Patents by Inventor Paul Mercando
Paul Mercando 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).
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Publication number: 20220403296Abstract: A method of washing glassware is provided including: providing automatic dishwashing apparatus; providing soiled glassware; placing soiled glassware in automatic dishwashing apparatus; providing wash water; providing rinse water; selecting anhydrous mixed powder or mixed granule comprising: 2.5-5 wt % of oxidized maltodextrin, wherein oxidized maltodextrin has Degree of Oxidation of 0.4-1.7; 10-25 wt % of amino acid based builder; 20-75 wt % of additional builder, wherein additional builder includes at least one of sodium citrate, sodium carbonate and sodium percarbonate; 2.5-7.5 wt % of bleach activator; 0.5-10 wt % of nonionic surfactant; 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Lin Wang, Robin P. Ziebarth, Matthew E. Belowich, Scott Backer, Paul Mercando, Yiyong He
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Patent number: 11427790Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided, comprising: a dispersant polymer blend, comprising an acrylic acid homopolymer; and a copolymer of acrylic acid and a sulfonated monomer; wherein the dispersant polymer blend has a blend ratio of the acrylic acid homopolymer to the copolymer of 3:1 to 1:3; a surfactant; a builder; and optionally, an additive.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Severine Ferrieux, Eric Wasserman, Marianne Creamer, Edward D. Daugs, Sara B. Klamo, Paul Mercando
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Publication number: 20220195344Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder; a phosphonate; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer, comprising: (a) 50 to 95 wt %, based on weight of the dispersant polymer, of structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid monomer; and (b) 5 to 50 wt %, based on weight of the dispersant polymer, of structural units of a sulfate bearing ethylenically unsaturated monomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Scott Backer, Marianne Creamer, Paul Mercando, Eric Wasserman, Ashutosh Umarvadia, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, James Pawlow
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Publication number: 20220112444Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided, comprising: a dispersant polymer blend, comprising an acrylic acid homopolymer; and a copolymer of acrylic acid and a sulfonated monomer; wherein the dispersant polymer blend has a blend ratio of the acrylic acid homopolymer to the copolymer of 3:1 to 1:3; a surfactant; a builder; and optionally, an additive.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Severine Ferrieux, Eric Wasserman, Marianne Creamer, Edward D. Daugs, Sara B. Klamo, Paul Mercando
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Patent number: 11292991Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder selected from the group consisting of carbonate, bicarbonate, citrate, silicate and mixtures thereof; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 5 to 75 wt % of structural units of itaconic acid; (b) 10 to 85 wt % of structural units having formula I wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —C(O)CH3 group; and (c) 10 to 65 wt % of structural units of (meth)acrylic acid; wherein the dispersant polymer has a lactone end group and wherein the dispersant polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,500 to 6,000.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Lin Wang, Anurima Singh, Scott Backer, Wei Gao, Steven G. Arturo, Ivan A. Konstantinov, Paul Mercando
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Publication number: 20210363468Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder; a phosphonate; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: 60 to 98 wt % of structural units of formula I wherein each R1 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —CH3 group; and 2 to 40 wt % of structural units of formula II wherein each R2 is independently selected from a —C1-4 alkyl group and wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a methyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Scott Backer, Paul Mercando, Ashutosh Umarvadia, Eric Wasserman, Severine Ferrieux
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Publication number: 20210309945Abstract: A plastic cleaning method for cleaning a plastic article in an automatic dishwashing machine is provided, comprising: selecting an automatic dishwashing composition for cleaning plastic, wherein the automatic dishwashing composition, comprises: a builder; a phosphonate a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 60 to 98 wt % of structural units of formula I wherein each R1 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —CH3 group; and (b) 2 to 40 wt % of structural units of formula II wherein each R2 is independently selected from an alkyl group with at least 4 carbon atoms and wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a methyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Scott Backer, Paul Mercando
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Patent number: 11118142Abstract: A detergent formulation comprises 0.5 to 10 weight-percent mixed-charge polymer and one to 10 weight-percent nonionic surfactant, where weight-percent is relative to total detergent formulation weight, and wherein the mixed-charge polymer comprises quaternary ammonium groups and carboxylate groups extending as pendant side groups from the polymer backbone.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Scott Backer, Paul Mercando, Eric Wasserman
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Publication number: 20210238502Abstract: An anhydrous mixed powder or mixed granule is provided including 1 to 10 wt % of oxidized maltodextrin; 10 to 60 wt % of an amino acid based builder; 1 to 87.7 wt % of an additional builder selected from the group consisting of carbonate builders, citrate builders, silicate builders, amino acid derived builders and mixtures thereof; a bleach activator; a surfactant; 0.1 to 7 wt % of a phosphonate; enzyme; 0 to 75 wt % of a filler; and <1 wt % water.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Lin Wang, Robin P. Ziebarth, Matthew E. Belowich, Scott Backer, Paul Mercando, Yiyong He
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Publication number: 20210207066Abstract: A method of cleaning a plastic article in an automatic dishwashing machine is provided, comprising: selecting an automatic dishwashing composition for cleaning plastic, wherein the automatic dishwashing composition, comprises: a builder; a phosphonate; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 60 to <90 wt % of structural units of formula I wherein each R1 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —CH3 group; and (b) >10 to 40 wt % of structural units of formula II wherein each R2 is independently selected from a —C2-3 alkyl group and wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a methyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Scott Backer, Paul Mercando
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Publication number: 20210198599Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder selected from the group consisting of carbonate, bicarbonate, citrate, silicate and mixtures thereof; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 5 to 75 wt % of structural units of itaconic acid; (b) 10 to 85 wt % of structural units having formula I wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —C(O)CH3 group; and (c) 10 to 65 wt % of structural units of (meth)acrylic acid; wherein the dispersant polymer has a lactone end group and wherein the dispersant polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,500 to 6,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Lin Wang, Anurima Singh, Scott Backer, Wei Gao, Steven G. Arturo, Ivan A. Konstantinov, Paul Mercando
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Patent number: 11015147Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder selected from the group consisting of carbonate, bicarbonate, citrate, silicate and mixtures thereof; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 5 to 75 wt % of structural units of itaconic acid; (b) 10 to 85 wt % of structural units having formula I wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —C(O)CH3 group; and (c) 10 to 65 wt % of structural units of (meth)acrylic acid; wherein the dispersant polymer has a lactone end group and wherein the dispersant polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,500 to 6,000.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Lin Wang, Anurima Singh, Scott Backer, Paul Mercando
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Patent number: 10781399Abstract: An automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: (a) 0.5 to 8 wt % of a polymer comprising polymerized units of: (i) 5 to 75 wt % itaconic acid, (ii) 10 to 60 wt % of vinyl acetate; and (iii) 10 to 50 wt % (meth)acrylic acid; and having Mw from 5,000 to 100,000; (b) 2 to 50 wt % of an aminocarboxylate builder; (c) 1 to 10 wt % of a nonionic surfactant; (d) 20 to 75 wt % of carbonate, citrate, silicate or a combination thereof; and (e) 5 to 25 wt % of a bleaching agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Scott Backer, Marianne P. Creamer, Severine Ferrieux, Paul Mercando, Eric P. Wasserman
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Patent number: 10774291Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a dispersant polymer; a builder; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is a fatty alcohol alkoxylate of formula I: wherein R1 is a linear or branched, saturated C8-24 alkyl group; R2 is a linear saturated C2-8 alkyl group; m has an average value of 22 to 42; n has an average value of 4 to 12; wherein m+n is an average value of 26 to 54; wherein the fatty alcohol alkoxylate has an average ethyleneoxy unit concentration per molecule, X, of >45 wt %; and, wherein the fatty alcohol alkoxylate has a ratio, Z, equal to X divided by n, wherein the ratio, Z, is <9.5.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Sara B. Klamo, Edward D. Daugs, Scott Backer, Severine Ferrieux, Paul Mercando, Eric P. Wasserman
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Publication number: 20200248104Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder selected from the group consisting of carbonate, bicarbonate, citrate, silicate and mixtures thereof; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: (a) 5 to 75 wt % of structural units of itaconic acid; (b) 10 to 85 wt % of structural units having formula I wherein each R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —C(O)CH3 group; and (c) 10 to 65 wt % of structural units of (meth)acrylic acid; wherein the dispersant polymer has a lactone end group and wherein the dispersant polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,500 to 6,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Lin Wang, Anurima Singh, Scott Backer, Paul Mercando
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Publication number: 20200224127Abstract: A detergent formulation comprises 0.5 to 10 weight-percent mixed-charge polymer and one to 10 weight-percent nonionic surfactant, where weight-percent is relative to total detergent formulation weight, and wherein the mixed-charge polymer comprises quaternary ammonium groups and carboxylate groups extending as pendant side groups from the polymer backbone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Scott Backer, Paul Mercando, Eric Wasserman
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Patent number: 10696925Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a dispersant polymer blend, comprising: an acrylic acid homopolymer; and a copolymer of acrylic acid and a sulfonated monomer; wherein the blend ratio of the acrylic acid homopolymer to the copolymer of 3:1 to 1:3; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is a fatty alcohol alkoxylate of formula I: wherein R1 is a linear or branched, saturated C8-24 alkyl group; R2 is a linear saturated C2-8 alkyl group; m has an average value of 22 to 42; n has an average value of 4 to 12; wherein m+n is an average value of 26 to 54; wherein the fatty alcohol alkoxylate has an average ethyleneoxy unit concentration per molecule, X, of >45 wt %; and, wherein the fatty alcohol alkoxylate has a ratio, Z, equal to X divided by n, wherein the ratio, Z, is <9.5.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Sara B. Klamo, Edward D. Daugs, Scott Backer, Severine Ferrieux, Paul Mercando, Eric Wasserman
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Patent number: 10683469Abstract: A phosphorus-free automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising 2.5 to 8 wt % of a first polymer comprising polymerized units of: (i) 55 to 85 wt % of a C3-C6 monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (ii) 2 to 30 wt % of a C3-C6 monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and (iii) 2 to 15 wt % of a C5-C12 monoethylenically unsaturated tertiary amine; and having Mw from 2,000 to 100,000.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Scott Backer, Severine Ferrieux, Paul Mercando, Eric P. Wasserman
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Publication number: 20200017803Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a dispersant polymer blend, comprising: an acrylic acid homopolymer; and a copolymer of acrylic acid and a sulfonated monomer; wherein the blend ratio of the acrylic acid homopolymer to the copolymer of 3:1 to 1:3; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is a fatty alcohol alkoxylate of formula I: wherein R1 is a linear or branched, saturated C8-24 alkyl group; R2 is a linear saturated C2-8 alkyl group; m has an average value of 22 to 42; n has an average value of 4 to 12; wherein m+n is an average value of 26 to 54; wherein the fatty alcohol alkoxylate has an average ethyleneoxy unit concentration per molecule, X, of >45 wt %; and, wherein the fatty alcohol alkoxylate has a ratio, Z, equal to X divided by n, wherein the ratio, Z, is <9.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Sara B. Klamo, Edward D. Daugs, Scott Backer, Severine Ferrieux, Paul Mercando, Eric Wasserman
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Patent number: 10479959Abstract: A surfactant for use in an automatic dishwashing composition is provided, wherein the surfactant is a glycidyl ether-capped ethoxylated alcohol as noted in formula I. Wherein R1 is a linear, saturated C8-24 alkyl group, R2 is a linear or branched saturated C6-20 alkyl group, m has an average value of 10 to 50, and n has an average value of >1 to 2. Also provided are automatic dishwashing compositions comprising said surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Marianne P. Creamer, Edward D. Daugs, Severine Ferrieux, Sara B. Klamo, Paul Mercando, Eric P. Wasserman