Patents Examined by Isis Ghae
  • Absorbent articles providing skin health benefits
    Patent number: 6287581
    Abstract: A superior skin barrier enhancing body facing material, such as a body side liner on an absorbent article, can be made by applying, on the outer surface of the body facing material, a lipid-enriched hydrophobic composition comprising a natural fat or oil, a sterol or sterol derivative, an emulsifying surfactant, a humectant, an emollient, a wax, and a viscosity enhancer, and thereafter resolidifying the composition to form a distribution of solid composition on the outer surface of the body facing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Gerard Krzysik, David Roland Otts, Beth Anne Lange, Brenda Marie Nelson
  • Plasters containing isosorbide dinitrate
    Patent number: 6231884
    Abstract: The present invention provides plasters containing an adhesive base material which comprise , by wt % of the adhesive base material, 15-25 wt % of isosorbide dinitrate, 15-35 wt % of styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, 35-55 wt % of rosin resin, 5-20 wt % of liquid rubber, 0.1-2 wt % of antioxidant, and 0.1-5 wt % of oleic acid for transdermal application. The plasters of the present invention have excellent adhesion and stable releasing of the active ingredient from the adhesive layer after applied to the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikuni Kawaji, Masahiro Yamaji