Patents by Inventor Giovanni Francesco Unali

Giovanni Francesco Unali 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: 11725163
    Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 1-10 w.t. % silicone, wherein the silicone is in the form of an emulsion b. 0.01-1.5 w.t. % setting polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Boardman, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20210222093
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a garment revival product comprising: a garment revival composition; and a hand-held spray device which is manually operable to produce a spray of said composition; said composition comprising one or more fabric tactility modifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Christopher BOARDMAN, Julie CULLEN, Giovanni Francesco UNALI
  • Publication number: 20210198843
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a garment revival product comprising: a garment reviving composition; and a hand-held spray device which is manually operable to produce a spray of said composition; said composition comprising one or more setting polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Boardman, Julie Cullen, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20210198598
    Abstract: An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 1-10 w.t. % silicone, wherein the silicone is in the form of an emulsion b. 0.01-1.5 w.t. % setting polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Boardman, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20190264364
    Abstract: A laundry product dispensing device (10) for placing in a washing machine drawer (19, 20) housing a detergent and a fabric treatment composition, the device having dispensing mechanisms (22, 23) for dispensing unit doses into the respective channels of the washing machine drawer when a sensor (16, 17) detects water in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Robert James Chatfield, Deborah Jane Cooke, Janet Grigor, Alyn James Parry, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Patent number: 9144540
    Abstract: The invention provides a structured aqueous surfactant system comprising: a) at least 0.1 wt % nonionic surfactant which is a polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic head group with at least four oxyethylene units; b) from 0.5 to 5 wt % dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidized to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and substantially all the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols; c) from 0 to 10 wt % non-surfactant electrolyte, and d) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20140148407
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous gel comprising: a) from 0.5 to 5 wt % dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidised to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and substantially all the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols; b) a water-soluble or water-miscible organic non-solvent for the modified cellulose biopolymer; c) 0 to 10 wt % non-surfactant electrolyte, and d) water; in which the aqueous gel comprises less than 3 wt % oil phase ingredients. The aqueous gels of the invention offer excellent tactile properties, in particular superior skin feel and reduced stickiness. Furthermore, the gels have thixotropic properties, allowing their usage in pumpable or sprayable formats. They also provide sufficient structure for the suspension of a variety of particulate materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Janet Lesley Scott, Christopher Smith, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20140142202
    Abstract: The invention provides a structured aqueous surfactant system comprising: a) at least 0.1 wt % nonionic surfactant which is a polyoxyethylene nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic head group with at least four oxyethylene units; b) from 0.5 to 5 wt % dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidised to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and substantially all the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols; c) from 0 to 10 wt % non-surfactant electrolyte, and d) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventor: Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20140031437
    Abstract: The invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion suitable for cosmetic or personal care use, the emulsion comprising: a) a aqueous continuous phase; b) a dispersed oil phase, and c) optionally, a nonionic emulsifier; in which the aqueous continuous phase is structured by a dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidised to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and substantially all the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols; and in which the emulsion comprises less than 0.2 wt % anionic surfactant (by total weight anionic surfactant based on the total weight of the emulsion).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Smith, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Patent number: 8450260
    Abstract: A structured aqueous detergent composition comprising modified cellulose and surfactant characterized in that the composition comprises: a) 0.2 to 10 wt %, preferably 0.4 to 7 wt %, anionic surfactant or zwitterionic surfactant or mixtures thereof, b) 0.5 to 5 wt %, preferably 1 to 2 wt %, dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidized to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and substantially all the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols, c) 0 to 10 wt % non-surfactant electrolyte; d) 0 to 15 wt % other conventional detergent composition additives e) balance water. The invention also provides a method to manufacture the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Crawford, Janet Lesley Scott, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20120028869
    Abstract: A cleansing implement comprising a generally planar compressed, water-swellable matrix and a solid cleansing composition coated on one face of the compressed matrix, the solid cleansing composition comprising an encapsulated perfume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Robert John Crawford, Paul Ferguson, Robert Allan Hunter, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20110288000
    Abstract: A structured aqueous detergent composition comprising modified cellulose and surfactant characterised in that the composition comprises: a) 0.2 to 10 wt %, preferably 0.4 to 7 wt %, anionic surfactant or zwitterionic surfactant or mixtures thereof, b) 0.5 to 5 wt %, preferably 1 to 2 wt %, dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidised to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and substantially all the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols, c) 0 to 10 wt % non-surfactant electrolyte; d) 0 to 15 wt % other conventional detergent composition additives e) balance water. The invention also provides a method to manufacture the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Robert John Crawford, Janet Lesley Scott, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20110017617
    Abstract: A cleansing implement comprising a generally planar compressed, water-swellable matrix and a solid cleansing composition coated on one face of the compressed matrix. A method for producing a cleansing implement comprising providing a generally planar compressed water-swellable matrix and coating a solid cleansing composition on one face of the compressed matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Hugh Findlay, Artur Stanislaw Torz, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Patent number: 7528101
    Abstract: A water-soluble or dispersible, hydrolytically stable polysaccharide preferably selected from the group consisting of poly-glucan, poly-mannan, gluco-mannan and mixtures thereof. Which is covalently linked by a hydrolytically stable bond to a first polymeric textile softening species (typically a silicone) and optionally emulsified with a second polymeric textile softening species. The specification also discloses laundry treatment composition comprising these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Carvell, Paul Hugh Findlay, Christopher Clarkson Jones, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Patent number: 7297672
    Abstract: A composition comprising a silicone having a viscosity modifying agent dissolved or dispersed therein and a deposition aid, wherein the deposition aid comprises a polymeric material comprising one or more moieties for enhancing affinity for a fabric, especially cotton or a cotton-containing fabric and one or more silicone moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bermard Cooper, Robert Alan Hunter, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Patent number: 7179777
    Abstract: A laundry treatment composition comprising at least one polymeric material comprising a cationic polymer moiety and a polydialkylsiloxane moiety, and at least one other component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilfried Blokzijl, Robert John Carswell, Dominique Charmot, Robert Alan Hunter, Mingjun Liu, Paul Mansky, Victor Nava-Salgado, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Patent number: 6939842
    Abstract: A composition comprising a silicone and a substituted polysaccharide comprising ?1-4 linkages having covalently bonded on the polysaccharide moiety thereof, at least one deposition enhancing group which undergoes a chemical change in water at a use temperature to increase the affinity of the substituted polysaccharide to a substrate, the substituted polysaccharide further comprising one or more independently selected silicone chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alan Hunter, Christopher Clarkson Jones, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20040152621
    Abstract: A composition comprising a silicone having a perfume component dissolved or dispersed therein and a deposition aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Carvell, Robert Alan Hunter, Christopher Clarkson Jones, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20040138086
    Abstract: A composition comprising a silicone having a viscosity modifying agent dissolved or dispersed therein and a deposition aid, wherein the deposition aid comprises a polymeric material comprising one or more moieties for enhancing affinity for a fabric, especially cotton or a cotton-containing fabric and one or more silicone moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bermard Cooper, Robert Alan Hunter, Giovanni Francesco Unali
  • Publication number: 20040121938
    Abstract: A laundry treatment composition comprising at least one polymeric material comprising a cationic polymer moiety and a polydialkylsiloxane moiety, and at least one other component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilfried Blokzijl, Robert John Carswell, Dominique Charmot, Robert Alan Hunter, Mingjun Liu, Paul Mansky, Victor Nava-Salgado, Giovanni Francesco Unali