Patents by Inventor Gregory Edward FERNANDES

Gregory Edward FERNANDES 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).

  • Colored speckles for use in granular detergents
    Patent number: 11649417
    Abstract: This invention relates to non-bleeding, non-staining colored speckles for use in granular or powdered detergents such as laundry detergents and automatic dishwashing detergents. The colored speckles are comprised of a salt or salt-containing carrier and a coloring agent and are characterized as being substantially uniformly colored throughout the cross-sectional volume of the speckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Steven Spanhove, Gregory Edward Fernandes
  • Colored Speckles for use in Granular Detergents
    Publication number: 20210002589
    Abstract: This invention relates to non-bleeding, non-staining colored speckles for use in granular or powdered detergents such as laundry detergents and automatic dishwashing detergents. The colored speckles are comprised of a salt or salt-containing carrier and a coloring agent and are characterized as being substantially uniformly colored throughout the cross-sectional volume of the speckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Spanhove, Gregory Edward Fernandes
  • Laundry detergent composition comprising a particle having hueing agent and clay
    Patent number: 9540600
    Abstract: A laundry detergent composition having a particle, wherein the particle has: (a) hueing agent, wherein the hueing agent has the following structure: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H; alkyl; alkoxy; alkyleneoxy; alkyl capped alkyleneoxy; urea; and amido; R3 is a substituted aryl group; X is a substituted group comprising sulfonamide moiety and optionally an alkyl and/or aryl moiety, and wherein the substituent group comprises at least one alkyleneoxy chain that comprises an average molar distribution of at least four alkyleneoxy moieties; (b) clay; and (c) another detergent ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick Christopher Stenger, Gregory Scot Miracle, Andrew Philip Moon, Michael McDonnell, Gregory Edward Fernandes, Dominick Joseph Valenti
  • Colored Speckles For Use In Granular Detergents
    Publication number: 20150105312
    Abstract: This invention relates to non-bleeding, non-staining colored speckles for use in granular or powdered detergents such as laundry detergents and automatic dishwashing detergents. The colored speckles are comprised of a salt or salt-containing carrier and a coloring agent and are characterized as being substantially uniformly colored throughout the cross-sectional volume of the speckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Spanhove, Gregory Edward Fernandes
  • LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICLE HAVING HUEING AGENT AND CLAY
    Publication number: 20130303429
    Abstract: A laundry detergent composition having a particle, wherein the particle has: (a) hueing agent, wherein the hueing agent has the following structure: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H; alkyl; alkoxy; alkyleneoxy; alkyl capped alkyleneoxy; urea; and amido; R3 is a substituted aryl group; X is a substituted group comprising sulfonamide moiety and optionally an alkyl and/or aryl moiety, and wherein the substituent group comprises at least one alkyleneoxy chain that comprises an average molar distribution of at least four alkyleneoxy moieties; (b) clay; and (c) another detergent ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patrick Christopher STENGER, Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Andrew Philip MOON, Michael MCDONNELL, Gregory Edward FERNANDES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI