Patents by Inventor Susanne Birkel

Susanne Birkel 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).

  • Aerosol hairspray for styling and/or shaping hair
    Patent number: 11311749
    Abstract: An aerosol hairspray product for styling and/or shaping hair wherein the product comprises: a container; a spraying device; a propellant; a hairstyling formulation comprising: (a) at least about 50% water; and (b) from about 0.01% to about 20% of a hairstyling polymer, wherein the hairstyling polymer is selected from the group consisting of: acrylates copolymers of two or more monomers of (meth)acrylic acid or one of their simple esters; acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymers of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate; polyurethane-14/AMP-acrylates polymer blend; and mixtures thereof. The product comprises about 2% or less alcohol, or is substantially free of alcohol, and the product comprises 54% or less VOC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Susanne Birkel, Wassiliki Christopoulou, Paolo Dal Bò, Klaus Gänger, Bettina Giesen
  • AEROSOL HAIRSPRAY FOR STYLING AND/OR SHAPING HAIR
    Publication number: 20220107993
    Abstract: An aerosol hairspray product for styling and/or shaping hair wherein the product comprises: a container; a spraying device; a propellant; a hairstyling formulation comprising: (a) at least about 50% water; and (b) from about 0.01% to about 20% of a hairstyling polymer, wherein the hairstyling polymer is selected from the group consisting of: acrylates copolymers of two or more monomers of (meth)acrylic acid or one of their simple esters; acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymers of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate; polyurethane-14/AMP-acrylates polymer blend; and mixtures thereof. The product comprises about 2% or less alcohol, or is substantially free of alcohol, and the product comprises 54% or less VOC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Susanne Birkel, Wassiliki Christopoulou, Paolo Dal Bò, Klaus Gänger, Bettina Giesen
  • AEROSOL HAIRSPRAY FOR STYLING AND/OR SHAPING HAIR
    Publication number: 20190384880
    Abstract: An aerosol hairspray product for styling and/or shaping hair wherein the product comprises: a container; a spraying device; a propellant; a hairstyling formulation comprising: (a) at least about 50% water; and (b) from about 0.01% to about 20% of a hairstyling polymer, wherein the hairstyling polymer is selected from the group consisting of: acrylates copolymers of two or more monomers of (meth)acrylic acid or one of their simple esters; acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymers of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate; polyurethane-14/AMP-acrylates polymer blend; and mixtures thereof. The product comprises about 2% or less alcohol, or is substantially free of alcohol, and the product comprises 54% or less VOC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Susanne Birkel, Wassiliki Christopoulou, Paolo Dal Bò, Klaus Gänger, Bettina Giesen
  • Aerosol hairspray product for styling and/or shaping hair
    Patent number: 10426979
    Abstract: An aerosol hairspray product for styling and/or shaping hair wherein the product comprises: a container; a spraying device; a propellant; a hairstyling formulation comprising: (a) at least about 50% water; and (b) from about 0.01% to about 20% of a hairstyling polymer, wherein the hairstyling polymer is selected from the group consisting of: acrylates copolymers of two or more monomers of (meth)acrylic acid or one of their simple esters; acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymers of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate; polyurethane-14/AMP-acrylates polymer blend; and mixtures thereof. The product comprises about 2% or less alcohol, or is substantially free of alcohol, and the product comprises 54% or less VOC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Susanne Birkel, Wassiliki Christopoulou, Paolo Dal Bò, Klaus Gänger, Bettina Giesen
  • Detergent composition compromising a cationic polymer containing a vinyl formamide nonionic structural unit
    Patent number: 9951297
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Method of treating a fabric by washing with a detergent comprising an anionic/nonionic surfactant system and silicone
    Patent number: 9926520
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric, where the method includes a washing step and a rinsing step. A multi-component fabric treatment system, wherein the system includes a first component comprising a detergent composition, and where the system further includes a second component comprising a softener composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Cleaning compositions containing cationic polymers, and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 9862912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning composition, preferably a laundry detergent composition, comprising a cationic polymer capable of improving the overall sudsing profile of such cleaning composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gang Si, Peng Qin, Qi Zhang, Stefano Scialla, Susanne Birkel, Dongyan Qin, Ming Tang, Mark Robert Sivik, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Christine Mendera, Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Hui Ge
  • Cleaning compositions with improved sudsing profile comprising a cationic polymer and silicone mixture
    Patent number: 9840682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent or cleaning compositions with improved sudsing profile, which comprise a cationic polymer, an organomodified silicone and a siloxane-based diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gang Si, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Dongyan Qin, Meng Chen, Yang Zhang, Qi Zhang, Bernard William Kluesener, Raul Rodrigo Gomez, Rebecca Ann Langevin, Ming Tang, Koushik Mukherjee, Peng Qin, Mark Robert Sivik, Susanne Birkel, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Detergent composition comprising a cationic polymer and anionic/nonionic surfactant mixture
    Patent number: 9809782
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Detergent composition comprising a cationic copolymer containing (meth)acrylamide and diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride
    Patent number: 9771546
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Method of preparing a detergent composition comprising a cationic polymer with a silicone/surfactant mixture
    Patent number: 9725680
    Abstract: A method of preparing a detergent composition that includes anionic surfactant, silicone, and cationic polymer. Detergent compositions prepared according the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Patrick Brian Whiting
  • METHOD OF TREATING A FABRIC
    Publication number: 20170166844
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric, where the method includes a washing step and a rinsing step. A multi-component fabric treatment system, wherein the system includes a first component comprising a detergent composition, and where the system further includes a second component comprising a softener composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Renae Dianna FOSSUM, Susanne BIRKEL, Nicholas David VETTER, Heather Anne DORIA, Carola BARRERA, Bernardo AGUILERA-MERCADO, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA
  • Method of treating a fabric by washing with a detergent comprising an acrylamide/DADMAC cationic polymer
    Patent number: 9617501
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric, where the method includes a washing step and a rinsing step. A multi-component fabric treatment system, wherein the system includes a first component comprising a detergent composition, and where the system further includes a second component comprising a softener composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • DETERGENT OR CLEANING COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED SUDSING PROFILE
    Publication number: 20160130528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent or cleaning compositions with improved sudsing profile, which comprise a cationic polymer, an organomodified silicone and a siloxane-based diluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Gang SI, Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Dongyan QIN, Meng CHEN, Yang ZHANG, Qi ZHANG, Bernard William KLUESENER, Raul RODRIGO GOMEZ, Rebecca Ann LANGEVIN, Ming TANG, Koushik MUKHERJEE, Peng QIN, Mark Robert SIVIK, Susanne BIRKEL, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC POLYMER
    Publication number: 20160060572
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Renae Dianna FOSSUM, Susanne BIRKEL, Nicholas David VETTER, Heather Anne DORIA, Carola BARRERA, Bernardo AGUILERA-MERCADO, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA
  • METHOD OF TREATING A FABRIC
    Publication number: 20160060574
    Abstract: A method of treating a fabric, where the method includes a washing step and a rinsing step. A multi-component fabric treatment system, wherein the system includes a first component comprising a detergent composition, and where the system further includes a second component comprising a softener composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Renae Dianna FOSSUM, Susanne BIRKEL, Nicholas David VETTER, Heather Anne DORIA, Carola BARRERA, Bernardo AGUILERA-MERCADO, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC POLYMER
    Publication number: 20160060571
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Renae Dianna FOSSUM, Susanne BIRKEL, Nicholas David VETTER, Heather Anne DORIA, Carola BARRERA, Bernardo AGUILERA-MERCADO, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC POLYMER
    Publication number: 20160060570
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Renae Dianna FOSSUM, Susanne BIRKEL, Nicholas David VETTER, Heather Anne DORIA, Carola BARRERA, Bernardo AGUILERA-MERCADO, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA
  • METHOD OF PREPARING A DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160060575
    Abstract: A method of preparing a detergent composition that includes anionic surfactant, silicone, and cationic polymer. Detergent compositions prepared according the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Renae Dianna FOSSUM, Susanne BIRKEL, Nicholas David VETTER, Heather Anne DORIA, Carola BARRERA, Bernardo AGUILERA-MERCADO, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA
  • CLEANING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CATIONIC POLYMERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20150376552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning composition, preferably a laundry detergent composition, comprising a cationic polymer capable of improving the overall sudsing profile of such cleaning composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Gang SI, Peng QIN, Qi ZHANG, Stefano SCIALLA, Susanne BIRKEL, Dongyan QIN, Ming TANG, Mark Robert SIVIK, Rajan Keshav PANANDIKER, Christine MENDERA, Aaron FLORES-FIGUEROA, Hui GE