Patents by Inventor Erwin Sharpe

Erwin Sharpe 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).

  • Antisebum and antioxidant compositions containing guguliped and alcoholic fraction thereof
    Patent number: 5690948
    Abstract: Gugulipid (a lipophilic ethyl acetate extract from C. mukul or C. wightii) and an alcoholic fraction of gugulipid as antisebum and/or antioxidant active in cosmetic skin care compositions and methods is disclosed. Gugulipid from C. mukul and its alcoholic fraction are capable of delivering dual benefit to the skin: controlling or preventing sebum secretion (oily skin conditions) and protecting the skin from free radical damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Elizabeth Arden Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: John Patrick McCook, Joseph Michael Corey, Peter Ladislaus Dorogi, John Steven Bajor, Helen Elizabeth Knaggs, Beth Anne Lange, Erwin Sharpe
  • Oral compositions of salicylamides and zinc salts for the synergistic inhibition of dental plaque
    Patent number: 4647452
    Abstract: A composition and method for retarding plaque are disclosed. The composition comprises a mixture of a zinc salt with a non-ring halogenated aromatic salicylamide of a specified structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Ritchey, Erwin Sharpe