Patents by Inventor Michael Lee Vatter

Michael Lee Vatter 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).

  • Non-sweating lipsticks
    Patent number: 5843407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipstick compositions which comprise wax, emollient and a gelling agent wherein the inclusion of the gelling agent facilitates the retention of emollient oils particularly under high humidity and temperatures. Lipsticks of the present invention contain moisturizers which may be delivered to the lips in a non-polar/lipophilic medium in a thermodynamically stable way by using associated structures. A method of making the lipstick is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Magda El-Nokaly, Michael Lee Vatter, David William Walling, Neil Campbell Leatherbury, Cheryl Lynn Peterson
  • Cosmetic make-up compositions
    Patent number: 5688831
    Abstract: A make-up composition in the form of a water-in-off emulsion comprising a silicone phase, humectanct, pigment and organic amphiphilic material capable of forming smectic lyotropic liquid crystals in product or on the skin. The make-up composition exhibits superior short and longer term moisturisation and skin feel, together with improved product stability and spreadability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Magda El-Nokaly, Kataline Igo-Kemenes, David Andrew Jakubovic, Anne Langlois, Michael Lee Vatter