Patents Examined by Thurman N. Page
  • Modulating body/cranial hair growth with lipoxygenase/cyclooxygenase inhibitors
    Patent number: 5928654
    Abstract: The loss of body/cranial hair is promoted and/or its growth is slowed/prevented by topically and/or systemically administering to an individual in need of such treatment respectively effective amounts at least one lipoxygenase inhibitor and at least one cyclooxygenase inhibitor, or alternatively, an effective amount of an active agent that is both a lipoxygenase inhibitor and a cyclooxygenase inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Societe L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Albert Duranton
  • Hair and body treatment composition
    Patent number: 5419896
    Abstract: The aqueous hair and body treatment composition, containing 0.001 to 0.1 percent by weight hinokitol and 0.01 to 0.1 percent by weight heliotropin, has excellent germ inhibiting or germ killing action, is well tolerated physiologically and can be used alone or in combination with additional fragrant components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Wella Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rudolf Bimczok, Thomas Stiehm
  • Cosmetic composition in the form of a compacted powder containing hollow microspheres of a thermoplastic synthetic material
    Patent number: 5219561
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition in the form of a compacted powder contains charges or pigments, or both, and hollow microspheres of a thermoplastic synthetic material having a specific mass ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 g/cm.sup.3 and having a size less than 30 .mu.m, the composition being free of acyl lysine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Didier Gagnebien, Beatrice Defossez
  • Dosage forms comprising polymers comprising different molecular weights
    Patent number: 5208037
    Abstract: A dosage form is disclosed comprising a wall surrounding a compartment, which comprises a first composition comprising a carboxymethylcellulose and a second composition comprising a higher molecular weigh carboxymethylcellulose. The first composition comprises a dosage amount of drug that delivers from the dosage form at a controlled rate over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: ALZA Corporation
    Inventors: Jeri D. Wright, Brian L. Barclay, David R. Swanson
  • Periodate iodophor composition with increased stability
    Patent number: 5116623
    Abstract: A germicidal iodophor composition is disclosed having improved long term stability, by controlling the pH of the composition and supplementing the elemental iodine with a source of periodate. The present invention comprises an iodophor composition comprising periodate and having a pH of about 4.5 or below. Processes for making the iodophors, as well as methods for killing bacteria on a substrate using these germicidal iodophor compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Mohammad A. Khan, John F. Moellmer