Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Carl J. Roof
  • Patent number: 8292973
    Abstract: A hair colorant composition being essentially free of surfactant and having a specific perfume system for the hair colorant composition, where the hair colorant composition is capable of forming a foamed hair colorant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jose Maria Velazquez, Sebastian Karol Galazka, Brandon Scott Lane, Firoj Vohra, Elizabeth H. Agostino, George Scott Kerr, Robert Drennan Lewis, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Patent number: 8187339
    Abstract: A hair colorant composition being essentially free of surfactant and having a specific perfume system for the hair colorant composition, where the hair colorant composition is capable of forming a foamed hair colorant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jose Maria Velazquez, Sebastian Karol Galazka, Brandon Scott Lane, Firoj Vohra, Elizabeth H. Agostino, George Scott Kerr, Robert Drennan Lewis, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Patent number: 8187338
    Abstract: An oxidative hair colorant composition to be dispensed from a manually-actuable, non-aerosol dispenser as a foam. The oxidative hair colorant composition contains a foam stabilizing agent and is essentially free of surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Brandon Scott Lane, Firoj Vohra, Sebastian Karol Galazka, Karen Michelle Nally, Elizabeth H. Agostino, George Scott Kerr, Robert Drennan Lewis, Mark Thomas Lund, Shawn David McConaughy, Edward Dewey Smith, III, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Patent number: 8186363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator (1) which allows for precise, non-messy and even application of a hair treatment composition to a hair strand. The applicator (1) comprises a plate (10) movably joined by a connection (30) to a well (20), a first fin (70) and a second fin (71) which project from the internal surface (101) of the plate (10) and point to one another and a fluid metering element comprising a lower metering portion (50) positioned on the internal surface of the wall (202) of the well (20) adjacent the rim (222). When said applicator (1) is in a closed state, the lower metering portion (50) and the first fin (70) are substantially juxtaposed to provide said fluid metering element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Paul James Smith
  • Patent number: 8152861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a) a non-oxidative coloring agent for keratin fibers, in particular human hair, comprising at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), b) an oxidative coloring agent for keratin fibers, in particular human hair, which comprises at least one oxidizing agent (e.g. hydrogen peroxide), at least one oxidative dye precursor and at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), and c) a lightening agent for keratin fibers, in particular human hair, which comprises at least one oxidizing agent (e.g. hydrogen peroxide) and at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), with R4 being a cationic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Markus Speckbacher, Jessica Chassot, Hans-Jürgen Braun
  • Patent number: 8147812
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a personal care composition comprising: a.) from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a detersive surfactant; b.) a silicone elastomer formed from the following reaction: and; c.) an aqueous carrier. wherein m=30 to 70, n=1 to 5, and a=8 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Marjorie Mossman Peffly, Nicole Alane Hall
  • Patent number: 8132574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair treatment applicator (1), which comprises a plate (10) and a containment portion (20) movably joined by a connection (30) so that said applicator (1) may alternate between a closed state and an open state. At least one member (40), which is continuous and liquid impervious, projects from the substantially flat internal surface (101) of the plate (10). The hair treatment applicator according to the invention allows for precise, non-messy and even application of a hair treatment composition to the hair, in particular to a hair strand and preferably to a bundle of hair strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Edmund Baker, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Simon Paul Godfrey, Rachel Gott, Gemma Amelia Louise Salkeld, Paul James Smith
  • Patent number: 8132570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system to highlight the hair. The system comprises a device (10) and a composition (50). Device (10) comprises a first portion movably joined to a second portion. Composition (50) comprises a percentage of hydrogen peroxide and a percentage of an alkalizer by weight of said composition (50). The weight percentages of hydrogen peroxide and of an alkalizer are defined by equation (I): X+1.5Y?15 (I) wherein X is the percentage by weight of hydrogen peroxide by weight of the composition (50) and wherein Y is the percentage by weight of an alkalizer by weight of the composition (50). Said composition (50) comprises at least 2% of hydrogen peroxide by weight of said composition (50) and said alkalizer is an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of sodium silicate, sodium metasilicate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Simon Paul Godfrey, Gemma Zoe Smithers
  • Patent number: 7276485
    Abstract: A flowable nondigestible oil composition having a Consistency in a temperature range of 20° C. to 40° C. of less than about 600 P.sec(n-1). The flowable nondigestible oil contains a liquid polyol polyester having a complete melt point less than 37° C., and a solid polyol polyester having a complete melt point of at least about 37° C., wherein the solid polyol polyester contains a solid saturated polyol polyester capable of forming crystallized spherulites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter + Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Cerreta, Peter Yau-Tak Lin, Penelope Marie Edwards, Mark Lewis Agerton
  • Patent number: 6994877
    Abstract: Calcium fortified protein-containing beverages and processes for making them are disclosed. Such beverages are stable, contain high levels of soluble calcium and are hedonically acceptable. Unlike other calcium fortified protein-containing beverages, such beverages can be produced using a process that is similar to that used to produce regular dairy milk. Such beverages can be consumed neat or easily incorporated into other food or beverage products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter + Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Ashok Prem Chand Luhadiya, David Kee Yang, Matthew Thomas Heisey
  • Patent number: D653120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, Erika Linsley Wetzel
  • Patent number: D658009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: William John Davis, Samuel William Lucking, David James McNeill, John Edward Sheppard
  • Patent number: D659425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Brandon Wayne Genova
  • Patent number: D660697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, George Scott Kerr
  • Patent number: D660698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, George Scott Kerr
  • Patent number: D660699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, George Scott Kerr
  • Patent number: D660716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, George Scott Kerr
  • Patent number: D662832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, George Scott Kerr
  • Patent number: D663200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, George Scott Kerr
  • Patent number: D665670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Dombrowski, George Scott Kerr