Patents by Inventor Richard Mackenzie READ

Richard Mackenzie READ 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).

  • Patent number: 10123957
    Abstract: A transparent cosmetic or personal care composition comprising: a) a polymeric thickener, b) a protein, c) an active material, which is selected from disaccharides, lactones, inorganic salts, diacids and mixtures thereof, d) a solubilizer, e) a pH adjuster, f) a dye g) water wherein the solubilizer comprises a mixture of at least two components, said mixture comprising at least one high HLB component having an HLB value of from 10 to 20 and at least one low HLB component having an HLB value of from 1 to less than 10, and wherein the dye comprises violet, blue, red or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Calvert, Joanne Louise Cook, Richard Mackenzie Read, Hannah Mary Southey, Stephen Lee Wire
  • Publication number: 20170273890
    Abstract: A composition comprising: A) a transparent gel base, comprising: a) a polymeric thickener, b) a solubiliser, c) a pH adjuster, d) a calcium sequestrant, e) water, f) an optional protein, g) an optional active material, which is selected from disaccharides, lactones, inorganic salts, diacids and mixtures thereof, h) an optional dye preferably comprising violet, blue, red or mixtures thereof, wherein the solubiliser comprises a mixture of at least two components, said mixture comprising at least one high HLB component having an HLB value of from 10 to 20 and at least one low HLB component having an HLB value of from 1 to less than 10, and B) a hydrogel particle, comprising: a) a matrix, and b) a silicone or blend of silicones, wherein the silicone or blend of silicones has an average molecular weight of greater than 400 Da, and wherein the particle has an average diameter of 0.1 to 15 mm and wherein the silicone is present in an amount of from 5 to 40 wt % by total weight of the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Ralph CALVERT, Joanne Louise COOK, Richard Mackenzie READ, Glyn ROBERTS, Hannah Mary SOUTHEY, Stephen Lee WIRE
  • Publication number: 20170273876
    Abstract: A hydrogel particle, comprising: a) a matrix, and b) a silicone or blend or silicones, wherein the silicone or blend of silicones has an average molecular weight of greater than 400 Da, and wherein the particle has an average diameter of 0.1 to 15 mm and wherein the silicone is present in an amount of from 5 to 40 wt %, preferably from 25 to 40 wt % by total weight of the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Ralph CALVERT, Joanne Louise COOK, Richard Mackenzie READ, Glyn ROBERTS, Stephen Lee WIRE
  • Publication number: 20170246097
    Abstract: A transparent cosmetic or personal care composition comprising: a) a polymeric thickener, b) a protein, c) an active material, which is selected from disaccharides, lactones, inorganic salts, diacids and mixtures thereof, d) a solubiliser, e) a pH adjuster, f) a dye g) water wherein the solubiliser comprises a mixture of at least two components, said mixture comprising at least one high HLB component having an HLB value of from 10 to 20 and at least one low HLB component having an HLB value of from 1 to less than 10, and wherein the dye comprises violet, blue, red or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Ralph CALVERT, Joanne Louise COOK, Richard Mackenzie READ, Hannah Mary SOUTHEY, Stephen Lee WIRE
  • Publication number: 20160331658
    Abstract: Conditioning composition comprising from 0.4 to 8% wt. fatty alcohol having from 8-22 carbons, from 0.1 to 2% wt. cationic surfactant component, water, and wherein the composition has a Draw Mass of from 1 to 250 g and comprising a zwitterion or proteinaceious material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Richard Mackenzie READ, Hannah Mary SOUTHEY