Patents by Inventor Alice B. Benson

Alice B. Benson 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).

  • Aerosol hair spray composition
    Patent number: 5094838
    Abstract: An aerosol hair spray composition which provides both significantly increased holding power and decreased drying time contains about 3.5% to about 5% of a lower alkyl ester of an alkyl vinyl ether maleic-acid copolymer, from 50% to 80% of a lower aliphatic alcohol, from 0.53% to about 0.72% of a neutralizing agent, from 25% to about 35% of a propellant and the aerosol spray is maintained at 30 to 50 lbs./sq. inch and delivered at a rate of 0.4 to 0.8 grams/sec. at 70.degree. F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Playtex Beauty Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Alice B. Benson, Joseph C. Hourihan, Uma Tripathi
  • Film release of hair-treating compositions
    Patent number: 5000948
    Abstract: A hair-waving product comprises a polyurethane film containing a hair-waving composition which is released from the polyurethane film when the film is contacted with wet hair. The invention also relates to a process of hair waving comprising rolling the polyurethane film into wet hair and allowing sufficient hair-waving treatment time to release the hair-waving composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Playtex Beauty Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Joseph C. Hourihan, Kathy Pilko, Alice B. Benson