Patents by Inventor Douglas Shander

Douglas Shander 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 hair growth
    Patent number: 7727516
    Abstract: A method of reducing hair growth includes topical application of a TRPM8 and/or a TRPA1 agonist, alone or in conjunction with heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Natalia Botchkareva, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of Hair Growth
    Publication number: 20090182031
    Abstract: Mammalian hair growth is reduced by topically applying a composition including a heat shock protein inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Natalia Botchkareva, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20080195183
    Abstract: A method of reducing hair growth includes topical application of a TRPM8 and/or a TRPA1 agonist, alone or in conjunction with heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Natalia Botchkareva, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Patent number: 7345192
    Abstract: Compositions including a conjugate of ?-difluoromethylornithine can be applied topically to reduce hair growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Anwar Jardien, Roman Rariy, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Patent number: 7261878
    Abstract: A topical composition useful for reducing in hair growth includes ?-difluoromethylornithine and a dermatologically acceptable vehicle comprising at least 4% by weight of a polyoxyethylene ether having the chemical formula R(OCH2 CH2)bOH, where R is a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group including from 6 to 22 carbon atoms and b is from 2 to 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Peter Styczynski, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20070059264
    Abstract: A composition for reducing hair growth includes ?-difluoromethylomithine, an antiperspirant salt or deodorant active ingredient, and a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Gurpreet Ahluwalia, Peter Styczynski, Rajeev Passi, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20070032781
    Abstract: The growth of hair can be reduced by heating the skin sufficiently to retard hair growth but without altering the hair growth cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: James Henry, Hsing-Mei Wu, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Patent number: 7160921
    Abstract: Mammalian hair growth can be reduced by topical application of an inhibitor of fatty acid metabolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Cheng Shine Hwang, James P. Henry, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Methods and devices for rejuvenating skin
    Publication number: 20060237021
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for rejuvenating the skin of a subject, e.g., a human. The methods include moving a blade across a skin region of the subject. The skin region, for example, can include predominantly vellus hairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Gordon Guay, Natalia Botchkareva, Gurpreet Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20060134048
    Abstract: A method of reducing hair growth includes topical application of a heat shock protein inhibitor and/or a compound that promotes apoptosis in conjunction with heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Shander, James Henry, Hsing-Mei Wu, Natalia Botchkareva, Gurpreet Ahluwalia, Mark Trumbore
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20060067903
    Abstract: Compositions including a conjugate of ?-difluoromethylomithine can be applied topically to reduce hair growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Anwar Jardien, Roman Rariy, Gurpreet Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Patent number: 7015349
    Abstract: Compositions including a conjugate of ?-difluoromethylornithine can be applied topically to reduce hair growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Anwar Jardien, Roman Rariy, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20050249685
    Abstract: Mammalian hair growth is reduced by topically applying a composition including a heat shock protein inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Natalia Botchkareva, Gurpreet Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20050112075
    Abstract: Mammalian hair growth is reduced by applying an agonist of prostaglandin DP-receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Cheng Hwang, Gurpreet Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20040198821
    Abstract: Mammalian hair growth can be reduced by topical application of an inhibitor of fatty acid metabolism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Cheng Shine Hwang, James P. Henry, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20040192778
    Abstract: Compositions including a conjugate of &agr;-difluoromethylornithine can be applied topically to reduce hair growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Anwar Jardien, Roman Rariy, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20040141935
    Abstract: Hair growth can be reduced by topical application of a composition including an emulsion and a compound that inhibits hair growth. The emulsion (1) is prepared using a phase inversion procedure, (2) includes droplets having an average size of from 10 nm to 150 nm, (3) includes droplets sufficiently small that the composition is clear, (4) is in the form of a nanoemulsion, and/or (5) is an oil-in-water emulsion in which the compound that inhibits hair growth is dissolved in the water phase and the oil phase includes glyceryl isostearate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Styczynski, Rajeev Kumar Passi, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Publication number: 20040131568
    Abstract: Mammalian hair growth can be reduced by topical application of an inhibitor of fatty acid metabolism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Cheng Shine Hwang, James P. Henry, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Reduction of hair growth
    Patent number: 6743822
    Abstract: Hair growth can be reduced using a composition including optically pure L-&agr;-difluoromethylornithine or &agr;-difluoromethylornithine including a preponderance of L-&agr;-difluoromethylornithine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Peter Styczynski, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander
  • Method of reducing hair growth employing sulfhydryl active compounds
    Patent number: 6743419
    Abstract: A method of reducing the rate of mammalian hair growth includes topically applying a composition containing a sulfhydryl reactive compound to the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Douglas Shander, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Diana Marks-Del Grosso