Patents by Inventor Melissa CUTHBERTSON

Melissa CUTHBERTSON 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: 11834630
    Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition can include a particle, wherein the particle includes a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase, wherein the continuous phase includes fatty material selected from: fatty acid and/or salts thereof; fatty alcohol; and any combination thereof, wherein the discontinuous phase includes: non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifier surfactant; hydrophobized polyethylene glycol polymer; silicone and/or petrolatum; and perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Melissa Cuthbertson, Mauro Vaccaro, Eric San Jose Robles, Katherine Esther Latimer
  • Publication number: 20210130753
    Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition can include a particle, wherein the particle includes a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase, wherein the continuous phase includes fatty material selected from: fatty acid and/or salts thereof; fatty alcohol; and any combination thereof, wherein the discontinuous phase includes: non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifier surfactant; hydrophobized polyethylene glycol polymer; silicone and/or petrolatum; and perfume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Anju Deepali Massey BROOKER, Melissa CUTHBERTSON, Mauro VACCARO, Eric San Jose ROBLES, Katherine Esther LATIMER
  • Patent number: 10815327
    Abstract: A copolymer which comprises, in copolymerized form, (A) 60 to 99% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene oxide monomer of the formula I (I) in which the variables have the following meanings: X is —CH2— or —CO—, if Y is —O—; is —CO—, if Y is —NH—; Y is —O— or —NH—; R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 are identical or different C2-C6-alkylene radicals, which may be arranged blockwise or randomly; R3 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl; n is an integer from 25 to 75, (B) 1 to 40% by weight of at least one quaternized nitrogen-containing monoethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of monomers of formula Ha to IId (Ha-IId) in which the variables have the following meanings: R is C1-C4-alkyl or benzyl; R? is hydrogen or methyl; Y is —O— or —NH—; A is C1-C6-alkylene; X— is halide, C1-C4-alkyl sulfate, C1-C4-alkylsulfonate and Ci-C4-alkyl carbonate, (C) 0 to 10% by weight of anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, and (D) 0 to 30% by weight of other nonionic monoeth
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Martin Ruebenacker, Rainer Dobrawa, Markus Brym, Dieter Boeckh, Frank Huelskoetter, Glenn Ward, James Goodwin, Melissa Cuthbertson, Stefano Scialla
  • Publication number: 20190359751
    Abstract: A copolymer which comprises, in copolymerized form, (A) 60 to 99% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated poly-alkylene oxide monomer of the formula I in which the variables have the following meanings: X is —CH2— or —CO—, if Y is —O—; is —CO—, if Y is —NH—; Y is —O— or —NH—; R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 are identical or different C2-C6-alkylene radicals, which may be arranged blockwise or randomly; R3 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl; n is an integer from 25 to 75, (B) 1 to 40% by weight of at least one quaternized nitrogen-containing monoethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of monomers of formula IIa to IId in which the variables have the following meanings: R is C1-C4-alkyl or benzyl; R? is hydrogen or methyl; Y is —O— or —NH—; A is C1-C6-alkylene; X— is halide, C1-C4-alkyl sulfate, C1-C4-alkylsulfonate and C1-C4-alkyl carbonate, (C) 0 to 10% by weight of anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, and (D) 0 to 30% by weight of oth
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron FLORE-FIGUEROA, Martin RUEBENACKER, Rainer DOBRAWA, Markus BRYM, Dieter BOECKH, Frank HUELSKOETTER, Glenn WARD, James GOODWIN, Melissa CUTHBERTSON, Stefano SCIALLA
  • Patent number: 10005992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to gels comprising lamellar phase compositions and water-soluble unit dose articles comprising said gels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mauro Vaccaro, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Eric San Jose Robles, Melissa Cuthbertson, Lynn Donlon
  • Patent number: 9957471
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions. Water-soluble unit dose articles that include a gel and a particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mauro Vaccaro, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Eric San Jose Robles, Melissa Cuthbertson, Lynn Donlon
  • Patent number: 9719059
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-compartment laundry detergent water-soluble pouch, wherein the pouch comprises a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment comprises a benefit delivery composition, wherein the second compartment comprises a detergent ingredient, wherein the benefit delivery composition comprises a lamellar phase composition and a viscous hydrophobic ingredient, wherein the lamellar phase composition comprises a mixture of surfactant and fatty amphiphile in lamellar phase, wherein the viscous hydrophobic ingredient comprises silicone and/or petrolatum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anju Deepali Massey-Brooker, Mauro Vaccaro, Eric San Jose Robles, Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Melissa Cuthbertson, Marios Hatzopoulos, Yvonne Bridget McMeekin, Jonathan Richard Clare
  • Publication number: 20170137758
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions. Water-soluble unit dose articles that include a gel and a particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mauro Vaccaro, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Eric San Jose Robles, Melissa Cuthbertson, Lynn Donlon
  • Publication number: 20170137759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to gels comprising lamellar phase compositions and water-soluble unit dose articles comprising said gels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mauro Vaccaro, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Nigel Patrick Somerville-Roberts, Alan Thomas Brooker, Eric San Jose Robles, Melissa Cuthbertson, Lynn Donlon
  • Publication number: 20170081620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detergent composition comprising a core-shell particle, wherein the core-shell particle comprises a core, wherein the core comprises at least 50% by weight of the core of a mixture of silicone and fatty acid, wherein the core-shell particle comprise a shell, wherein the shell comprises at least 66% by weight of the shell of a polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ritu KATAKY, Chifundo Nyasha Michelle NTOLA, Mauro VACCARO, Anju Deepali Massey BROOKER, Melissa CUTHBERTSON, Stephen John WALKER
  • Publication number: 20160166492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making a consumer goods product comprising a benefit delivery composition, wherein the process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting a surfactant and a fatty amphiphile to form a lamellar phase composition; (b) contacting the lamellar phase composition with silicone to form the benefit delivery composition, (c) contacting the benefit delivery composition with at least three different consumer goods products ingredients to form a consumer goods product, wherein the fatty amphiphile has a melting point of at least 40° C., wherein in step (a) the fatty amphiphile is at a temperature above its melting point when it is contacted with the surfactant, wherein the fatty amphiphile is subsequently cooled to a temperature below its melting point, wherein the benefit delivery composition comprises greater than 10 wt % silicone, and wherein the fatty amphiphile is selected from fatty acid, fatty alcohol and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Anju Deepali MASSEY-BROOKER, Mauro VACCARO, Eric San Jose ROBLES, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Melissa CUTHBERTSON, Marios HATZOPOULOS, Yvonne Bridget MCMEEKIN, Jonathan Richard CLARE
  • Publication number: 20160166493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making a benefit delivery composition, wherein the process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting a surfactant and a fatty amphiphile to form a lamellar phase composition; (b) contacting a silicone and perfume to form a premix composition; (c) contacting the lamellar phase composition and the premix composition to form the benefit delivery composition, (d) contacting the benefit delivery composition with at least three different consumer goods product ingredients to form a consumer goods product, wherein the fatty amphiphile has a melting point of at least 40° C., wherein in step (a) the fatty amphiphile is at a temperature above its melting point when it is contacted with the surfactant, wherein the fatty amphiphile is subsequently cooled to a temperature below its melting point, and wherein the fatty amphiphile is selected from fatty acid, fatty alcohol and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Anju Deepali MASSEY-BROOKER, Mauro VACCARO, Eric San Jose ROBLES, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Melissa CUTHBERTSON, Marios HATZOPOULOS, Yvonne Bridget MCMEEKIN, Jonathan Richard CLARE
  • Publication number: 20160168517
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-compartment laundry detergent water-soluble pouch, wherein the pouch comprises a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment comprises a benefit delivery composition, wherein the second compartment comprises a detergent ingredient, wherein the benefit delivery composition comprises a lamellar phase composition and a viscous hydrophobic ingredient, wherein the lamellar phase composition comprises a mixture of surfactant and fatty amphiphile in lamellar phase, wherein the viscous hydrophobic ingredient comprises silicone and/or petrolatum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Anju Deepali MASSEY-BROOKER, Mauro VACCARO, Eric San Jose ROBLES, Nigel Patrick SOMERVILLE ROBERTS, Melissa CUTHBERTSON, Marios HATZOPOULOS, Yvonne Bridget MCMEEKIN, Jonathan Richard CLARE
  • Patent number: 9068147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ethoxylated polyethylenimine polymer consisting essentially of (a) a polyethyleneimine backbone, (b) a polyoxyethylene chain wherein the polyoxyethylene chain has an average of 1 to less than 40 ethyleneoxide units per unit of NH in the polyethyleneimine backbone, (3) a quaternization degree of from 50% to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Rainer Dobrawa, Sophia Ebert, Stefano Scialla, Frank Huelskoetter, Gloria Di Capua, Patrick Delplancke, Marc Evers, Melissa Cuthbertson, Glenn Ward, Anju Brooker, Phan Shean Lim, Michael Stanford Showell
  • Patent number: 8841245
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: a) an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine said alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine comprising a polyalkyleneimine backbone, alkoxy chains and quaternization groups wherein the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine has a degree of quaternization of at least 5% and wherein: i) the polyalkyleneimine backbone represents from 0.5% to 40% by weight of the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine; ii) the alkoxy chains represent from 60% to 99% by weight of the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine; and b) a bleach system comprising bleach and optionally a bleach enhancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano Scialla, Michael Stanford Showell, Frank Hulskotter, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Phan Shean Lim, Melissa Cuthbertson, Glenn Steven Ward, Rainer Anton Dobrawa
  • Publication number: 20130303424
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: a) an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine said alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine comprising a polyalkyleneimine backbone, alkoxy chains and quaternization groups wherein the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine has a degree of quaternization of at least 5% and wherein: i) the polyalkyleneimine backbone represents from 0.5% to 40% by weight of the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine; ii) the alkoxy chains represent from 60% to 99% by weight of the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine; and b) a bleach system comprising bleach and optionally a bleach enhancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano SCIALLA, Michael Stanford SHOWELL, Frank HULSKOTTER, Anju Deepali Massey BROOKER, Phan Shean LIM, Melissa CUTHBERTSON, Glenn Steven WARD, Rainer Anton DOBRAWA
  • Publication number: 20130303725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ethoxylated polyethylenimine polymer consisting essentially of (a) a polyethyleneimine backbone, (b) a polyoxyethylene chain wherein the polyoxyethylene chain has an average of 1 to less than 40 ethyleneoxide units per unit of NH in the polyethyleneimine backbone, (3) a quaternization degree of from 50% to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Rainer Dobrawa, Sophia Ebert, Stegano Scialla, Frank Huelskoetter, Gloria Di Capua, Patrick Delplancke, Marc Evers, Melissa Cuthbertson, Glenn Ward, Anju Brooker, Plan Shean Lim, Michael Stanford Showell