Patents Represented by Attorney Shiela Loggins
  • Patent number: 8071078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care or cosmetic compositions that contain a blend of at least 2 microencapsulated colorants that produces a natural, textured tone effect. A method for cosmetic treatment comprises application of such personal care or cosmetic compositions onto at least a part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: S. Todd Elder, Christina Ligia Andrianov
  • Patent number: 7504084
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for converting silica to polysilicate gels or hydrogels by combining an aqueous silica source with a CO2 feed stream as the gel initiator, whereby the reaction stream is propelled at high velocity and turbulence maintaining the CO2 uptake rate in the reaction stream. The invention also relates to a process for converting silica to polysilicate by pre-carbonating water at pressures of equal to or greater than 100 psig before initiating the polysilicate reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Walter N. Simmons, Walter J. Simmons