Patents by Inventor Geraint Paul Roberts

Geraint Paul Roberts 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: 11208617
    Abstract: An ancillary laundry composition comprising: (a) 2.5-30 w.t. % fabric softening silicone; (b) Less than 2 w.t. % surfactant; (c) 0.25-10 w.t. % cationic polymer (d) Water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee James Brennan, Martin Charles Crossman, Jonathan Osler, Geraint Paul Roberts
  • Patent number: 11180721
    Abstract: An ancillary laundry composition comprising: a) 2-20 w.t. % functionalised fabric softening silicone; b) Less than 5 w.t. % surfactant; c) 0.35-10 w.t. % cationic cellulose polymer d) Water 10 wherein the functionalised fabric softening polymer and cationic cellulose polymer are present in a ratio of 5:2 to 1:6 by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Charles Crossman, Andrew David Green, Jonathan Osler, Geraint Paul Roberts, Adrian Kevin Norman Williams
  • Patent number: 11053463
    Abstract: A method of delivering a laundry serum composition into the wash or rinse cycle, comprising the steps of: a. pouring a laundry liquid into a washing machine drawer, drum or a dosing shuttle; b. pouring a laundry serum composition on top of the laundry liquid; wherein the laundry serum composition comprises: a. 2-60 w.t. % benefit agent; b. less than 4 w.t. % surfactant; and c. water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Charles Crossman, Geraint Paul Roberts
  • Publication number: 20200181833
    Abstract: A garment refresh product (1) comprising: a garment refreshing composition (12); and a hand-held spray device which is manually operable to produce a spray of said composition in the form of a fine aerosol (29); said composition (12) comprising at least one of: an anti-malodour agent, an anti-wrinkle agent, and a perfume; and said spray device comprising a reservoir (2) containing said composition (12) and a spray mechanism (15) housed within a shroud (3) which is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis (8) of said reservoir (2); said spray mechanism (15) being manually operable to discharge a dose of said composition (12) from the product (1) in the form of a fine aerosol (29) and in a spray-direction (5) which is substantially orthogonal to said longitudinal axis (8) of the reservoir (2). A method of creating a garment refresh spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc. d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Geraint Paul ROBERTS, Rachel Louise TOOMES
  • Publication number: 20200056128
    Abstract: An ancillary laundry composition comprising: a) 2-20 w.t. % functionalised fabric softening silicone; b) Less than 5 w.t. % surfactant; c) 0.35-10 w.t. % cationic cellulose polymer d) Water 10 wherein the functionalised fabric softening polymer and cationic cellulose polymer are present in a ratio of 5:2 to 1:6 by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Charles Crossman, Andrew David Green, Jonathan Osler, Geraint Paul Roberts, Adrian Kevin Norman Williams
  • Publication number: 20190382694
    Abstract: A method of delivering a laundry serum composition into the wash or rinse cycle, comprising the steps of: a. pouring a laundry liquid into a washing machine drawer, drum or a dosing shuttle; b. pouring a laundry serum composition on top of the laundry liquid; wherein the laundry serum composition comprises: a. 2-60 w.t. % benefit agent; b. less than 4 w.t. % surfactant; and c. water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Charles Crossman, Geraint Paul Roberts
  • Publication number: 20190376009
    Abstract: An ancillary laundry composition comprising: (a) 2.5-30 w.t. % fabric softening silicone; (b) Less than 2 w.t. % surfactant; (c) 0.25-10 w.t. % cationic polymer (d) Water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Lee James Brennan, Martin Charles Crossman, Jonathan Osler, Geraint Paul Roberts
  • Publication number: 20190376006
    Abstract: A method of delivering a benefit agent to a fabric during the laundry process, wherein a liquid ancillary composition comprising: (a) 2-60 w.t. % benefit agent; (b) less than 4 w.t. % surfactant; (c) water is added to the laundry process in addition to a laundry liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Charles Crossman, Lisa Emma Fildes, Geraint Paul Roberts
  • Publication number: 20190176176
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a garment refresh product (1) comprising: a garment refreshing composition (12); and a hand-held spray device which is manually operable to produce a spray of said composition in the form of a fine aerosol (29); said composition (12) comprising at least one of: an anti-malodour agent, an anti-wrinkle agent, and a perfume; and said spray device comprising a reservoir (2) containing said composition (12) and a spray mechanism (15) housed within a shroud (3) which is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis (8) of said reservoir (2); said spray mechanism (15) being manually operable to discharge a dose of said composition (12) from the product (1) in the form of a fine aerosol (29) and in a spray-direction (5) which is substantially orthogonal to said longitudinal axis (8) of the reservoir (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc. d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Geraint Paul ROBERTS, Rachel Louise TOOMES
  • Publication number: 20080187497
    Abstract: A toothpaste which comprises first and second compositions, the first and second compositions comprising water, humectant and thickener and the second composition disposed coaxially within the first composition, the first composition being a gel and the second composition being opaque, the second composition comprising an opacifier at y % by weight of the second composition and the first composition comprising 0.2 to 2.0y % by weight of the first composition more thickener than is present as a weight percent of the second composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Rupesh Kumar Agarwal, Ilaria Faravelli, Donald Peter Gregory, Brian Joseph Groves, Geraint Paul Roberts