Patents by Inventor Sudhir Mani

Sudhir Mani 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).

  • Apparatus for the production of a detergent bar
    Patent number: 8162646
    Abstract: In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mould cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Browne, Paul Lloyd, Sudhir Mani, Christine Ann Overton, Frederick Edmund Stocker
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DETERGENT BAR
    Publication number: 20100068322
    Abstract: In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mould cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Michael Andrew BROWNE, Paul LLOYD, Sudhir MANI, Christine Ann OVERTON, Frederick Edmund STOCKER
  • Process and apparatus for the production of a detergent bar
    Patent number: 7632441
    Abstract: In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mold cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Browne, Paul Lloyd, Sudhir Mani, Christine Ann Overton, Frederick Edmund Stocker
  • Process and apparatus for the production of a detergent bar
    Publication number: 20050147706
    Abstract: In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mould cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Browne, Paul Lloyd, Sudhir Mani, Christine Overton, Frederick Stocker
  • Process for the production of a detergent bar
    Patent number: 6878319
    Abstract: In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mold cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Browne, Paul Lloyd, Sudhir Mani, Christine Ann Overton, Frederick Edmund Stocker
  • Process and apparatus for the production of a detergent bar
    Publication number: 20010039254
    Abstract: In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mould cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Browne, Paul Lloyd, Sudhir Mani, Christine Ann Overton, Frederick Edmund Stocker