Patents by Inventor Yu-Min Catherine Chiou

Yu-Min Catherine Chiou 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).

  • Patent number: 6617302
    Abstract: A dishwashing composition with hydrophobically modified polycarboxylic acids and water soluble entities that reduce phosphate scale formation is described. The dishwashing composition displays excellent cleaning benefits and glass appearance, even in the absence of NaCI additives and conventional rinse aid compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Naresh Dhirajlal Ghatlia, Yu-Min Catherine Chiou
  • Publication number: 20030130151
    Abstract: A dishwashing composition with hydrophobically modified polycarboxylic acids and water soluble entities that reduce phosphate scale formation is described. The dishwashing composition displays excellent cleaning benefits and glass appearance, even in the absence of NaCl additives and conventional rinse aid compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Naresh Dhirajlal Ghatlia, Yu-Min Catherine Chiou
  • Patent number: 6521576
    Abstract: A dishwashing composition with hydrophobically modified polycarboxylic acids and water soluble entities that reduce phosphate scale formation is described. The dishwashing composition displays excellent cleaning benefits and glass appearance, even in the absence of NaCl additives and conventional rinse aid compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Naresh Dhirajlal Ghatlia, Yu-Min Catherine Chiou
  • Patent number: 6372702
    Abstract: A dishwashing composition having a silicon comprising surfactant, a dialkyl ester of an alpha, omega-alkyl dicarboxylic acid surfactant or both is described. The dishwashing composition unexpectedly results in dishware that does display improved starch soil removal and does not display starch buildup after multiple washes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Diversey Lever, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Catherine Chiou, Bingham Scott Jaynes, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Deborah Sue Rick
  • Patent number: 6326343
    Abstract: A dishwashing composition with polymers having a positive charge and water soluble entities that reduce phosphate scale formation is described. The dishwashing composition displays excellent cleaning benefits and gloss appearance, even in the absence of NaCl additives and conventional rinse aid compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Naresh Dhirajlal Ghatlia, Donna Wu, Alla Tartakovsky, Joseph Oreste Carnali, Yu-Min Catherine Chiou