Patents Examined by Eisa Elhilo
  • Patent number: 9237993
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for gradually coloring hair comprising the steps of: a) applying an air oxidation haircolor composition to hair; b) removing the air oxidation haircolor composition from the hair directly after application; and c) repeating a set comprising the steps a) and b) in multiple spaced intervals. The air oxidation haircolor composition can include: 1) at least one primary oxidation dye intermediate; 2) at least one aromatic triol; and 3) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Combe Incorporated
    Inventors: Jack T. Massoni, Padmaja Prem
  • Patent number: 9233057
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinone direct dyes of formula (I) below, organic or mineral acid or base salts thereof, tautomeric forms, optical isomers or geometrical isomers thereof and/or solvates thereof: and also to the use thereof for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair. The invention also relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising such direct dyes in a suitable dyeing medium. Similarly, a subject of the present invention is a process for dyeing keratin fibers, using the said dye composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Stephane Sabelle
  • Patent number: 9233058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a specific chelating agent. The object of the present invention is a substantially water free bleaching and/or highlighting composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a polyhydroxy carboxylic acid and/or its salt as a chelating agent. Suitable and most preferred is gluconic acid and its salts especially mono valent cation salts such as sodium, potassium and ammonium salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Anja Aechtner
  • Patent number: 9233059
    Abstract: Present invention relates to an aqueous oxidizing composition with improved stability. The object of the present invention is an aqueous composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent, salicylic acid and/or its salts and either acetaminophen or oxyquinoline and/or its salts and having a pH between 1 and 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Sandra Schmelz
  • Patent number: 9233060
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of specific heterocyclic couplers which are 7-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives of formula (I) for dyeing keratin fibers such as the hair in which formula (I): R1 to R6, Ra to Rc and X are as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventor: Aziz Fadli
  • Patent number: 9226883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to direct dyes of azomethine type of formula (I) below; and also to the use thereof for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair. The invention also relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising such direct dyes in a suitable dyeing medium. Similarly, a subject of the invention is a process for dyeing keratin fibers using the said dye composition, and also a device comprising the same. Finally, the present invention also relates to precursors of these direct dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Stephane Sabelle, Madeleine Leduc
  • Patent number: 9226879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for dyeing human keratin fibers such as the hair, in foam form, comprising at least one alkaline agent, at least one oxidizing agent, at least one oxidation dye precursor and at least one nonionic surfactant of formula (I) R—0—(CH2—CH2—0)n—H (I) in which R represents a linear or branched C10-C18 alkyl or alkenyl radical, n represents a number ranging from 10 to 15. The invention also relates to a process for dyeing human keratin fibers using this composition. A subject of the invention is also a device for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising the composition of the invention in liquid form and a foam dispenser for delivering the composition in the form of a foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Gautier Deconinck, Luc Nicolas-Morgantini
  • Patent number: 9220927
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a hair dyeing composition comprising an anionic sugar surfactant which delivers long lasting colouration to human hair. The object of the present invention is an aqueous hair dyeing composition comprising one or more hair direct dyes and at least one anionic sugar surfactant. Suitable and particularly preferred anionic sugar surfactant is lauryl glucose carboxylate and its alkali metal salts such as sodium and potassium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Normen Lipinski, Michael Molenda
  • Patent number: 9220671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye composition comprising at least four oxidation dye precursors, including at least one oxidation base chosen from suitably selected pyrazolopyridines and diamino-N,N-dihydropyrazolone derivatives and at least one coupler chosen from suitably selected cationic 3,5-diaminopyridines and 4-aminoindoles, 5-amino-6-chloro-2-methylphenol, 6-hydroxybenzomorpholine, 2-methyl-5-hydroxyethylaminophenol and 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine, and also to the dyeing process using this composition. The present invention makes it possible in particular to obtain a composition for dyeing keratin fibers that is suitable for use in oxidation dyeing and that can produce colorations in varied shades, which are strong or chromatic, powerful, aesthetic, sparingly selective, and resistant to the various attacking factors to which the hair may be subjected, such as shampoo, sweat, permanent reshaping and light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Ascione, Jean-Baptiste Saunier, Anne-Marie Couroux, Delphine Allard, Valérie Nicou
  • Patent number: 9217223
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a method for preparing and/or treating a fluid and/or moister absorbing basic material (1), illustrated as a textile soft material, to form an allergen or allergens impregnated material (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick Johan Olof Ermes Mannius Zu Dem Berge
  • Patent number: 9198851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising: —one or more keratin fiber conditioning agents; —one or more polymers of formula (I): in which: —Z1 represents a divalent group —CH2-T or -T-CH2—; T denoting an oxygen or sulfur atom, or a group chosen from the groups N(R2), N(R2)—C(O), C(O)—N(R2), S—(CO), (CO)—S, O—(CO) and (CO)—O; —Z2 represents a group OR1 or R8—CH2—NR3R4; —Z3 represents a group OR5 or R6; —p1 is equal to 1; —p2 is equal to 0 or 1; —R2 and R3, which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a group R7; R1, R5, R6, R7 and R8, which may be identical or different, represent a C1-C6 and preferably C1-C2 alkyl group; and R4 represents a C1-C6 and preferably C1-C2 alkyl group, or a C5-C6 and preferably C6 cycloalkyl group such as cyclohexyl; R3 and R4 may optionally form, with the nitrogen atom that bears them, a 5- to 8-membered heterocycle comprising from 1 to 3 heteroatoms; —W represents a divalent polymer chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Gregory Plos, Anne Bouchara, Patrice Lerda
  • Patent number: 9200386
    Abstract: A method of forming color change fiber, comprises preparing polymer base material and preparing color changeable material; mixing said polymer base material and said color changeable material with a weight percentage ratio; loading said mixed said polymer base material and said color changeable material into a melting apparatus; forming polymer fiber by spinning, weaving process, wherein said polymer fiber is color changeable when sunlight irradiates on said polymer fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kuo-Ching Chiang, Mei-Ling Lo
  • Patent number: 9192556
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an agent for coloring keratinic fibers comprising, in a cosmetic carrier (a) at least one compound of formula (I) and (b) at least one fatty acid triglyceride. The present disclosure also provides a method of using such an agent to produce increased shine, an intense color result with improved fastness properties, or reduced selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Gabriele Weser, Claudia Kolonko
  • Patent number: 9193870
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1) wherein Q1 and Q2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, A is the radical of a monoazo, polyazo, metal complex azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, formazan or dioxazine chromophore, X is halogen, 3- or 4-carboxypyridin-1-yl, or 3- or 4-carbamoylpyridin-1-yl, Y is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a group removable under alkaline conditions, and q is the number 1 or 2, are suitable for dyeing and printing cellulosic or amide-group-containing fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Georg Roentgen, Jean-Christophe Graciet, Rainer Hildebrand, Laszlo Fekete, Marie Schmidlin, Hubert Jean-Luc Christnacher
  • Patent number: 9192555
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dye composition comprising at least one oxidation dye precursor; at least one polycondensate of ethylene oxide and of propylene oxide having the structure (A) below: H—(O—CH2—CH2)a—(O—CH(CH3)—CH2)b—(O—CH2—CH2)a?—OH ??(A), in which a and a? range from 2 to 150 and b ranges from 1 to 100, and at least one non-oxyalkylenated mono- or polyglycerolated nonionic surfactant. The weight ratio of the non-oxyalkylenated mono- or polyglycerolated nonionic surfactant to the polycondensate of formula (A) ranges from 1 to 20. Also disclosed is a method for dyeing hair, comprising mixing the composition with a composition comprising an oxidizing agent, and applying the resultant mixture to hair. Further disclosed is a two-compartment device, the first compartment containing the composition, and the second compartment containing a composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Caroline Goget, Katia Dutheil-Gouret, Ludivine Masselin
  • Patent number: 9186309
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an agent for coloring keratinic fibers comprising, in a cosmetic carrier, (a) at least one compound of formula (I), and (b) at least one fatty acid diester of an alkanediol. The present disclosure also provides a method of using such an agent to produce increased shine, an intense color result with improved fastness properties, or reduced selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Gabriele Weser, Claudia Kolonko
  • Patent number: 9180076
    Abstract: A hair coloring composition comprises an N-PEG amide of a fatty acid and an N-ethoxylated alkyl amine. Also provided are a kit comprising the hair coloring composition and an activator, and an activated hair coloring composition obtainable by mixing the hair coloring composition in a 1:1 ratio by weight with an activator comprising from 2% to 15% by weight hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Herb UK Limited
    Inventors: Raoul John Perfitt, Cicely Andrea Ruth Carimbocas
  • Patent number: 9173831
    Abstract: Agents for treating keratin-containing fibers, in particular human hair, are provided. The agents comprise, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, (a) at least one amphiphilic cationic polymer comprising respectively at least one structural unit of the formulae (I) to (IV), as provided herein, and (b) at least one copolymer comprising at least one structural unit of formula (A1) and at least one structural unit of formula (A2), as provided herein, the use of said agent for temporarily styling hair and for hair care, in particular as an aerosol hairspray or an aerosol hair mousse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Diane Metten, Bernd Richters, Rene Scheffler
  • Patent number: 9173821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising the use of one or more metal catalysts chosen from transition metal salts and rare-earth metal salts, and mixtures thereof and a composition (I) comprising at least 10% by weight of one or more fatty substances different from fatty acids, one or more oxidation dyes and one or more oxidizing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Henri Samain, Leïla Hercouet, Marie Giafferi, Alain Lagrange, Marie Mignon
  • Patent number: 9173828
    Abstract: An agent for treating keratinous fibers, in particular human hair, containing in a cosmetically acceptable carrier (a) at least one amphiphilic, cationic polymer, comprising in each case at least one structural unit of formulae (I) to (IV), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X1, X2, A1, and A2 are defined as in the 1st claim, and (b) at least one copolymer comprising at least one structural unit of formula (A1), at least one structural unit of formula (A2), and at least one structural unit of formula (A3), wherein R1, R3, and R7 independently of each other stand for a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 stands for a (C1 to C4) alkyl group, R4 stands for a hydroxy (C2 to C6) alkyl group. Additionally, use of the agent for temporary shaping of hair and for hair conditioning, in particular as an aerosol hairspray or aerosol hair mousse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Diane Metten, Bernd Richters, Rene Scheffler