys THOMAS, Jeremy Robert WESTWELL, Sally Elizabeth WOOD, Sophia Isabel Alice QUENBY-MA
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Publication number: 20210196614Abstract: An aqueous anti-dandruff shampoo composition which comprises: (I) a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant and nonionic surfactant; (II) suspended particles of an anti-dandruff agent, (III) an anti-settling, thickening polymer, wherein the anti-settling, thickening polymer, comprises: (a) 40 to 74.5 wt % of structural units of C1-4 alkyl acrylate; (b) 20 to 50 wt % of structural units of methacrylic acid; (c) 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Nicholas John AINGER, Joanna Susan DAWSON, Wei GAO, Adam Peter JARVIS, Kinjalbahen JOSHI, Curtis SCHWARTZ, Neil Scott SHAW, Inna SHULMAN, Pierre STARCK, Sally Elizabeth WOOD, Fanwen ZENG
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Publication number: 20210169929Abstract: Major histocompatibility complex-based chimeric receptors (MHC-CAR) for use in targeting autoreactive immune cells. Also provided herewith are genetically engineered immune cells expressing the MHC-CAR for use in treating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2018Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Jura Bio, Inc.Inventors: Julie Norville, Elizabeth Wood
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Publication number: 20200297615Abstract: An anti-settling, thickening polymer is provided for use in an acidic aqueous cleansing formulation having a pH of <5, wherein the anti-settling, thickening polymer, comprises: (a) structural units of C1-4 alkyl acrylate; (b) structural units of methacrylic acid; (c) structural units of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS); (d) structural units of a specialized associated monomer having the following structure wherein R1 is a linear saturated C10-24 alkyl group; wherein R2 is a hydrogen or a methyl; and wherein n is an average of 20 to 28; (e) structural units of acrylic acid; and (f) structural units of multi-ethylenically unsaturated crosslinking monomer or chain transfer agent; and wherein the sum of the weight percentages of structural units (a)-(f) is equal to 100 wt % of the anti-settling, thickening polymer. Also provided are acidic aqueous cleansing formulations containing same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Kinjalbahen Joshi, Fanwen Zeng, Wei Gao, Inna Shulman, Curtis Schwartz, Adam Peter Jarvis, Nicholas John Ainger, Sally Elizabeth Wood, Pierre Starck, Neil Scott Shaw
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Publication number: 20200281824Abstract: An acidic aqueous shampoo composition, which comprises: (I) a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant and nonionic surfactant; (II) an emulsified silicone, (III) an anti-settling, thickening polymer, wherein the anti-settling, thickening polymer, comprises: (a) 40 to 74.5 wt % of structural units of C1-4 alkyl acrylate; (b) 20 to 50 wt % of structural units of methacrylic acid; (c) 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Nicholas John AINGER, Wei GAO, Adam Peter JARVIS, Kinjalbahen JOSHI, Curtis SCHWARTZ, Neil Scott SHAW, Inna SHULMAN, Pierre STARCK, Sally Elizabeth WOOD, Fanwen ZENG
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Patent number: 10669598Abstract: The present invention provides processes for catalytically converting biomass to oxygenated compounds suitable for use in bioreforming processes.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: VIRENT, INC.Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Dick A. Nagaki, Elizabeth Woods
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Patent number: 10646414Abstract: The invention provides a personal cleansing composition having an aqueous continuous phase including cleansing surfactant and a solubilised hydrocarbon oil having a kinematic viscosity of 1 to 35 cSt at 40° C. and a specific gravity of 0.76 to 0.87 at 25° C.; in which the hydrocarbon oil is solubilised in wormlike micelles in the aqueous continuous phase by means of a linker molecule and an inorganic electrolyte; in which the linker molecule is selected from one or more compounds of formula: R(X)n, in which R is a C6 to C14 mono-, di- or trivalent saturated aliphatic or an aromatic hydrocarbyl group, n is 1 to 3 and each X is independently selected from —OH and —COOH; and in which the level of hydrocarbon oil in the composition ranges from 0.8 to 1.5% by weight based on the total weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.Inventors: Arijit Bera, Kelvin Brian Dickinson, Richa Sureshchand Goyal, Joseph Muscat, Paul Stephen Whitehead, Sally Elizabeth Wood
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Publication number: 20190117525Abstract: The invention provides a personal cleansing composition having an aqueous continuous phase including cleansing surfactant and a solubilised hydrocarbon oil having a kinematic viscosity of 1 to 35 cSt at 40° C. and a specific gravity of 0.76 to 0.87 at 25° C.; in which the hydrocarbon oil is solubilised in wormlike micelles in the aqueous continuous phase by means of a linker molecule and an inorganic electrolyte; in which the linker molecule is selected from one or more compounds of formula: R(X)n, in which R is a C6 to C14 mono-, di- or trivalent saturated aliphatic or an aromatic hydrocarbyl group, n is 1 to 3 and each X is independently selected from —OH and —COOH; and in which the level of hydrocarbon oil in the composition ranges from 0.8 to 1.5% by weight based on the total weight of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Arijit BERA, Kelvin Brian DICKINSON, Richa Sureshchand GOYAL, Joseph MUSCAT, Paul Stephen WHITEHEAD, Sally Elizabeth WOOD
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Patent number: 10131604Abstract: The present invention provides catalysts, methods, and reactor systems for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to oxygenated compounds. The invention includes methods for producing cyclic ethers, monooxygenates, dioxygenates, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and alcohols from oxygenated hydrocarbons, such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like, using catalysts containing Group VIII metals. The oxygenated compounds produced are useful in the production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and other products.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Virent, Inc.Inventors: Brian Blank, Randy Cortright, Taylor Beck, Elizabeth Woods, Michael Jehring
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Patent number: 10005700Abstract: Methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing in high yield aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from a mixture of oxygenates comprising di- and polyoxygenates are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like; and methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing the mixture of oxygenates from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like. The disclosed catalysts for preparing the mixture of oxygenates comprise a Group VIII metal and a crystalline alumina support.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Virent, Inc.Inventors: Taylor Beck, Brian Blank, Casey Jones, Elizabeth Woods, Randy Cortright
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Patent number: 10000680Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, preparation methods, and use of thermally conductive materials comprising silicone composition curable by hydrosilylation, thermally conductive fillers, and phthalocyanine. The novel composition retains its desirable pliability after cure even when kept at an elevated temperature for an extended period.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: DOW SILICONES CORPORATIONInventors: Dorab Bhagwagar, Kelly Messing, Elizabeth Wood
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Patent number: 9982316Abstract: The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Virent, Inc.Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Elizabeth Woods
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Patent number: 9944581Abstract: The present invention provides processes, methods, and systems for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. The method generally includes the reaction of a hydrolysate from a biomass deconstruction process with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a reaction product comprising one of more oxygenated compounds. The process also includes reacting the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C4+ compounds useful as fuels and chemicals.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Virent, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Held, Elizabeth Woods, Randy Cortright, Matthew Gray
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Patent number: 9873837Abstract: Methods, reactor systems, and catalysts are provided for converting in a continuous process biomass to fuels and chemicals, including methods of converting the water insoluble components of biomass, such as hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, to volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates, such as alcohols, ketones, cyclic ethers, esters, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof. In certain applications, the volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates can be collected and used as a final chemical product, or used in downstream processes to produce liquid fuels, chemicals and other products.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Virent, Inc.Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright, John Kania
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Patent number: D1015876Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Silgan Containers LLCInventors: David Dunn, Elizabeth A. Metzger, John Schindewolf, Alvin Widitora, Dave Wood, Seth Moore, Andrew Palumbo