Patents by Inventor Mark Van der Veen

Mark Van der Veen 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).

  • Detergent compositions
    Patent number: 6387861
    Abstract: A detergent tablet for fabric washing is compacted from a particulate composition containing detergent active compound, detergency builder, a bleach system comprising coated sodium percarbonate and at least one bleach activator, and optionally other detergent ingredients, where the tablet comprises a plurality of discrete regions, and wherein the bleach activator and the coated sodium percarbonate are concentrated in respective different regions of the tablet. This separation of activator and percarbonate increases the stability of the bleach activator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Anja Leonarda M Van Asperen, Atze Jan Van der Goot, Rene Lammers, Seeng Djiang Liem, Robert Ernst Niemantsverdriet, Mark Van der Veen, Patrick Van der Waal