Patents by Inventor JONATHAN D.M. HELANDER

JONATHAN D.M. HELANDER 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).

  • Methods for spore removal comprising a polysorbate surfactant and cationic antimicrobial mixture
    Patent number: 11634666
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for removing spores from skin, the method including dispensing an effective amount of a composition into or onto an article, wherein the composition includes water and from about 0.04 wt % to about 4 wt % polymeric cationic antimicrobial, nonionic antimicrobial or combinations thereof; contacting a skin surface with the composition; mechanically acting on the skin surface for at least one (1) second while the skin surface is in the presence of the composition; and removing at least a portion of the composition from the surface of the skin, wherein removing the composition also removes spores from the skin surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ranjani V. Parthasarathy, Catherine D. Heapy, Tiffany J. Hanson, Brittney K. T. Scott, Jonathan D. M. Helander
  • METHODS FOR SPORE REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20180369118
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for removing spores from skin, the method including dispensing an effective amount of a composition into or onto an article, wherein the composition includes water and from 0.15 wt % to 4 wt % anionic thickener; contacting a skin surface with the composition; mechanically acting on the skin surface for at least one (1) second while the skin surface is in the presence of the composition; and removing at least a portion of the composition from the surface of the skin, wherein removing the composition also removes spores from the skin surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: RANJANI V. PARTHASARATHY, CATHERINE D. HEAPY, TIFFANY J. HANSON, BRITTNEY K.T. SCOTT, JONATHAN D.M. HELANDER
  • METHODS FOR SPORE REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20180362895
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for removing spores from skin, the method including dispensing an effective amount of a composition into or onto an article, wherein the composition includes water and from about 0.04 wt % to about 4 wt % polymeric cationic antimicrobial, nonionic antimicrobial or combinations thereof; contacting a skin surface with the composition; mechanically acting on the skin surface for at least one (1) second while the skin surface is in the presence of the composition; and removing at least a portion of the composition from the surface of the skin, wherein removing the composition also removes spores from the skin surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: RANJANI V. PARTHASARATHY, CATHERINE D. HEAPY, TIFFANY J. HANSON, BRITTNEY K.T. SCOTT, JONATHAN D.M. HELANDER