Patents by Inventor Katharine Jane Shaw

Katharine Jane Shaw 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: 11807974
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for creating a bespoke laundry treatment recipe includes receiving fabric data related to one or more of stain identity, fabric identity, user requirements and user preference; comparing by means of a data processing system said input data with ingredient combination data stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and formulating one or more laundry treatment recipes, said recipes being bespoke to the user input data; wherein said ingredient combination data comprises: multiple ingredient composition data; multiple combinations of said ingredient compositions; and multiple treatment (e.g. stain) categories related to said ingredient composition combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Jane Cooke, David Moorfield, Katharine Jane Shaw
  • Patent number: 11131055
    Abstract: A method of supplying and replenishing a laundry dosing system with one or more reservoirs providing stocks of components for laundry includes monitoring consumption of each of the components in the one or more reservoirs; automatically determining when each one or more reservoirs need replenishment from the monitoring; and replenishing one or more components in response to a monitoring result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Jane Cooke, David Moorfield, Katharine Jane Shaw
  • Patent number: 11068051
    Abstract: An augmented mirror comprising: a partially silvered mirrored surface; a screen underneath the mirrored surface; a camera; and a computer module for receiving data from the camera and for providing graphical images to the screen, wherein the field of view over which visual information is processed is reduced to visual information from within a visual corridor, the visual corridor corresponding to a subset of the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven David Benford, Anthony Brown, Nils Jäger, Brian Patrick Newby, Adam Thomas Russell, Louise Mary Schofield, Katharine Jane Shaw, Paul Robert Tennent, Michel François Valstar, Ruediger Zillmer
  • Publication number: 20210147212
    Abstract: A laundry system for dispensing one or more ingredient compositions from ingredient reservoirs for supplying to a washing machine drum, the laundry system comprising: (i) an apparatus which comprises a dispensing device and multiple ingredient reservoirs; (ii) said multiple ingredient reservoirs comprising a recycled material and containing the various ingredient compositions in controllable fluid communication with the dispensing device and each ingredient reservoir comprising at least one ingredient reservoir identifier; (iii) said dispensing device being operable to selectively dispense portions of the ingredient compositions from respective ingredient reservoirs as a result of commands by the user to provide a dose of laundry product, and further comprising (iv) an ingredient reservoir control system for controlling said selective dispensing of respective ingredient compositions from specific ingredient reservoirs identified by respective ingredient reservoir identifiers such that the device can selective
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, Brian Patrick NEWBY, Ellen Suzanne PIERCY, Katharine Jane SHAW, Robert Lindsay TRELOAR
  • Patent number: 10982373
    Abstract: Apparatus for providing a laundry product to a wash load based on user input, comprising a dosing unit (2) for placing in a washing machine drum and a dispensing device (1) having a dispensing area (3), a nozzle (4) and a plurality of reservoir cartridges (6a, 6b, 6c) containing various laundry products that are combined by a user and which are dispensed into the dosing unit (2) by said nozzle (4) as soon as said dosing unit (2) is placed in the dispensing area (3) located underneath the nozzle (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Jane Cooke, David Moorfield, Katharine Jane Shaw
  • Patent number: 10963047
    Abstract: An augmented mirror for use with one or more user objects, the augmented mirror comprising: a partially silvered mirrored surface; a screen underneath the mirrored surface; a camera including a depth scanner; and a computer module for receiving data from the camera and for providing graphical images to the screen; wherein the sole means of communication with the computer module is via the one or more user objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Steven David Benford, Brian Patrick Newby, Adam Thomas Russell, Katharine Jane Shaw, Paul Robert Tennent, Robert Lindsay Treloar, Michel François Valstar, Ruediger Zillmer
  • Publication number: 20200378049
    Abstract: A method of supplying and replenishing a laundry dosing system with one or more reservoirs providing stocks of components for laundry includes monitoring consumption of each of the components in the one or more reservoirs; automatically determining when each one or more reservoirs need replenishment from the monitoring; and replenishing one or more components in response to a monitoring result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20200354873
    Abstract: A laundry system for dispensing one or more ingredient compositions from ingredient reservoirs for supplying to a washing machine drum, the laundry system comprising: (i) an apparatus which comprises a dispensing device and multiple ingredient reservoirs; (ii) said multiple ingredient reservoirs containing the various ingredient compositions in controllable fluid communication with the dispensing device and each ingredient reservoir comprising at least one ingredient reservoir identifier; (iii) said dispensing device being operable to selectively dispense portions of the ingredient compositions from respective ingredient reservoirs as a result of commands by the user to provide a dose of laundry product, and further comprising (iv) an ingredient reservoir control system for controlling said selective dispensing of respective ingredient compositions from specific ingredient reservoirs identified by respective ingredient reservoir identifiers such that the device can selectively dispense ingredient compositions
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, Brian Patrick NEWBY, Ellen Suzanne PIERCY, Katharine Jane SHAW, Robert Linsay TRELOAR
  • Publication number: 20200248352
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for creating a bespoke laundry treatment recipe includes receiving fabric data related to one or more of stain identity, fabric identity, user requirements and user preference; comparing by means of a data processing system said input data with ingredient combination data stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and formulating one or more laundry treatment recipes, said recipes being bespoke to the user input data; wherein said ingredient combination data comprises: multiple ingredient composition data; multiple combinations of said ingredient compositions; and multiple treatment (e.g. stain) categories related to said ingredient composition combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190292710
    Abstract: Apparatus for providing a laundry product to a wash load based on user input, comprising a dosing unit (2) for placing in a washing machine drum and a dispensing device (1) having a dispensing area (3), a nozzle (4) and a plurality of reservoir cartridges (6a, 6b, 6c) containing various laundry products that are combined by a user and which are dispensed into the dosing unit (2) by said nozzle (4) as soon as said dosing unit (2) is placed in the dispensing area (3) located underneath the nozzle (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190264374
    Abstract: A method of supplying and replenishing a laundry dosing system with one or more reservoirs providing stocks of components for laundry includes monitoring consumption of each of the components in the one or more reservoirs; automatically determining when each one or more reservoirs need replenishment from the monitoring; and replenishing one or more components in response to a monitoring result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190136440
    Abstract: Combination of reservoirs (6a, 6b, 6c) providing segregated stocks of components for laundry products to enable a user to formulate multiple doses of laundry products on demand for supplying to a washing machine drum (11), the combination comprises a first reservoir (6a) containing a stock of a first composition containing a bleach component and a second reservoir (6b) containing a stock of a second composition containing a component capable of initiating and/or promoting action of the bleach component in a subsequent wash/rinse cycle and, optionally, a stock of detergent provided in the second reservoir (6b) or an optional third reservoir (6c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Lawrence Jeffrey CLARKE, Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190136441
    Abstract: Device (1) for dispensing laundry product according to a predetermined recipe, having five reservoirs (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e) containing different laundry product components which are dispensed according to input from the user, wherein the device (1) may be integral to a washing machine or standalone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190136162
    Abstract: A detergent composition is provided in a combination of reservoirs to enable a user to formulate doses of detergent compositions on demand for supplying to a washing machine drum, the combination comprising: a first reservoir containing a stock of a first composition containing a protease component; and a second reservoir containing a stock of a second composition containing at least one selected from a lipase component and/or a cellulase component; and a stock of detergent, which may be in a third reservoir. A system is also provided for a user to formulate bespoke laundry products on demand, the system comprising reservoirs of laundry product components and an apparatus which comprises a dosing unit for supplying a dose of laundry product to a washing machine drum and a device operable to selectively dispense portions of components from the reservoirs as a result of command by the user to provide a dose of laundry product in the dosing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, Katharine Jane SHAW, David MOORFIELD
  • Publication number: 20190136439
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for providing laundry product and a device (1) for dispensing laundry product according to a recipe. The laundry product is dispensed as a result of input by the user. The device has reservoirs (17a, 17b, 17c) containing different laundry product components which are dispensed according to input from the user. The device (1) may be integral to a washing machine (10) or stand-alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190112744
    Abstract: A laundry device (1) for placing in a drum of a washing machine during a washing cycle, the laundry device (1) comprising a waterproof housing and a wireless communication module (10) located within the waterproof housing for communication with a separate device outside of the drum, wherein the wireless communication module (10) operates within the Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) radio band, also provided is a method of communication between a laundry device (1) located within the drum of a washing machine during a washing cycle and a separate device outside of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190018486
    Abstract: An augmented mirror for use with one or more user objects, the augmented mirror comprising: a partially silvered mirrored surface; a screen underneath the mirrored surface; a camera including a depth scanner; and a computer module for receiving data from the camera and for providing graphical images to the screen; wherein the sole means of communication with the computer module is via the one or more user objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Steven David BENFORD, Brian Patrick NEWBY, Adam Thomas RUSSELL, Katharine Jane SHAW, Paul Robert TENNENT, Robert Lindsay TRELOAR, Michel François VALSTAR, Ruediger ZILLMER
  • Publication number: 20180373330
    Abstract: An augmented mirror comprising: a partially silvered mirrored surface; a screen underneath the mirrored surface; a camera; and a computer module for receiving data from the camera and for providing graphical images to the screen, wherein the field of view over which visual information is processed is reduced to visual information from within a visual corridor, the visual corridor corresponding to a subset of the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco., Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Steven David BENFORD, Anthony BROWN, Nils JÄGER, Brian Patrick NEWBY, Adam Thomas RUSSELL, Louis Mary SCHOFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW, Paul Robert TENNENT, Michel François VALSTAR, Ruediger ZILLMER
  • Publication number: 20180258575
    Abstract: A laundry product dosing device (1) for placing in a washing machine drum. Reservoir cartridges (7) configured for use with such a device. Methods of laundering articles in a washing machine using devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
  • Publication number: 20020184109
    Abstract: A method of efficient ordering of goods comprising the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Marie Hayet, Christopher George Harbron, Shail Patel, Katharine Jane Shaw, Mohan Ravindranathan