Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Konishi

Gregory A. Konishi 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).

  • RELEASING A CLEANING AGENT WITH AN ENCAPSULATION MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150087575
    Abstract: Compositions and apparatus are provided for releasing a cleaning agent with an encapsulation material. An abrasive material and an encapsulation material are disposed within a cleaning product. The encapsulation material is configured to release contents in a cleaning event. A cleaning agent is sorbed by the encapsulation material and configured to be released from the encapsulation material during the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: THE DIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joan M. Bergstrom, Gregory A. Konishi, Travis T. Yarlagadda, Catherine Schmit
  • CLEANING PRODUCT EXHIBITING INCREASED STABILITY WITH CRYSTALLINE PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20150060322
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided that exhibit increased stability with crystalline particles. A cleaning product includes a cleaning agent disposed within the cleaning product. The cleaning agent includes an oxidizing agent. Further, an alumina structuring agent disposed within the cleaning product includes crystalline particles having a crystallite size less than six nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Konishi, Joan M. Bergstrom
  • MULTI-SURFACE ACIDIC BATHROOM CLEANING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120234352
    Abstract: A multi-surface bathroom cleaning system is described that allows for easier cleaning of all bathroom surfaces from all angles, especially under the rim of a toilet bowl, and which comprises an acid/nonionic composition contained in and dispensable from a package comprising an angled-neck sprayer bottle fitted with an invertible trigger sprayer assembly, wherein the cleaning system may be used in an entirely upside-down orientation to spray upwards at an acute angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Konishi, Kristen Jacokes, Nicole Akre
  • FOAMING HYPOCHLORITE CLEANING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110180619
    Abstract: A foaming hypochlorite cleaning system is described that allows for easier cleaning of all hard-to-reach surfaces from all angles, especially underneath a range hood and up underneath the rim of a toilet bowl, and which comprises an alkaline hypochlorite and anionic surfactant composition contained in and dispensable from a package comprising an angled-neck sprayer bottle fitted with an invertible trigger sprayer assembly, wherein the cleaning system may be used in an entirely upside-down orientation to spray upwards at an acute angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Konishi, Kristen Jacokes
  • MULTI-SURFACE ACIDIC BATHROOM CLEANING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110180101
    Abstract: A multi-surface bathroom cleaning system is described that allows for easier cleaning of all bathroom surfaces from all angles, especially under the rim of a toilet bowl, and which comprises an acid/nonionic composition contained in and dispensable from a package comprising an angled-neck sprayer bottle fitted with an invertible trigger sprayer assembly, wherein the cleaning system may be used in an entirely upside-down orientation to spray upwards at an acute angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Konishi, Kristen Jacokes, Nicole Akre
  • SHEAR-THINNING, DISPENSABLE LIQUID ABRASIVE CLEANSER WITH IMPROVED SOIL REMOVAL, RINSEABILITY AND PHASE STABILITY
    Publication number: 20110071069
    Abstract: An improved liquid abrasive cleanser is described that shows greatly improved soil removal performance along with improved rinsing characteristics. The improved cleanser is comprised of abrasives, silica, at least one surfactant, an associative polymer thickener, a pH adjusting agent and water. The compositions of the present invention show pseudo-plastic rheology in that they shear thin upon dispensing through a bottle closure, but re-thicken on hard surfaces to provide vertical cling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Konishi, Brenda C. Marin, Martina Spinatsch Kaiser
  • SHEAR-THINNING, DISPENSABLE LIQUID ABRASIVE CLEANSER WITH IMPROVED SOIL REMOVAL, RINSEABILITY AND PHASE STABILITY
    Publication number: 20100197557
    Abstract: An improved liquid abrasive cleanser is described that shows greatly improved soil removal performance along with improved rinsing characteristics. The improved cleanser is comprised of abrasives, at least one surfactant, an associative polymer thickener, a pH adjusting agent and water. The compositions of the present invention show pseudo-plastic rheology in that they shear thin upon dispensing through a bottle closure, but re-thicken on hard surfaces to provide vertical cling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Konishi, Brenda C. Marin, Martina Spinatsch Kaiser
  • High efficacy antibacterial compositions having enhanced esthetic and skin care properties
    Patent number: 6977082
    Abstract: Antibacterial compositions having high antibacterial effectiveness and excellent esthetic properties are disclosed. The compositions also impart skin conditioning properties and improved feel to cleansed skin. The antibacterial compositions contain a phenolic antibacterial agent, a surfactant, esthetic enhancers, skin care ingredients, and water, wherein a percent saturation of the antibacterial agent in the aqueous phase of the composition is at least 25%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Earl P. Seitz, Jr., Gregory A. Konishi, Andrea Lynn Waggoner, Timothy J. Taylor, Janice Lynn Fuls, Sydney Lindsay Schilcher, DeAnn Marie Pospisil Davis
  • High efficacy antibacterial compositions having enhanced esthetic and skin care properties
    Publication number: 20030069317
    Abstract: Antibacterial compositions having high antibacterial effectiveness and excellent esthetic properties are disclosed. The compositions also impart skin conditioning properties and improved feel to cleansed skin. The antibacterial compositions contain a phenolic antibacterial agent, a surfactant, esthetic enhancers, skin care ingredients, and water, wherein a percent saturation of the antibacterial agent in the aqueous phase of the composition is at least 25%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Earl P. Seitz, Gregory A. Konishi, Andrea Lynn Waggoner, Timothy J. Taylor, Janice Lynn Fuls, Sydney Lindsay Schilcher, DeAnn Marie Popisil Davis
  • Aerosol food flavoring compositions
    Patent number: 4788068
    Abstract: A food flavoring composition in aerosol form comprising a major amount of concentrate and a minor amount of a suitable propellant. The concentrate contains from 50 to 75% food grade oil, from 5-50% undissolved solids, an emulsifier with a HLB value of from 7 to 12 and substantially no moisture. The flavored product can be sprayed onto various foods such as popcorn for the needed flavor enhancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Konishi, Peter F. Davy