Patents Assigned to Clairol Incorporated
  • Conditioning shampoo compositions containing cationic gum derivative and polyamine condensation product as sole conditioning agents
    Patent number: 5047177
    Abstract: A conditioning shampoo composition consisting essentially of an anionic surfactant, a cationic gum derivative, a polyamine condensation product, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventor: Joseph Varco
  • Compositions containing nitroaniline dyes having a carbamide substituent group
    Patent number: 5042988
    Abstract: The novel hair dye compositions containing a compound of the formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 which may be identical or different, are hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, polyhydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkoxyalkyl aminoalkyl and dialkylaminoalkyl, each alkyl group and each alkoxy group having from about 1 to about 6 carbons and R.sub.5 is hydrogen or alkyl containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms are disclosed. More specifically, the present invention concerns the inclusion of such compounds of formula I in hair dye compositions as direct dyes, and especially the novel compound 4-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-3-nitrobenzamide. The compounds, some of which are novel, provide a yellow dye base for the hair dyeing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventor: James S. Anderson
  • Skin coloring and sunscreening compositions containing indoles and M-nitro alkoxybenzenes
    Patent number: 5037640
    Abstract: Compositions containing selected indoles and m-nitro alkoxybenzenes are useful for imparting a tan coloration to the skin while concurrently functioning as sun screening compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas M. Schultz, George Serban, Alexander C. Chan
  • Chlorites as oxidants in hair coloring
    Patent number: 5032138
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for oxidative hair dyeing utilizing a chlorite salt as the oxidizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Leszek Wolfram, Thomas Schultz, Alice Mayer, Keith Brown
  • Alginate hair setting compositions
    Patent number: 5030443
    Abstract: An aqueous hair setting composition having reduced tendency of flaking from the hair containing an alginate hair setting resin and a polymer having in a monomer unit at least one carboxylic acid moiety, said compositions preferably being in the form of an aerosol composition that produces a stable mousse upon delivery from the aerosol container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Varco, Janusz Jachowicz
  • Halide containing quaternary ammonium salts as hair conditioning agents
    Patent number: 5030756
    Abstract: Process for conditioning human hair by treatment with selected quaternary ammonium halides, compositions useful for such processes and noval quaternary halides useful in the processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas M. Deppert, Janusz Z. Jachowicz
  • Nitroaniline dyes with a cyano substituent group
    Patent number: 5024673
    Abstract: The novel dye compound ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different are hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl polyhydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkoxyalkyl and amino alkyl, the alkyl group and the alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbons, and R.sub.3 is a compatible substituent group, for example, hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, hydroxylalkyl and halogen. The dye compound is especially useful in hair dye compositions containing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuh-Guo Pan, Lana Hochman
  • Substituted N-aryl pyrroles in oxidative hair dye compositions
    Patent number: 5019130
    Abstract: The coloring of human hair and other keratinaceous substrates can be carried out efficiently using compositions containing certain N-aryl pyrroles as dye couplers or developers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventor: Lawrence A. Flood
  • Composition for coloring skin and method
    Patent number: 5015263
    Abstract: A composition for coloring skin comprising a carrier containing an alcohol component consisting of an aromatic alcohol, an aliphatic alcohol or mixtures thereof and certain certified acid dyes, said composition having an acid pH equal to or less than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Linda Albrecht, Leszek J. Wolfram
  • Nitroso compounds as direct dyes
    Patent number: 5000755
    Abstract: 4-nitroso anilines and cosmetically acceptable salts thereof are employed as direct dyes. Compositions for dyeing keratin fibers and containing said 4-nitroso anilines and an alkalizing agent are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventor: James S. Anderson
  • Organic synthesis
    Patent number: 4980505
    Abstract: The conversion of ortho-hydroxylated Mannich bases to the corresponding methylated compounds, e.g., cresols, can be effectively carried out using a novel hydrogenation technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuh-Guo Pan, Lana L. Hochman
  • Nitroaniline dyes with a cyano substituent group
    Patent number: 4980158
    Abstract: The novel dye compound ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different except that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are not simultaneously hydrogen, are hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl polyhydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkoxyalkyl and amino alkyl, the alkyl group and the alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbons, and R.sub.3 is a compatible substituent group, for example, hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy hydroxyalkyl and halogen. The dye compound is especially useful in hair dye compositions containing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuh-Guo Pan, Lana Hochman
  • Processes for coloring and/or conditioning hair
    Patent number: 4975092
    Abstract: A process for coloring and/or conditioning hair using modified primary intermediates and/or a modified coupler containing a hydrophobic group or a group containing a cationic site amenable to reaction with an anionic surfactant; novel modified primary intermediates and modified couplers also being disclosed as well as novel synthetic methods for making these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexander C. Chan, Yuh-Guo Pan, Leszek J. Wolfram
  • Skin tanning composition and method
    Patent number: 4968497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of imparting a controlled tanning of skin by treating the skin with an aqueous medium containing melanin or a precursor of melanin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Leszek Wolfram, Alexander C. Chan, Thomas M. Schultz, Bryan P. Murphy
  • Indole-aldehyde hair dyes
    Patent number: 4932977
    Abstract: Combined indole-aldehyde compositions for dyeing natural fibers, particularly for coloring human hair, are taught wherein the combined indole-aldehyde composition is either preformed or reacted in site on the natural fiber under acidic conditions. A method employing said compositions is also taught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventor: Thomas M. Schultz
  • Novel dyeing system
    Patent number: 4921503
    Abstract: Substituted 3-aryl amino-indoline-2-ones, produced by the reaction of certain isatins and amines are among a group of compounds useful as hair colorants. The hair itself appears to function as a dye-formation promoter, so that no oxidative reagents are needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: James S. Anderson, Thomas M. Schultz
  • Process for applying reflective particles to hair
    Patent number: 4915935
    Abstract: A composition of matter for depositing reflective particles on hair, said composition comprising solid reflective particles dispersed in a moderately fast-breaking foam, said foam being suitable for application to the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: John F. Corbett, Girish V. Patel
  • Aerosol hair setting composition containing an alginate
    Patent number: 4913893
    Abstract: An aqueous aerosol composition containing an alginate that is useful as a hair setting mousse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph J. Varco, Gabriela M. Wis-Surel, Janusz Jachowicz
  • Process and composition for dyeing hair utilizing an anionic polymeric/cationic polymer complex
    Patent number: 4911731
    Abstract: A process and composition for dyeing hair involving the precipitation of an anionic polymeric dye by means of a cationic polymer preferably in the presence of a surfactant and particularly an amphoteric surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Norman P. Loveless, Leszek J. Wolfram, Keith C. Brown
  • Coloring hair with aminoalkyl-or aminohydroxyalkyl-catechols
    Patent number: 4904274
    Abstract: A process for coloring hair in which a functional metal ion and aminoalkyl or aminohydroxyalkyl catechols are used in combination or applied sequentially to dye the hair rapidly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Clairol Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas M. Schultz, Leszek J. Wolfram, Keith C. Brown, Giuseppe Prota