Patents by Inventor Richard Loren Mc Manus

Richard Loren Mc Manus 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).

  • Personal care composition with salts of dihydroxypropyltri(C-Calkyl) ammonium monosubstituted polyols
    Patent number: 7087560
    Abstract: A personal care product is provided which includes a composition a quaternary ammonium salt wherein a cation of the salt is a dihydroxypropyltri(C1–C3 alkyl)ammonium monosubstituted polyol in a carrier. The cation should have a molecular weight no higher than about 450 and the salt have a Tg no higher than about 10° C. Particularly preferred are hydroxypropyltrimonium sorbitol salts. These salts operate as humectants to moisturize both in high and low relative humidity environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Loren Mc Manus, Michael Charles Cheney, Alessandro Luigi Spadini, Bijan Harichian, Philip Edward Miner
  • Toilet bar having a latent acidifier
    Patent number: 6809070
    Abstract: Mild toilet bar compositions are described that contain harsh to the skin cleansing components, such as soap, and a latent acidifier. The latent acidifier reduces the pH of the toilet bar when used for cleansing but does not substantially affect the hardness of the toilet bar. Lather, drag properties, and deposition of benefit agents are substantially improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakar Puvvada, Thomas Nikolaos Morikis, Richard Loren Mc Manus