Patents by Inventor Neil Muir

Neil Muir 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).

  • Cleaning method
    Patent number: 7566689
    Abstract: A cleaning method employs a textile article immersed in or retaining water. The textile article has calcium-binding moieties to soften the wash water and improve cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Mark Coke, Malcolm Tom McKechnie, Neil Muir
  • PHOTOCATALYTIC COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20070087953
    Abstract: Cleaning compositions including a photocatalytic material and a sensitiser employ a photocatalytic material and a sensitiser at a locus, for example on a surface. The residue combats soils and/or undesired microorganisms at the locus. The photocatalytic material is peroxo modified titania, preferably in its anatase form, or peroxo modified titanic acid, or a mixture thereof. The compositions are preferably alkaline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Malcolm McKechnie, Duncan Harper, Neil Muir
  • Article and method
    Publication number: 20070071933
    Abstract: The invention provides an odour-reducing sheet (2) divided by lines of perforation (4, 6) into a plurality of tear-off pieces (8). The invention also extends to an odour-control kit employing such a sheet, and to a method of removing reducing odours at a selected locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Fabrizio Gavelli, Neil Muir, Shaun Rymer
  • Cleaning method
    Publication number: 20040034940
    Abstract: A cleaning method employs a textile article immersed in or retaining water. The textile article has calcium-binding moieties to soften the wash water and improve cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Coke, Malcolm Tom McKechnie, Neil Muir
  • Air freshener device
    Patent number: D515681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignees: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Neil Muir, Derek Alan Lockwood