Patents by Inventor Joseph Paul Morelli

Joseph Paul Morelli 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: 7470656
    Abstract: The present invention provides preferred, preferably liquid, hard surface cleaning compositions, compositions with cleaning liquid composition on a substrate, compositions used with absorbent pads and implements and devices for making the process of cleaning hard surfaces and/or maintaining their appearance and hygiene easier and more effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Edward Sherry, Nicola John Policicchio, Cynthia Elaine Cella, Jeffrey Lawrence Flora, Toan Trinh, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6936580
    Abstract: The present invention provides preferred, preferably liquid, hard surface cleaning compositions, compositions with cleaning liquid composition on a substrate, compositions used with absorbent pads and implements and devices for making the process of cleaning hard surfaces and/or maintaining their appearance and hygiene easier and more effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Edward Sherry, Nicola John Policicchio, Cynthia Elaine Cella, Jeffrey Lawrence Flora, Toan Trinh, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Publication number: 20040127378
    Abstract: The present invention provides preferred, preferably liquid, hard surface cleaning compositions, compositions with cleaning liquid composition on a substrate, compositions used with absorbent pads and implements and devices for making the process of cleaning hard surfaces and/or maintaining their appearance and hygiene easier and more effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Alan Edward Sherry, Nicola John Policicchio, Cynthia Elaine Cella, Jeffrey Lawrence Flora, Toan Trinh, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6730654
    Abstract: Antimicrobial, hard surface cleaning compositions that effectively clean and reduce microorganisms on a surface without resulting in unacceptable filming and/or streaking residue on the surface, generally comprise (a) cationic antimicrobial active; (b) nitrogen-containing polymer; and (c) surfactant. Preferred antimicrobial, hard surface cleaning compositions for use in no-rinse cleaning methods comprise (a) from about 0.001% to about 0.5%, by weight of the composition, of surfactant; (b) cationic antimicrobial active; and (c) nitrogen-containing polymer. Methods of cleaning and reducing microorganisms on hard surfaces comprises contacting the surfaces with such compositions and preferably allowing the compositions to dry on the surface without rinsing the composition from the surface using water or other rinsing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Allen Godfroid, Christopher James Binski, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6716805
    Abstract: The present invention provides preferred, preferably liquid, hard surface cleaning compositions, compositions with cleaning liquid composition on a substrate, compositions used with absorbent pads and implements and devices for making the process of cleaning hard surfaces and/or maintaining their appearance and hygiene easier and more effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Edward Sherry, Nicola John Policicchio, Cynthia Elaine Cella, Jeffrey Lawrence Flora, Toan Trinh, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Publication number: 20030186830
    Abstract: Antimicrobial, hard surface cleaning compositions that effectively clean and reduce microorganisms on a surface without resulting in unacceptable filming and/or streaking residue on the surface, generally comprise (a) cationic antimicrobial active; (b) nitrogen-containing polymer; and (c) surfactant. Preferred antimicrobial, hard surface cleaning compositions for use in no-rinse cleaning methods comprise (a) from about 0.001% to about 0.5%, by weight of the composition, of surfactant; (b) cationic antimicrobial active; and (c) nitrogen-containing polymer. Methods of cleaning and reducing microorganisms on hard surfaces comprises contacting the surfaces with such compositions and preferably allowing the compositions to dry on the surface without rinsing the composition from the surface using water or other rinsing solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Allen Godfroid, Christopher James Binski, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6559116
    Abstract: Antimicrobial, hard surface cleaning compositions that effectively clean and reduce microorganisms on a surface without resulting in unacceptable filming and/or streaking residue on the surface, generally comprise (a) cationic antimicrobial active; (b) nitrogen-containing polymer; and (c) surfactant. Preferred antimicrobial, hard surface cleaning compositions for use in no-rinse cleaning methods comprise (a) from about 0.001% to about 0.5%, by weight of the composition, of surfactant; (b) cationic antimicrobial active; and (c) nitrogen-containing polymer. Methods of cleaning and reducing microorganisms on hard surfaces comprises contacting the surfaces with such compositions and preferably allowing the compositions to dry on the surface without rinsing the composition from the surface using water or other rinsing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Allen Godfroid, Christopher James Binski, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Publication number: 20020022585
    Abstract: Detergent compositions, specifically laundry detergent compositions comprising agents, specifically water soluble polymers, for providing cleaning and improved whitening of fabrics contacted by such detergent compositions; and methods and articles employing such detergent compositions are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions comprising vinyl addition polymers derived from (i) monoethylenically unsaturated C3-8 monocarboxylic acids, C4-8 dicarboxylic acids, their salts and mixtures thereof; (ii) hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing at least one poly(oxyethylene) group; and (iii) hydrophobic ethylenically unsaturated monomers with a water solubility of less than 1%. The laundry detergent compositions of the present invention provide improved whitening benefits compared to conventional laundry detergent compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Eugene Paul Gosselink, Robert Henry Rohrbaugh
  • Patent number: 6342473
    Abstract: This invention relates to hard surface cleaning compositions which include modified alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactant mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Lee Kott, Jeffrey John Scheibel, Roland George Severson, Thomas Anthony Cripe, James Charles Theophile Roger Burckett-St. Laurent, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6303556
    Abstract: This invention relates to hard surface cleaning compositions which include modified alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactant mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Lee Kott, Jeffrey John Scheibel, Roland George Severson, Thomas Anthony Cripe, James Charles Theophile Roger Burckett-St. Laurent, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6239087
    Abstract: Detergent compositions containing certain acetals or ketals which hydrolyze upon exposure of surfaces washed in solution of said compositions to a reduction in pH, thereby releasing a fragrance which is characteristic of one or more of the hydrolysis products. The acetals and ketals themselves also form part of the invention; they have a molecular weight of at least about 350; a ClogP of about 4, and a half-life of less than 60 minutes when measured at pH=0 by the pro-fragrant hydrolysis test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hsiang Kuen Mao, Joseph Paul Morelli, Henry Cheng Na, Robert Ya-Lin Pan, Mark Robert Sivik
  • Patent number: 6184188
    Abstract: This invention is a fabric delivery system for liquid laundry detergent compositions which comprises a &bgr;-ketoester selected from a Markush group of &bgr;-ketoesters. Laundry compositions also contain surfactants and carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Cort Severns, Mark Robert Sivik, Jill Bonham Costa, Frederick Anthony Hartman, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6177389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to orthocarbonate pro-fragrances useful for delivery of sustained perfume or fragrance to fabric treated with a laundry detergent composition which comprises the herein described pro-fragrances. The orthocarbonate pro-fragrances are also suitable for use in hard surface cleaning compositions. The orthocarbonate pro-fragrances are further suitable for use in personal care compositions. The present invention also relates to method for delivering a pleasurable scent to fabric which has a lasting freshness quality by contacting the fabric with the fragrance-releasable orthocarbonate pro-fragrances of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Gregory Scot Miracle, Kenneth Nathan Price, Lon Montgomery Gray, Kyle David Jones
  • Patent number: 6150310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fragrance delivery system for use in laundry detergent compositions which provides a long lasting "freshness" or "clean" scent to fabric. The compositions described herein deliver highly fabric substantive .beta.-ketoester pro-fragrances to the fabric surface during laundering wherein the pro-fragrances release their fragrance raw materials over a period of up to two weeks. The present invention also relates to a method for delivering a pleasurable scent to fabric which has a lasting freshness quality by contacting the fabric with a laundry detergent composition which comprises the fragrance-releasable .beta.-ketoester pro-fragrances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik, Jill Bonham Costa, John Cort Severns, Joseph Paul Morelli
  • Patent number: 6114302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to perfume and fragrance pro-accords which are suitable for use in personal care and personal hygiene compositions as fragrance delivery systems. The pro-accords of the present invention slowly release fragrance raw materials upon contact with human skin thereby providing a prolonged fragrance benefit. The pro-accords serve as a means for delivering any fragrance raw material as well as other adjunct materials inter alia astringents, carriers, and diluents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Scott William Waite, Stacy Renee Hertenstein
  • Patent number: 6087322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to perfume and fragrance pro-accords which are suitable for use in personal care and personal hygiene compositions as fragrance delivery systems. The pro-accords of the present invention slowly release fragrance raw materials upon contact with human skin thereby providing a prolonged fragrance benefit. The pro-accords serve as a means for delivering any fragrance raw material as well as other adjunct materials inter alia astringents, carriers, and diluents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Scott William Waite, Stacy Renee Hertenstein, Kyle David Jones
  • Patent number: 6077821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to perfume and fragrance pro-accords which are suitable for use in personal care and personal hygiene compositions as fragrance delivery systems. The pro-accords of the present invention slowly release fragrance raw materials upon contact with human skin thereby providing a prolonged fragrance benefit. The pro-accords serve as a means for delivering any fragrance raw material as well as other adjunct materials inter alia astringents, carriers, and diluents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Scott William Waite, Stacy Renee Hertenstein
  • Patent number: 6013618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to perfume or fine fragrance compositions inter alia perfumes, colognes, eau de toilettes, and after shave lotions, comprising pro-accord compounds which release their fragrance raw material components on a delayed basis therefore providing sustained fragrance levels to the user. Typically the pro-accords are comprised of orthoesters, ketals, acetals, orthocarbonates which release two or more fragrance raw materials upon hydrolysis. The present invention also relates to an article of manufacture comprising a first pro-accord containing reservoir and a second fragrance raw material reservoir and a means for admixing and applying the perfume material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Scott William Waite, Stacy Renee Hertenstein, Mark Robert Sivik, Gregory Scot Miracle, Kenneth Nathan Price, Lon Montgomery Gray
  • Patent number: 5981466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions containing amine surfactants. More particularly, the invention is directed to detergent compositions containing anionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of alkyl alkoxylated sulfates and alkyl sulfates, said composition further containing specific primary and/or tertiary amines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Dimitris Lappas, Sherri Lynn Randall, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Jean-Pol Boutique, Chris Efstathios Housmekerides
  • Patent number: 5919752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to perfume or fine fragrance compositions inter alia perfumes, colognes, eau de toilettes, and after shave lotions, comprising pro-accord compounds which release their fragrance raw material components on a delayed basis therefore providing sustained fragrance levels to the user. Typically the pro-accords are comprised of orthoesters, ketals, acetals, orthocarbonates which release two or more fragrance raw materials upon hydrolysis. The present invention also relates to an article of manufacture comprising a first pro-accord containing reservoir and a second fragrance raw material reservoir and a means for admixing and applying the perfume material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Scott William Waite, Stacy Renee Hertenstein, Mark Robert Sivik