Patents by Inventor Dominic Pratt

Dominic Pratt 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).

  • Publication number: 20020029429
    Abstract: A storage stable, re-usable hair coloring composition comprising: (a) an oxidizing agent; and (b) an oxidative hair coloring agent; wherein the pH of each of (a) and (b) is in the range of from about 1 to about 6 and wherein the combined mixture of (a) and (b) has a pH in the range of from about 1 to about 5 and wherein both (a) and (b) are capable of being stored at low pH, either separately, or, once mixed, for at least 1 month at room temperature and wherein the resultant color delivered to the hair (Delta E) is up to about 75%, preferably up to about 85%, more preferably up to about 90% and most preferably up to about 95% of the total color delivered to the hair (Delta E) from a mixture of (a) and (b) on mixing. The products are storage stable and re-usable and can provide excellent hair coloring and in-use efficacy benefits in combination with improved color retention potential after storage at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: LOUIS CARLOS DIAS, JAMES CHARLES DUNBAR, DOMINIC PRATT
  • Patent number: 6309426
    Abstract: A hair coloring composition present in a single package suitable for direct application to the hair wherein the hair coloring mixture comprises: a) an oxidising agent; and b) an oxidative hair coloring agent; and wherein the combined mixture of a) and b) has a pH in the range of from about 1 to about 5 and wherein the resultant color delivered to the hair (Delta E), after at least about 1 month of storage at room temperature, is up to about 75%, preferably up to about 85%, more preferably up to about 90% and most preferably up to about 95% of the total color delivered to the hair (Delta E) from a mixture of a) and b) on application. The products are storage stable, re-usable and can provide both excellent hair coloring and in-use efficacy benefits as well as improved color development potential after storage at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Louis Carlos Dias, James Charles Dunbar, Dominic Pratt