Patents by Inventor Clarence Robbins

Clarence Robbins 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).

  • Composition comprising triclocarban or triclosan
    Patent number: 6365560
    Abstract: A personal cleansing composition which comprises a. a skin cleansing effective amount of a surfactant or mixture of surfactants, b. a hydrophobic active component in quantities which brings about a perceived effect on the skin, said effect selected from the group consisting of skin conditioning, skin protection from irritants and antibacterial agents, c. a hydrocarbon containing component, and d. a cationic polymer the quantities of c and d selected so that the effect on the skin by component b is enhanced over the additive effects of c and d alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Suman K. Chopra, Janine A. Chupa, Amrit Patel, Elizabeth K. Parle-Schmitz, Clarence Robbins
  • Composition
    Patent number: 6156713
    Abstract: A personal cleansing composition which comprisesa. a skin cleansing effective amount of a surfactant or mixture of surfactants,b. a hydrophobic active component in quantities which brings about a perceived effect on the skin, said effect selected from the group consisting of skin conditioning, skin protection from irritants and antibacterial agents,c. a hydrocarbon containing component, andd. a cationic polymerthe quantities of c and d selected so that the effect on the skin by component b is enhanced over the additive effects of c and d alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Suman K. Chopra, Janine A. Chupa, Amrit Patel, Elizabeth K. Parle-Schmitz, Clarence Robbins
  • Cleaning compositions containing a cationic surfactant
    Patent number: 6156712
    Abstract: A new class of cationic surfactants are described, wherein these cationic surfactants are an ethoxylated alkyamidoalkyldialkylammonium salt and/or an ethoxylated trialkyl ammonium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Orum D. Stringer, Robert J. Heffner, Clarence Robbins, Barbara Thomas, Philip Gorlin
  • Bar composition comprising petrolatum
    Patent number: 6008173
    Abstract: A personal cleansing composition which comprisesa. a skin cleansing effective amount of a surfactant or mixture of surfactants,b. a hydrophobic active component in quantities which brings about a perceived effect on the skin, said effect selected from the group consisting of skin conditioning, skin protection from irritants and antibacterial agents,c. a hydrocarbon containing component, andd. a cationic polymerthe quantities of c and d selected so that the effect on the skin by component b is enhanced over the additive effects of c and d alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Suman K. Chopra, Janine A. Chupa, Amrit Patel, Elizabeth K. Parle-Schmitz, Clarence Robbins
  • Cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 5929024
    Abstract: A new class of cationic surfactants are described, wherein these cationic surfactants are an ethoxylated alkyamidoalkyldialkylammonium salt and/or an ethoxylated trialkyl ammonium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Orum D. Stringer, Robert J. Heffner, Clarence Robbins, Barbara Thomas, Philip Gorlin
  • Oral composition containing an anionic, a nonionic and an amphoteric surfactant system
    Patent number: 5833956
    Abstract: The invention provides a substantially nonirritating oral composition containing a surfactant system comprised of a combination of an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant and a nonesterified alkyl polyglucoside surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Philip Anthony Gorlin, Clarence Robbins, John Curtis, Richard Crawford, Ammanuel Mehreteab, Jiashi Tarng
  • Mild personal cleansing compositions containing sodium alcohol ethoxy glyceryl sulfonate
    Patent number: 5310508
    Abstract: A personal cleansing composition includes a salt, preferably sodium salt, of alcohol ethoxy glyceryl sulfonate. The preferred sodium salt of alcohol ethoxy glyceryl sulfonate has the formula: ##STR1## where R is a radical with 4 to 24 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 10. The composition may take the form of a bar, combar, syndet bar, shampoo, liquid soap, bubble bath or shower gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ravi Subramanyam, Ben Gu, Amrit Patel, Jairajh Mattai, Clarence Robbins, Jane Clarke, Tanya Clifton
  • Shampoo method and composition
    Patent number: 4731201
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of removing mono-C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 alkyl quaternary ammonium hair conditioners from the hair by washing said hair with a cleaning composition containing a C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 alketh (1-5) sulfate salt as the principal detergent and to cleaning compositions for use in the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Clarence Robbins, Charles Reich