Patents by Inventor William Mooney

William Mooney 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).

  • Crease recovery of fabrics
    Patent number: 6696405
    Abstract: The crease recovery of fabrics can be improved using C20-C40 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons which have melting points below 0° C., such as squalane. The hydrocarbons may be included in garment care products adapted for use in a tumble dryer, such as flexible sheets, in sprayable formulations or in fabric care compositions, such as fabric conditioning compositions which comprise a fabric softening agent. Fabrics may be treated with the hydrocarbons as part of a domestic laundering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: William Mooney
  • Crease recovery of fabrics
    Publication number: 20030125228
    Abstract: The crease recovery of fabrics can be improved using C20-C40 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons which have melting points below 0° C., such as squalane. The hydrocarbons may be included in garment care products adapted for use in a tumble dryer, such as flexible sheets, in sprayable formulations or in fabric care compositions, such as fabric conditioning compositions which comprise a fabric softening agent. Fabrics may be treated with the hydrocarbons as part of a domestic laundering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: William Mooney
  • Fabric care composition
    Patent number: 6569823
    Abstract: A fabric care composition comprises a perfume and a compound which is obtainable by the reaction of epichlorohydrin with an amine. The amine is a derivative of a polyamine in which at least one but not all of the amino groups bear long chain acyl groups. The compound or the composition may be used to soften and/or condition fabric during a laundering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: William Mooney
  • Fabric care composition
    Publication number: 20010044400
    Abstract: A fabric care composition comprises a perfume and a compound which is obtainable by the reaction of epichlorohydrin with an amine. The amine is a derivative of a polyamine in which at least one but not all of the amino groups bear long chain acyl groups. The compound or the composition may be used to soften and/or condition fabric during a laundering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: William Mooney
  • Fabric care composition
    Patent number: 6255271
    Abstract: A fabric care composition comprises an amine or amide-epichlorohydrin resin or derivative thereof, a silicone component and, optionally, a textile compatible carrier. The textile compatible carrier facilitates contact between the resin and a fabric. The composition is adapted for use in the rinse cycle of a laundering process and may be used, as part of such a process, in the treatment of fabric to reduce creasing of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA, division of Conopco
    Inventors: Robert John Carswell, Anthony Nicholas Jarvis, Adelle Louise Killey, William Mooney, Andrew Philip Parker, Emily Jane Peckham, Zhengwu Shen
  • Fabric treatment composition
    Patent number: 5965517
    Abstract: A method of treating fabric comprising:i) applying a composition comprising a polycarboxylic acid or derivative thereof; and ii) curing the composition using a domestic process, is described herein. The invention also relates to compositions for use in said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco,Inc.
    Inventor: William Mooney