Patents by Inventor Daniel Burton Sears

Daniel Burton Sears 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).

  • Methods of cleansing skin and rinse-off or wipe-off compositions therefor
    Patent number: 9237995
    Abstract: Methods of cleansing skin comprise the steps of contacting the skin with a cleansing compositions comprising a fatty ester in combination with a lipid, and either rinsing the composition from the skin with water or wiping the composition from the skin with a dry or damp substrate. The cleansing compositions can comprise at least 8%, by weight of the composition, of fatty ester and/or further comprise a nonionic surfactant and less than about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an alcohol solvent such as ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof. The methods and compositions provide skin cleansing and hydration benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Mannie Lee Clapp, Dennis Eugene Kuhlman, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Daniel Burton Sears, Barbara Kay Williams
  • Cloth-like personal care articles
    Patent number: 8877316
    Abstract: The article contains a fibrous, non-woven web and having a personal care composition associated with this web. The present invention relates to disposable, personal care articles useful for cleansing and/or treating the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces. These articles are used by the consumer by either wetting the dry article with water and then rubbing the article against the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces, or taking a wet, disposable, personal care article and rubbing against the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces or taking a moist, disposable, personal care article and rubbing against the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Erik John Hasenoehrl, Edward Dewey Smith, III, Daniel Burton Sears, Steven Kirk Hedges, Robert Haines Turner, John Joseph Curro, Daniel Charles Peck
  • Methods of Cleansing Skin and Rinse-Off or Wipe-Off Compositions Therefor
    Publication number: 20140018276
    Abstract: Methods of cleansing skin comprise the steps of contacting the skin with a cleansing compositions comprising a fatty ester in combination with a lipid, and either rinsing the composition from the skin with water or wiping the composition from the skin with a dry or damp substrate. The cleansing compositions can comprise at least 8%, by weight of the composition, of fatty ester and/or further comprise a nonionic surfactant and less than about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an alcohol solvent such as ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof. The methods and compositions provide skin cleansing and hydration benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow COFFINDAFFER, Mannie Lee CLAPP, Dennis Eugene KUHLMAN, Kenneth Eugene KYTE, III, Daniel Burton SEARS, Barbara Kay HENDRICKS
  • Methods of cleansing skin and rinse-off or wipe-off compositions therefor
    Patent number: 8563491
    Abstract: Methods of cleansing skin comprise the steps of contacting the skin with a cleansing compositions comprising a fatty ester in combination with a lipid, and either rinsing the composition from the skin with water or wiping the composition from the skin with a dry or damp substrate. The cleansing compositions can comprise at least 8%, by weight of the composition, of fatty ester and/or further comprise a nonionic surfactant and less than about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an alcohol solvent such as ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof. The methods and compositions provide skin cleansing and hydration benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Mannie Lee Clapp, Dennis Eugene Kuhlman, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Daniel Burton Sears, Barbara Kay Williams
  • Cloth-like personal care articles
    Publication number: 20040242097
    Abstract: The article contains a fibrous, non-woven web and having a personal care composition associated with this web. The present invention relates to disposable, personal care articles useful for cleansing and/or treating the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces. These articles are used by the consumer by either wetting the dry article with water and then rubbing the article against the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces, or taking a wet, disposable, personal care article and rubbing against the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces or taking a moist, disposable, personal care article and rubbing against the skin, hair or other similar keratin-containing surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Erik John Hasenoehrl, Edward Dewey Smith, Daniel Burton Sears, Steven Kirk Hedges, Robert Haines Turner, John Joseph Curro, Daniel Charles Peck