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).
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Patent number: 11807974Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Deborah Jane Cooke, David Moorfield, Katharine Jane Shaw
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Patent number: 11131055Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Deborah Jane Cooke, David Moorfield, Katharine Jane Shaw
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Patent number: 11068051Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20210147212Abstract: 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 selectiveType: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, Brian Patrick NEWBY, Ellen Suzanne PIERCY, Katharine Jane SHAW, Robert Lindsay TRELOAR
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Patent number: 10982373Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Deborah Jane Cooke, David Moorfield, Katharine Jane Shaw
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Patent number: 10963047Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20200378049Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20200354873Abstract: 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 compositionsType: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, Brian Patrick NEWBY, Ellen Suzanne PIERCY, Katharine Jane SHAW, Robert Linsay TRELOAR
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Publication number: 20200248352Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20190292710Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20190264374Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20190136440Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Lawrence Jeffrey CLARKE, Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20190136441Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20190136162Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, Katharine Jane SHAW, David MOORFIELD
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Publication number: 20190136439Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20190112744Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20190018486Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Steven David BENFORD, Brian Patrick NEWBY, Adam Thomas RUSSELL, Katharine Jane SHAW, Paul Robert TENNENT, Robert Lindsay TRELOAR, Michel François VALSTAR, Ruediger ZILLMER
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Publication number: 20180373330Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Conopco., Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20180258575Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Deborah Jane COOKE, David MOORFIELD, Katharine Jane SHAW
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Publication number: 20020184109Abstract: A method of efficient ordering of goods comprising the following steps:Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventors: Marie Hayet, Christopher George Harbron, Shail Patel, Katharine Jane Shaw, Mohan Ravindranathan