Patents by Inventor MICHAEL R. GROSS

MICHAEL R. GROSS 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: 11932833
    Abstract: Peroxide treatment compositions for use in laundry capable of providing sanitization through the wash e.g., for use with a detergent, where a peroxide activator is stabilized without the presence of phosphorus-containing compounds (e.g., phosphorus-containing stabilizers), through use of a nonionic surfactant (e.g., alkoxylated alcohol) with a cloud point above 45° C. Use of a single nonionic surfactant, or a surfactant package that may include a small fraction (e.g., less than 0.5%) of sodium lauryl sulfate or another anionic surfactant has been found to be surprisingly effective at stabilizing the peroxide/activator combination, even where water content may be 85% or greater. The composition can have a pH of 5 or less (e.g., 3 to 4). The composition may be free of other anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, magnesium salts, borates and boric acid, hydroxides, chelating agents, various amine oxides, ethoxylated amines, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: THE CLOROX COMPANY
    Inventors: Nancy A. Falk, Timothy P. Mui, Evan Rumberger, Xuanrong Guo, Fanny Frausto, Michael Capracotta, Dennys D. Pena Calderon, David R. Scheuing, Claire E. J. Dentinger, Stephen F. Gross, Nicholas S. Norberg, Shakera Thamanna
  • Publication number: 20190285283
    Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include an imaging device for pushing images of the food item to a user's mobile device or the oven display at triggered interval events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATTHEW P. EBROM, DONALD J. GILMORE, MICHAEL R. GROSS