The Procter Gamble Company

Andrew Philip Moon

Gregory Scot Miracle

Patrick Christopher Stenger

Anju Deepali Massey Brooker

Neil Joseph Lant

Dominick Joseph Valenti

Philip Frank Souter

Andre Chieffi

Brian Joseph Loughnane

Carlos Amador Zamarreno

Laura Bueno Romo

Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan

Frank Bachmann

Gunther Schlingloff

Michael McDonnell

Matthew Scott Wagner

Steven George Patterson

Michelle Jackson

Ullrich Menge

Andreas Lindenmaier

Linsey Sarah Fuller

Gregory Edward Fernandes

Katarzyna Gorczynska-costello

Neil Bradley

Stefano Scialla

Andrei Markin

Matthew Alexander Leivers

Joseph Copsey

Andrew Beeby

Katarzyna Gorczynska-Costello

A method of quantifying the removal of hydrocarbon component from a soiled fabric by a washing process, wherein the soiled fabric includes at least about 0.5 wt % hydrocarbon component wherein the method uses near infra-red (NIR) analysis, wherein the method includes the steps of: (a) performing non-contact NIR analysis of the soiled fabric to determine the concentration of hydrocarbon component present on the soiled fabric at multiple points; (b) washing the soiled fabric to obtain a washed fabric; (c) performing non-contact NIR analysis of the washed fabric to determine the concentration of hydrocarbon component present on the washed fabric at the same multiple points that were used in step (a); and (d) quantifying the removal of hydrocarbon component from the soiled fabric by the washing process.

Method of quantifying the removal of hydrocarbon component from a soiled fabric by a washing process

A method of laundering fabric, where the method includes the steps of:

Method of laundering fabric

Provided is a photoactivating device () for deployment in a washing machine for activating one or more photoactive components in a laundry treatment composition, comprising: a light source () configured for emission of light for activation of the one or more photoactive components; a controller (), and a switch and/or a motion sensing unit (), wherein the controller () is configured to control the light source () responsive to the switch and/or signals received from the motion sensing unit ().

Photoactivating device for washing machine

A laundry detergent composition having: (a) detersive surfactant; (b) bluing agent, and (c) a clay and soil removal/anti-redeposition agent; and (d) optionally, one or more additional laundry detergent ingredients.

Detergent composition comprising bluing agent and clay soil removal / anti-redeposition agent

A solid laundry detergent composition having: (a) detersive surfactant; (b) bluing agent; and (c) from 0 wt % to 10 wt % zeolite builder; (d) from 0 wt % to 10 wt % phosphate builder; and (e) optionally, one or more additional laundry detergent ingredients.

Low built detergent composition comprising bluing agent

A laundry detergent composition having a particle, wherein the particle has: (a) hueing agent, wherein the hueing agent has the following structure: 

Laundry detergent composition comprising a particle having hueing agent and clay

A solid laundry detergent composition having: (a) detersive surfactant; (b) bluing agent; (c) C.I. fluorescent brightener 260; and (d) optionally, one or more additional laundry detergent ingredients.

Detergent composition comprising bluing agent and rapidly water-soluble brightener

Compositions and methods for treating surfaces comprising photochromic dyes, particularly for laundry treatment.

Surface treatment compositions comprising photochromic dyes

The present invention relates to compositions having granules of phthalocyanine compounds, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in washing agent and additive formulations. The composition has:

Laundry detergent composition comprising water-soluble phthalocyanine compound

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Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Andrew Philip Moon