Patents by Inventor Julie Little

Julie Little 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: 6642196
    Abstract: There is provided a method of delivering a benefit agent whereby a benefit agent is first loaded to a surface and subsequently unloaded and transferred and delivered to a second surface. More in particular, the benefit agent is first loaded onto a garment during a laundering process, and subsequently delivered to another surface. The benefit agents can be fragrance agents, perfumes, colour enhancers, fabric softening agents, polymeric lubricants, photoprotective agents, latexes, resins, dye fixative agents, encapsulated materials, antioxidants, insecticides, soil repelling agents, soil release agents, and cellulose fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry
  • Patent number: 6586384
    Abstract: A method of delivering a benefit agent to a selected area of a fabric for exerting a predetermined activity, wherein the area is pre-treated with a multi-specific binding molecule which has a high binding affinity to said area through one specificity and is capable of binding to said benefit agent through another specificity, followed by contacting said pre-treated area with said benefit agent, to enhance said pre-determined activity to said area. Preferably, the binding molecule is an antibody or fragment thereof, or a fusion protein comprising a cellulose binding domain and a domain having a high binding affinity to another ligand which is directed to said benefit agent. The method is useful for stain removal, perfume delivery, and treating collars and cuffs for wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Hemmington, Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry, Richard George Smith
  • Patent number: 6579842
    Abstract: A method of delivering a benefit agent to fabric for exerting a pre-determined activity, wherein the fabric is pre-treated with a multi-specific binding molecule which has a high binding affinity to the fabric through one specificity and is capable of binding to the benefit agent through another specificity, followed by contacting the pre-treated fabric with the benefit agent, to enhance the pre-determined activity to the fabric. Preferably, the binding molecule is an antibody or fragment thereof, or a fusion protein comprising a cellulose binding domain and a domain having a high binding affinity to another ligand which is directed to said benefit agent. The method is useful for example for stain removal, perfume delivery, and treating collars and cuffs for wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry
  • Publication number: 20020019324
    Abstract: There is provided a method of delivering a benefit agent to fabric for exerting a pre-determined activity, wherein the fabric is pre-treated with a multi-specific binding molecule which has a high binding affinity to said fabric through one specificity and is capable of binding to said benefit agent through another specificity, followed by contacting said pre-treated fabric with said benefit agent, to enhance said pre-determined activity to said fabric. Preferably, the binding molecule is an antibody or fragment thereof, or a fusion protein comprising a cellulose binding domain and a domain having a high binding affinity to another ligand which is directed to said benefit agent. The method is useful for example for stain removal, perfume delivery, and treating collars and cuffs for wear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry
  • Publication number: 20020015699
    Abstract: There is provided a process for binding an antigen to a molecule having a high binding affinity to said antigen, characterized in that the binding is carried out in a medium having a water content of less than 25% by weight of the total composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Hemmington, Julie Little, Neil James Parry
  • Publication number: 20010039250
    Abstract: There is provided a method of delivering a benefit agent to a whereby a benefit agent is first loaded to a surface and subsequently unloaded and transferred and delivered to a second surface. More in particular, the benefit agent is first loaded onto a garment during a laundering process, and subsequently delivered to another surface. The benefit agents can be fragrance agents, perfumes, color enhancers, fabric softening agents, polymeric lubricants, photoprotective agents, latexes, resins, dye fixative agents, encapsulated materials, antioxidants, insecticides, soil repelling agents, soil release agents, and cellulose fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry
  • Publication number: 20010034314
    Abstract: There is provided a method of delivering a benefit agent to a selected area of a fabric for exerting a predetermined activity, wherein the area is pre-treated with a multi-specific binding molecule which has a high binding affinity to said area through one specificity and is capable of binding to said benefit agent through another specificity, followed by contacting said pre-treated area with said benefit agent, to enhance said pre-determined activity to said area. Preferably, the binding molecule is an antibody or fragment thereof, or a fusion protein comprising a cellulose binding domain and a domain having a high binding affinity to another ligand which is directed to said benefit agent. The method is useful for stain removal, perfume delivery, and treating collars and cuffs for wear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Sandra Hemmington, Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry, Richard George Smith