Patents by Inventor Christine Anderson

Christine Anderson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9180083
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a personal care composition comprising: a personal care composition comprising a particle complex consisting of a hydrolyzed corn starch, a starch/cellulose polymer, a hydrogenated phospholipid, and gum arabic; and an aqueous carrier. The personal care composition is suitable for delivery as a sprayable composition which provides volumizing, hair fixing, and conditioning as a leave-on treatment. The present invention is also directed to a method for forming a particle complex wherein the complex provides volumizing, hair fixing, and conditioning benefits when applied to hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ELC Management LLC
    Inventors: John Michael Bohen, Amy Christine Anderson-Gaber, Anita Marie Grahn
  • Publication number: 20140220131
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a personal care composition comprising: a personal care composition comprising a particle complex consisting of a hydrolyzed corn starch, a starch/cellulose polymer, a hydrogenated phospholipid, and gum arabic; and an aqueous carrier. The personal care composition is suitable for delivery as a sprayable composition which provides volumizing, hair fixing, and conditioning as a leave-on treatment. The present invention is also directed to a method for forming a particle complex wherein the complex provides volumizing, hair fixing, and conditioning benefits when applied to hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: John Michael Bohen, Amy Christine Anderson-Gaber, Anita Marie Grahn
  • Publication number: 20140219944
    Abstract: A method for forming a large particle complex comprising the steps of combining a hydrolyzed corn starch polymer, a starch/cellulose polymer, a hydrogenated phospholipid, and gum arabic in a cosmetically acceptable carrier to form a premix composition; heating said premix to about 85° C. for about 15 minutes; and cooling the composition to room temperature. The particle complex is useful as a component of a sprayable composition which provides volumizing, hair fixing, and conditioning as a leave-on treatment for human hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: John Michael Bohen, Amy Christine Anderson-Gaber, Anita Marie Grahn
  • Patent number: 8239874
    Abstract: Focusing electronic mail messages in a list of messages. Category information is received for classifying particular e-mail messages or senders of the messages in the list of e-mail messages according to a category. The method also includes setting a status data associated with each of the particular messages. The status data indicates the category classified by the user. A first instruction is received from the user for focusing the particular messages according to the category. The particular messages having the status data therewith in the list are focused collectively without altering a preexisting order of the messages in the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, Omar Shahine, Erez Kikin-Gil, Sara Liu Yang, Tyler Schnoebelen, Nancy Jane Bell, Wendy Chan, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Sandra Hirsh
  • Patent number: 7954714
    Abstract: A process of MICR and non-MICR electrostatic magnetic imaging of two independent electrostatic latent images including (a) forming a first electrostatic latent image in a MICR printing apparatus; (b) developing the first electrostatic latent image by contacting the first electrostatic latent image with a MICR toner to produce a developed MICR toner image; (c) transferring the developed MICR toner image onto a check; (d) forming a second electrostatic latent image in a non-MICR printing apparatus; (e) developing the second electrostatic latent image by contacting the second electrostatic latent image with a non-MICR toner to produce a developed non-MICR image; (f) transferring the developed non-MICR toner image to the check; (g) fusing the MICR toner image and the non-MICR toner image to the check, wherein a fuser oil is supplied to the check during fusing; (h) coating the check having fused developed MICR toner image and non-MICR toner image with an aqueous coating comprising a polymer and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, Alexander Vakov, T Brian McAneney, Kurt I. Halfyard, Santokh S. Badesha
  • Patent number: 7913551
    Abstract: A tire pressure gauge with a valve cap wrench is disclosed. A bore at one end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to grip and remove a valve cap mounted on a valve stem of a tire. A port at the other end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to measure air pressure in a tire. The measured air pressure may be displayed on a display on the tire pressure gauge. The cap wrench may have a collet to hold a valve cap and a switch to tighten and loosen grip on a valve cap. The cap wrench may also have a plunger to push a valve cap out of the tire pressure gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Measurement Ltd.
    Inventor: Christine Anderson Bucknell
  • Patent number: 7910275
    Abstract: Embodiments include a chemical toner composition having a first resin including a styrene vinyl copolymer and having a Tg of from about 46 to about 56° C., b) a second resin including a styrene vinyl copolymer having a Tg of from about 55 to about 65° C., c) a distilled wax having a heat of crystallization and a heat of enthalpy, both from about 1.0 to about 4.0 J/g for every weight percent of the wax used in the chemical toner composition, and wherein the wax has a peak melting point of from about 70 to about 99° C., and d) a colorant, wherein the chemical toner has a gloss of from about 30 to about 80 GGU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Raj D. Patel, David J. Sanders, Christine Anderson, Allan K. Chen, Daryl W. Vanbesien, Patricia A. Burns
  • Publication number: 20100229640
    Abstract: A tire pressure gauge with a valve cap wrench is disclosed. A bore at one end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to grip and remove a valve cap mounted on a valve stem of a tire. A port at the other end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to measure air pressure in a tire. The measured air pressure may be displayed on a display on the pencil gauge. The cap wrench may have a collet to hold a valve cap and a switch to tighten and loosen grip on a valve cap. The cap wrench may also have a plunger to push a valve cap out of the pencil gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Measurement Limited
    Inventor: Christine Anderson Bucknell
  • Patent number: 7721592
    Abstract: A tire pressure gauge with a valve cap wrench is disclosed. A bore at one end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to grip and remove a valve cap mounted on a valve stem of a tire. A port at the other end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to measure air pressure in a tire. The measured air pressure may be displayed on a display on the pencil gauge. The cap wrench may have a collet to hold a valve cap and a switch to tighten and loosen grip on a valve cap. The cap wrench may also have a plunger to push a valve cap out of the pencil gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Measurement Ltd.
    Inventor: Christine Anderson Bucknell
  • Publication number: 20090271735
    Abstract: Providing a user interface (UI) on a web page. A toolbar section is defined on the web page. The web page includes a content section being different and separate from the toolbar section, and the content section displays additional content of the web page. One or more groups are specified to include one or more action controls associated therewith. Each of the specified groups has a group identifier associated therewith. The one or more action controls are displayed according to the specified groups in the toolbar section of the web page. Each of the one or more displayed action controls includes properties associated therewith, and the included properties define at least one of the following: a name of the action control, a link of the action control, the group identifier of the action control, and a classification identifier of the action control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, Sara Liu Yang, Erez Kikin-Gil, Sandra Hirsh, Tyler Schnoebelen, Wendy Chan, Nancy Jane Bell, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Jackie Sandoval
  • Publication number: 20090142692
    Abstract: Provided are a latex process and a toner process, both of which include the preparation of a latex having weight average molecular weight of from about 12×103 to about 24×103. The latex is manufactured under monomer-starved polymerization condition such as monomer feeding rate equal to or less than 0.516% per minute by weight of the monomer(s) to be fed. The toners prepared according to the present disclosure have gained improved properties such as gloss, fusing performance, crease performance, stripping performance, document offset, vinyl offset, and parent charging etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daryl Vanbesien, Karen A. Moffat, Emily L. Moore, Kimberly D. Nosella, David J. Sanders, Christine Anderson, Cuong Vong
  • Publication number: 20090107229
    Abstract: A tire pressure gauge with a valve cap wrench is disclosed. A bore at one end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to grip and remove a valve cap mounted on a valve stem of a tire. A port at the other end of the tire pressure gauge may be used to measure air pressure in a tire. The measured air pressure may be displayed on a display on the pencil gauge. The cap wrench may have a collet to hold a valve cap and a switch to tighten and loosen grip on a valve cap. The cap wrench may also have a plunger to push a valve cap out of the pencil gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: MEASUREMENT LIMITED
    Inventor: Christine Anderson Bucknell
  • Patent number: 7524602
    Abstract: Provided are a latex process and a toner process, both of which include the preparation of a latex having weight average molecular weight of from about 12×103 to about 24×103. The latex is manufactured under monomer-starved polymerization condition such as monomer feeding rate equal to or less than 0.516% per minute by weight of the monomer(s) to be fed. The toners prepared according to the present disclosure have gained improved properties such as gloss, fusing performance, crease performance, stripping performance, document offset, vinyl offset, and parent charging etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daryl Vanbesien, Karen A. Moffat, Emily L. Moore, Kimberly D. Nosella, David J. Sanders, Christine Anderson, Cuong Vong
  • Patent number: 7522869
    Abstract: A process of MICR and non-MICR electrostatic magnetic imaging of two independent electrostatic latent images including forming a first electrostatic latent image in a MICR printing apparatus; developing the first electrostatic latent image by contacting the first electrostatic latent image with a MICR toner to produce a developed MICR toner image; transferring the developed MICR toner image onto a check; forming a second electrostatic latent image in a non-MICR printing apparatus; developing the second electrostatic latent image by contacting the second electrostatic latent image with a non-MICR toner to produce a developed non-MICR image; transferring the developed non-MICR toner image to the check; and fusing the developed MICR toner image and the developed non-MICR toner image to the check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, T Brian McAneney, Kurt I. Halfyard, Edward G. Zwartz, Gordon Sisler
  • Publication number: 20090089381
    Abstract: Distinguishing electronic mail (e-mail) messages for a user. An e-mail inbox is provided to include one or more e-mail messages therein. A first section of the inbox is specified. The first section includes a set of the one or more messages, and the set of the one or more messages is indicative of an unknown status. An second section of the inbox is provided, and the second section includes the remaining set of the one or more messages. The remaining set of the messages is indicative of a known status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, Omar Shahine, Erez Kikin-Gil, Sara Liu Yang, Tyler Schnoebelen, Nancy Jane Bell, Wendy Chan, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Sandra Hirsh
  • Publication number: 20090089798
    Abstract: Focusing electronic mail messages in a list of messages. Category information is received for classifying particular e-mail messages or senders of the messages in the list of e-mail messages according to a category. The method also includes setting a status data associated with each of the particular messages. The status data indicates the category classified by the user. A first instruction is received from the user for focusing the particular messages according to the category. The particular messages having the status data therewith in the list are focused collectively without altering a preexisting order of the messages in the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, Omar Shahine, Erez Kikin-Gil, Sara Liu Yang, Tyler Schnoebelen, Nancy Jane Bell, Wendy Chan, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Sandra Hirsh
  • Publication number: 20080242324
    Abstract: Described is a technology directed towards providing a single page of data that when rendered (e.g., on a mobile device) displays combined content from multiple endpoints (e.g., corresponding to different messaging participants). Interaction with the page facilitates communication back to each endpoint. Bidirectional communication logic such as a messaging application provides the interactive page as a user interface. Content corresponding to each conversation is displayed in a separate area, which may include an interactive mechanism (e.g., a text input area and send mechanism) for sending a message to the messaging participant associated with that conversation. When content changes (e.g., following a page refresh), a change indication may be provided, such as by displaying a notification banner, and/or by changing the appearance (e.g., color) of changed message content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Adam Smuga, Andre Oliver Michael Mohr, Sandra G. Hirsh, Lu Ge, Christine Anderson, Zen Fan
  • Publication number: 20080075507
    Abstract: A process of MICR and non-MICR electrostatic magnetic imaging of two independent electrostatic latent images including a) optionally pre-treating a blank check with a wax-based coating comprising an aqueous polyethylene wax emulsion; (b) forming a first electrostatic latent image in a MICR printing apparatus; (c) developing the first electrostatic latent image by contacting the first electrostatic latent image with a MICR toner to produce a developed MICR toner image; (d) transferring and optionally fusing the developed MICR toner image onto a check; (e) forming a second electrostatic latent image in a non-MICR printing apparatus; (f) developing the second electrostatic latent image by contacting the second electrostatic latent image with a non-MICR toner to produce a developed non-MICR image; (g) transferring the developed non-MICR toner image to the check; (h) fusing the developed MICR toner image and the developed non-MICR toner image to the check, wherein a fuser oil is supplied to the check during fusing
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, T Brian McAneney, Kurt I. Halfyard, Edward G. Zwartz, Gordon Sisler
  • Publication number: 20080069613
    Abstract: A process of MICR and non-MICR electrostatic magnetic imaging of two independent electrostatic latent images including (a) forming a first electrostatic latent image in a MICR printing apparatus; (b) developing the first electrostatic latent image by contacting the first electrostatic latent image with a MICR toner to produce a developed MICR toner image; (c) transferring the developed MICR toner image onto a check; (d) forming a second electrostatic latent image in a non-MICR printing apparatus; (e) developing the second electrostatic latent image by contacting the second electrostatic latent image with a non-MICR toner to produce a developed non-MICR image; (f) transferring the developed non-MICR toner image to the check; (g) fusing the MICR toner image and the non-MICR toner image to the check, wherein a fuser oil is supplied to the check during fusing; (h) coating the check having fused developed MICR toner image and non-MICR toner image with an aqueous coating comprising a polymer and a surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, Alexander Vakov, T Brian McAneney, Kurt I. Halfyard, Santokh S. Badesha
  • Publication number: 20080059896
    Abstract: A mobile device user interface is described. Data tiles are arranged as a stack of wheels, where each wheel has one or more data tiles. One data tile from each wheel is simultaneously displayed. Up/down navigation is used to move from one wheel to another, while left/right navigation is used to spin a wheel to view the data tiles on the current wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Anderson, Darren A. Apfel, Sandra G. Hirsh, Andre Mohr, Cinthya R. Urasaki