Patents by Inventor Rongrong Zhou

Rongrong Zhou 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: 20220096348
    Abstract: A composition comprising: (i) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a linear, cationic conditioning surfactant; (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; (iii) a particulate benefit agent; (iv) 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Jonathan BARFOOT, Michael James COOKE, Colin Christopher David GILES, Raquel GUTIERREZ-ABAD, Hailey KELSO, Cesar Ernesto MENDOZA FERNANDEZ, Rongrong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220040062
    Abstract: A hair treatment composition comprising: a) a conditioning base comprising: i) a cationic conditioning surfactant having from 16 to 32 carbon atoms; ii) a fatty alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms; and b) from 0.1 to 10 wt % of a microcapsule in which a core comprising benefit agent is encapsulated in a polymeric shell; and (c) from 0.1 to 5 wt % of a diesterquat, provides improved deposition of microcapsules and delivery of benefit agent to hair surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Jonathan BARFOOT, Heather CLARKSON, Michael James COOKE, Kelvin Brian DICKINSON, Colin Christopher David GILES, Cesar Ernesto MENDOZA FERNANDEZ, Rongrong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220023178
    Abstract: A hair treatment composition comprising: a) a conditioning base comprising: i) a cationic conditioning surfactant having from 16 to 32 carbon atoms; ii) a fatty alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms; and b) from 0.1 to 10 wt % of a conditioning silicone; (c) from 0.1 to 5 wt % of a diesterquat selected from a diesterquat that comprises branched, saturated chains, a diesterquat that comprises unbranched, unsaturated chains, and mixtures thereof; wherein the ratio of b) to c) is from 1:1 to 1:0.1, provides improved deposition of silicone on hair surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Colin Christopher David GILES, Rongrong ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11105732
    Abstract: A system for the measurement of wet friction of a bundle of hair fibres includes a friction probe, a means for securing a bundle of hair fibres, and a water bath. The friction probe includes a contact surface. The friction probe is fitted with a weight in the range of from 10 g to 500 g, inclusive. The friction probe is connected to a texture analyser. The means and the friction probe are positioned in the water bath below a fill line. The contact surface of the friction probe comprises surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Anthony Howard Barnes, Fraser Ian Bell, Colin Christopher David Giles, Sophia Paraskevi Clare Moghadam, Rongrong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210123856
    Abstract: A system for the measurement of wet friction of a bundle of hair fibres, comprising: i) a friction probe, having a contact surface, said probe fitted with a weight in the range of from 10 to 500 g; ii) a means for securing the bundle of hair; and iii) a water bath; wherein the friction probe is connected to a texture analyser; and wherein the securing means and friction probe are positioned in the water bath below the fill line; and wherein, the contact surface of the friction probe comprises surfactant; and a method of measuring wet friction of hair, using the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Andrew Anthony Howard BARNES, Fraser Ian BELL, Colin Christopher David GILES, Sophia Paraskevi Clare MOGHADAM, Rongrong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20210041349
    Abstract: A method of measuring a wet friction of a bundle of hair, using a system which includes a friction probe having a contact surface and fitted with a weight in the range of from 10 g to 500 g, inclusive, a means for securing the bundle of hair, and a water bath, the friction probe being connected to a texture analyser, the method including the step of i) providing a bundle of hair fibres. The method also includes the steps of ii) aligning the bundle of hair fibres; iii) securing the bundle of hair fibres; iv) immersing the bundle of hair fibres under water in the water bath; v) contacting the bundle of hair fibres with the contact surface of the friction probe, which is fitted with the weight vi) moving the probe along the hair fibres; and vii) recording the friction generated under step vi).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Andrew Anthony Howard BARNES, Fraser Ian BELL, Colin Christopher David GILES, Sophia Paraskevi Clare MOGHADAM, Rongrong ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10814823
    Abstract: A system includes a seat. The system includes an airbag supported by the seat. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes an inflation chamber and a panel adjacent to the inflation chamber defining a concave impact surface in the inflated position. The system includes a tether having a first end attached to a side of the airbag and a second end attached to the panel. The inflation chamber is beneath the concave impact surface in the inflated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Agnes S. Kim, Rongrong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190061673
    Abstract: A system includes a seat. The system includes an airbag supported by the seat. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes an inflation chamber and a panel adjacent to the inflation chamber defining a concave impact surface in the inflated position. The system includes a tether having a first end attached to a side of the airbag and a second end attached to the panel. The inflation chamber is beneath the concave impact surface in the inflated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Agnes S. Kim, Rongrong Zhou
  • Patent number: 8186708
    Abstract: A side airbag for an automotive vehicle includes an outboard panel having a perimeter edge and a first vertical length, and an inboard panel having a perimeter edge and a second vertical length shorter than the first vertical length, the inboard and outboard panels joined to one another around their respective perimeter edges to form an enclosed volume such that when the airbag is inflated a mid-thickness line is concave toward the inboard panel. When the inflated airbag is positioned between an occupant seat and a side wall of the vehicle, the inboard-curved shape provides early engagement between an occupant of the seat and the airbag to offer improved protection for the head and neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rongrong Zhou, Weigang Chen, Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Bakhtyar Safder Baig, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily
  • Publication number: 20110215557
    Abstract: A side airbag for an automotive vehicle includes an outboard panel having a perimeter edge and a first vertical length, and an inboard panel having a perimeter edge and a second vertical length shorter than the first vertical length, the inboard and outboard panels joined to one another around their respective perimeter edges to form an enclosed volume such that when the airbag is inflated a mid-thickness line is concave toward the inboard panel. When the inflated airbag is positioned between an occupant seat and a side wall of the vehicle, the inboard-curved shape provides early engagement between an occupant of the seat and the airbag to offer improved protection for the head and neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rongrong Zhou, Weigang Chen, Krishnakanth E. Aekbote, Bakhtyar Safder Baig, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily