Patents by Inventor Leonard A. Zyzyck

Leonard A. Zyzyck 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: 6605578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a aqueous liquid automatic dishwashing composition disposed in a water soluble package that can be added directly into an automatic dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Melissa Fleckenstein, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 6387860
    Abstract: A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, an amine oxide, a magnesium containing inorganic compound, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Joan Gambogi, Leonard Zyzyck, Evangelia Arvanitidou
  • Patent number: 6369013
    Abstract: A liquid detergent composition comprising a cationic ammonium compound, a surfactant, a disinfecting agent, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co
    Inventors: Joan Gambogi, Patrick Durbut, Guy Broze, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 6214783
    Abstract: A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, an amine oxide, a magnesium containing inorganic compound, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joan Gambogi, Leonard Zyzyck, Evangelia Arvanitidou
  • Patent number: 6191089
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition which is in the form of a tablet generally comprises an alkali metal phosphate detergent builder salt, an alkali metal carbonate, a lubricant, a dialkali metal disilicate, a nonionic surfactant, a polymer containing sulfonic acid groups, a wax coated chlorine bleach compound, and optionally an anionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Philip Gorlin, Leonard Zyzyck, Gary Jakubicki
  • Patent number: 6187735
    Abstract: A light duty, liquid comprising: cationic ammonium compound, an amine oxide, a C12-C14 fatty acid monoalkanol amide, a disinfecting agent, and water. The compositions are high foaming, have excellent grease cutting ability, and mildness to human skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co
    Inventors: Joan Gambogi, Patrick Durbut, Guy Broze, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 6162777
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition which is in the form of a tablet which generally comprises an alkali metal phosphate detergent builder salt, an alkali metal carbonate, a lubricant, a dialkali metal disilicate, a nonionic surfactant, a crosslinked polyacrylic acid polymer, a wax coated chlorine bleach compound, and optionally an anionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Philip Gorlin, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 6147044
    Abstract: A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, an amine oxide, a magnesium containing inorganic compound, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joan Gambogi, Leonard Zyzyck, Evangelia Arvanitidou
  • Patent number: 6121220
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties to the human skin comprising a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a sulfonate anionic surfactant, an inorganic acid and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Sukhvinder Sandhu, Elizabeth McCandlish, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 5972867
    Abstract: A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, an amine oxide, a poly alkyl glucoside, a magnesium containing inorganic compound, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Cogate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joan Gambogi, Evangelia Arvanitidou, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 5932534
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: at least one sulfonate surfactant, an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a sultaine surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, and optionally a betaine surfactant, an alkyl C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 monoalkanol amide and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Philip A. Gorlin, Joan E. Gambogi, Robert D'Ambrogio, Gary Jakubicki, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 5856293
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: two different sulfonate surfactant, an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a betaine surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, an ethoxylated C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 monoalkanol amide and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joan E. Gambogi, Philip A. Gorlin, Robert D'Ambrogio, Gary Jakubicki, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 5854195
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: two different sulfonate surfactants, an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Gary Jakubicki, Leonard Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 5853743
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: at least one sulfonate surfactant, an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a betaine surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, an ethoxylated alkyl C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 monoalkanol amide, optionally, C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 monoalkanol amide and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Joan E. Gambogi, Gary J. Jakubicki, Leonard A. Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 5096622
    Abstract: An aqueous light duty liquid detergent composition consisting essentially of, by weight, 10% to 50% of a mixture of a water-soluble alkylbenzene sulfonate detergent salt and a water-sokluble alkyl ethenoxy ether sulfate detergent salt in a weight ratio sulfonate to sulfate in the range of about 0.8:1 to 2:1; about 1% to 8% of an alkanoic acid mono- or di-ethanolamide foam booster; at least about 0.5% to 1.8% of magnesium ions; triethanolammonium ion of 2:1 to 1:2.4; and the balance an aqueous medium, said composition having a pH of 5 to 8 and exhibiting improved oily soil removal and oily soil emulsification properties at a temperature of 18 C. to 26 C. as compared to the same composition without the magnesium and triethanolammonium ions. A method of making said composition comprising the steps of neutralizing alylbenzene sulfonic acid with magnesium hydroxide to a pH of about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: P. Anthony Simion, Dirk Warschewski, Leonard A. Zyzyck
  • Patent number: 4923635
    Abstract: An aqueous light duty liquid detergent composition consisting essentially of, by weight, 10% to 50% of a mixture of a water-soluble alkylbenzene sulfonate detergent salt and a water-soluble alkyl ethenoxy ether sulfate detergent salt in a weight ratio of sulfonate to sulfate in the range of about 0.8:1 to 2:1; about 1% to 8% of an alkanoic acid mono- or di-ethanolamide foam booster; at least about 0.5% to 1.8% of magnesium ions; triethanolammonium ions in an amount to provide a weight ratio of magnesium ion to triethanolammonium ion of 2:1 to 1:2.4; and the balance an aqueous medium, said composition having a pH of 5 to 8 and exhibiting improved oily soil removal and oily solid emulsification properties at a temperature of 18.degree. C. to 26.degree. C. as compared to the same composition without the magnesium and triethanolammonium ions. A method of making said composition comprising the steps of neutralizing alkylbenzene sulfonic acid with magnesium hydroxide to a pH of about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: F. Anthony Simion, Dirk Warscjewski, Leonard A. Zyzyck