Patents by Inventor Sheryl D. Slocumb

Sheryl D. Slocumb 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).

  • Article comprising a water soluble bag containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional material and methods of its use
    Patent number: 5234615
    Abstract: An article comprising a water soluble container containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional composition such as a fabric treatment composition, a warewashing composition, a laundry composition, a pot and pan presoak composition, a silverware presoak composition, a floor cleaner composition, a rinse additive composition, a disinfectant composition, a sanitizer composition, a general purpose cleaner composition, etc. The article may be optionally enclosed in a water impervious outerwrap.A method for using the article by placing the article inside a dispenser wherein the article is contacted with water having a sufficient temperature and pressure to dissolve the water soluble bag and the pelletized functional material contained therein in order to form a solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth J. Gladfelter, Sheryl D. Slocumb
  • Article comprising a water soluble bag containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional material and methods of its use
    Patent number: 5198198
    Abstract: An article comprising a water soluble container containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional composition such as a fabric treatment composition, a warewashing composition, a laundry composition, a pot and pan presoak composition, a silverware presoak composition, a floor cleaner composition, a rinse additive composition, a disinfectant composition, a sanitizer composition, a general purpose cleaner composition, etc. The article may be optionally enclosed in a water impervious outerwrap. A method for using the article by placing the article inside a dispenser wherein the article is contracted with water having a sufficient temperature and pressure to dissolve the water soluble bag and the pelletized functional material contained therein in order to form a solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth J. Gladfelter, Sheryl D. Slocumb
  • Article comprising a water soluble bag containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional material and methods of its use
    Patent number: 5078301
    Abstract: An article comprising a water soluble container containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional composition such as a fabric treatment composition, a warewashing composition, a laundry composition, a pot and pan presoak composition, a silverware presoak composition, a floor cleaner composition, a rinse additive composition, a disinfectant composition, a sanitizer composition, a general purpose cleaner composition, etc. The article may be optionally enclosed in a water impervious outerwrap. A method for using the article by placing the article inside a dispenser wherein the article is contacted with water having a sufficient temperature and pressure to dissolve the water soluble bag and the pelletized functional material contained therein in order to form a solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth J. Gladfelter, Sheryl D. Slocumb