Patents by Inventor Patrick Joseph Norris

Patrick Joseph Norris 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).

  • Laundry detergent composition
    Patent number: 7078373
    Abstract: The detergent composition of the invention contains a combination of an anionic surfactant, a defined nonionic surfactant of high hydrophilic/lipophilic balance (HLB) value, optionally a cationic surfactant, optionally a detergency builder, optionally an inorganic non-builder salt, an optionally a polycarboxylate polymer. Further optional detergent ingredients may also be present. The amount of the anionic surfactant is from 5 to 40, preferably from 7 to 30 wt % and the amount of the nonionic surfactant is from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 10 wt %, based on the weight of the total composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Burrows, Robert John Crawford, Patrick Joseph Norris, David Christopher Thorley
  • Laundry detergent composition
    Publication number: 20040097394
    Abstract: The detergent composition of the invention contains a combination of an anionic surfactant, a defined nonionic surfactant of high hydrophilic/lipophilic balance (HLB) value, optionally a cationic surfactant, optionally a detergency builder, optionally an inorganic non-builder salt, an optionally a polycarboxylate polymer. Further optional detergent ingredients may also be present. The amount of the anionic surfactant is from 5 to 40, preferably from 7 to 30 wt % and the amount of the nonionic surfactant is from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 10 wt %, based on the weight of the total composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Burrows, Robert John Crawford, Patrick Joseph Norris, David Christopher Thorley