Patents Represented by Attorney Milton L. Honig

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  • Silky feel cosmetic emulsion chassis based on glycerin and chemically modified starch
    Patent number: 7361363
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition is provided which includes a high level of glycerin, a chemically modified starch which is preferably a hydroxypropyl di-starch phosphate or an acetylated di-starch adipate, and a crystalline gel structurant comprising a surfactant and co-surfactant, the structurant having an enthalpy ranging from about 2 to about 15 Joule per gram. The composition has a silky sensory feel and exhibits a positive normal force, preferably ranging from about +0.5 to about +5 grams. The glycerin to chemically modified starch is present in a weight ratio ranging from about 100:1 to about 2:1. Advantageously, the composition has a SkiCon Value ranging from about 10 to about 80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Roy Barrow, Michael Charles Cheney, Brian John Dobkowski, Christy Ann Bridges
  • Venting closure
    Patent number: 7357266
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a venting closure that reduces the amount of headspace in a container. The venting closure has a patch that changes the location and reduces the size of the vent opening. Accordingly, the vent closure enables a container which has a vent opening to holds more product without having to expand the size of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward John Giblin, Jaimee Terese Simone
  • Silky feel cosmetic emulsion chassis
    Patent number: 7351417
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition is provided which includes a high level of glycerin, a copolymer which is preferably a C10-C18 acrylates crosspolymer, and a crystalline gel structurant comprising a surfactant and co-surfactant, the structurant having an enthalpy ranging from about 2 to about 15 Joule per gram, wherein the composition has a normal force of from about +5 to about +50 grams thereby achieving a silky sensory feel on skin, the glycerin to copolymer being present in a weight ratio ranging from about 350:1 to about 10:1. Advantageously, the composition has a SkiCon Value ranging from about 10 to about 80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Roy Barrow, Quynh Pham, Michael Charles Cheney, Brian John Dobkowski, Alexander Lips, Prem Chandar
  • Process for manufacture of personal care products utilizing a concentrate water phase
    Patent number: 7351749
    Abstract: A process which may be continuous is provided for manufacture of personal care product compositions. The process involves feeding a first water phase which is a concentrate containing most if not all water soluble ingredients of the composition into a blending tube. A second phase which can be oily or aqueous and a third water phase, the latter being essentially pure water, are also fed into the blending tube. All of the phases are transported through the tube at a flow rate of about 5 to about 5,000 lbs./minute and at a pressure of about 10 to about 5,000 psi. Preferably the tube leads into a homogenizer such as a sonolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Anthony Divone, Walter Anthony Biercevicz, Joseph James Regan, Christy Ann Bridges, Kimberly Ann Priest, Matthew Jungblut
  • Equipment for production of cotton swabs
    Patent number: 7334621
    Abstract: A process and equipment for manufacture of a swab article is provided wherein a stick is placed onto a conveyor, adhesive is applied to one or both ends of the stick, a portion of cotton coil is attached to the adhesive bearing end, and a shaper bar or similar means forces the cotton to assume a teardrop profile by applying force parallel to the stick, wherein the shaper bar or similar means moves in a direction perpendicular to the stick at a different rate of speed than that of the stick. Differences in the rate of speed reduce tailing of cotton normally associated with drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Liam Anthony Murray
  • Cosmetic composition
    Patent number: 7332152
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition is provided comprising vitamin B6, vitamin B3 and an organic acid. The components of the composition interact synergistically to enhance skin lightening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Vibhav Ramrao Sanzgiri, Simone Dosu Sethna, Shivani Kiran Shah, Pushker Sona
  • Hydroentangled textile and use in a personal cleansing implement
    Patent number: 7331090
    Abstract: A non-woven hydroentangled textile is described formed in cross-section with a central area of low mass fiber density surrounded on both sides by areas of higher mass density. Further, a personal cleansing article is described wherein the hydroentangled textile is associated with a personal cleansing composition that includes a lathering surfactant. The composition is deposited onto, impregnated into or at least is partially enclosed by the textile. Also described is a process for producing the textile involving feeding into a hydroentangling unit a loose random assembly of fibers both above and below a fibrous screen modifying textile substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco
    Inventors: Paul Roland Bergquist, Shauna Mary Lagatol, Jesus Antonio Urbaez, David Robert Williams, Gregory Aaron Grissett, Filomena Augusta Macedo
  • Fibrous toilette article
    Patent number: 7320953
    Abstract: A cleansing article is provided which includes a fibrous web of continuous network bonded fibers and a solid or semi-solid foamable composition joinably penetrating the web. The web has a first and second major surface each being on opposite faces of the web. The composition and web are present in a relative weight ratio ranging from about 30:1 to about 2000:1. At least a major portion of the first major surface of the web preferably being exposed above the foamable composition, and a majority of surfaces defining an exterior of the article are formed of the foamable composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Aaron Grissett, Diane Marie Keenan, Filomena Augusta Macedo, David Robert Williams
  • Personal care compositions with glycerin and hydroxypropyl quaternary ammonium salts
    Patent number: 7282471
    Abstract: A personal care composition is provided formulated with glycerin and a moisturization enhancing agent which is a salt of structure AB, wherein A is a cationic charged component, B is an anionic charged component, and A has at least one quaternized nitrogen atom and at least two hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight no higher than about 400.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Bijan Harichian, Richard Loren McManus, Megan Kathleen Hurley, Philip Edward Miner, Prem Chandar, Stephen Roy Barrow
  • Packaged fibrous toilette article and process
    Patent number: 7279450
    Abstract: A cleansing article and process for manufacture is provided, the article being a solid or semi-solid foamable composition joinably penetrating a fibrous web, the combination being molded and held for sale to consumers in a single use disposable sealed plastic receptacle. The receptacle includes indicia printed onto or associated with the plastic receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Filomena Augusta Macedo, Gregory Aaron Grissett, Diane Marie Keenan, David Robert Williams, Michael Clarke
  • Skin exfoliating tool and kit
    Patent number: 7255704
    Abstract: A skin exfoliating tool and kit is provided wherein the tool includes an applicator wand and a drying tray. The wand features a gripping handle, a platform projecting circumferentially outward from the handle and a pliable pad attached to the platform. The wand nests in the drying tray, the latter being formed with a cavity for receiving the pad, the cavity being defined by a floor and an open mouth. The tray has at least one drainage orifice adjacent the floor. The kit incorporates the exfoliating tool in combination with a skin exfoliating composition that is formulated with abrasive particles in a carrier vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristen Shay Hogan, Kathleen Marie Hefferle, Peter John Tuite, Andre Marie Puleo, Gina Marie Pisa
  • Bottle for laundry liquids
    Patent number: D547194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Michael Masotta, Stuart Harvey Lee, Gareth Frederick Jones, Humberto Garcia-Ruiz, Richard Paul McNabb, Lindsay Noelle Krembs
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D549578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: William Haze Maffeo, Gareth Frederick Jones, Richard Paul McNabb
  • Cap
    Patent number: D553983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Christopher Bunce, William John Davis, Carl Edward Fordham, John David Lamb, Alexander James Peacop, Zoe Iris Margaret Trevett
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D555000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Christopher Bunce, William John Davis, Carl Edward Fordham, John David Lamb, Alexander James Peacop, Zoe Iris Margaret Trevett
  • Toothpaste
    Patent number: D555829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Ilaria Faravelli
  • Cotton swabs travel kit
    Patent number: D555895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Lalier, Mary Margaret Sheridan
  • Carton for dispensing personal care articles
    Patent number: D558046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Okin, Wayne Molinare
  • Jar
    Patent number: D562142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Christopher Bunce, William John Davis, Carl Edward Fordham, John David Lamb, Alexander James Peacop, Zoe Iris Margaret Trevett
  • Carton for dispensing personal care articles
    Patent number: D563219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Okin, Wayne Molinare