Patents by Inventor Michael Alan John Moss

Michael Alan John Moss 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: 8322631
    Abstract: A trigger pump sprayer in combination with a liquid dispensed from the sprayer. The sprayer is suitable for dispensing liquid from a reservoir, through a nozzle into particles. The trigger sprayer provides for efficacious particle size distributions of the liquids, when sprayed under non-ideal conditions. Non-ideal conditions include only partial strokes of the trigger, rather than full strokes and relatively slow trigger strokes. The trigger sprayer advantageously delivers a particle size distribution suitable for liquids having particular rheological properties. The advantageous particle size distribution difference is accomplished by using a precompression piston which reciprocates in response to trigger strokes, and selecting a liquid having appropriate properties to correspond to the trigger pump operating characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Samuel Richardson, Robin Lefebvre, Victor Klabbers, Elizabeth Jackson Glass, Michael Alan John Moss, Mitsuaki Shaduki
  • Patent number: 8322630
    Abstract: A trigger pump sprayer in combination with a liquid dispensed from the sprayer. The trigger sprayer provides for efficacious particle size distributions of the liquids, when sprayed under non-ideal conditions. Non-ideal conditions include only partial strokes of the trigger, rather than full strokes and relatively slow trigger strokes. A bimodal distribution of particle sizes is obtained under two different operating conditions. The sprayer/liquid combination according to the present invention compresses the difference between the two modes, without requiring undue work by the operator. The advantageous particle size distribution difference is accomplished by using a precompression piston which reciprocates in response to trigger strokes, and selecting a liquid having appropriate properties to correspond to the trigger pump operating characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Samuel Richardson, Robin Lefebvre, Victor Klabbers, Elizabeth Jackson Glass, Michael Alan John Moss, Mitsuaki Shaduki
  • Publication number: 20110272493
    Abstract: A trigger pump sprayer in combination with a liquid dispensed from the sprayer. The trigger sprayer provides for efficacious particle size distributions of the liquids, when sprayed under non-ideal conditions. Non-ideal conditions include only partial strokes of the trigger, rather than full strokes and relatively slow trigger strokes. A bimodal distribution of particle sizes is obtained under two different operating conditions. The sprayer/liquid combination according to the present invention compresses the difference between the two modes, without requiring undue work by the operator. The advantageous particle size distribution difference is accomplished by using a precompression piston which reciprocates in response to trigger strokes, and selecting a liquid having appropriate properties to correspond to the trigger pump operating characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: James Samuel Richardson, Robin Lefebvre, Victor Klabbers, Elizabeth Jackson Glass, Michael Alan John Moss, Mitsuaki Shaduki
  • Publication number: 20110272494
    Abstract: A trigger pump sprayer in combination with a liquid dispensed from the sprayer. The sprayer is suitable for dispensing liquid from a reservoir, through a nozzle into particles. The trigger sprayer provides for efficacious particle size distributions of the liquids, when sprayed under non-ideal conditions. Non-ideal conditions include only partial strokes of the trigger, rather than full strokes and relatively slow trigger strokes. The trigger sprayer advantageously delivers a particle size distribution suitable for liquids having particular rheological properties. The advantageous particle size distribution difference is accomplished by using a precompression piston which reciprocates in response to trigger strokes, and selecting a liquid having appropriate properties to correspond to the trigger pump operating characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: James Samuel Richardson, Robin Lefebvre, Victor Klabbers, Elizabeth Jackson Glass, Michael Alan John Moss, Mitsuaki Shaduki
  • Patent number: 7964549
    Abstract: A multi-compartment pouch suitable for use in a laundry application comprising a water-soluble film and having at least a first and a second compartment, wherein each compartment comprises a composition, characterized in that the second compartment comprises a whitening agent that exhibits a hueing efficiency of at least 5 and a wash removal value in the range of from about 30% to about 95%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alice Michele Boutoille, Florence Catherine Courchay, Michael Alan John Moss, Pandora Sifnioti
  • Patent number: 7910536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid bleaching composition comprising a hypohalite bleach, a trimethoxy benzoic acid or a salt thereof and a compound selected from the group consisting of bleach-unstable brighteners, and bleach-unstable coloring-agents and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Briatore, Alessandro Gagliardini, Michael Alan John Moss, Oreste Todini
  • Publication number: 20090312220
    Abstract: The present relates to a multi-compartment pouch suitable for use in a laundry application comprising a water-soluble film and having at least a first and a second compartment, wherein each compartment comprises a composition, characterised in that the second compartment comprises a whitening agent that exhibits a hueing efficiency of at least 5 and a wash removal value in the range of from about 30% to about 95%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Alice Michele Boutoille, Florence Catherine Courchay, Michael Alan John Moss, Pandora Sifnioti
  • Publication number: 20090218544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid bleaching composition comprising a hypohalite bleach, a trimethoxy benzoic acid or a salt thereof and a compound selected from the group consisting of bleach-unstable brighteners, and bleach-unstable coloring-agents and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Briatore, Alessandro Gagliardini, Michael Alan John Moss, Oreste Todini
  • Publication number: 20080261855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid bleaching composition comprising a hypohalite bleach, a trimethoxy benzoic acid or a salt thereof and a compound selected from the group consisting of bleach-unstable brighteners, and bleach-unstable coloring-agents and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Andrea Briatore, Alessandro Gagliardini, Michael Alan John Moss, Oreste Todini
  • Publication number: 20070191251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bleach-free detergent tablet for use in the laundering of coloured garments. The tablet composition provides a pH through the wash of less than 9, comprises at least one surfactant and has a normalised soil removal index of greater than minus 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Joel Geny, Michael Alan John Moss
  • Patent number: 6894015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions which comprise radical scavengers, for effective cleaning and improved storage stability. These compositions are suitable for use in various laundry applications including hand and machine laundry methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Briatore, Michael Alan John Moss, Oreste Todini
  • Publication number: 20040192571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid bleaching composition comprising a hypohalite bleach, a trimethoxy benzoic acid or a salt thereof and a compound selected from the group consisting of bleach-unstable brighteners, and bleach-unstable coloring-agents and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Briatore, Alessandro Gagliardini, Michael Alan John Moss, Oreste Todini
  • Patent number: 6482789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising anionic mid-branched surfactant compounds and additional anionic sulfate and sulfonate surfactants. The compositions are particularly useful as solid laundry detergent compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Andrej Kvietok, Gabor Heltovics, Francisco Ramon Figueroa, Kenneth William Willman, Rinko Katsuda, Michael Alan John Moss
  • Patent number: 6207632
    Abstract: There is provided a detergent composition suitable for use in laundry or dish washing methods comprising: (a) a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant; and (b) a hydrophobic organic peroxyacid bleaching system, capable of providing a hydrophobic organic peroxyacid compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Thomas Brooker, Michael Alan John Moss, Richard Timothy Hartshorn, Christiaan Arthur Jacques Kamiel Thoen, Ian Martin Dodd
  • Patent number: 6136769
    Abstract: Alkoxylated cationic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, are used in detergent compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kaori Asano, Stuart Clive Askew, Hajime Baba, Andre Cesar Baeck, Jean-Luc Bettiol, Thomas Anthony Cripe, Laura Cron, Ian Martin Dodd, Peter Robert Foley, Richard Timothy Hartshorn, Lynda Anne (Jones) Speed, Rinko Katsuda, Frank Andrej Kvietok, Kaori Minamikawa, Mark Hsiang-Kuen Mao, Michael Alan John Moss, Susumu Murata, Royohei Ohtani, Mitsuyo Okamoto, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Kakumanu Pramod, Khizar Mohamed Kahn Sarnaik, Jeffrey John Scheibel, Christiaan Arthur Jacques Kamiel Thoen, Kenneth William Willman
  • Patent number: D654371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dominique Celine Ignace Marie Geeraert, Victor Klabbers, Robin Lefebvre, Michael Alan John Moss, John David Lamb, Walter Pierre Van den Broeck, Corrine Elizabeth Elstow, James Samuel Richardson
  • Patent number: D654800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dominique Celine Ignace Marie Geeraert, Victor Klabbers, Robin Lefebvre, Michael Alan John Moss, John David Lamb
  • Patent number: D656031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dominique Celine Ignace Marie Geeraert, Victor Klabbers, Robin Lefebvre, Michael Alan John Moss, John David Lamb
  • Patent number: D656835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dominique Celine Ignace Marie Geeraert, Victor Klabbers, Robin Lefebvre, Michael Alan John Moss, John David Lamb
  • Patent number: D657258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dominique Celine Ignace Marie Geeraert, Victor Klabbers, Robin Lefebvre, Michael Alan John Moss, John David Lamb