Patents by Inventor Mike Starch

Mike Starch 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).

  • Rinse-off skin conditioner
    Patent number: 5888492
    Abstract: A rinse-off skin conditioning composition employs a hydrocarbon oil, a di-block or tri-block copolymer as a viscosity improver, optionally a fatty acid ester as an emollient, and a surfactant soluble in the mixture of the hydrocarbon oil, a copolymer and fatty acid ester, and capable of dispersing said composition in water. The composition may be applied when showering and then rinsed away, leaving a residue of approximately 3-25 percent by weight of the total applied after rinsing. The residue has a skin-conditioning effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Andrew Jergens Company
    Inventor: Mike Starch
  • Rinse-off skin conditioner
    Patent number: 5578299
    Abstract: A rinse-off skin conditioning composition employs a hydrocarbon oil, a di-block or tri-block copolymer as a viscosity improver, optionally a fatty acid ester as an emollient, and a surfactant soluble in the mixture of the hydrocarbon oil, copolymer and fatty acid ester, and capable of dispersing said composition in water. The composition may be applied when showering and then rinsed away, leaving a residue of approximately 3-25 percent by weight of the total applied after rinsing. The residue has a skin-conditioning effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignees: The Andrew Jergens Company, KAO Corporation
    Inventor: Mike Starch