Patents by Inventor Peter J. McGrane

Peter J. McGrane 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).

  • Publication number: 20250290010
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to laundry finishing compositions providing textile souring and softening efficacy, along with methods of making and use thereof, wherein the compositions comprise a chelating agent or a stabilizing agent, an acidulant, and an amine or ammonium softening agent. The compositions and methods of use beneficially provide effective souring and softening while also reducing the risk of laundry fire and promoting stubborn soil removal, particularly oily soils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Inventors: Peter J. McGrane, Victor Fuk-Pong Man
  • Patent number: 12344818
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to laundry finishing compositions providing textile souring and softening efficacy, along with methods of making and use thereof, wherein the compositions comprise a chelating agent or a stabilizing agent, an acidulant, and an amine or ammonium softening agent. The compositions and methods of use beneficially provide effective souring and softening while also reducing the risk of laundry fire and promoting stubborn soil removal, particularly oily soils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Peter J. McGrane, Victor Fuk-Pong Man
  • Publication number: 20240417914
    Abstract: An embedded temperature sensor may be attached to or otherwise associated with a textile in order to measure one or more temperatures of the textile. Temperature information received from one or more embedded temperature sensor(s) throughout the course of a dryer cycle may be analyzed to determine dryness of one or more textiles in a dryer, determine whether one or more textiles in the dryer are overdry, generate an indication of the dryness of the one or more textiles in the dryer, and/or to control one or more dryer cycles of the dryer, such as by automatically turning-off the dryer when one or more of the textiles in the dryer are determined to be dry. The embedded temperature sensor may further be used to validate a cleaning process in a cleaning machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Peter J. McGrane, Kyle D. Wood, Kaustav Ghosh, Bruce W. White
  • Patent number: 12098496
    Abstract: An embedded temperature sensor may be attached to or otherwise associated with a textile in order to measure one or more temperatures of the textile. Temperature information received from one or more embedded temperature sensor(s) throughout the course of a dryer cycle may be analyzed to determine dryness of one or more textiles in a dryer, determine whether one or more textiles in the dryer are overdry, generate an indication of the dryness of the one or more textiles in the dryer, and/or to control one or more dryer cycles of the dryer, such as by automatically turning-off the dryer when one or more of the textiles in the dryer are determined to be dry. The embedded temperature sensor may further be used to validate a cleaning process in a cleaning machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. McGrane, Kyle D. Wood, Kaustav Ghosh, Bruce W. White
  • Publication number: 20220195338
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to laundry finishing compositions providing textile souring and softening efficacy, along with methods of making and use thereof, wherein the compositions comprise a chelating agent or a stabilizing agent, an acidulant, and an amine or ammonium softening agent. The compositions and methods of use beneficially provide effective souring and softening while also reducing the risk of laundry fire and promoting stubborn soil removal, particularly oily soils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Peter J. McGrane, Victor Fuk-Pong Man
  • Publication number: 20220195341
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions particularly suited for removing soils from textiles, in particular the removal of oily food soils, oily cosmetic soils, and industrial soils from textiles containing cotton, particularly those comprising one or more of surfactants, and cationic amines, or silicone compounds. Methods of making and using such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Peter J. McGrane, Kaustav Ghosh, Sukhwan Soontravanich, Paige Mary Owens, Ashish Dhawan, Yiqing Chen, Carter M. Silvernail, Lee Monsrud
  • Publication number: 20210395941
    Abstract: An embedded temperature sensor may be attached to or otherwise associated with a textile in order to measure one or more temperatures of the textile. Temperature information received from one or more embedded temperature sensor(s) throughout the course of a dryer cycle may be analyzed to determine dryness of one or more textiles in a dryer, determine whether one or more textiles in the dryer are overdry, generate an indication of the dryness of the one or more textiles in the dryer, and/or to control one or more dryer cycles of the dryer, such as by automatically turning-off the dryer when one or more of the textiles in the dryer are determined to be dry. The embedded temperature sensor may further be used to validate a cleaning process in a cleaning machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Peter J. McGrane, Kyle D. Wood, Kaustav Ghosh, Bruce W. White