Patents by Inventor Gundula Starkulla

Gundula Starkulla 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).

  • Publication number: 20240148625
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a cosmetic composition comprising at least one compound according to Formula (1) wherein R is selected from linear or branched C3-C20-alkyl; and n is selected from 1 to 20; for the cosmetic treatment of skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventor: Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20240000696
    Abstract: The invention relates to an opacifier composition comprising (a) wax particles and (b) a sulfate-free anionic surfactant, its use as an opacifier in a cosmetic composition, as well as a cosmetic composition comprising the opacifier composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Gundula STARKULLA, Katja CZECH, Jesus PITARCH LOPEZ
  • Patent number: 11542343
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, carrageenan, guar gum, chitosan, alginate and combinations thereof; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising up to 100 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1a): wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Katharina Berz, Gundula Starkulla
  • Patent number: 11401362
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99 mol-% of repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; (c) from 0.99 mol-% to 59.99 mol-% of repeating neutral structural units; wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Katharina Berz, Gundula Starkulla
  • Patent number: 11384186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising: (a) from 90 mol-% to 99.9 mol-%, of repeating units according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.-% bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the repeating unit according to Formula (1), measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B; and (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 10 mol-% of crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Christoph Kayser, Gundula Starkulla
  • Publication number: 20220202687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polymer in a cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition, wherein the polymer is crosslinked or non-crosslinked, characterized in that the polymer comprises at least 9.49 mol-% of repeating units (a) according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-%, preferably at least 20 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Christoph KAYSER, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Patent number: 11339241
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 90 mol-% to 99.9 mol-%, preferably 95 mol-% to 99.5 mol-% of repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 10 mol-%, preferably to 5 mol-%, more preferably to 3 mol-% of crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Katharina Berz, Gundula Starkulla
  • Patent number: 11311473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polymer in a cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition, wherein the polymer is crosslinked or non-crosslinked, characterized in that the polymer comprises at least 9.49 mol-% of repeating units (a) according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-%, preferably at least 20 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Christoph Kayser, Gundula Starkulla
  • Patent number: 11306170
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99.9 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; (c) from 0.01 mol-% to 88.51 mol-% of neutral structural units; (d) from 1.98 mol-% to 20 mol-% of anionic structural units, wherein the repeating anionic structural units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least one carboxylate anion, and wherein the repeating anionic structural units are different from units (a); wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Katharina Berz, Gundula Starkulla
  • Patent number: 11142494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to Formula (3), wherein the compound comprises from 28 wt. % to 100 wt. % bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the compound, measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B; and wherein X+is a proton. The present invention also relates to a polymer obtained by polymerising at least one of compound according to Formula (3), in addition to processes and uses related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Christoph Kayser, Gundula Starkulla, Dirk Fischer, Paul Kaufmann, Michael Schäfer, Katharina Götz
  • Publication number: 20200095356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising: (a) from 90 mol-% to 99.9 mol-%, of repeating units according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.-% bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the repeating unit according to Formula (1), measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B; and (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 10 mol-% of crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Christoph KAYSER, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20200078287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polymer in a cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition, wherein the polymer is crosslinked or non-crosslinked, characterized in that the polymer comprises at least 9.49 mol-% of repeating units (a) according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-%, preferably at least 20 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Christoph KAYSER, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20200017618
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99 mol-% of repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; (c) from 0.99 mol-% to 59.99 mol-% of repeating neutral structural units; wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Katharina BERZ, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20200017619
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99.9 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; (c) from 0.01 mol-% to 88.51 mol-% of neutral structural units; (d) from 1.98 mol-% to 20 mol-% of anionic structural units, wherein the repeating anionic structural units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least one carboxylate anion, and wherein the repeating anionic structural units are different from units (a); wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Katharina BERZ, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20200010598
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 90 mol-% to 99.9 mol-%, preferably 95 mol-% to 99.5 mol-% of repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 10 mol-%, preferably to 5 mol-%, more preferably to 3 mol-% of crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; characterised in that the components (i) and (ii) are polymerised by radical precipitation polymerisation in a polar solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Katharina BERZ, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20200009041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising: (a) from 9.49 mol-% to 98 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.-% bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the repeating unit according to Formula (1), measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B; (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units; (c) from 0.01 mol-% to 88.52 mol-% of repeating neutral structural units; (d) from 1.98 mol-% to 20 mol-% of repeating anionic structural units, wherein the repeating anionic structural units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least one carboxylate anion, and wherein the repeating anionic structural units are different from units (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Christoph KAYSER, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20190359735
    Abstract: A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, carrageenan, guar gum, chitosan, alginate and combinations thereof; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising up to 100 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1a): wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Katharina BERZ, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20190338060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99 mol-%, of repeating units according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-% of the repeating units comprises from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.-% bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the repeating unit according to Formula (1), measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B; (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% of crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; and (c) from 0.99 mol-% to 59.99 mol-% of repeating neutral structural units wherein at least 10% of the neutral structural units comprises from 0 wt.-% to 100 wt.-% bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the repeating unit, measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Dirk FISCHER, Christoph KAYSER, Gundula STARKULLA
  • Publication number: 20190241509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to Formula (3), wherein the compound comprises from 28 wt. % to 100 wt. % bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the compound, measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B; and wherein X+ is a proton. The present invention also relates to a polymer obtained by polymerising at least one of said compound, in addition to processes and uses related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Christoph KAYSER, Gundula STARKULLA, Dirk FISCHER, Paul KAUFMANN, Michael SCHÄFER, Katharina GÖTZ
  • Publication number: 20160346188
    Abstract: A personal care cleansing composition comprising at least one copolymer X, wherein the copolymer X is synthesized from at least one monomer (A) being acrylamidopropyl-2-methyl-2-sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, at least one monomer (B) conforming to formula (I) wherein R5 is methyl or hydrogen, R3 and R4 are hydrogen, Y is oxygen, EO is an ethylene oxide unit, v is an integer from 7 to 25, R6 is an alkyl group having from 10 to 22 carbon atoms; and at least one crosslinker (D) conforming to formula (II) wherein n is an integer from 8 to 15; and wherein the personal care cleansing composition has a pH less than about pH 6.0 and a viscosity of greater than about 1200 cP at 20 rpm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Prabhjyot Singh, Gundula Starkulla, Lisa R. Gandolfi, David H. Johns