Patents Assigned to division
  • Tooth shade guide
    Patent number: 6354835
    Abstract: A tooth shade guide device and package combination comprises a device frangibly attached to the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Anna Maini
  • High speed graphics fill of liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 6356266
    Abstract: A method is provided for increasing the speed at which a graphics image is displayed on a raster, such as in a liquid crystal display. The method incorporates off-line created look-up tables which are stored in memory means associated with a graphics processor unit. Thus, real time calculations are reduced resulting in a faster graphics image response time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignees: Universal Avionics Systems Corporation, Instrument Division L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventor: James E. Strickling, III
  • Cosmetic compositions containing substituted amine derivatives
    Patent number: 6355686
    Abstract: Cosmetic methods and compositions containing selected substituted secondary amine aromatic compounds. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved feel, and prevent shine and stickiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Bajor, David Joseph Pocalyko
  • Hair care compositions and method for depositing swollen polymer particles onto hair
    Patent number: 6355233
    Abstract: A hair care composition which comprises (a) one or more polymer systems in the form of discrete particles, wherein said particles are swollen with a non-aqueous solvent; and (b) water or a hydroalcoholic solution carrier, are described. A method for treating hair which comprises contacting said hair with compositions of the invention is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Robert Bergmann, John Edward Wydila, Paul Howard Neill, Loralei Marie Brandt, Joanne Crudele, Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel, Christophe Michel Finel, Walter Thomas Gibson, Roger Michael Lane
  • Cosmetic compositions containing substituted iminodibenzyl or fluorene derivatives
    Patent number: 6355687
    Abstract: Cosmetic methods and compositions containing selected iminodibenzyl or fluorene derivatives. When used for skin or hair care, the inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved feel, and prevent shine and stickiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Bajor, David Joseph Pocalyko
  • Liquid detergent composition
    Publication number: 20020028755
    Abstract: A liquid detergent composition comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem Robert Van Dijk, Theresia Maria Olsthoorn, Marja Ouwendijk, Johannes Cornelis Van De Pas
  • Detergent compositions
    Publication number: 20020028759
    Abstract: A detergent tablet of compacted particulate composition which has a pair of opposite faces spaced apart from each other and joined by a peripheral surface of the tablet, wherein the tablet has a first region which provides a first part of a said face and a second region which provides an adjoining part of the face with a discontinuity at the junction of the said parts of the face; and apparatus adapted to make such a tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter William Appel, Jelles Vincent Boskamp, Christophe Michel Joyeux, Marcel van der Kraan, Henning Wagner
  • Quick lock mount
    Publication number: 20020026817
    Abstract: An assembly and method for installing a cylinder lock. The assembly includes a mounting member having a defined opening therein, and an adapter having an internal bore adapted to receive the cylinder lock therein. The adapter has a plurality of outwardly extending projections and the mounting member has latch members adapted to inter-engage the projections. For installation, the adapter is oriented in a first position and inserted into the opening of the mounting member, and then is rotated to engage the prongs and latch members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Norment Security Group, Inc., a Delware Corporation Airteq Division
    Inventor: Dwight S. Greer
  • Lactobacillus containing product
    Publication number: 20020028269
    Abstract: A method to produce a food product comprising non-viable Lactobacillus bacteria, wherein the Lactobacillus bacteria are added in such a way that no substantial fermentation of the food product by said Lactobacillus will take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Lipton, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Cornelis Theodorus Verrips
  • Cosmetic compositions containing substituted amide derivatives
    Publication number: 20020028224
    Abstract: Cosmetic methods and compositions containing selected substituted amide aromatic compounds. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved feel, and prevent shine and stickiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Bajor, David Joseph Pocalyko
  • Cosmetic compositions containing substituted iminodibenzyl or fluorene derivatives
    Publication number: 20020028804
    Abstract: Cosmetic methods and compositions containing selected iminodibenzyl or fluorene derivatives. When used for skin or hair care, the inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved feel, and prevent shine and stickiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Bajor, David Joseph Pocalyko
  • Detergent compositions
    Patent number: 6352968
    Abstract: There is provided a detergent composition comprising one or more surfactants and a compound capable of binding to colored substances which may occur as stains on fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Convents, Cornelis Theodorus Verrips
  • Use of complexes for the preparation of compositions for the treatment of sensitive skin, preparation process and hypoallergenic compositions
    Patent number: 6352698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least two compounds chosen from components having an a) anti-radical, b) anti-inflammatory and c) anti-allergic activity for the preparation of a composition exhibiting at least two of the a), b) and c) activities intended for the treatment of sensitive and/or allergic skin. It also relates to a process for the preparation of such compositions and to the compositions thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer France, SAS, ROC Division
    Inventors: Dominique Castelli, Gerd Ries, Laurence Friteau, Elisabeth Bousigniere, Laurent Fredon
  • Method for applying fragrance to a dryer sheet
    Patent number: 6352969
    Abstract: A process for applying relatively volatile or heat sensitive ingredients, such as perfume, to fabric dryer sheets minimizes the loss of the ingredients to the atmosphere or through degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Kevin Schnaudigel, Françoise Fredericks, Daniel Joseph Fox, Robert Ahart, John Lovas, David Van Blarcom, Kristina Marie Neuser
  • Method for reducing dye fading of fabrics in laundry bleaching compositions
    Publication number: 20020023303
    Abstract: A method of reducing dye fading of fabrics in laundry bleaching compositions is provided, comprising contacting stained fabric, in a wash liquor, with a bleaching composition that comprises a specified bleach catalyst. The bleach catalyst comprises a ligand which forms a complex with a transition metal, the complex catalysing bleaching of stains by atmospheric oxygen, and the composition is substantially devoid of peroxygen bleach or a peroxy-based or —generating bleach system. The bleaching composition provides effective bleaching performance on fabric stains without causing unacceptable dye damage or dye fading of the fabrics after repeated washes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Paul Chapple, Jane Ann Jones, John Lloyd, Rob Thijssen, Simon Marinus Veerman
  • Cosmetic compositions containing substituted sulfonamide derivatives
    Publication number: 20020025332
    Abstract: Cosmetic methods and compositions containing selected substituted sulfonamide aromatic compounds. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved feel, and prevent shine and stickiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Steven Bajor, David Joseph Pocalyko
  • Trocar system and method of use
    Publication number: 20020026207
    Abstract: A trocar system including a cannula and an obturator assembly being at least partially insertable through the cannula. The obturator assembly including a housing, a penetrating tip disposed at a distal end, an elongated shield including a guard extending from a shaft are movable relative to the penetrating tip, and a latch mechanism disposed generally within the housing. The latch mechanism facilitates changing the configuration of the obturator assembly between a fixed-shield orientation, wherein at least a portion of the guard is maintained to extend at least partially distal of the penetrating tip to prevent puncturing of tissue by the penetrating tip, to a non-fixed shield orientation whereby upon application of force to the distal end of the obturator assembly, the guard and penetrating tip are permitted to move relative one another to facilitate puncturing of tissue by the penetrating tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: United States Surgical Corporation, a division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP.
    Inventors: Gene Stellon, David C. Racenet, Ralph A. Stearns, Adam Lehman
  • Shampoo compositions
    Patent number: 6350441
    Abstract: Hair conditioning shampoo compositions are provided which contain a combination of conditioning agents including emulsified silicones, cationic polymers and certain fatty acid polyesters of polyols. Suitable fatty acid polyesters are sucrose pentalaurate, sucrose tetraoleate, sucrose pentaerucate, sucrose tetraerucate, sucrose tetrastearate, sucrose pentaoleate, sucrose octaoleate, sucrose pentatallowate, sucrose trirapeate, sucrose tetrarapeate, sucrose pentarapeate, sucrose tristearate and sucrose pentastearate, and mixtures thereof. The compositions give improved hair conditioning benefits, especially to hair which has been damaged, e.g. through environmental exposure or harsh mechanical or chemical treatments such as heat styling, perming or bleaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Christopher David Giles, Frances Ann Ellis, Andrew Malcolm Murray, Matthew Leslie Pearce, Pamela Eileen Red
  • Autophobic hair spray composition comprising film forming resin, propellant, and autophobic hair spray additive
    Patent number: 6350433
    Abstract: A single-phase autophobic hairspray composition containing 0.5% to 10% by weight of a film-forming hairspray resin; 10% to 60% by weight of a binary mixed propellant system; 0.01% to 1.0% by weight of an autophobic silicone hairspray additive; and 10% to 25% by weight water, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Melanie Ruth Ashton, Llyr Glyndwr Griffiiths, Anthony Moretta
  • Towelette dispensing package
    Patent number: D454015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Okin, Mark Dziersk