Patents Assigned to Care Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5968507
    Abstract: A method for removing nits (e.g., lice eggs) from hair which comprises the application of a water-based enzyme composition to the hair, whereby the water-based enzyme composition is capable of causing swelling and/or biodegrading of the complex organic structure that cements nits to the hair to facilitate the subsequent physical removal of the nits from the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Care Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry F. Upton
  • Patent number: 5547665
    Abstract: A method for removing nits (e.g., lice eggs) from hair which comprises the application of a water-based enzyme composition to the hair, whereby the water-based enzyme composition is capable of causing swelling and/or biodegrading of the complex organic structure that cements nits to the hair to facilitate the subsequent physical removal of the nits from the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Care Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry F. Upton