Patents by Inventor Jane Howard

Jane Howard 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).

  • Publication number: 20230106979
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of machine dishwashing compositions. More particularly, it relates to machine dishwashing compositions comprising a phosphonate and polycarboxylate comprising acrylic acid monomers. The invention also relates to a method of washing kitchenware in a machine dishwasher with a machine dishwashing composition comprising a phosphonate and a polycarboxylate comprising acrylic acid monomers and a process for making said composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Marina Mixtro Serrasqueiro, Alexandre François Boux De Casson, Jane Howard, Amanda Jane Adams
  • Publication number: 20170175052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of incorporating charged microcapsules into a structured aqueous liquid detergent comprising: total surfactant in the range 3 weight % to 70 weight %, wherein the total surfactant comprises at least 5 weight anionic surfactant; at least 0.05% activated citrus fibre external structurant and at least 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Jane HOWARD, Jayne Victoria RICE, Jeremy Robert WESTWELL
  • Publication number: 20090005291
    Abstract: A method of making a fabric conditioning composition comprising providing: from 8 to 30% by weight of a quaternary ammonium softening material comprising a mixture of mono-ester, di-ester and tri-ester linked saturated components, a fatty complexing agent selected from fatty acids and fatty alcohols in an amount such that the weight of the mono-ester linked quaternary ammonium material to the fatty complexing agent is from 2.5:1 to 1:2, water, and perfume, the composition being free from non-ionic surfactant and added electrolyte, and subjecting the composition to a high shear and/or milling step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Edward Bentley, Ian David Charlton, David Stephen Grainger, Jane Howard, Jeremy Robert Westwell
  • Patent number: 7078374
    Abstract: A method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of a fabric conditioning composition comprises mixing 7.5 to 60% by weight of a cationic fabric softening compound, the compound having one or more hydrocarbyl chains formed from parent fatty acyl compounds or fatty acids having an iodine value of from 0 to 20 with 0.01%–1.5% by weight of a nonionic surfactant viscosity modifier and up to 1.4% by weight of a fatty alcohol, the combination of (b) and (c) being no more than 1.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the aqueous dispersion being subjected to high-shear below the phase transition temperature of compound (a) for a time sufficient to provide a composition having a viscosity of from 10 to 250 mPa·s measured at 20 s?1 using a Haake NV1 Rotoviscometer at 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Howard, Kevin Anthony Ormandy, John Stuart Parsons
  • Patent number: 7056881
    Abstract: An aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprises (a) 7.5 to 60% by weight of a cationic fabric softening compound of a quaternary ammonium softening compound, the compound having one or more hydrocarbyl chains formed from parent fatty acyl compounds or fatty acids having an iodine value of between 0 and 20, (b) 0.01%–1.5% by weight of a nonionic surfactant viscosity modifier and (c) optionally up to 1.4% by weight of a fatty alcohol wherein the combination of (b) and (c) is no more than 1.5% by weight of the composition and the composition comprises particles having a mean diameter of from 0.3 to 7 microns, measured using a Malvern Mastersizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Howard, Mansur Sultan Mohammadi, Kevin Anthony Ormandy, John Stuart Parsons
  • Patent number: 6806248
    Abstract: A fabric conditioning composition comprises: (a) from about 7.5 to 80% by weight of an ester-linked quaternary ammonium fabric softening material comprising comprising at least one mono-ester linked component and at least one tri-ester linked component; (b) 0.9% to 15% by weight of a fatty complexing agent; (c) an emulsified silicone wherein the weight ratio of the monoester linked component of compound (a) to compound (c) is from 5:1 to 1:5 and the emulsifier for the silicone comprises a nonionic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stephen Grainger, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Jane Howard, Mansur Sultan Mohammadi
  • Publication number: 20040048770
    Abstract: An aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprises (a) 7.5 to 60% by weight of a cationic fabric softening compound of a quaternary ammonium softening compound, the compound having one or more hydrocarbyl chains formed from parent fatty acyl compounds or fatty acids having an iodine value of between 0 and 20, (b) 0.01%-1.5% by weight of a nonionic surfactant viscosity modifier and (c) optionally up to 1.4% by weight of a fatty alcohol wherein the combination of (b) and (c) is no more than 1.5% by weight of the composition and the composition comprises particles having a mean diameter of from 0.3 to 7 microns, measured using a Malvern Mastersizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Jane Howard, Mansur Mohammadi, Kevin Ormandy, John Parsons
  • Publication number: 20040014632
    Abstract: A method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of a fabric conditioning composition comprises mixing 7.5 to 60% by weight of a cationic fabric softening compound, the compound having one or more hydrocarbyl chains formed from parent fatty acyl compounds or fatty acids having an iodine value of from 0 to 20 with 0.01%-1.5% by weight of a nonionic surfactant viscosity modifier and up to 1.4% by weight of a fatty alcohol, the combination of (b) and (c) being no more than 1.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the aqueous dispersion being subjected to high-shear below the phase transition temperature of compound (a) for a time sufficient to provide a composition having a viscosity of from 10 to 250 mPa.s measured at 20s−1 using a Haake NV1 Rotoviscometer at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Jane Howard, Kevin Anthony Ormandy, John Stuart Parsons
  • Publication number: 20030114339
    Abstract: A fabric conditioning composition comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stephen Grainger, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Jane Howard, Mansur Sultan Mohammadi