Patents by Inventor Lon Montgomery Gray

Lon Montgomery Gray 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).

  • Photo-labile pro-fragrance conjugates
    Publication number: 20020094938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to photo-labile pro-fragrance conjugates comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Richard Dykstra, Gregory Scot Miracle, Lon Montgomery Gray
  • Detergent compositions comprising orthocarbonate pro-fragrances
    Patent number: 6177389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to orthocarbonate pro-fragrances useful for delivery of sustained perfume or fragrance to fabric treated with a laundry detergent composition which comprises the herein described pro-fragrances. The orthocarbonate pro-fragrances are also suitable for use in hard surface cleaning compositions. The orthocarbonate pro-fragrances are further suitable for use in personal care compositions. The present invention also relates to method for delivering a pleasurable scent to fabric which has a lasting freshness quality by contacting the fabric with the fragrance-releasable orthocarbonate pro-fragrances of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Gregory Scot Miracle, Kenneth Nathan Price, Lon Montgomery Gray, Kyle David Jones
  • Perfumes having odor longevity benefits
    Patent number: 6013618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to perfume or fine fragrance compositions inter alia perfumes, colognes, eau de toilettes, and after shave lotions, comprising pro-accord compounds which release their fragrance raw material components on a delayed basis therefore providing sustained fragrance levels to the user. Typically the pro-accords are comprised of orthoesters, ketals, acetals, orthocarbonates which release two or more fragrance raw materials upon hydrolysis. The present invention also relates to an article of manufacture comprising a first pro-accord containing reservoir and a second fragrance raw material reservoir and a means for admixing and applying the perfume material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Morelli, Scott William Waite, Stacy Renee Hertenstein, Mark Robert Sivik, Gregory Scot Miracle, Kenneth Nathan Price, Lon Montgomery Gray