Patents by Inventor Cindy Minnix

Cindy Minnix 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).

  • REDUCTION OF SALTINESS WITH SWEETENERS
    Publication number: 20070082061
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions for bowel cleansing that have improved palatability through the inclusion of a sweetener, such as a chlorinated sucrose isomer. The invention also provides methods of reducing the saltiness of an orally consumed substance, including phosphate salt and PEG/salt bowel cleansers, through the use of a sweetener. Utilizing a sweetener including Sucralose to reduce the saltiness of a substance unexpectedly contradicts the conventional belief that sweeteners amplify saltiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Nelson Ayala, Cindy Minnix, Michael Caswell
  • Self-indicating cosmetic composition
    Patent number: 6309655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic composition comprising a self-heating component, self-indicating disintegrating granules comprised of water-insoluble polymer and a colorant, which gives users indications of the length of time the composition has been applied and the degree of mixing when in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Andrew Jergens Company
    Inventor: Cindy Minnix