Patents by Inventor Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths

Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths 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: 11475575
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring movement characteristics of a first hair switch includes a movement rig, a camera, and a computer. The first hair switch is mountable on the movement rig. The movement rig is operable to apply a forced oscillation to the first hair switch. The camera is for capturing images of the first hair switch during movement of the first hair switch during and after application of the forced oscillation. The computer is communicably connected to the camera. The computer includes a processor for processing the images and extracting quantitative measurements of the first hair switch from the images. A filter is applied to the images to remove any stray hairs detected before subsequent analysis of the images is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Bentley, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Eric Gordon Mahers, Julie Marie Roberts, Graham John Cleaver, Aneta Magdalena Stasik, James Steven Cowan, Geoffrey Francis Lawton
  • Patent number: 11103438
    Abstract: A rinse off hair treatment composition comprising; a. a pressure sensitive adhesive emulsion comprising one or more pressure sensitive polymer, wherein the pressure sensitive polymer is not silicone pressure sensitive polymer, and b. at least one material selected from the group consisting of i) a hair conditioning agent; ii) a hair cleansing agent, and, c. a deposition aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Conopeo, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher David Bentley, Lalitesh Chandra, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Janet Drobits Windisch, Lynsey Joanne Coan
  • Publication number: 20210142486
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring movement characteristics of a first hair switch includes a movement rig, a camera, and a computer. The first hair switch is mountable on the movement rig. The movement rig is operable to apply a forced oscillation to the first hair switch. The camera is for capturing images of the first hair switch during movement of the first hair switch during and after application of the forced oscillation. The computer is communicably connected to the camera. The computer includes a processor for processing the images and extracting quantitative measurements of the first hair switch from the images. A filter is applied to the images to remove any stray hairs detected before subsequent analysis of the images is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher David Bentley, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Eric Gordon Mahers, Julie Marie Roberts, Graham John Cleaver, Aneta Magdalena Stasik, James Steven Cowan, Geoffrey Francis Lawton
  • Publication number: 20200146950
    Abstract: An aerosol hairspray product includes a pressurisable container having a propellant and a container wall which encloses a reservoir, a hairstyling formulation having from 20 wt % to 75 wt % alcohol, by total weight of the hairstyling formulation and propellant and from 1.0 wt % to wt % hairstyling polymer, by total weight of the hairstyling formulation and propellant, and a spraying device attached to the pressurisable container and having a valve and an actuator. The reservoir is configured to store the hairstyling formulation. The valve has a spring means, a valve body having a stem, a restricted tail piece (RTP) having a first diameter of from 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm, and a vapour phase tap (VPT) having a second diameter of from 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm. The actuator has a main spray channel and communicates with an insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Gillian BROWN, Laura FRANKLIN, Llyr Glyndwr GRIFFITHS, Leslie Joseph Luke JOINSON, Johnathan Douglas William SMITH, Paul James SMITH
  • Publication number: 20190256278
    Abstract: An aerosol hairspray product includes a pressurisable container having a propellant and a container wall which encloses a reservoir, a hairstyling formulation having from 20 wt % to 75 wt % water, by total weight of the hairstyling formulation and propellant and from 1.0 wt % to 15 wt % hairstyling polymer, by total weight of the hairstyling formulation and propellant, and a spraying device attached to the pressurisable container and having a valve and an actuator. The reservoir is configured to store the hairstyling formulation. The valve has a spring means, a valve body having a stem, a restricted tail piece (RTP) having a first diameter of from 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm, and a vapour phase tap (VPT) having a second diameter of from 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm. The actuator has a main spray channel and communicates with an insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Gillian BROWN, Laura FRANKLIN, Llyr Glyndwr GRIFFITHS, Leslie Joseph Luke JOINSON, Jonathan Douglas William SMITH, Paul James SMITH
  • Publication number: 20170367962
    Abstract: A rinse off hair treatment composition comprising; a. a pressure sensitive adhesive emulsion comprising one or more pressure sensitive polymer, wherein the pressure sensitive polymer is not silicone pressure sensitive polymer, and b. at least one material selected from the group consisting of i) a hair conditioning agent; ii) a hair cleansing agent, and, c. a deposition aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Christopher David BENTLEY, Lalitesh CHANDRA, Llyr Glyndwr GRIFFITHS, Janet Drobits WINDISCH, Lynsey Joanne COAN
  • Patent number: 7718597
    Abstract: Aqueous fabric softening composition having good high temperature stability comprising a cationic fabric softening compound and water soluble polysaccharide polymers comprising hydrophobic groups selected from aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl each having at least 14 carbon atoms and cationic quaternary ammonium salt groups such that the cationic degree of substitution is from 0.01 to 0.2, the polymers having a molecular weight in the range from 100,000 to 700,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: The Sun Products Corporation
    Inventors: David Stephen Grainger, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, John Francis Hubbard, Gijsbert Kroon
  • Publication number: 20090050838
    Abstract: An ironing aid fabric treatment composition comprising: a) a nanoparticle dispersion comprising particles having an average particle size in the range 5 to 500 nm, b) a lubricant phase comprising a lubricant selected from silicone oil, sucrose polyester oil and mixtures thereof, and c) water wherein the weight ratio of a):b) is in the range 4:1 to 1:4, with the proviso that when the colloidal nanoparticle dispersion comprises a silicone resin the composition is not delivered through an iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Teodora Atanassova Doneva, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Mansur Sultan Mahammadi, Kevin Anthony Ormandy, Hannah Mary Southey-Davis
  • Publication number: 20080280807
    Abstract: Aqueous fabric softening composition having good high temperature stability comprising a cationic fabric softening compound and water soluble polysaccharide polymers comprising hydrophobic groups selected from aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl each having at least 14 carbon atoms and cationic quaternary ammonium salt groups such that the cationic degree of substitution is from 0.01 to 0.2, the polymers having a molecular weight in the range from 100,000 to 700,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: David Stephen Grainger, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, John Francis Hubbard, Gijsbert Kroon
  • Publication number: 20080139445
    Abstract: Aqueous fabric softening composition having good high temperature stability comprising a cationic fabric softener and water-soluble polysaccharide polymers comprising hydrophobic groups selected from aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, each having at least 14 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof, wherein the polymers comprise from 1 to 2.5% by weight of said hydrobic groups and have a molecular weight in the range from 100,000 to 700,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: David Stephen Grainger, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, John Francis Hubbard, Gijsbert Kroon
  • Patent number: 6806248
    Abstract: A fabric conditioning composition comprises: (a) from about 7.5 to 80% by weight of an ester-linked quaternary ammonium fabric softening material comprising comprising at least one mono-ester linked component and at least one tri-ester linked component; (b) 0.9% to 15% by weight of a fatty complexing agent; (c) an emulsified silicone wherein the weight ratio of the monoester linked component of compound (a) to compound (c) is from 5:1 to 1:5 and the emulsifier for the silicone comprises a nonionic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stephen Grainger, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Jane Howard, Mansur Sultan Mohammadi
  • Publication number: 20030114339
    Abstract: A fabric conditioning composition comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stephen Grainger, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Jane Howard, Mansur Sultan Mohammadi