Patents Assigned to SurfaTech Corporation
  • Patent number: 8636991
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of functionalized glycerin based polymers that have been designed to have very specific substitution patterns, herein referred to as regio-specific substitution (RSS). The properties of these polymers can be controlled and tuned by judicial control of the polymerization conditions, specifically by employing the use of mono-functional monomers. This polymer will has “compartments” of solid and liquid pendant group domains if the proper pendant groups are chosen. This unique multi-dimensional, high definition polymer will have very unique physical properties, including unique shear and flow behaviors. These polymers will provide outstanding and unique skin feels when used in cosmetic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas George O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8623969
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of glycerin based polymers that have been designed to have very specific substitution patterns, herein referred to as regiospecific substitution (RSS). The attachment of terminal mono-functional silicone polymers engineered polyesters of glycerin results in heretofore unrecognized products. The unique properties include lower surface tension, better spreadability and a dry skin feel, all of which cannot be attained without the use of a terminal silicone. Incorporation of silicone into the terminal position requires a very specific synthesis regime to establish the sought after regiospecificity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Surfatech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas George O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8623342
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric citrate esters that has very unique rheology properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film and flow properties. These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel and outstanding waterproof properties in cosmetic formulations most notable sunscreens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8617527
    Abstract: The current invention is drawn to a series of citrate esters having alkyl groups and a silicone groups esterified onto citric acid. This results an outstanding skin feel, making outstanding waterproofing and emollient properties when applied to skin. A required critical element of the invention is that both the silicone and the alkyl material be mono functional with regard to hydroxyl functionality. If either group has more than mono functionality, they will react with the citric acid (which has three carboxyl groups) to give undesired polymers. The ability to vary the ratio of alkyl to silicone results an ability to alter skin feel and consequently provide the cosmetic formulator with more latitude in choosing ingredients for incorporation into formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin A. O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8613912
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a series of silicone/organic polymers with tunable ascetics, solubility, film formation and performance in cosmetic formulation. These novel polymers are designed with the three different hydroxyl containing monomers in the polyester. One is a siliphillic (silicone loving) and the other a oleophillic (oil loving) and the last hydrophilic (water loving). It is critical for there to be all three types of monomers linked together in a single polymer in order to make polymers in which solubility, spreadability, surface tension and film hardness can be altered for different cosmetic applications. When these groups are present a polymer there is a wide range of variation possible, making these polymers formulator friendly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas George O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8591873
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of silicone containing polymeric glyceryl esters that have two different molecular weight ester chains, one solid and one liquid, which when combined into a single molecule make a polymer that is solid, but has very unique flow properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film (provided by the solid fatty group) and flow properties, (provided by the liquid fatty group). These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas G. O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8580999
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of citrate ester emulsifiers that are effective in making water in oil (regular emulsions) and oil in water (invert emulsions). In addition to being outstanding emulsifiers, these emulsifiers provide unique solubility, liquidity and outstanding feel when applied to the skin, making them highly desirable in cosmetic emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas G. O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8496918
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric glyceryl esters that have two different molecular weight ester chains, one solid and one liquid, which when combined into a single molecule make a polymer that is solid, but has very unique flow properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film (provided by the solid fatty group) and flow properties, (provided by the liquid fatty group). These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas G. O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8471047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of mixed esters of glycerin esters having two distinct alkyl groups present thereon. One is a low melting product, having a melting point of below 70° C. and the other having a melting point of above 90° C. The presence of the two different melting point groups on the glycerin results in a modification of the hardness, spredability and aesthetics of the resulting mixed ester. This ability to alter hardness and skin aesthetics makes the products of the present invention useful in personal care products ranging as additives to pigmented products to minimize syneresis, to stick products alter the hardness, shrinkability and aesthetics of the stick, to pressed powders where they act to modify the compressability of the powders to which they are added as well as the feel achieved when they are applied to the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Surfatech Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin A. O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8465730
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a series of polyesters with tunable ascetics and skin conditioning properties for use in cosmetic formulation, specifically sun screening formulations in which the performance is improved by a synergistic effect between the sunscreening actives and the polyester. These novel polyglycerol polyesters are designed to be multidimensional. The physical properties and aesthetics of the current invention can be tuned rapidly by controlling the ratio of fatty groups, as well as the cross-linker used. The resulting polyglycerol polyesters have outstanding aesthetics and physical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas G. O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 8377457
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric glyceryl esters that have two different molecular weight ester chains, one solid and one liquid, which when combined into a single molecule make a polymer that is solid, and crosslinked by dimer acid. These products have very unique skin feel and water proofing properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film (provided by the solid fatty group) and flow properties, (provided by the liquid fatty group). These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8367861
    Abstract: The present invention has as its objective a series of citrate polyesters that have based upon guerbet alcohols reacted with citric acid, and crosslinked by diols. These polymers have a very low viscosity when one considers the molecular weight, and are ideally suited to personal care applications due to their unique feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8277787
    Abstract: The present invention has as its objective a series of citrate polyesters that have based upon guerbet alcohols reacted with citric acid, and crosslinked by water soluble diols, resulting in polymers with improved water solubility. These polymers have a very low viscosity when one considers the molecular weight, and are ideally suited to personal care applications due to their unique feel delivered from aqueous solution or emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8273841
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric citrate esters that have unique liquidity, and outstanding feel when applied to the skin. The polymers of the present invention are made by polymerizing citrate mono and di fatty esters with a hydroxypropyl functional silicone to provide a polymer with a very low surface tension and outstanding skin feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Surfatech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8273796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of polymeric compounds having specific quaternized amine based upon a dimer acid reacted with a combination of a monohydroxy functional amine and a specific di-hydroxy functional tertiary alkanolamine, to make an ester tertiary amine, which is a subsequent step is converted to a quaternary compound. Dimer acid is a C-36 diacid having a cyclic structure and reacting it with the two type of amine groups allow for the synthesis of a high molecular weight cationic compound which is extremely substantitive to human skin and are well tolerated by human tissue making them suitable for use preparation of barrier products for personal care applications. These materials are dimethylaminopropyl amine free, which is highly desirable in personal care applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8273920
    Abstract: The surfactants of this invention are quaternary ammonium compounds based upon 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol. These surfactants, not only decrease the surface tension of aqueous systems, but by virtue of the cationic nitrogen containing moiety have outstanding substantivity for hair, skin and textile fibers, lacking in the parent non-ionic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8268766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of polyglycoside derivatives that are (a) polymeric (that is cross linked with hydroxypropyl linkages) and (b) contain additional functional groups including alkoxy, sulfate, sulfonate, quaternary and phosphate groups, and (c) sorbitan esters to increase oil solubility and provide outstanding emulsifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Surfatech Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8192726
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric citrate esters that have two different molecular weight ester chains, one solid and one liquid, which when combined into a single molecule make a polymer that is solid, but has very unique flow properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film (provided by the solid fatty group) and flow properties, (provided by the liquid fatty group). These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel and outstanding waterproof properties in cosmetic formulations most notable sunscreens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8182796
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric citrate esters that have two different molecular weight ester chains, one solid and one liquid, which when combined into a single molecule make a polymer that is solid, but has very unique flow properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film (provided by the solid fatty group) and flow properties, (provided by the liquid fatty group). These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel and outstanding waterproof properties in cosmetic formulations most notable sunscreens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Surfatech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8158114
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of water soluble polymeric citrate esters that have two different molecular weight ester chains, one solid and one liquid, which when combined into a single molecule make a polymer that is solid, but has very unique flow properties. These materials find applications as additives to aqueous, hydroalcoholic or emulsion formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film (provided by the solid fatty group) and flow properties, (provided by the liquid fatty group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Surfatech Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. O'Lenick, Andrew J. O'Lenick, Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.