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).

  • Detergent compositions
    Patent number: 6127329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions or components thereof containing a detersive enzyme and one or more cationic surfactants of the formula:R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 N.sup.+ X.sup.-in which R.sup.1 is a hydroxyalkyl group having no greater than 6 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently selected from C.sub.1-4 alkyl or alkenyl; R.sup.4 is a C.sub.5-11 alkyl or alkenyl; and X.sup.- is a counterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gerard Marcel Baillely, Robin Gibson Hall, Barry Thomas Ingram, Michael Alan John Moss
  • Detergent compositions comprising a cationic ester surfactant and a grease dispensing agent
    Patent number: 5981460
    Abstract: There is provided a detergent composition suitable for use in laundry and dish washing methods comprising (a) a cationic ester surfactant; and (b) a grease dispersing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ian Martin Dodd, Christiaan Arthur Thoen, Michael Alan John Moss
  • Detergent compositions containing percarbonate and amylase
    Patent number: 5972040
    Abstract: A granular detergent composition comprising an alkali metal percarbonate and an amylase enzyme, characterized in that said composition contains an amylase in a weight ratio of percarbonate to amylase of 1:2 to 300:1, preferably 1:2 to 60:1, more preferably 20:1 to 40:1. Both laundry detergent compositions including laundry additives and automatic dishwashing compositions are encompassed by the term "detergent composition" herein. Methods of treatment of specific stains are also encompassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Alan John Moss, Christiaan Arthur Thoen
  • Amylase-containing detergent compositions
    Patent number: 5783546
    Abstract: A detergent composition comprising an amylase enzyme which shows CMCase activity and/or is an amylase showing a positive immunological cross reaction with the antibody of the Fungamyl amylase, or an amylase produced by a host organism in which the gene encoding the Fungamyl has been cloned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Philippe Bettiol, Michael Alan John Moss, Christiaan Arthur Jacques Kamiel Thoen, Stanton Lane Boyer, Michael Stanford Showell, Janice Jeffrey