Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Ann Alam

Elizabeth Ann Alam 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: 6750187
    Abstract: A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising delivering a plurality of compositions including at least one organic solvent composition into the same or different cycles of an automatic dishwashing machine and washing the soiled cookware/tableware in the resulting solvent-containing wash liquor. The method includes the storage and delivery of organic solvent compositions and dishwashing detergent composition from multi-compartment containers. The method provides excellent removal of stubborn soils which are very difficult to remove in a conventional automatic dishwashing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: The Proter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Alam, Chandrika Kasturi, Brian Xiaoqing Song, Frank William DeNome, Brenda Frances Bennie, Mairi Campbell, James Iain Kinloch, Neha Kapur
  • Patent number: 6740628
    Abstract: A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising washing the cookware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine in the presence of an organic solvent system having a volatile organic content of less than about 50% by weight and a wash liquor concentration of from about 100 ppm to about 10000 ppm. The method includes the storage and delivery of organic solvent compositions and dishwashing detergent composition from multi-compartment containers. The method provides excellent removal of stubborn soils which are very difficult to remove in a conventional automatic dishwashing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Brenda Frances Bennie, Mairi Campbell, Elizabeth Ann Alam, Neha Kapur, William Michael Scheper, Glenn Thomas Jordan, IV, Chanchal Ghosh, Chandrika Kasturi, Frank William DeNome, Brian Xiaoqing Song, James Iain Kinloch
  • Publication number: 20040067861
    Abstract: An organic solvent composition suitable for use in automatic dishwashing comprising: (a) from about 10% to about 80%, by weight, a non-aqueous organic solvent system; (b) from about 5% to about 70%, by weight, sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP); (c) at least about 0.00005%, by weight, a water-soluble dye; (d) an effective amount of water; (e) from about 0.5% to about 1%, by weight, a thickener; and (f) optionally an adjunct ingredient; wherein said composition is in the form of an anhydrous liquid gel; wherein the yield value of said composition has a range of from about 5 to about 35; and wherein the effective amount of water is calculated by the following formula: STPP+6H2O→STPP*6H2O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank William Denome, Leslie Dawn Waits, Elizabeth Ann Alam
  • Publication number: 20040063601
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing liquid gel anhydrous organic solvent compositions comprising sodium polyphosphate hexahydrate and a water-soluble dye which minimizes excessive pouch swelling and provides superior product color aesthetics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank William Denome, Leslie Dawn Waits, Elizabeth Ann Alam
  • Publication number: 20030148906
    Abstract: Liquid or gel bleaching compositions comprising a diacyl peroxide, thickener, and water are disclosed. Preferred compositions are for use in automatic dishwashing machines. The compositions are effective in removing stains, especially carotenoid stains, from plastics while minimizing deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Alam, Marie Rose Salem, Leslie Dawn Waits, Brian Xiaoqing Song
  • Patent number: 6557732
    Abstract: A detergent pack for use in conjunction with a washing machine and which comprises two or more detergent or auxiliary products, storage means comprising separate but associated portions of the two or more products, and means for delivering quantities of the two or more products into the same or different cycles of a washing machine, said means for delivering comprising means for dispensing quantities of the two or more products, and means for controlling the relative dispensing rate of the two or more products from the storage means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanya Cecile Corneel Van Rompuy, Brian Xiaoqing Song, Elizabeth Ann Alam, Frank William DeNome, Helen Varley, Kenton Ray Lynde
  • Publication number: 20030036493
    Abstract: Liquid or gel bleaching compositions comprising a diacyl peroxide, thickener, and water are disclosed. Preferred compositions are for use in automatic dishwashing machines. The compositions are effective in removing stains, especially carotenoid stains, from plastics while minimizing deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Alam, Marie Rose Salem, Leslie Dawn Waits, Brian Xiaoqing Song
  • Publication number: 20020142931
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition in the form of an anhydrous, shear-thinning organo solvent-based gel and which comprises a thickening system consisting essentially of non-ionic cellulosic material. A process for making such a composition is also provided. A preferred execution is an automatic dishwashing composition comprising from about 1% to about 99%, preferably from about 5% to about 90%, especially from about 40% to about 80% of an organic solvent system for removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware, from about 0.5% to about 50%, preferably from about 5% to about 25% of bleach, from about 0.0001% to about 10% of detergency enzyme, and wherein the composition is in the form of an anhydrous gel comprising bleach in the form of a particulate suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank William DeNome, Elizabeth Ann Alam, Joseph Herbert Thien
  • Publication number: 20020123443
    Abstract: A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising washing the cookware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine in the presence of an organic solvent system having a volatile organic content of less than about 50% by weight and a wash liquor concentration of from about 100 ppm to about 10000 ppm. The method includes the storage and delivery of organic solvent compositions and dishwashing detergent composition from multi-compartment containers. The method provides excellent removal of stubborn soils which are very difficult to remove in a conventional automatic dishwashing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Brenda Frances Bennie, Mairi Campbell, Elizabeth Ann Alam, Neha Kapur, William Michael Scheper, Glenn Thomas Jordan, Chanchal Ghosh, Chandrika Kasturi, Frank William DeNome, Brian Xiaoqing Song, James Iain Kinloch
  • Publication number: 20020084285
    Abstract: A detergent pack for use in conjunction with a washing machine and which comprises two or more detergent or auxiliary products, storage means comprising separate but associated portions of the two or more products, and means for delivering quantities of the two or more products into the same or different cycles of a washing machine, said means for delivering comprising means for dispensing quantities of the two or more products, and means for controlling the relative dispensing rate of the two or more products from the storage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Tanya Cecile Corneel Van Rompuy, Brian Xiaoqing Song, Elizabeth Ann Alam, Frank William DeNome, Helen Varley, Kenton Ray Lynde
  • Publication number: 20020035051
    Abstract: A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising delivering a plurality of compositions including at least one organic solvent composition into the same or different cycles of an automatic dishwashing machine and washing the soiled cookware/tableware in the resulting solvent-containing wash liquor. The method includes the storage and delivery of organic solvent compositions and dishwashing detergent composition from multi-compartment containers. The method provides excellent removal of stubborn soils which are very difficult to remove in a conventional automatic dishwashing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Alam, Chandrika Kasturi, Brian Xiaoqing Song, Frank William DeNome, Brenda Frances Bennie, Mairi Campbell, James Iain Kinloch, Neha Kapur