Patents by Inventor Robert G. Berube

Robert G. Berube 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).

  • Hydrotrope and skin conditioning agents for use in liquid detergent compositions
    Patent number: 6479442
    Abstract: Liquid detergent compositions containing from about 1% to about 90% of a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof are prepared with a hydrotrope that is a mixture of an alcohol ethoxylate and a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin. The hydrotrope provides increased foam generation. The use of a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin and an alpha hydroxy acid in a liquid detergent composition further promotes skin improvement and maintains healthy skin of the person using the detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: Robert G. Berube, Ernest H. Brumbaugh, Robert D. Faber
  • Alcohol ethoxylate-peg ether of glycerin
    Patent number: 6423678
    Abstract: Liquid detergent compositions containing from about 1% to about 90% of a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof are prepared with a hydrotrope that is a mixture of an alcohol ethoxylate and a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin. The hydrotrope provides increased foam generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest H. Brumbaugh, Robert D. Faber, Robert G. Berube