Patents by Inventor Girish Prasad Mathur

Girish Prasad Mathur 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).

  • Skin lightening composition and method
    Patent number: 4096240
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition for topical application to human skin contains niacinamide, or a precursor thereof, for lightening the skin, together with an ultra-violet absorbing sunscreen to protect against subsequent sunburn or suntan. Preferably more than one sunscreen is employed to provide for protection over a wide UV spectrum. The active ingredients of the composition can be provided for use as a cream, lotion, aerosol spray or in other classical forms by employing an appropriate vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1978
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventor: Girish Prasad Mathur
  • A skin lightening composition and method of using the same
    Patent number: 3937810
    Abstract: Skin can be lightened by application of a composition containing a skin lightening amount of niacin and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Such a composition contains from 0.2% to about 10% by weight of niacin and optionally also a compound which absorbs ultra-violet light in the range 290-360 nm to counteract the tanning and burning effect of sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Girish Prasad Mathur, Kuruvakkat Kochu Govind Menon, Srinivasan Varadarajan