Patents by Inventor Stephen Norman

Stephen Norman 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).

  • LAUNDRY LIQUID COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20180030388
    Abstract: The present invention concerns liquid laundry compositions with specific surfactant mixtures and dye polymers. The dye polymers comprise a polyethylene imine covalently bound to a reactive dye. The surfactant mixture comprises anionic and non-ionic surfactants, wherein the fraction of alkyl ether sulphate to total anionic surfactant is at least 0.5 and the alkyl ether sulphate has at least 2 EO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Jayne Michelle BIRD, Matthew TYNAN
  • LAUNDRY LIQUID COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20180030378
    Abstract: The present invention concerns liquid laundry detergent formulations comprising a dye polymers comprising a polyethylene imine covalently bound to a reactive dye and the use of the dye polymers in liquid laundry compositions with specific surfactant mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Jayne Michelle BIRD, Matthew TYNAN
  • Dye polymer
    Patent number: 9790453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric shading dye and their use in laundry applications. The polymers are alkoxylated polyethylene imines and the dyes are reactive dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Sheng Meng, Qingsheng Tao, Jinfang Wang
  • LIQUID WHITENING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170247636
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous liquid non-phosphate built domestic laundry whitening and brightening composition comprising charged surfactant, uncharged alkoxylated polyarylphenol and perfume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventor: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR
  • TIP CAP FOR AUTOMATIC SYRINGE FILLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170189618
    Abstract: A syringe tip cap is provided for use with an automatic syringe loading apparatus. The cap includes a body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, and having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is defined by at least one generally “V”-shaped ramp on each of two sides of the exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Brian William WARD, James MCCREA, Stephen Norman DONNIGAN, Gregory Walter HALL, Roy Sven HOVLAND, James Robert HUTCHISON, III, Steve K. KELE, Michael Dickson OLICHNEY, Jeffery Jonathan RAU, Tammy Lynn STULTZ
  • SKIN CARE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170027834
    Abstract: A skin care composition is described comprising water-soluble dye polymer comprising polymer backbone having negatively charged reactive dye substituent covalently bound thereto; and cosmetically acceptable carrier. The dye polymer is present in amount of 0.00001 to 0.1% in terms of reactive dye substituent by weight of the skin care composition. The composition is useful for providing cosmetic benefits such as skin lightening, evening skin tone and masking blemishes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Peter FAIRLEY, Naresh Dhirajlal GHATLIA, Adam John LIMER, Xuezhi TANG, Jian-Rong ZHANG
  • Laundry Treatment Compositions
    Publication number: 20160348038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a treatment composition comprising a hydrophobic dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Jayne Michelle BIRD
  • PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE A LIQUID DETERGENT FORMULATION
    Publication number: 20160333293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid detergent formulation and a process of preparing same comprising the steps of mixing together with stirring for at least 5 minutes in the presence of at least 30 weight % chlorinated water, a surfactant in an amount of 5 to 50 weight %; additional ingredients in an amount of 0 to 20 weight %, at a water temperature of between 18 and 50° C.; followed by the addition of one or more shading dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Karen Jane ELLSON, Ian James HUSSEY, Mrudula NAGARAJU, Gareth John SAWBRIDGE
  • DYE POLYMER
    Publication number: 20160215239
    Abstract: The present invention provides dye polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Jayne Michelle BIRD, Karen Maria DEVINE
  • Laundry detergent particles
    Patent number: 9290724
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coated lenticular or disc detergent particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 1 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises: (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from anionic surfactant and non-ionic surfactant; (ii) from 1 to 40 wt % water soluble inorganic salts; and (iii) from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % dye, wherein the dye is covalently bound to from 1 to 4 sulphonate groups, wherein the inorganic salts and the dye are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant is present as a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley
  • Laundry detergent particles
    Patent number: 9290723
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coated lenticular or disc detergent particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, the particle comprises: (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from: anionic surfactant; and, non-ionic surfactant; (ii) from 1 to 40 wt % water soluble inorganic salts; (iii) from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % dye, wherein the dye is selected: from anionic dyes; and, non-ionic dyes; and, (iv) from 0 to 3 wt % of perfume, wherein the inorganic salts and the dye are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant is present as a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley, Jennifer Sian Roseblade
  • Laundry detergent particles
    Patent number: 9290725
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coated lenticular or disc detergent particle having maximum perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 1 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm, and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises: (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from: anionic surfactant; and, non-ionic surfactant; (ii) from 1 to 40 wt % water soluble inorganic salts; and, (iii) from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % dye, wherein the dye is selected from: anionic dyes; and non-ionic dyes, wherein the inorganic salts are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant and the dye are present as a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley, Jennifer Sian Roseblade
  • Laundry detergent particle
    Patent number: 9284517
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coated lenticular or disc detergent particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 1 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises: (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from anionic surfactant and non-ionic surfactant; (ii) from 1 to 40 wt % water soluble inorganic salts; and (iii) from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % pigment, wherein the pigment is selected from organic and inorganic pigments, wherein the inorganic salts are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant and the pigment are present as a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley
  • Laundry detergent particles
    Patent number: 9279098
    Abstract: The present invention provides lenticular or disc detergent particles comprising (i) surfactant, (ii) inorganic salts, (iii) pigment, wherein the inorganic salts and the pigment are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant is present as a core. The particles show reduced staining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley
  • Laundry detergent particles
    Patent number: 9273271
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lenticular or disc coated detergent particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 1 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises: (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from anionic surfactant and non-ionic surfactant; (ii) from 1 to 40 wt % water soluble inorganic salts; and (iii) from 0.0001 to 0.5 wt % pigment, wherein the pigment is selected from organic and inorganic pigments, wherein the inorganic salts and the pigment are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant is present as a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley
  • Liquid laundry detergent
    Patent number: 9249379
    Abstract: A colored laundry detergent is provided that photobleaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Victor Avila, Stephen Norman Batchelor, Jayne Michelle Bird, Peter William Elliott
  • HAIR CARE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160000673
    Abstract: A kit for colouring hair comprising: i) a first composition comprising an anionic surfactant and a polyphenol, ii) a second composition comprising a transition metal salt and/or complex, a cationic surfactant and 2-amino-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Nicholas John AINGER, Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Anne-Sophie PIGGOTT (nee PELLETIER), Aurore Anabelle POLIDANO
  • Laundry detergent particle
    Patent number: 9222061
    Abstract: The present invention provides lenticular or disc detergent particles comprising surfactant, inorganic salts and pigment, wherein the inorganic salts are present on the detergent particles as a coating and the surfactant and the pigment are present as a core. The particles show reduced staining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley
  • HAIR CARE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20150359717
    Abstract: A kit for coloring hair comprising: i) a first composition comprising an anionic surfactant, 2-amino-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol and a polyphenol; (ii) a second composition comprising a transition metal salt and/or complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Nicholas John AINGER, Stephen Norman BATCHELOR, Anne-Sophie PIGGOTT (nee PELLETIER), Aurore Anabelle POLIDANO
  • Receiver mounted sporting equipment rack with longitudinal load bars
    Patent number: 9211846
    Abstract: A sporting goods carrier combines the standardized racks and flexibility of a car top carrier with the ease of access and gas conservation of a hitch mounted carrier by providing standard roof rails extending parallel to the mount (and thus parallel to the vehicle) so that sporting equipment such as bicycles, skis and so on may be carried cross-wise to the vehicle at the rear. Using standardized load bars allows the hitch mounted device to accept the many types of roof rack sports equipment carriers already on the market. Load bars may be tilted, U-shaped, moved in and outward and the mount may be rotated below bumper level to allow easy loading and unloading of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Norman Donnigan