Patents by Inventor Kendrick J. Hughes

Kendrick J. Hughes 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).

  • Topical personal care composition containing polysiloxane-grafted adhesive polymer and drying aid
    Patent number: 5567428
    Abstract: Provided is a topical personal care composition, having improved drying time, said composition comprising: (a) a polysiloxane-grafted adhesive polymer; (b) a volatile, water insoluble solvent for said polysiloxane-grafted polymer; (c) a nonvolatile drying aid for said polysiloxane-grafted polymer which is soluble in said volatile solvent (b) at 45.degree. C. and is water insoluble at 25.degree. C., and is selected from the group consisting of silicone fluids and waxes having from 1 to about 100 siloxy units, silanes, and silicone resins and mixtures thereof; wherein the weight ratio of said polysiloxane-grafted polymer (a) to said drying aid (c) is about 100:1 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Kendrick J. Hughes