Patents by Inventor Philip Frank Souter

Philip Frank Souter 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: 20100132131
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain lipase variants and a photobleach and processes for making and using such compositions. Including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, John Allen Burdis, Neil Joseph Lant
  • Publication number: 20100075884
    Abstract: An alkaline cleaning composition for use in a wash liquor comprising nanoparticles or a nanoparticles precursor and a nanoparticle compatible protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, Weihua Lan, Dan Xu, Alberto Martinez-Becares, David William York, Philip Frank Souter
  • Publication number: 20090325852
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain amylase variants and processes for making and using such compositions including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Eva Maria Perez-Prat Vinuesa, Colin Ure, Andre Cesar Baeck, Philip Frank Souter
  • Patent number: 7629158
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain amylase variants and processes for making and using such compositions including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eva Maria Perez-Prat Vinuesa, Colin Ure, Andre Cesar Baeck, Philip Frank Souter
  • Publication number: 20090233831
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: a. at least 0.1 mg of active protease per gram of composition, wherein the protease is a variant of a protease that has at least 70% identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. wherein said variant comprise variations in one or more of the following positions: 32, 33, 48-54, 58-62, 94-107, 116, 123-133, 150, 152-156, 158-161, 164, 169, 175-186, 197, 198, 203-216 as compared with the protease in SEQ ID NO:1; and b. at least 0.05 mg of an active low temperature amylase per gram of composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Philip Frank Souter
  • Publication number: 20090233832
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: a) at least 0.05 mg of active amylase per gram of composition, wherein the amylase is either: a1) a variant with one or more, preferably three or more substitutions in the following positions versus SEQ ID NO: 1: 9, 26, 149, 182, 186, 202, 257, 295, 299, 323, 339 and 345; and a2) optionally with one or more, preferably all of the substitutions and/or deletions in the following positions: 118, 183, 184, 195, 320 and 458, which if present preferably comprise R118K, D183*, G184*, N195F, R320K and/or R458K; or a3) an amylase derived from Bacillus sp.707, whose sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO: 5, preferably comprising mutations in one or more of the following positions M202, M208, S255, R172, and/or M261. and b) at least 0.1 mg of low temperature protease per gram of composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Philip Frank Souter
  • Publication number: 20090217464
    Abstract: The invention provides detergent compositions comprising lipolytic enzyme variants having improved in-detergent stability. Lipolytic enzyme variants with improved in-detergent stability are obtained by substituting certain specified amino acid residues in a parent lipolytic enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Neil Joseph Lant, Therese Clare Haynes, Jesper Vind, Kim Borch, Allan Svendsen, Robert Van der Lans, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Christian Isak Jorgensen, Shamkant Anant Patkar
  • Publication number: 20090217463
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain lipase enzymes and processes for making and using such compositions, including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Neil Joseph Lant, Theresa Clare Haynes, Jesper Vind, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Kim Borch, Allan Svendsen, Thomas Honger Callisen, Debbie Yaver, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad, Peter Kamp Hansen
  • Publication number: 20090209447
    Abstract: The present application relates to nil phosphate and nil borate cleaning compositions comprising a protease cleaning system and a wetting agent, and processes for making and using such compositions. Such compositions offer improved enzyme stability in product and a consumer desirable cleaning profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Michelle Meek, Philip Frank Souter, Garry Steven Garrett, Charles Winston Saunders, Nancy L. Reeder, Brian Xiaoqing Song, Brian Lee Keith
  • Publication number: 20090203568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a detergent ingredient and a specific lipase variant with reduced potential for odor generation and a good relative performance versus the parent lipase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, John Allen Burdis, Kim Borch, Allan Svendsen, Mikael Mikkelsen, Jesper Vind, Neil Joseph Lant
  • Patent number: 7569528
    Abstract: Detergent compositions comprising high efficiency lipase enzymes and particles comprising encapsulated perfumes. Preferred perfumes have a boiling point at 760 mm Hg, of 260° C. or lower and a calculated CLogP of at least 3.0. The encapsulated perfume particles are useful in laundry compositions in order to provide efficacious perfume delivery at all stages of the wash, particularly during the laundering stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Neil Joseph Lant, Allan Campbell McRitchie, Jonathan Richard Clare, Philip Frank Souter, Javier Medina, Zaiyou Liu
  • Publication number: 20090181874
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain cellobiose dehydrogenase enzymes and processes for making and using such compositions, including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Eva Maria Perez-Prat Vinuesa, Enrique Herrero Acero, Sina Pricelius, Georg Maximillian Guebitz
  • Publication number: 20090176682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising glycosyl hydrolase. The compositions of the present invention also comprises a polymer that, when used in combination with the glycosyl hydrolase, enables compaction of the surfactant system to be achieved without loss in fabric cleaning performance. Preferably, the composition of the present invention comprises a combination of two polymers, a glycosyl hydrolase and detersive surfactant, preferably low levels of detersive surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Pol Boutique, Nathalie Jean Marie-Louise Vanwyngaerden, Frederik Vandenberghe, Philip Frank Souter, Neil Joseph Lant, Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Genevieve Cagalawan Wenning
  • Publication number: 20090176291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a glycosyl hydrolase and a benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Pol Boutique, Nathalie Jean Marie-Louise Vanwyngaerden, Neil Joseph Lant, Philip Frank Souter, Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Genevieve Cagalawan Wenning
  • Publication number: 20080005851
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain amylase variants and processes for making and using such compositions including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Eva Maria Perez-Prat Vinuesa, Colin Ure, Andre Cesar Baeek, Philip Frank Souter
  • Publication number: 20070191247
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain lipase variants and a photobleach and processes for making and using such compositions. Including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, John Allen Burdis, Neil Joseph Lant
  • Publication number: 20070173429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (i) a lipase; and (ii) a bleach catalyst that is capable of accepting an oxygen atom from a peroxyacid and transferring the oxygen atom to an oxidizeable substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Neil Joseph Lant, Alan Thomas Brooker, Gregory Scot Miracle, Nicola Jane Binney, David Lee Daugherty
  • Patent number: 7201856
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and kits for purifying and clarifying and/or nutrifying contaminated drinking water and which comprise a primary coagulant material, a microbiocidal disinfectant and an oxidant system. Highly preferred compositions also contain one or more of a bridging flocculent material, the levels and ratios of coagulant to flocculent preferably falling within certain ranges, a cationic coagulant aid, especially chitosan, a water-soluble alkali, a water-insoluble silicate, and a food additive or nutrient source. The purified water remains free of discoloration for extended periods of storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Pur Water Purification Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Graeme Duncan Cruickshank, Barry Stoddart
  • Patent number: 7153438
    Abstract: A composition for disinfecting contaminated drinking water. The composition can include a disinfecting agent for disinfecting or sanitizing the water and a masking agent for masking or minimizing undesired characteristics of the disinfecting agent, such as taste and odor. The disinfecting agent can be a halogen-based disinfecting agent, such as a chlorine-based disinfecting agent. The masking agent can be a chlorine-compatible masking agent or flavorant, such as a citrus fruit derived flavor. The composition can also include a substrate. The substrate can be a clay, zeolite, water-soluble carrier, water-insoluble carrier, or mixtures thereof. The flavorant can be loaded onto the substrate. The composition can include other components, such as a primary coagulant, a coagulant aid, a bridging flocculant, a polymeric material, an alkali agent, an autocatalytic oxidant, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Pur Water Purification Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Colin Ure
  • Patent number: 6827874
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and kits for purifying, clarifying nutrifying and any combination thereof, contaminated drinking water, which contain a primary coagulant material and a bridging flocculent material. The levels and ratios of coagulant to flocculent preferably fall within certain ranges. Highly preferred compositions also contain one or more of a cationic coagulant aid, especially chitosan, a microbiocidal disinfectant, a water-soluble alkali, a water-insoluble silicate, and a food additive or nutrient source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Philip Frank Souter, Colin Ure