Patents Assigned to division
  • Lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors in cosmetic compositions
    Patent number: 5595730
    Abstract: Certain combinations of lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors and specific carboxylic acids stimulate keratinocyte proliferation and collagen synthesis in skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Bartolone, Christine M. Penksa, Uma Santhanam, Brian D. Lang
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the contact of optical fibers
    Patent number: 5596672
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for placing two optical fiber ends or, one optical fiber end and another object, in contact with one another is provided. The method involves moving one of an optical fiber and an object toward one another so that they make contact with one another and apply a loading force upon one another. A load sensing device detects the loading force and provides a signal indicative of the load sensed. The invention is particularly useful for placing two optical fiber ends in contact with one another so that predetermined force applied to the optical fiber ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Fiberlign Division of Preformed Line Products (Canada) Ltd.
    Inventors: Murray R. Harman, James D. Marshall
  • Apparatus for accurately controlling moisture levels of aqueous surfactant compositions during on line processing including a cross-feed piston assembly
    Patent number: 5594340
    Abstract: An apparatus for corring aqueous surfactant composition and sampling moisture content wherein the apparatus includes a device for delivering composition to a main collection port; a device for coring the composition in the main collection port to form a sample; a device for delivering the sample into an NMR sensor area; a device for measuring moisture level of the sample in the NMR sensor area; and a device for extracting the sample from the NMR sensor area or returning the sample to a main collection port which includes a cross feed piston assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie Coyle, Kevin M. Finucane, James D. King, Harold F. Donoho, Armando De Los Santos
  • Catalyst system for combined hydrotreating and hydrocracking and a process for upgrading hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks
    Patent number: 5593570
    Abstract: A physically intermixed catalyst system comprising two distinctly different catalytic particles, the first of which is a hydrodenitrification and/or hydrodesulfurization catalyst and the second of which is a relatively active hydrocracking catalyst, wherein the catalyst particles of both catalytic components are substantially the same size, that is the effective diameter of each catalyst component is substantially the same. The catalyst system of the present invention can be layered with unmixed catalysts. The novel systems of the present invention have been found to provide surprisingly good selectivity for liquid products and stability against catalyst fouling when used in combined hydrotreating and hydrocracking applications, and can therefore be used to provide a stable catalyst system which offers even heat distribution and reactor control in such applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Chevron Research and Technology Company, A Division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad M. Habib, Philip L. Winslow, Richard O. Moore, Jr.
  • Antiperspirant materials and compositions
    Patent number: 5593663
    Abstract: Novel antiperspirant actives are amphiphilic materials which form, upon contact with perspiration, a water-insoluble liquid crystal phase of greater than one-dimensional periodicity, e.g. a cubic (three-dimensional periodicity) or hexagonal (two-dimensional periodicity) liquid crystal structure. Examples of such actives include lipids, surfactants, emulsifiers, polymer amphiphilic complexes and block copolymer surfactants which form the required liquid crystal phase upon contact with sweat. Preferably, antiperspirant compositions comprising the novel active(s) are free of conventional antiperspirant actives, especially aluminum and/or zirconium salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis J. Leng, David T. Parrott
  • Food product
    Patent number: 5593716
    Abstract: A liquid sauce, soup or gravy product having high temperature, shear and storage stability and having a smooth texture comprising an aqueous phase and an oil phase. The aqueous phase includes;(a) a dispersed phase of non-starch polysaccharide microgel; and(b) a continuous phase comprising a biopolymer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Van den Bergh Foods Co. Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ingrid A. Appelqvist, Charles R. Brown, Ian T. Norton
  • Water-in-oil dispersion
    Patent number: 5591725
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a plastic dispersion containing from 5-65 wt. % of a continuous fat phase and from 95-35 wt. % of a gelling polysaccharide containing dispersed aqueous phase, wherein the gelling polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of agar, pectin and mixtures thereof and present in a concentration exceeding the critical concentration and which aqueous phase contains further 0.004 to 10.0 wt. % of protein.We have found that the present dispersion displays essentially the same in-mouth break down behaviour as a gelatin based dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Van den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian T. Norton
  • Treatment of newborn jaundice
    Patent number: 5589504
    Abstract: Based on the discovery that the human bilirubin/phenol UDP-glucuronosyltransferase ugt1 gene complex contains an electrophile responsive element and the knowledge that the rat NADP(H):quinone reductase gene contains an electrophile responsive element, agents which at a concentration of less than 50 .mu.M double the quinone reductase specific activity of Hepa 1clc7 cells, e.g., BHT and sulforaphane, are used for the prophylaxis or treatment of newborn jaundice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignees: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a Division of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Andrew J. Dannenberg, Jayanta R. Chowdhury
  • Process for improving the corrosion resistance of stainless steel powder composition
    Patent number: 5590384
    Abstract: The present invention related to a process for improving the corrosion resistance and processability of stainless steel powder composition. The process comprises prealloying the stainless steel powder with about 1% to about 3% by weight of tin and blending the prealloyed stainless steel powder before molding with from about 0.5% to about 1.5% of an additive in particulate form consisting essentially of by weight 2 to 30% of tin and the balance consisting essentially of at least one element selected from copper and nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Ametek, Specialty Metal Products Division
    Inventor: John H. Reinshagen
  • Expression of human protein C in mammary tissue of transgenic mammals
    Patent number: 5589604
    Abstract: Recombinant protein C characterized by a high percentage of active protein can be obtained in the milk of transgenic mammals that incorporate DNAs according to the present invention. Transgenic mammals of the present invention are produced by introducing into developing embryos DNA that encodes protein C, such that the DNA is stably incorporated in the DNA of germ line cells of the mature mammals and inherited in normal, mendelian fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignees: American Red Cross, Virginia Intellectual Property Division
    Inventors: William N. Drohan, Tracy D. Wilkins, William H. Velander, John L. Johnson
  • Process for encapsulating sensitive materials
    Patent number: 5589370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved curing or hardening process for the continuous production of capsules containing a sensitive material. The process allows capsules to be formed continuously without aggregating. The process is also a contained system so that exposure to possibly harmful aerosols is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Florencio Ratuiste, Robert Ahart, David J. Lang, Liang S. Tsaur
  • Optical enclosure for high speed rotating beam deflector
    Patent number: 5589973
    Abstract: A non-rotating optical shield is generally cylindrical in shape and surrounds a rotating optical deflector to reduce airflow and optical distortion, as well as acoustic noise. A beam entrance aperture is provided in an end of the shield allowing an input beam to project onto the rotating deflector along the deflector's spin axis. The entrance aperture is sealed by a window to prevent air from being drawn into the shield by the action of the rotating optical deflector. The deflected beam exits the shield through a beam exit aperture in the side of the shield which is enclosed by an optical element. Clearances between the shield and the rotating deflector are minimal. The shield reduces temperature gradients in the surrounding air thus reducing optical distortions caused by changes in refractive indices of the deflector and surrounding air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: AGFA Division, Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg R. King, John A. Morrell, Lawrence S. Blake, Philip A. Rombult, Thomas K. Hebert
  • Scanner drive system having minimum rotational error carriage suspension
    Patent number: 5589972
    Abstract: A scanning apparatus providing separate fixed object focal planes for transmissive and reflective original documents to be scanned, wherein a scan carriage containing illumination, sensor, and optical elements is moved together to scan an original document and to obtain a digitized representation thereof. The movable scan carriage has an illumination source disposed between the reflective and transmissive object focal planes, with the object focal plane to be used selected by changing the position of one or more optical elements within the scan carriage. The scan carriage is suspended along an axis substantially parallel to a scan line of a scanned original document and passing through a point substantially coincident with the scan line, thereby minimizing variations in lighting conditions due to vibration of the scan carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: AGFA Division, Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Tellam, Mark G. Brook, Kevin J. Haded, Joseph A. Wheeler
  • Polyvinyl ether encapsulated particles
    Patent number: 5589267
    Abstract: A polyvinyl ether and paraffin wax blend is described which is useful as a coating for encapsulates which are stable in an alkaline environment and which exhibit a volume % compressibility of 20.degree. or less at 30.degree. C. The polyvinyl ether material has a formula [C.sub.x H.sub.2x O].sub.y.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Delwel, David J. Lang
  • Heat pipe defrost of evaporator drain
    Patent number: 5586441
    Abstract: A sealed, closed end heat pipe efficiently warms the drain for an evaporator so that condensation may flow unobstructed away from the evaporator in the refrigeration circuit. An evaporator end of the heat pipe is exposed to ambient air and a condenser end is located close to the drain inlet adjacent the evaporator. Thus, no external power source is required as fluid within the evaporator end is heated to vapor phase and circulates toward the condenser end, and cooled fluid from the condenser end returns to the evaporator end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Russell A Division Of Ardco, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilbert J. Wilson, Robert G. O'Neal
  • Container
    Patent number: D376758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Bradfield
  • Container
    Patent number: D376759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Bradfield
  • Clock
    Patent number: D376981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Colibri Corporation, Linden Division
    Inventors: Frederick N. Levinger, Brian LaBrecque
  • Refrigerant recovery machine
    Patent number: D377179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Promax Amprobe Division of Core Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg S. Sundheim, Brett W. Renck, Michael J. Ralph, John M. Sundheim
  • Window blind pull
    Patent number: D377287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott I. Biba