Patents by Inventor Michael J. Heybourne

Michael J. Heybourne 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).

  • Process for preparing needle-shaped crystal growth modified burkeite detergent additive
    Patent number: 4900466
    Abstract: Powders prepared by drying a slurry and suitable for use as detergent powders or components thereof contain (or consist of) sodium carbonate and/or the sodium carbonate/sodium sulphate double salt Burkeite the crystal forms of which have been modified by means of a low level of an organic polycarboxylate. The powders are able to absorb and retain very high levels of liquid components such as nonionic surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Colin Atkinson, Michael J. Heybourne, William J. Iley, Peter C. Knight, Peter J. Russell, Thomas Taylor, David P. Jones