Patents by Inventor Joseph Knorr

Joseph Knorr 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: 10975336
    Abstract: A multicomponent composition separating surfactant and fragrance into separate phases to increase the fragrance release from the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joseph Knorr, Junhong Mao, Alison Kugler, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Andrei Potanin
  • Publication number: 20190040340
    Abstract: A multicomponent composition separating surfactant and fragrance into separate phases to increase the fragrance release from the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joseph KNORR, Junhong MAO, Alison KUGLER, Ammanuel MEHRETEAB, Andrei POTANIN
  • Patent number: 10144022
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container for a pump dispenser, the container including: a body defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening at a first end of the chamber through which the product is dispensable from the chamber; and a protrusion extending from the body into the chamber at a second end of the chamber opposite from the first end of the chamber, the protrusion having a sharp distal end in the chamber. Also disclosed is a refill container including a body enveloping a cavity storing an oral, personal or home care composition, wherein the composition includes water in an amount of less than 98% by weight, based on a total weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Joseph Knorr
  • Patent number: 10106763
    Abstract: A multicomponent composition separating surfactant and fragrance into separate phases to increase the fragrance release from the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joseph Knorr, Junhong Mao, Alison Kugler, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Andrei Potanin
  • Patent number: 10086391
    Abstract: A pump dispenser, having a container with a body defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening at a first end of the chamber through which the product is dispensable, the body having a first surface at a second end of the chamber, opposite from the first end; a closure movable between a closed position where the closure blocks the opening and an open position where the opening is not blocked; a pump for pumping the product from the chamber; and a projection extending from the closure, the projection having a first portion extending from the closure and a second portion extending from the first portion, the first and second portions extending in different directions, the second portion having a second surface that faces and approaches the first surface of the body when the closure is moved from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Joseph Knorr
  • Patent number: 10070759
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing, a cartridge, and a pump assembly. The housing defines an internal volume. The cartridge is coupled with the housing. The pump assembly includes a tube that extends through the cartridge and into the internal volume of the housing. The tube includes a first inlet through which a first liquid is drawn into the tube from the internal volume when the pump assembly is actuated, and a second inlet through which a second liquid is drawn into the tube from the cartridge when the pump assembly is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Joseph Knorr
  • Publication number: 20170157630
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container for a pump dispenser, the container comprising: a body defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening at a first end of the chamber through which the product is dispensable from the chamber; and a protrusion extending from the body into the chamber at a second end of the chamber opposite from the first end of the chamber, the protrusion having a sharp distal end in the chamber. Also disclosed is a refill container comprising a body enveloping a cavity storing an oral, personal or home care composition, wherein the composition comprises water in an amount of less than 98% by weight, based on a total weight of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong TOH, Joseph KNORR
  • Publication number: 20170151580
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pump dispenser, comprising: a container comprising a body defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening at a first end of the chamber through which the product is dispensable, the body having a first surface at a second end of the chamber, opposite from the first end; a closure movable between a closed position where the closure blocks the opening and an open position where the opening is not blocked; a pump for pumping the product from the chamber; and a projection extending from the closure, the projection comprising a first portion extending from the closure and a second portion extending from the first portion, the first and second portions extending in different directions, the second portion having a second surface that faces and approaches the first surface of the body when the closure is moved from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong TOH, Joseph KNORR
  • Publication number: 20170112330
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing, a cartridge, and a pump assembly. The housing defines an internal volume. The cartridge is coupled with the housing. The pump assembly includes a tube that extends through the cartridge and into the internal volume of the housing. The tube includes a first inlet through which a first liquid is drawn into the tube from the internal volume when the pump assembly is actuated, and a second inlet through which a second liquid is drawn into the tube from the cartridge when the pump assembly is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Joseph Knorr
  • Publication number: 20150148282
    Abstract: A multicomponent composition separating surfactant and fragrance into separate phases to increase the fragrance release from the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joseph Knorr, Junhong Mao, Alison Kugler, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Andrei Potanin