Patents by Inventor Paul Howard Neill
Paul Howard Neill 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).
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Patent number: 7504093Abstract: A hair treatment composition comprises particles having a first non-aqueous phase and, retained within said first non-aqueous phase, a second hydrophilic phase which is an aqueous solution, dispersion, emulsion or a solid or liquid having a log P value less than 1, said second phase comprising a hair benefit agent, wherein said first non-aqueous phase has a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Gillian Bracken, Julie Hutchison Cooper, Paul John Cunningham, Paul Howard Neill, Robert George Riley, Sigrun Tollerton
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Patent number: 7347993Abstract: Rinse off hair treatment compositions comprise particles wherein at least 90% by weight of the particles have an average maximum dimension of from 10 nm to 300 ?m, the particles comprising a silicone wax having one or more C3 to C40, branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups and the wax having a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C. The compositions can be used in a method of treating hair which comprises: applying to the hair particles wherein at least 90% by weight of the particles have an average maximum dimension of from 10 ?m to 300 ?m, the particles comprising a silicone wax having one or more C3 to C40, branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups and the wax having a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C.; and heating the hair to a temperature above the melting point of the particles. The method can act to condition the hair.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Gillian Bracken, Paul John Cunningham, Paul Howard Neill
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Patent number: 7179451Abstract: The composition comprises: (a) less than about 1.5% active of one or more holding polymers, (b) one or more saccharides, having monomeric units greater than two, and (c) a carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Loralei Marie Brandt, Paul Howard Neill, John Edward Wydila
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Patent number: 6696053Abstract: The present invention relates to a leave-on or rinse-out hair conditioning or styling aid composition that comprises: a) a silicone quaternary compound, b) a cationic thickener, and c) a carrier, wherein said carrier is water, or a hydroalcoholic solvent; and wherein said composition is substantially lacking in fatty alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2000Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Zhuning Ma, John Edward Wydila, Mark Dailey, II, Loralei Marie Brandt, Paul Howard Neill
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Patent number: 6685952Abstract: A composition which is: A.) A hair care composition which is a high internal phase water-in-oil emulsion which comprises: (I) an oil phase which further comprises i.) a mixture of non-volatile and volatile silicone oils, and ii.) a silicone surfactant; and (II) which comprises an aqueous phase; and which substantially lacks a fatty alcohol; and B.) A skin care composition which is a high internal phase water-in-oil emulsion which comprises: (I) an oil phase which further comprises i.) a mixture of non-volatile and volatile silicone oils, and ii.) a silicone surfactant; and (III) which comprises an aqueous phase.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1999Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Zhuning Ma, Paul Howard Neill, Loralei Marie Brandt, Anthony Aloysius Scafidi, Bozena Nogaj, Gerald Patrick Newell
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Publication number: 20030161796Abstract: A hair treatment composition comprises particles having a first non-aqueous phase and, retained within said first non-aqueous phase, a second hydrophilic phase which is an aqueous solution, dispersion, emulsion or a solid or liquid having a log P value less than 1, said second phase comprising a hair benefit agent, wherein said first non-aqueous phase has a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2003Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Gillian Bracken, Julie Hutchison Cooper, Paul John Cunningham, Paul Howard Neill, Robert George Riley, Sigrun Tollerton
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Publication number: 20030147828Abstract: Rinse off hair treatment compositions comprise particles wherein at least 90% by weight of the particles have an average maximum dimension of from 10 nm to 300 &mgr;m, the particles comprising a silicone wax having one or more C3 to C40, branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups and the wax having a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C. The compositions can be used in a method of treating hair which comprises: applying to the hair particles wherein at least 90% by weight of the particles have an average maximum dimension of from 10 &mgr;m to 300 &mgr;m, the particles comprising a silicone wax having one or more C3 to C40, branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups and the wax having a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C.; and heating the hair to a temperature above the melting point of the particles. The method can act to condition the hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2003Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Gillian Bracken, Paul John Cunningham, Paul Howard Neill, Sigrun Tollerton
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Patent number: 6602495Abstract: A hair care composition which comprises (a) one or more polymer systems in the form of discrete particles, wherein said particles are swollen with a non-aqueous solvent; and (b) water or a hydroalcoholic solution carrier, are described. A method for treating hair which comprises contacting said hair with compositions of the invention is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Wolfgang Robert Bergmann, John Edward Wydila, Paul Howard Neill, Loralei Marie Brandt, Joanne Crudele, Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel, Christophe Michel Finel, Walter Thomas Gibson, Roger Michael Lane
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Patent number: 6432393Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous hair care compositions including conditioners, shampoos, and mousses. The invention also relates to methods of treating hair, and more particularly to treating hair with aqueous hair care compositions which contain one or more elastomeric resinous materials. These materials when tested at the same concentration that could be incorporated into a product exhibit a G′ modulus between 1×102 and 1×105 dynes/cm2. Furthermore these resins when mixed with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic diluent at a ratio of 1:95 to 95:1% and this mixture then incorporated into an aqueous emulsion in the range of 0.1 to 10% have been demonstrated to deliver a consumer perceptible increase in hair body without sacrificing conditioning attributes.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1998Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Wolfgang Robert Bergmann, John Edward Wydila, Ben Janchitraponvej, Paul Howard Neill, Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel, Christophe Michel Finel, Walter Thomas Gibson, Roger Michael Lane
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Publication number: 20020090350Abstract: A hair care composition which comprises (a) one or more polymer systems in the form of discrete particles, wherein said particles are swollen with a non-aqueous solvent; and (b) water or a hydroalcoholic solution carrier, are described. A method for treating hair which comprises contacting said hair with compositions of the invention is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: July 11, 2002Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Wolfgang Robert Bergmann, John Edward Wydila, Paul Howard Neill, Loralei Marie Brandt, Joanne Crudele, Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel, Christophe Michel Finel, Walter Thomas Gibson, Roger Michael Lane
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Patent number: 6355233Abstract: A hair care composition which comprises (a) one or more polymer systems in the form of discrete particles, wherein said particles are swollen with a non-aqueous solvent; and (b) water or a hydroalcoholic solution carrier, are described. A method for treating hair which comprises contacting said hair with compositions of the invention is also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1999Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Wolfgang Robert Bergmann, John Edward Wydila, Paul Howard Neill, Loralei Marie Brandt, Joanne Crudele, Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel, Christophe Michel Finel, Walter Thomas Gibson, Roger Michael Lane
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Publication number: 20010022967Abstract: The composition comprises: (a) less than about 1.5% active of one or more holding polymers, (b) one or more saccharides, having monomeric units greater than two, and (c) a carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: September 20, 2001Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Loralei Marie Brandt, Paul Howard Neill, John Edward Wydila