Polymeric Additive Patents (Class 8/552)
  • Patent number: 7736631
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition comprising at least one fluorescent dye and at least one aminosilicone; processes using this cosmetic composition and a kit comprising at least one composition comprising at least one fluorescent dye and at least one aminosilicone, which can be used to dye with a lightening effect human keratin materials for example, artificially dyed or pigmented hair, and dark skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Luc Gourlaouen, Henri Samain
  • Patent number: 7731761
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric dyes of formula (1a); (1b); or (1c); wherein A and B, independently from each other represent a polymer backbone; X1 and X2 independently from each other are a linkage group selected from —C1-C10alkylene-; —C2-C12alkenylene-; —C5-C10cycloalkylene-; C5-C10arylene; —C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)-; —C(O)—; —(CH2CH2—O)1-5—; —C(O)O—; —OCO—; —N(R1)—; —CON(R1)—; —(R1)NC(O)—; -0-; —S—; —S(O)—; —S(O)2—; —S(O)2—N(R1R2); or the direct bond; R1 and R2 independently from each other are hydrogen; or unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C6-C10aryl-C1-C10alkyl; or C5-C10alkyl(C5-C10aryl); Y1 and Y2 independently from each other are a residue of an organic dye; or hydrogen; wherein at least one of Y1 and Y2 is a residue of an organic dye; An1, An2 and An3, independently from each other are an anion; a and b independently from each other are a number from 1 to 3; m is a number from O to 1
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Corporation
    Inventors: Sophie Marquais-Bienewald, Olof Wallquist, Christian Cremer, Beate Fröhling, Andreas Möck
  • Publication number: 20100136335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating textile fibers and, in particular, to compositions and methods for treating fibers of carpet and other floor coverings. In one aspect, the present invention provides compositions and methods that can reduce energy consumption and conserve water resources in the production of dyed fibrous substrates having desirable repellency and stain resistant properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Ralph R. Sargent, Michael S. Williams, Michael Grigat, Billy Lee Hullender
  • Patent number: 7727289
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. If desired, the décor product may be substantially removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. If a user desires to remove the décor product, the décor product is formulated to be removed by a number of methods including, for example, vacuuming, wet extraction, chemical application, and the like. If the user desires to affix the décor product to the surface in a permanent or semi-permanent manner, the décor product may be affixed to the surface by applying energy thereto in the form of, for example, heat, pressure, emitted waves, an emitted electrical field, a magnetic field, and/or a chemical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
  • Patent number: 7722680
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is the use, for dyeing in particular human keratin materials, of a direct dye, in particular an azo dye, by dry thermal transfer. Its subject is furthermore a method for dyeing keratin materials, n which at least one direct dye, in particular one azo dye, contained in a dry composition, is applied to or close to the keratin materials, and a source of heat is applied, causing the thermal transfer of the direct dye(s) at the surface and/or inside the keratin materials. It relates furthermore to the dry composition and a method for preparing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Grégory Plos, Luc Gourlaouen, Jean-Dominique Bazin De Bezons
  • Patent number: 7722682
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, for example human keratin fibers, such as the hair, comprising, in a medium suitable for dyeing, a) at least one oxidation dye; b) at least one fatty alcohol; c) at least one associative polymer; and d) at least one compound chosen from fatty acid esters and metal oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: François Cottard, Christine Rondeau
  • Patent number: 7695526
    Abstract: A composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers, such as hair, comprising, in a medium suitable for dyeing, a) at least one oxidation dye, b) at least one fatty alcohol, c) at least one associative polymer, and d) at least one C14-C30 alkyl sulphate; as well as the process for using this composition and multicompartment kits comprising the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Luc Nicolas-Morgantini, Frédéric Simonet, Christine Rondeau, François Cottard
  • Patent number: 7691155
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, for example of human keratin fibers, such as the hair, containing, in a medium that is suitable for dyeing, a) at least one oxidation dye, b) at least one associative polymer, and c) at least one aminosilicone, wherein the at least one aminosilicone/at least one associative polymer weight ratio is greater than or equal to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: François Cottard, Christine Rondeau
  • Publication number: 20100080831
    Abstract: A liquid composition having a microcapsule, the microcapsule having an aldehyde-containing resin, and one or more formaldehyde scavenger which reacts with formaldehyde to achieve more than about 60% reaction completeness in about 15 minutes time at pH 8 and at about 21° C. A liquid composition having a microcapsule, the microcapsule having an aldehyde-containing resin, one or more sulfur-based formaldehyde scavenger and optionally a non-sulfur-based formaldehyde scavenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Karl Ghislain Braeckman, Karel Jozef Maria Depoot, Tim Roger Michel Van Pachtenbeke, Johan Smets
  • Patent number: 7682405
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dyeing composition comprising, in an appropriate dyeing medium, at least one pigment and at least one electrophilic cyanoacrylate monomer of formula (I) in which R is chosen from alkyl radicals and alkoxyalkyl radicals. Dyeing kits comprising said compositions and processes using same are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Gaëlle Brun, Luc Gourlaouen, Gabin Vic, Grégory Plos, Aude Livoreil, Franck Giroud, Henri Samain
  • Publication number: 20100068642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pigment preparation containing (a) 50-99 percent by weight of at least one pigment, (b) 1 to 50 percent by weight of an additive based on polyalkylene glycols, and (c) 0 to 10 percent by weight of an auxiliary agent from among the group comprising fillers, fire retardants, preservatives, light-stability agents, pigmentary and non-pigmentary dispersing agents, surfactants, antioxidants, foam inhibitors, resins, and antistatic agents, the percentages being in relation to the total weight of the pigment preparation. The additive that is based on polyalkylene glycols corresponds to formula Z?-[-(AO—)n1—B-T-X—Y]m—Z (1), wherein AO represents a C2-C10 alkyleneoxy unit, B represents a C2-C10 alkylene radical, and T represents —NR—, X represents one of the groups (formula), and Y represents a chemical bond or —NR3—.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Carsten Plueg, Jesus Pitarch Lopez
  • Patent number: 7674299
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising at least one direct dye, at least one bioheteropolysaccharide, at least one cationic surfactant and at least one amphoteric or non-ionic surfactant. Such a composition makes it possible to obtain compositions that allow intense and relatively nonselective shades to be obtained, leaving the hair with good cosmetic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Nathalie Huet, Marie-Pascale Audousset
  • Patent number: 7670391
    Abstract: The dust-free coated dye-containing pellet is a granulated carrier material that is encapsulated with a dye-containing coating material. The dye-containing coating material contains a mixture of a water-soluble or water-dispersible film-former with at least one direct dye and/or at least one oxidation dye precursor. Preferred carrier materials include dextrose, oligosaccharides and cellulose compounds. The dust-free coated dye-containing pellet is preferably made by granulating the carrier material together with optional antioxidants and auxiliary agents, heating the resulting granulate at no more than 34° C., subsequently coating the granulate by spraying it with a solution or dispersion of the coating material and optionally drying as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Wella AG
    Inventors: Juergen Schmenger, Petra Braun, Wolfram Englisch
  • Patent number: 7651533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dye composition comprising at least one dye, at least one nonionic surfactant, at least one anionic surfactant, at least one fatty alcohol and at least one non-ethoxylated fatty acid ester; the weight ratio of the total amount of fatty alcohols to the total amount of nonionic and anionic surfactants being greater than 0.5 and the water content comprising at least 55% by weight. The disclosure similarly relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers, for example human keratin fibers, using such a composition, and also to a multi-compartment device comprising the dye composition in the first compartment, and an oxidizing composition in the second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Frédéric Legrand
  • Patent number: 7651535
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is the use, for dyeing in particular human keratin materials, of a specific direct anthraquinone dye by dry thermal transfer. Its subject is furthermore a method for dyeing keratin materials, in which at least one direct anthraquinone dye contained in a dry composition is applied to or close to the keratin materials, and a source of heat is applied, causing the thermal transfer of the direct dye(s) at the surface and/or inside the keratin materials. It relates furthermore to the dry composition and a method for preparing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Grégory Plos, Luc Gourlaouen, Jean-Dominique Bazin De Bezons
  • Patent number: 7651534
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for the non-oxidizing aqueous direct dyeing of keratin materials, for example, human keratin fibers, such as the hair, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: (a) at least one water-soluble direct dye, and (b) at least one water-insoluble non-coloring oxygenated organic compound, present in an amount of at least 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. Also disclosed herein is a process for direct dyeing keratin fibers comprising applying said composition to the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal SA
    Inventors: Sylvain Kravtchenko, Claude Dubief
  • Publication number: 20100012018
    Abstract: Co-topo-polymeric indicator compositions and methods for making and using the same are provided. Indicator compositions of the invention include a polymer and undergo a color change, which may be reversible or irreversible, in response to an applied stimulus, e.g., temperature. Aspects of methods of producing the compositions include setting a fluid co-topo-polymeric precursor composition into a solid product and then subjecting the solid product (either immediately or after a delay period) to polymerizing conditions to produce the desired indicator composition. Also provided are indicator devices that include the indicator compositions of the invention. The compositions of the invention find use in a variety of different applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Hans O. Ribi
  • Patent number: 7645304
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is the use, for dyeing in particular human keratin materials, of a specific direct azomethine dye, by dry thermal transfer. Its subject is furthermore a method for dyeing keratin materials, in which at least one direct azomethine dye contained in a dry composition, is applied to or close to the keratin materials, and a source of heat is applied, causing the thermal transfer of the direct dye(s) at the surface and/or inside the keratin materials. It relates furthermore to the dry composition and a method for preparing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Grégory Plos, Luc Gourlaouen, Jean-Dominique Bazin De Bezons
  • Publication number: 20100000031
    Abstract: Dye concentrate comprising at least one polyisobutene derivative composed of at least one hydrophobic block (X) and at least one hydrophilic block (Y) as component A and at least one dye as component B and also a dye concentrate which, as well as components A and B, comprises at least one polyolefin as component C1 and/or at least one solvent as component C2, production of the dye concentrates, coloration of polymeric materials by contacting the polymeric materials with the dye concentrates of the present invention, colored polymeric compositions composed of at least one dye concentrate of the present invention and at least one polymeric material, fibers, films, packaging, moldings composed of the colored polymeric composition of the present invention, the use of the dye concentrates of the present invention for coloration of polymeric materials, and also the use of polyisobutene derivatives composed of at least one hydrophobic block (X) and at least one hydrophilic block (Y) as an auxiliary for migration-res
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Basf SE
    Inventors: Claudia Sierakowski, Ulrich Karl, Jaques Tesse, Karin Fischl, Michael Faber
  • Patent number: 7625412
    Abstract: Present invention is related to oxidative hair coloring composition comprising yogurt powder for improving combability of hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: KPSS-Kao Professional Salon Services GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Noecker, Frank Golinski, Frank Hermes, Ina Braeutigam
  • Patent number: 7621966
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for treating keratin materials, for example, keratin fibers, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one electrophilic monomer and at least one pigment and/or at least one filler that have been surface-treated beforehand with at least one organic agent, wherein the at least one surface-treated pigment and/or the at least one surface-treated filler are not chosen from micas coated with titanium and with at least one organic pigment. Also disclosed herein is a process for treating keratin fibers comprising applying such a composition to the keratin fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Gaëlle Brun
  • Publication number: 20090271933
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations thereof for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The décor product is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface, and may be substantially removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. If the user desires to affix the décor product to the surface in a permanent or semi-permanent manner, methods such as heat, pressure, emitted waves, an emitted electrical field, a magnetic field, and/or a chemicals may be used. The décor product may also be utilized in the form of a kit or in conjunction with a design device, such as a stencil, to control the application of the décor product to create, for example, a pattern on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Ketan N. Shah, Glenn R. Frazee, James F. Kimball
  • Patent number: 7611544
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of artificially coloring hair including applying to hair a composition containing at least one silicone film forming resin, at least one polysilicone polymer, and at least one hair colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Delphine Allard, David W. Cannell, Michael S. DeGeorge, Jeremy Puco, Jonathan Wright
  • Patent number: 7608115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibers, which comprises the application to the keratin fibers of a hair composition comprising at least one active agent chosen from hair dyes, oxidizing agents and cationic conditioners, followed by the application to the fibers of a heating iron whose temperature is greater than or equal to 60° C. The invention also relates to a composition comprising at least one superabsorbent polymer and at least-one active agent chosen from hair dyes, oxidizing agents and cationic conditioners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Roland De La Mettrie
  • Patent number: 7601179
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of preserving artificial color on keratin materials including applying to artificially colored keratin materials a composition containing at least one silicone film forming resin and at least one polysilicone polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Delphine Allard, David W. Cannell, Michael S. DeGeorge, Jeremy Puco, Jonathan Wright
  • Patent number: 7597719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hair coloring and hair bleaching compositions comprising at least one oxidizing agent and a specified cross linked amphoteric polymeric thickener and preferably a source of carbonate ion. The compositions surprisingly provide improved hair colorant and bleaching compositions which deliver improved lift, lightening and color delivery whilst minimizing damage which are easy to manufacture and have long shelf life stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrei Sergeevich Bureiko, Lee Arnold Schechtman, Joseph Jay Kemper
  • Patent number: 7597723
    Abstract: This invention relates to unsubstituted and polymeric leuco colorants for use as consumer product additives to indicate a product function by color change, to make attractive or distinctive visual effects, or to provide latent or delayed color generation. The colorants may be present in a stable, colorless state and may be transformed to an intense colored state upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes. Alternatively, the colorants may be transformed from one color to another color upon exposure to certain physical or chemical changes. The colored form of the unsubstituted or polymeric leuco colorant may be transient, since the colorant can revert back to its colorless form or its original color after the physical or chemical activation has been removed or changed. Polymeric leuco colorants are typically comprised of at least two components: at least one leuco chromophore component and at least one polymeric component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Patrick D Moore, Eduardo Torres
  • Publication number: 20090235468
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to new polymers which enhance the wet slipping properties of textiles and thus reduce friction during the treatment process. The polymers are produced from the reaction product of diamines with a polyoxyalkylene glycidyl ether and dicarboxylic acids. Advantageously the instant polymers are used in aqueous emulsions which may contain further additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Qian Tang, Francis Palacin
  • Patent number: 7591862
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for the oxidative or non-oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers, compositions for the simultaneously lightening and coloring of keratin fibers or compositions for the bleaching of keratin fibers, comprising an anionic acrylic thickener obtained by polymerization of (i) 5 to 95 molar percent of at least one monomer performing a weak acid function, and of (ii) 5 to 95 molar percent of at least one monomer performing a strong acid function, wherein such composition exhibits a fraction of water-soluble polymers ranging from 5 to 50 percent by weight of the total polymer, as well as the use of the above anionic acrylic thickener to thicken compositions for the oxidative or non-oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers, compositions for the simultaneously lightening and coloring of keratin fibers or compositions for the bleaching of keratin fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jürgen Schmenger, Jolanthe Kujawa, Melanie Bonn
  • Publication number: 20090223002
    Abstract: A pad-dyed or foam-dyed, pigment-colored, cellulose-based fabric that does not discolor upon chlorine bleaching of the fabric is provided. The fabric is dyed by grinding pigment colorants of a desired color to an ultra fine size and blending the grinded pigment colorants with one or more binders and, optionally, one or more additives, to form a padding paste. The padding paste is then prepared for pad dyeing or foam dyeing, and the fabric is pad dyed or foam dyed using the prepared padding paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Kenneth Kuk-Kei Wang
  • Patent number: 7582120
    Abstract: A composition and system for use in coloring hair and improving color retention properties in colored hair are described. The composition of the present invention preferably includes hair dye and a copolymer of isobutylmethacrylate and silicone grafted acrylate in isoparaffin, whereby these components are combined in an aqueous based, or alternatively, a nonaqueous based solution. The system includes the step of applying the hair coloring solution to the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Farouk Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ali D. Ghannad
  • Patent number: 7578854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dye composition comprising at least one dye, at least one nonionic surfactant, at least one cationic associative polymer, at least one fatty alcohol and at least one fatty acid ester, wherein the fatty alcohol/nonionic surfactant weight ratio is greater than 0.5 and water is present in the dye composition in an amount greater than or equal to 55% by weight. The disclosure also relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers using such a composition, and also to a multi-compartment device or kit separately containing the dye composition and an oxidizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric Legrand
  • Patent number: 7575605
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dye composition comprising at least one dye, at least one fatty alcohol, at least one fatty acid ester of glycerol, at least one ether and at least one nonionic and/or anionic surfactant; wherein the dye composition comprises water in an amount of at least 55% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. Additionally disclosed is a process for dyeing keratin fibers using such a composition, and also a multi-compartment device comprising the dye composition and an oxidizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric Legrand
  • Patent number: 7569078
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dye composition comprising water in an amount greater than or equal to 40% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, and a process for dyeing keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers, using such a composition. This dye composition additionally comprise at least one dye chosen from oxidation dye precursors and direct dyes; at least one surfactant chosen from nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants; at least one nonionic cellulose modified with at least one group comprising saturated and unsaturated, linear and branched C6-C30 hydrocarbon chains, and at least one cationic associative polymer. Also disclosed herein is a multi-compartment device or kit separately comprising the dye composition and an oxidizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric Legrand
  • Patent number: 7559958
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratinous fibers, for example, human keratinous fibers, such as the hair, comprising, in a medium appropriate for dyeing, at least one oxidation dye and at least one polymer comprising the repetition of: (i) at least one unit derived from a monomer of acrylamide type, (ii) at least one unit derived from a monomer of dialkyldiallylammonium halide type, and (iii) at least 50 mol % of at least one unit derived from a monomer of vinylcarboxylic acid type. The composition disclosed is easily and rapidly removed during the rinsing stage while retaining good rheological and dyeing properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: François Cottard, Gautier Deconinck
  • Patent number: 7559957
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising, in a medium that is suitable for dyeing, at least one oxidation dye and at least one polymer comprising a repetition of: (i) from 45 mol % to 60 mol % of at least one unit derived from a monomer of acrylamide type, (ii) at least one unit derived from a monomer of dialkyldiallylammonium halide type, and (iii) at least one unit derived from a monomer of vinylcarboxylic acid type, wherein the mole ratio of the amount of the at least one unit derived from a monomer of dialkyldiallylammonium halide type to the amount of the at least one unit derived from a monomer of vinylcarboxylic acid type is greater than or equal to 1. The composition disclosed herein makes it possible to prevent or reduce the phenomenon of static electricity at the surface of the hair, while at the same time maintaining good rheological and dyeing properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: François Cottard, Gautier Deconinck
  • Publication number: 20090175953
    Abstract: The invention provides process for making contra-soluble nano-dispersions of at most sparingly-soluble materials in a soluble carrier material comprising the steps of: (i) providing a single phase mixture of: a) a solvent or a mixture of miscible solvents, b) at least one carrier material soluble in solvent (a), said carrier material being also contra-soluble to payload material (c) and solid at ambient temperature, c) at least one a payload material which is soluble in solvent (a), and, (ii) drying the mixture to remove solvent (a) and thereby obtain the carrier material (b) in solid form with payload (c) dispersed therein as nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Doris Angus, David John Duncalf, Andrew James Elphick, Alison Jayne Foster, James Long, Steven Paul Rannard, Dong Wang
  • Patent number: 7553336
    Abstract: The present invention has for an object brightening cationic naphthalene dyes of formula (I) and colorants for keratin fibers, particularly human hair, containing these compounds
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Wella AG
    Inventors: Markus Speckbacher, Hans-Juergen Braun
  • Patent number: 7550015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dye composition comprising water in an amount of at least 40% by weight, relative to the total weight of the dye composition. The present disclosure also relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers, such as human keratin fibers, using the dye composition as disclosed herein. The dye composition also comprises at least one dye chosen from oxidation dye precursors and direct dyes; at least one surfactant chosen from nonionic and anionic surfactants; at least one hydroxyethylcelluloses; at least one fatty substance; wherein the weight ratio of the total amount of surfactants to the total amount of the at least one fatty substance is greater than or equal to 1.75; and also comprising at least one cationic associative polymer. The present disclosure also relates to a multi-compartment kit comprising a first compartment comprising at least one dye composition as disclosed herein, and a second compartment comprising at least one, oxidizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Frédéric Legrand
  • Patent number: 7550014
    Abstract: A composition for dyeing keratin fibers that contains 0.1 to 30 percent of at least one substantially pure plant dye material obtained using solvent or supercritical CO2 extraction combined with 0.01 to 5 percent of active metal in a metal or mineral salt capable of acting as a mordant as a two part hair color system. The addition of the encapsulation of one or both components allows the use of the plant dye in combination with the metal or mineral salt in a one part hair color system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Cosmetic Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erjena Greaves, Jeffrey T. Greaves
  • Patent number: 7534273
    Abstract: The present application relates to cationic pyrazolone dyes of the general formula (I), and to coloring agents for keratin fibers comprising these dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Wella AG
    Inventors: Markus Speckbacher, Hans-Juergen Braun
  • Publication number: 20090113641
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an ink for inkjet textile printing which has excellent fastnesses and causes less bleeding on a textile and to provide a low cost method for inkjet textile printing by using said ink; and relates to an ink for inkjet textile printing wherein the ink contains at least one kind disperse dye, a dispersing agent, water and at least one kind (referred to as A compound) of the compounds represented by the following formula (1): (wherein, n is an integer number of 1 to 12) and at least one kind compound (referred to as B? compound) selected from the group consisting of alkanediols having 3 to 5 carbon atoms and polypropylene glycols, as organic solvents, the total content of A compound and B? compound is 12 to 50% by weight based on the total amount of the ink, and the ratio by weight of A compound to B? compound is in the range of 5:1 to 0.7:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshiki Akatani, Yuji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7503939
    Abstract: A hair color which includes 0.5 to 8% by weight of a basic dye as a coloring agent, 0.5 to 15% by weight of a alcohol-soluble resin, 20 to 80% by weight of lower alcohol and 5 to 50% by weight of water. The hair color does not require washing of the hair immediately after being applied and enables the hair to be gradually dyed upon repeated use. The hair color can provide excellent water resistance against sweat and rain in a hot and humid period such as a summer season.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Umeno
  • Patent number: 7494515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of hair care. More specifically, the present invention relates to the conditioning of hair after it has been oxidized in a coloring, bleaching or perming treatment. Superior conditioning is obtained by providing a cationic polymer to the hair while it is subjected to the oxidizing treatment, and then the oxidized hair is subjected to a conditioning treatment with a composition comprising a functionalized silicone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrei Sergeevich Bureiko, Simon Paul Godfrey, Olivier Charles Raineau
  • Patent number: 7485157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dye composition for keratin fibers, in particular for human keratin fibers such as the hair, this composition having, in a medium suitable for dyeing, at least one cationic direct dye of given formula, and containing at least one specific cationic or amphoteric substantive polymer. The invention also relates to the dyeing processes and devices using it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Loreal
    Inventor: Christine Rondeau
  • Patent number: 7485155
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for dyeing keratinous fibers comprising applying to the keratinous fibers at least one oxidation dyeing composition which comprises at least one oxidation base and at least one aromatic coupler substituted in the meta position by two amino groups, at least one of the amino group being primary, and washing the fibers, thus colored, with at least one detergent composition comprising at least one non-ionic surfactant chosen from alkylpolyglycoside surfactants and polyglycerolated surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Boris Lalleman, Leïla Hercouet
  • Publication number: 20090019647
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. If desired, the décor product may be substantially removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. If a user desires to remove the décor product, the décor product is formulated to be removed by a number of methods including, for example, vacuuming, wet extraction, chemical application, and the like. If the user desires to affix the décor product to the surface in a permanent or semi-permanent manner, the décor product may be affixed to the surface by applying energy thereto in the form of, for example, heat, pressure, emitted waves, an emitted electrical field, a magnetic field, and/or a chemical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
  • Publication number: 20090017285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition for encapsulating or carrying a chemical and/or biological agent, comprising either a polyamine or oxirane composition or mixture thereof. The present invention also relates to a substrate at least partially coated or wrapped with the composition and a method thereof, in addition to a method of dyeing fabrics using the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Roger John Steadman
  • Patent number: 7465323
    Abstract: A storage stable dye composition having a pH of from 9 to 11, the dye composition comprising: (a) oxidation dye precursor, (b) at least 8 wt % of carbonate salt, (c) at least 2 wt. % of a fatty phase comprising fatty alcohol and quaternary conditioning agent, (d) hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, and (e) carrier, wherein the quaternary conditioning agent is present in the dye composition in an amount of at least 0.5 wt. %, and wherein the ratio of fatty alcohol to quaternary conditioning agent is 4:1 to 0.5:1. Hair coloring compositions formed from such dye compositions, as well as methods of coloring hair using such hair coloring compositions, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Van Au, Jitendra Patel
  • Patent number: 7458992
    Abstract: The present patent application relates to dye-containing pellets obtained by (a) homogeneous mixing of a starting material containing at least one natural and/or synthetic dye with a suitable carrier material and then coating with a suitable encapsulation material or (b) coating a suitable carrier material with a mixture of at least one natural and/or synthetic dye and at least one suitable encapsulation material, to the use of said pellets for preparing colorants for keratin fibers and to the colorants based on said pellets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Wella AG
    Inventors: Juergen Schmenger, Petra Braun, Wolfram Englisch