Patents Examined by Robert E. Nasser, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6332868
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating skin conditions, which comprises applying at least two chemical substances to the skin, measuring amounts of said at least two chemical substances penetrated into the skin and calculating out the ratio between the amounts penetrated into the skin; and a kit for evaluating skin conditions, comprising a reagent containing at least two chemical substances and a measuring device of amounts of the chemical substances penetrated into the skin, wherein said at least two chemical substances are applied to the skin, amounts of said at least two chemical substances penetrated into the skin are measured by means of the measuring device, and the ratio between the amounts penetrated into the skin is calculated out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sato, Kunihiro Murata, Yasushi Shioya, Yoshiaki Fujikura