Patents by Inventor Joanne Roberta Willman

Joanne Roberta Willman 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: 10301575
    Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising from about 30% to about 95%, by weight of the consumer product composition, of a carrier material, and from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of the consumer product composition, of a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within the carrier material of the non-porous dissolvable solid structure. The carrier material comprises a polyethylene glycol material, or mixtures thereof, having a molecular weight of from about 200 to about 50,000. The hydrophobic conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone materials, organic conditioning oils, hydrocarbon oils, fatty esters, metathesized unsaturated polyol esters, silane-modified oils, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
  • Patent number: 9937111
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, (b) a first hydrophobic coating comprising a first benefit agent, and (c) a second hydrophobic coating comprising a second benefit agent. The first and second hydrophobic coatings are discretely applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Patent number: 9877899
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure and the hydrophobic coating has an average thickness and/or maximum thickness of less than about 1000 microns. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Patent number: 9867762
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure and the hydrophobic coating has a viscosity of less than 14.5 Pa·s. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion. The hydrophobic portion of the aqueous treatment liquor has a viscosity of less than about 14.5 Pa·s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Patent number: 9861559
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a first benefit agent and a second benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. The first benefit agent and the second benefit agent are premixed to form the hydrophobic coating before the hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Patent number: 9861558
    Abstract: A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a benefit agent, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product comprising: (i) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (ii) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent, the hydrophobic coating applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure, wherein the hydrophobic coating has a first viscosity; (b) providing an aqueous solution; and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion, wherein the aqueous portion has a second viscosity. A ratio of the first viscosity of the hydrophobic coating to the second viscosity of the aqueous portion of the aqueous treatment liquor is less than about 100:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Patent number: 9827173
    Abstract: A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a benefit agent, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product comprising: (i) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (ii) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent, the hydrophobic coating applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure; (b) providing an aqueous solution; and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion. The method provides a Capillary Number of less than about 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Publication number: 20160304808
    Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising a carrier material and at least about 5%, by weight of said consumer product composition, of a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within said carrier material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
  • Publication number: 20160304812
    Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising from about 30% to about 95%, by weight of the consumer product composition, of a carrier material, and from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of the consumer product composition, of a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within the carrier material of the non-porous dissolvable solid structure. The carrier material comprises a polyethylene glycol material, or mixtures thereof, having a molecular weight of from about 200 to about 50,000. The hydrophobic conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone materials, organic conditioning oils, hydrocarbon oils, fatty esters, metathesized unsaturated polyol esters, silane-modified oils, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
  • Publication number: 20160304811
    Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising a carrier material having a viscosity at 70° C., and a hydrophobic conditioning agent having a viscosity at 70° C. The hydrophobic conditioning agent is disposed within the carrier material of the non-porous dissolvable solid structure. A ratio of the viscosity of the hydrophobic conditioning agent at 70° C. to the viscosity of the carrier material at 70° C. is from about 1000:1 to about 1:1000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
  • Publication number: 20160304809
    Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising a carrier material and a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within the carrier material, wherein the hydrophobic conditioning agent has a mean particle size of from about 2 ?m to about 2000 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
  • Publication number: 20160304810
    Abstract: A consumer product composition comprises a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprising a carrier material and a hydrophobic conditioning agent disposed within the carrier material, wherein the hydrophobic conditioning agent has a viscosity at 25° C. of at least about 0.01 Pa·s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
  • Publication number: 20160304819
    Abstract: A process of making a consumer product composition comprising a non-porous dissolvable solid structure comprises the steps of: providing a carrier material having a melting point of greater than 25° C.; heating the carrier material to a temperature greater than the melting point of the carrier material to form liquefied carrier material; mixing a hydrophobic conditioning agent with the liquefied carrier material to form a melt composition; and cooling the melt composition to a temperature below the melting point of the carrier material to form the non-porous dissolvable solid structure of the consumer product composition. The carrier material and hydrophobic conditioning agent are selected to provide a Modified Capillary Number of less than about 10 with respect to the melt composition of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Joanne Roberta Willman, Brandon Philip Illie, Kevin Graham Blyth, Carola Barrera, Philip Andrew Sawin, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Yousef Georges Aouad, Janine Anne Flood, Benjamin John Kutay
  • Patent number: 9295859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care compositions, especially those personal care compositions in the form of a personal care article that is a porous dissolvable solid substrate. The porous dissolvable solid substrate has a surface resident coating comprising a surface resident coating comprising from about 25% to about 70% of a starch derived material, from about 5% to about 60% of a cationic surfactant conditioner, and from about 5% to about 60% of a perfume, that can provide a consumer benefit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Kathleen Mary Kaufman, Joanne Roberta Willman
  • Publication number: 20150313804
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure and the hydrophobic coating has an average thickness and/or maximum thickness of less than about 1000 microns. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Publication number: 20150313809
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a first benefit agent and a second benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. The first benefit agent and the second benefit agent are premixed to form the hydrophobic coating before the hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Publication number: 20150313805
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (b) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent. The hydrophobic coating is applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure and the hydrophobic coating has an area density of application of less than about 250 ?g per mm2 of the porous dissolvable solid structure. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Publication number: 20150313808
    Abstract: A consumer product comprises: (a) a porous dissolvable solid structure, (b) a first hydrophobic coating comprising a first benefit agent, and (c) a second hydrophobic coating comprising a second benefit agent. The first and second hydrophobic coatings are discretely applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure. A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprises the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product, (b) providing an aqueous solution, and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Publication number: 20150313807
    Abstract: A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a benefit agent, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product comprising: (i) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (ii) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent, the hydrophobic coating applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure; (b) providing an aqueous solution; and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion. The method provides a Capillary Number of less than about 1000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky
  • Publication number: 20150313806
    Abstract: A method of forming an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a benefit agent, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a consumer product comprising: (i) a porous dissolvable solid structure, and (ii) a hydrophobic coating comprising a benefit agent, the hydrophobic coating applied to the porous dissolvable solid structure, wherein the hydrophobic coating has a first viscosity; (b) providing an aqueous solution; and (c) dissolving the consumer product in the aqueous solution to form an aqueous treatment liquor comprising a hydrophobic portion and an aqueous portion, wherein the aqueous portion has a second viscosity. A ratio of the first viscosity of the hydrophobic coating to the second viscosity of the aqueous portion of the aqueous treatment liquor is less than about 100:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Lawrence Lynch, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Joanne Roberta Willman, Benjamin John Kutay, Philip Andrew Sawin, Mark William Hamersky