Patents by Inventor Donald W. Rick

Donald W. Rick 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: 7022316
    Abstract: Topically applicable, non-pilling UV-photoprotecting cosmetic/dermatological sunscreen compositions, advantageously alcoholic sunscreen gels, well suited for UV-photoprotecting human skin and/or hair against the damaging and deleterious effects of ultraviolet irradiation, contain an effective amount of at least one UV-A and/or UV-B screening agent and an effective non-pilling amount of an acrylates/C12-22 alkylmethacrylate copolymer, preferably a tetrapolymer of methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate and cetyl-eicosinyl methacrylate, formulated into a topically applicable, cosmetically/dermatologically acceptable vehicle, diluent or carrier therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Angelike A. Galdi, Isabelle Hansenne, Donald W. Rick
  • Publication number: 20040166070
    Abstract: Topically applicable, non-pilling UV-photoprotecting cosmetic/dermatological sunscreen compositions, advantageously alcoholic sunscreen gels, well suited for UV-photoprotecting human skin and/or hair against the damaging and deleterious effects of ultraviolet irradiation, contain an effective amount of at least one UV-A and/or UV-B screening agent and an effective non-pilling amount of an acrylates/C12-22 alkylmethacrylate copolymer, preferably a tetrapolymer of methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate and cetyleicosinyl methacrylate, formulated into a topically applicable, cosmetically/dermatologically acceptable vehicle, diluent or carrier therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: SOCIETE L'OREAL S.A.
    Inventors: Angelike A. Galdi, Isabelle Hansenne, Donald W. Rick
  • Patent number: 6436376
    Abstract: Topically applicable cosmetic/dermatological compositions well suited for both effective and SPF-enhanced UV-photoprotection of human skin, hair and/or scalp, most preferably packaged as spray delivery systems, contain (a) an effective UV-photoprotecting amount of at least one UV-A and/or UV-B sunscreen, most notably the sunscreen avobenzone, and (b) an amount of the copolymer tricontanyl PVP effective to statistically significantly enhance the SPF value of said at least one UV-A and/or UV-B or avobenzone sunscreen, formulated into (c) a topically applicable, cosmetically/dermatologically acceptable vehicle, diluent or carrier therefor; the subject compositions optionally contain a thus-effective amount of an artificial/sunless tanning agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Societe L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Isabelle Hansenne, Donald W. Rick
  • Patent number: 6436377
    Abstract: Topically applicable cosmetic/dermatological compositions well suited for both effective and SPF-enhanced UV-photoprotection of human skin, hair and/or scalp, most preferably packaged as spray delivery systems, contain (a) an effective UV-photoprotecting amount of at least one UV-A and/or UV-B sunscreen, most notably the sunscreen avobenzone, and (b) an amount of the interpolymer PVP/dimethiconylacrylate/polycarbamyl/polyglycol ester effective to statistically significantly enhance the SPF value of said at least one UV-A and/or UV-B or avobenzone sunscreen, formulated into (c) a topically applicable, cosmetically/dermatologically acceptable vehicle, diluent or carrier therefor; the subject compositions optionally contain a thus-effective amount of an artificial/sunless tanning agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Societe L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Isabelle Hansenne, Donald W. Rick
  • Patent number: 6432389
    Abstract: Topically applicable cosmetic/dermatological compositions well suited for the UV-photoprotection of human skin, hair and/or scalp, contain (a) an effective UV-photoprotecting amount of at least one UV-A and/or UV-B sunscreen and (b) an amount of a methyl methacrylate crosspolymer effective to, on application of the composition, reduce the greasiness/diffusion and improve the dryness thereof, formulated into (c) a topically applicable, cosmetically/dermatologically acceptable vehicle, diluent or carrier therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Societe L'Oreal
    Inventors: Isabelle Hansenne, Donald W. Rick