Patents Assigned to Kao Brands Company
  • Publication number: 20110139825
    Abstract: A diaphragm bottle pump system for dispensing a personal care product includes a bottle, a pump body, and a plurality of valves. The bottle holds the product. Further, the pump body includes a lower pump body and an upper pump body that define a diaphragm chamber therebetween that is acted on by a diaphragm. A first valve allows the product to pass from the bottle to the diaphragm chamber and prevents the product from passing to the bottle from the diaphragm chamber. A second valve allows the product to pass from the diaphragm chamber to an outside of the system and prevents the product from passing to the diaphragm chamber from the outside of the system. Additionally, a third valve allows air to pass from the outside of the system to the bottle and prevents the air from passing to the outside of the system from the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KAO BRANDS COMPANY
    Inventor: Weston Richard Houghton
  • Publication number: 20110104090
    Abstract: Aqueous hair care compositions which provide hair styling, hair lightening and hair conditioning benefits are disclosed. The compositions provide hair lightening effects greater than that which would typically be achieved using hydrogen peroxide solutions alone. The compositions comprise a stabilized oxidative compound, a film-forming hair care polymer, a cationic hair care polymer, and water. The method of conditioning, styling and coloring hair utilizing the disclosed compositions is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Kao Brands Company
    Inventors: Christine Kelton, Vincent Fischer
  • Patent number: 7833288
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for applying to skin, an aqueous composition comprising one or more acid direct dyes and an organic solvent, wherein the composition has a pH of 2-6 and wherein the composition is free of anionic surfactants. The method also comprises applying the aqueous composition to the skin by spraying and further comprises rinsing the composition from skin with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kao Brands Company
    Inventors: Suzanne Dawis, Jordan M. Cordeiro, Elisabeth M. Cox, Kevin Phifer, Maggie Cantwell
  • Patent number: 7722681
    Abstract: Compositions comprising one or more acid direct dyes and an organic solvent such as propylene carbonate are described. The compositions have an oil phase content of 5 percent by weight or less. The oil phase of the compositions can include a cyclopentasiloxane and dimethiconol. The compositions can be applied to hair that has been previously dyed with an oxidative hair dye composition to restore color to the hair. The compositions can also be applied to hair that has not been previously treated with an oxidative hair dye composition. Methods of applying these compositions to hair are also described. The methods involve applying the composition to wet hair, allowing the composition to remain on the hair, and subsequently rinsing the composition from the hair with water. The hair may be treated with a conditioner before applying the compositions to the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Kao Brands Company
    Inventors: Suzanne Dawis, Vincent Fischer
  • Publication number: 20090094762
    Abstract: Compositions comprising one or more acid direct dyes and an organic solvent such as propylene carbonate are described. The compositions have an oil phase content of 5 percent by weight or less. The oil phase of the compositions can include a cyclopentasiloxane and dimethiconol. The compositions can be applied to hair that has been previously dyed with an oxidative hair dye composition to restore color to the hair. The compositions can also be applied to hair that has not been previously treated with an oxidative hair dye composition. Methods of applying these compositions to hair are also described. The methods involve applying the composition to wet hair, allowing the composition to remain on the hair, and subsequently rinsing the composition from the hair with water. The hair may be treated with a conditioner before applying the compositions to the hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: KAO Brands Company
    Inventors: Suzanne Dawis, Vincent Fischer
  • Publication number: 20090094763
    Abstract: Compositions comprising one or more acid direct dyes and an organic solvent such as propylene carbonate are described. The compositions can be applied to untreated hair or to hair that has been previously dyed with an oxidative hair dye composition to restore color to the hair. The compositions for treating hair can have an oil phase content of 5 percent by weight or less. The oil phase of the compositions can include a cyclopentasiloxane and dimethiconol. Methods of applying these compositions to hair are also described. The methods involve applying the composition to wet hair, allowing the composition to remain on the hair, and subsequently rinsing the composition from the hair with water. The hair may be treated with a conditioner before applying the compositions to the hair. The compositions can also be applied to the skin with or without rinsing to darken the skin tone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: KAO BRANDS COMPANY
    Inventors: Suzanne Dawis, Jordan M. Cordeiro, Elisabeth M. Cox, Kevin Phifer, Maggie Cantwell