Patents by Inventor Shirley Summers

Shirley Summers 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).

  • Fibrous products and methods of making and using them
    Publication number: 20040152381
    Abstract: Fabrics having a laundry-durable finish made by graft polymerisation of a polymerisable monomer and methods of manufacture thereof which comprise exposing the fabric or a region thereof to a polymerisable monomer and exciting the polymerisable monomer within a monomer excitation zone such as a plasma. The methods of the invention provide oleophobic and hydrophobic stain-resistant fabrics having improved laundry-durability without adversely affecting other textile properties such as textile handle, drape and breathability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David William York, Alan Thomas Brooker, Shirley Summers, Jonathan Mark Crowther, Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Adam Thomas Yates, Saswati Datta
  • Detergent compositions or components
    Patent number: 6756353
    Abstract: Detergent compositions or components are formulated with certain hydrophobically modified cellulosic materials, which provide protection of fabrics, whereof at least 80% or even at least 90% have a particle size of below 1000 microns or even below 850 or even 710 microns. Selection of materials of this particle size results in improved dispersability of the cellulosic material and imparts improved appearance and integrity benefits to fabrics and textiles laundered in washing solutions from such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Michael Pettifer, Victor Stuart Reid, Paul Sherrington, Shirley Summers
  • Fabric treatment composition
    Patent number: 6726731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fabric treatment composition comprising surfactant, fabric substantive dye and dye auxiliary agent. The fabric treatment composition of the invention can be used to change, refresh or maintain the color of fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Michael Pettifer, Shirley Summers, Peter Gerard Gray
  • Fabric treatment composition
    Publication number: 20020108184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fabric treatment composition comprising surfactant, fabric substantive dye and dye auxiliary agent. The fabric treatment composition of the invention can be used to change, refresh or maintain the color of fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Michael Pettifer, Shirley Summers, Peter Gerard Gray