35 patents
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Water Level Indicator, Method of Manufacture Thereof and Articles Comprising the Same
11 May 23
Disclosed herein is a water level indicator for a pontoon tank comprising a float mechanism that comprises a support mechanism that does not move; wherein the main support mechanism is fixedly attached to a manway cover that protects the pontoon tank; an extension system with an extension rod adjustment system that contacts the main support mechanism at a first end and that contacts a float at a second end that is opposed to the first end; and a movable portion that comprises a plurality of levers; wherein the movable portion contacts the main support mechanism and the extension system; and wherein the plurality of levers act cooperatively to displace a gauge rod in proportion to a fluid level in the tank.
Robbie M. Perkins
Filed: 11 Mar 21
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Polymeric compositions for optical fiber cable components
9 May 23
Polymeric compositions comprising a polybutylene terephthalate; a low-density polyolefin selected from a low-density polyethylene, a polyolefin elastomer, or combinations thereof; and a maleated ethylene-based polymer.
Michael Q. Tran, Mohamed Esseghir
Filed: 18 Jul 18
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Hair Cleansing Formulation
6 Apr 23
A hair cleansing formulation is provided, comprising: a dermatologically acceptable vehicle; a dermatologically acceptable hair care cleansing surfactant; a dermatologically acceptable silicone; and a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a tertiary amine functionalized dextran polymer, comprising a branched chain dextran polymer functionalized with tertiary amine groups; wherein the deposition aid polymer enhances deposition of the dermatologically acceptable silicone from the hair cleansing formulation onto mammalian hair.
Lyndsay M. Leal, Nikhil J. Fernandes, Emmett M. Partain, III, Jennifer P. Todd, Michaeleen L. Pacholski
Filed: 17 Mar 21
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Fabric Care Composition
30 Mar 23
A fabric care composition is provided including water; a cleaning surfactant; a fabric softening silicone; and a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a dextran polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium moieties; wherein the deposition aid polymer enhances deposition of the fabric softening silicone from the fabric care composition onto a fabric.
Randara Pulukkody, Emmett M. Partain, III, Lyndsay M. Leal, Jennifer P. Todd, Michael B. Clark, JR., Nikhil J. Fernandes
Filed: 17 Mar 21
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Hair Cleanser
23 Mar 23
Lyndsay M. Leal, Nikhil J. Fernandes, Emmett M. Partain, III, Jennifer P. Todd, Michaeleen Pacholski
Filed: 17 Mar 21
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Hair Care Formulation
23 Mar 23
A hair care formulation is provided, comprising: a dermatologically acceptable vehicle; a dermatologically acceptable silicone; and a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a branched chain cationic dextran polymer, comprising a dextran polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups; wherein the dextran polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 650,000 Daltons; and wherein the deposition aid polymer enhances deposition of silicone from the hair care formulation onto mammalian hair.
Nikhil J. Fernandes, Emmett M. Partain, III, Lyndsay M. Leal, Jennifer P. Todd, Michaeleen Pacholski
Filed: 17 Mar 21
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Personal Care Composition Comprising a Silicon Glycan
15 Dec 22
Wenjun Xu, Marc-Andre Courtemanche, Emmett M. Partain, III, Bethany K. Johnson, Mike Ferritto, Jodi Mecca, Helene Dihang, Isabelle Van Reeth
Filed: 18 Nov 20
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Dispersant Polymer for Automatic Dishwashing
23 Jun 22
An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder; a phosphonate; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer, comprising: (a) 50 to 95 wt %, based on weight of the dispersant polymer, of structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid monomer; and (b) 5 to 50 wt %, based on weight of the dispersant polymer, of structural units of a sulfate bearing ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Scott Backer, Marianne Creamer, Paul Mercando, Eric Wasserman, Ashutosh Umarvadia, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, James Pawlow
Filed: 19 May 20
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Anti-redeposition additive for laundry detergent
10 May 22
A laundry detergent composition comprising an anti-redeposition agent, a surfactant, and optionally a builder, wherein the anti-redeposition agent is a polymer comprising polymerized units of: (a) from 5 to 40 wt % of at least one nitrogen-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one pKa value from 6 to 11.5, and (b) from 60 to 95 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.
Robert Butterick, Eric Wasserman, Afua Sarpong Karikari
Filed: 21 Mar 19
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Personal care composition
15 Feb 22
A personal care composition is provided, comprising: a vehicle; a surfactant; a water-soluble cellulose ether base material substituted with a hydrophobic group having a carbon chain with 8 to 15 carbon atoms; wherein the water-soluble cellulose ether base material has a weight average molecular weight, Mw, of >800,000 Daltons; and, wherein the body wash formulation contains <0.01 wt % alkyl sulfate and <0.01 wt % alkyl ether sulfate.
Katherine R. Davis, Lyndsay M. Leal, Emmett M. Partain, III, Nikhil J. Fernandes, Eric P. Wasserman
Filed: 7 Jul 17
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Personal Care Composition
10 Feb 22
A personal care composition is provided, comprising: a cosmetically acceptable carrier; a cosmetically acceptable silicone; a modified carbohydrate polymer; wherein the modified carbohydrate polymer comprises a cellulose ether base material functionalized with (i) quaternary ammonium groups, wherein the quaternary ammonium groups and wherein the modified carbohydrate polymer has a Kjeldahl nitrogen content corrected for ash and volatiles, TKN, of 1.0 to 4.0 wt %; and (ii) hydrophobic substituents, wherein the hydrophobic substituents comprise an alkyl group having an average of 10 to 20 carbon atoms; wherein the modified carbohydrate polymer comprises >0.005 to <0.05 moles of the hydrophobic substituents per mole of the cellulose ether base material; wherein the hydrophobic groups are randomly distributed across the backbone of the cellulose ether base material; and wherein the cellulose ether base material has a weight average molecular weight, Mw, of >200,000 Daltons.
Lyndsay M. Leal, Emmett M. Partain, III, Nikhil J. Fernandes, Daniel S. Miller
Filed: 1 Nov 19
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Chloride-free cationic polymers using acetate anions
25 Jan 22
A composition contains ethylenically unsaturated quaternary ammonium cations with acetate counterions, where each of the ethylenically unsaturated ammonium cations contain only one non-aromatic carbon-carbon double bond and the composition contains less than one mole-percent chloride relative to quaternary ammonium cations can be polymerized to form a cationic polymer acetate.
Scott Backer, James Pawlow, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, Eric Wasserman
Filed: 20 Jun 18
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Hydrophobically modified acrylic rheology modifiers having high carbon number hydrophobes
11 Jan 22
Fanwen Zeng, Ying O'Connor, Lyndsay M. Leal, Jennifer Koenig, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, James Pawlow, Inna Shulman, Sokhomari S. Suon
Filed: 31 Oct 18
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Anti-redeposition Additive for Laundry Detergent
25 Nov 21
A laundry detergent composition comprising an anti-redeposition agent, a surfactant, and optionally a builder, wherein the anti-redeposition agent is a polymer comprising polymerized units of: (a) from 5 to 40 wt % of at least one nitrogen-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one pKa value from 6 to 11.5, and (b) from 60 to 95 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.
Robert Butterick, Eric Wasserman, Afua Sarpong Karikari
Filed: 21 Mar 19
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Detergent formulation containing mixed-charge polymers and nonionic surfactant
14 Sep 21
A detergent formulation comprises 0.5 to 10 weight-percent mixed-charge polymer and one to 10 weight-percent nonionic surfactant, where weight-percent is relative to total detergent formulation weight, and wherein the mixed-charge polymer comprises quaternary ammonium groups and carboxylate groups extending as pendant side groups from the polymer backbone.
Scott Backer, Paul Mercando, Eric Wasserman
Filed: 20 Jun 18
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Multiphase conductive polymer composite compositions
17 Aug 21
A composition comprises a ternary-phase polymer composite including components (A) ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymers having γρ of from <5 to >1 mN/m; at least two additional polymers selected from the group consisting of: (B) non-polar polymers having γρ of from >0 to <1 mN/m selected from the group consisting of polyethylene homopolymers, silane-functionalized polyethylene homopolymers, ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers, and silane-functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers, (C) ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymers having a γP of >5 mN/m, and (D) EPDM copolymers; and conductive filler dispersed in only one of (A) and the at least two additional polymers, wherein (i) one of the at least two additional polymers is selected from (B) and the other is selected from (C) or (D), or (ii) one of the at least two additional polymers is selected from (C) and the other is selected from (B) or (D).
Paul J. Brigandi, Jeffrey M. Cogen, John Reffner
Filed: 13 Nov 17
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Hydrophobically Modified Acrylic Rheology Modifiers Having High Carbon Number Hydrophobes
1 Jul 21
Fanwen Zeng, Ying O'Connor, Lyndsay M. Leal, Jennifer Koenig, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, James Pawlow, Inna Shulman, Sokhomari S. Suon
Filed: 31 Oct 18
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Chloride-free Cationic Polymers Using Acetate Anions
20 May 21
A composition contains ethylenically unsaturated quaternary ammonium cations with acetate counterions, where each of the ethylenically unsaturated ammonium cations contain only one non-aromatic carbon-carbon double bond and the composition contains less than one mole-percent chloride relative to quaternary ammonium cations can be polymerized to form a cationic polymer acetate.
Scott Backer, James Pawlow, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, Eric Wasserman
Filed: 20 Jun 18
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Moisture-curable Polyolefin Formulation
25 Mar 21
A moisture-curable formulation comprising a (hydrolyzable silyl group)-functional polyolefin prepolymer and an ascorbyl carboxylate ester.
Yichi Zhang, Jeffrey M. Cogen, Matthew R. Pickett
Filed: 8 May 19
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Air treatment and long term fragrance release gel
26 Jan 21
A method for producing a crosslinked gel.
Andrea C. Keenan, Emmett M. Partain, III, Theodore Tysak, Jennifer J. Todd
Filed: 29 Mar 17