Patents by Inventor Gregory V. Tormos

Gregory V. Tormos 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: 9381148
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of a particulate zinc material, an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group wherein the particulate zinc material has a relative zinc lability of greater than about 15 % and wherein the composition comprises less than 5.5 micromoles of a zinc binding material per gram of the particulate zinc material/per m2/gram surface area of the particulate zinc material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, III, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke, Debora W. Chang, David Scott Dunlop, Kevin M. Labitzke, Sandra Lou Murawski, William Jeffrey Gore, Theodore Jay Verbrugge
  • Patent number: 9381382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of a particulate zinc material, an effective amount of a detersive surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group, an effective amount of a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of a pyrithione, a dispersed gel network phase comprising: i) at least about 0.05% of one or more fatty amphiphiles, by weight of said shampoo composition; ii) at least about 0.01% of one or more secondary surfactants, by weight of said shampoo composition; and iii) water; and at least about 20% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of said shampoo composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, III, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke, Debora W. Chang, David Scott Dunlop, Kevin M. Labitzke, Sandra Lou Murawski, William Jeffrey Gore, Theodore Jay Verbrugge, Elizabeth Marie Marzonie Elsner, Jennifer Elaine Hilvert, Yingkun Jin, Brian Michael Hurley, Teresa Cuasay Manuel
  • Patent number: 8491877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of zinc-containing layered material, an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group, wherein the zinc-containing layered material has a relative zinc lability of greater than about 15%. The present invention further relates to a composition according to Claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises an effective amount of a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of a pyrithione.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, III, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke
  • Patent number: 8119168
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 40% to about 95% water; wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7. Further disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 5% of a zinc ionophoric material; from about 40% to about 95% water; and wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eric Scott Johnson, Elizabeth Ann Crane, James Robert Schwartz, Carl Hinz Margraf, III, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke
  • Publication number: 20080160093
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition comprising a particulate zinc material wherein the particulate zinc material has a crystallite size less than 600 ?. The present invention further comprises a shampoo composition comprising an effective amount of a surfactant, an effective amount of a particulate zinc material, an effective amount of a metal salt of pyrithione, and an effective amount of a suspending agent wherein the particulate zinc material has a crystallite size less than 600 ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke, Fred Christian Wireko
  • Publication number: 20080138442
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 40% to about 95% water; wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7. Further disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 5% of a zinc ionophoric material; from about 40% to about 95% water; and wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Scott Johnson, Elizabeth Ann Crane, James Robert Schwartz, Carl Hinz Margraf, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke
  • Publication number: 20080138441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of zinc-containing layered material, an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group, wherein the zinc-containing layered material has a relative zinc lability of greater than about 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke
  • Publication number: 20040223941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of zinc-containing layered material, an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group, wherein the zinc-containing layered material has a relative zinc lability of greater than about 15%. The present invention further relates to a composition according to Claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises an effective amount of a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of a pyrithione.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke
  • Publication number: 20040191331
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition comprising a particulate zinc material wherein the particulate zinc material has a crystallite size less than 600 Å. The present invention further comprises a shampoo composition comprising an effective amount of a surfactant, an effective amount of a particulate zinc material, an effective amount of a metal salt of pyrithione, and an effective amount of a suspending agent wherein the particulate zinc material has a crystallite size less than 600 Å.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke, Fred Christian Wireko
  • Publication number: 20030215522
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 40% to about 95% water; wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7. Further disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 5% of a zinc ionophoric material; from about 40% to about 95% water; and wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eric Scott Johnson, Elizabeth Ann Crane, James Robert Schwartz, Carl Hinz Margraf, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke