Patents by Inventor James Dawson Cropper

James Dawson Cropper 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: 6579843
    Abstract: A water-soluble package comprises a composition such as a liquid detergent composition enclosed within a water-soluble film. The film, or at least a substantial portion thereof, is dusted with a powder such as talc, starch, calcium stearate or zinc stearate by passing the package through a cloud or fluidized bed of the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: James Dawson Cropper, Richard Harbour
  • Patent number: 6479448
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a concentrated liquid detergent composition with a pigment. The composition is color stable and the pigment remains stabily dispersed for at least 4 weeks at 37° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dawson Cropper, Nikki Sullivan, Jenny Wiggans
  • Publication number: 20020165109
    Abstract: A water-soluble package comprises a composition such as a liquid detergent composition enclosed within a water-soluble film. The film, or at least a substantial portion thereof, is dusted with a powder such as talc, starch, calcium stearate or zinc stearate by passing the package through a cloud or fluidised bed of the particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dawson Cropper, Richard Harbour
  • Publication number: 20020016280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a concentrated liquid detergent composition with a pigment. The composition is color stable and the pigment remains stabily dispersed for at least 4 weeks at 37° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dawson Cropper, Nikki Sullivan, Jenny Wiggans
  • Publication number: 20010053754
    Abstract: A water soluble package in the form of a horizontal form-fill-seal envelope formed from a plastics film, the package containing a substantially non-aqueous liquid detergent composition having a viscosity of from 25 to 10,000 mPaS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm Hewitt, Hannah Mansfield, Neeraj Gupta, James Dawson Cropper