Patents by Inventor Matthew Rhys Thomas

Matthew Rhys Thomas 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: 11918678
    Abstract: Hair care cleansing composition comprising—a) from 1 to 50 wt % of a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant, non-ionic and mixtures thereof; and b) from 0.01 to 3 wt %, by weight of the total composition, of defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising cellulose microfibrils, wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises up to 20 wt. % of water, based on the total weight of the fibrils; and wherein • the cellulose has an average degree of crystallinity of less than 50%, and wherein • the defibrillated primary cell wall material comprises polyols distributed between the fibrils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Rhys Thomas, Jeremy Robert Westwell, Sally Elizabeth Wood, Sophia Isabel Alice Quenby-Ma
  • Publication number: 20240060018
    Abstract: A liquid detergent composition comprising an external structuring system for liquid and gel-form laundry detergents comprising by weight percentage (a) from about 2 to about 10 percent of crystals of a glyceride, preferably hydrogenated castor oil, having a melting temperature of from 40 degrees centigrade to 100 degrees C., wherein at least one ingredient is derived from carbon capture. Also a method of making a liquid detergent composition comprising an external structuring system (ESS) comprising by weight percentage (a) from about 2 to about 10 percent of crystals of a glyceride, preferably hydrogenated castor oil, having a melting temperature of from 40 degrees centigrade to 100 degrees C. said method comprising the steps of: a. providing a C1 carbon feedstock b. transformation of said C1 carbon feedstock to provide a short chain intermediate having a C-chain of no more than 5 carbon atoms, preferably no more than 3 carbon atoms, more preferably no more than 2 carbon atoms; c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Lloyd Parry, Matthew Rhys Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210348086
    Abstract: Laundry liquid composition comprising itaconic acid or a salt thereof. The invention further relates to a method of preserving a laundry liquid composition using itaconic acid or salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: William James Greenwood, Thomas Richard Pointon, Matthew Rhys Thomas
  • Patent number: 10870820
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble package comprising a water-soluble substrate and a powder coating on an exterior surface of the water-soluble substrate, wherein the water-soluble substrate encloses a composition and the powder coating includes a powdered bittering agent, a method of making such water-soluble packages and their use, in particular for washing dishes or laundering textiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Conopeo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniël Albert van Doorn, Matthew Rhys Thomas
  • Patent number: 10316273
    Abstract: A thickened aqueous detergent liquid composition comprising: (i) at least 5 wt % (more preferably at least 10%, more preferably at least 15% and most preferably at least 20% wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew David Green, Adam Peter Jarvis, Philip Michael Ryan, Matthew Rhys Thomas, Peter William Wills
  • Publication number: 20190048295
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble package comprising a water-soluble substrate and a powder coating on an exterior surface of the water-soluble substrate, wherein the water-soluble substrate encloses a composition and the powder coating includes a powdered bittering agent, a method of making such water-soluble packages and their use, in particular for washing dishes or laundering textiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Daniël Albert van Doorn, Matthew Rhys Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180216051
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble package comprising a water-soluble substrate and a powder coating on an exterior surface of the water-soluble substrate, wherein the water-soluble substrate encloses a composition and the powder coating includes a powdered bittering agent, a method of making such water-soluble packages and their use, in particular for washing dishes or laundering textiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Rhys Thomas, Daniël Albert van Doorn
  • Patent number: 9556405
    Abstract: An aqueous polymer structured detergent liquid composition comprising: (i) a surfactant system comprising surfactant and alkaline material present as surfactant salts and/or as free base, (ii) optionally, 0.01 wt % or more suspended particles, (iii) optionally, 3 wt % or more polymer that reduces the composition viscosity at 20 s?1, and (iv) at least 0.05 wt % of a suspending system comprising copolymer formed by the addition polymerization of: (A) 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Peter Jarvis, Adam John Limer, Philip Michael Ryan, Matthew Rhys Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150337241
    Abstract: A thickened aqueous detergent liquid comprising: (i) at least 5 wt % of a surfactant system comprising anionic surfactant, (ii) at least 0.2 wt % of a thickening system comprising a linear copolymer formed by the addition polymerisation of: (A) 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc. d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Adam Peter Jarvis, Adam John Limer, Philip Michael Ryan, Matthew Rhys Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150299620
    Abstract: An aqueous polymer structured detergent liquid composition comprising: (i) a surfactant system comprising surfactant and alkaline material present as surfactant salts and/or as free base, (ii) optionally, 0.01 wt % or more suspended particles, (iii) optionally, 3 wt % or more polymer that reduces the composition viscosity at 20 s?1, and (iv) at least 0.05 wt % of a suspending system comprising copolymer formed by the addition polymerisation of: (A) 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Adam Peter Jarvis, Adam John Limer, Philip Michael Ryan, Matthew Rhys Thomas