Patents by Inventor Julie Marie PORTER

Julie Marie PORTER 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).

  • Polyethylene glycol particles including bacterial endospores
    Patent number: 11959048
    Abstract: A composition including a plurality of particles, wherein the particles comprise: at least 40% by weight of the particles of a non-germinant carrier; and from about 0.0001% to about 5% by weight of the particles of a bacterial composition including bacterial endospores; and wherein each of the particles has a mass between about 1 mg to about 5000 mg, preferably between about 5 mg and about 200 mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Samuel Kimani Njoroge, Julie Marie Porter, Neil Joseph Lant
  • FABRIC TREATMENT USING BACTERIAL SPORES
    Publication number: 20230058174
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric in a washing machine using a cold and/or a quick program, including contacting the fabric with a treatment liquor comprising at least 1x102 CFU/1 of liquor, of bacterial spores wherein the cold program includes a wash having a bath temperature below 30° C. and/or the quick program lasts less than 40 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Neil Joseph LANT, Samuel Kimani Njoroge, Todd Michael Wernicke, Julie Marie Porter
  • FABRIC TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20230024112
    Abstract: A method of depositing bacterial spores on a moisture-wicking synthetic fabric, includes contacting the fabric with an aqueous liquor comprising at least 1×102 CFU/l of the aqueous liquor, of bacterial spores wherein the aqueous liquor is substantially free of fabric conditioning agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Neil Joseph LANT, Samuel Kimani Njoroge, Todd Michael Wernicke, Julie Marie Porter
  • Surface treatment
    Publication number: 20220364026
    Abstract: A method of treating a surface including treating the surface with bacterial spores and Saccharomyces supernatant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Kimani NJOROGE, Julie Marie Porter, Neil Joseph LANT, Todd Michael Wernicke
  • PARTICLES INCLUDING BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES
    Publication number: 20210130737
    Abstract: A composition including a plurality of particles, wherein the particles comprise: at least 40% by weight of the particles of a non-germinant carrier; and from about 0.0001% to about 5% by weight of the particles of a bacterial composition including bacterial endospores; and wherein each of the particles has a mass between about 1 mg to about 5000 mg, preferably between about 5 mg and about 200 mg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Samuel Kimani NJOROGE, Julie Marie PORTER, Neil Joseph LANT
  • METHODS OF REDUCING BIOFILM AND/OR PLANKTONIC CONTAMINATION
    Publication number: 20210053093
    Abstract: A method of reducing biofilm and/or planktonic contamination from a surface using a fibrous structure, the method comprising the steps of: i) applying water to the surface or to the fibrous structure; and ii) wiping the surface with the fibrous structure; and wherein the fibrous structure is: a) a two-dimensional fibrous structure comprising a core and a scrim wherein the core is more hydrophilic than the scrim; or b) a three-dimensional fibrous structure comprising a sheet and a gather strip element joined to the sheet, the gather strip element comprising plural superimposed layers folded upon one another, a plurality of said layers having strips extending outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jamesina Anne FITZGERALD, Alan Edward SHERRY, Julie Marie PORTER, Nicola John POLICICCHIO, Vighter IBERI, Paolo Efrain PALACIO MANCHENO, Tom Edward DUFRESNE, Hailing BAO, Antonius Lambertus DE BEER