Patents by Inventor Gavin William Kirby

Gavin William Kirby 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).

  • Method of capturing and stabilising thiols
    Patent number: 11491087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of capturing and stabilising volatile thiol malodour generated on the human skin, comprising steps of: i) contacting the human skin with a substrate, ii) absorbing said thiol into the substrate, and iii) reacting said thiol with a thiol-capture agent. The invention also relates to a method of quantifying said thiol, a method of assessing the deodorizing performance of a cosmetic composition on the human skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Susan Bates, David Mark Haddleton, Rachel Alice Hand, Gavin William Kirby, Ezat Khoshdel
  • METHOD OF CAPTURING AND STABILISING THIOLS
    Publication number: 20210052471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of capturing and stabilising volatile thiol malodour generated on the human skin, comprising steps of: i) contacting the human skin with a substrate, ii) absorbing said thiol into the substrate, and iii) reacting said thiol with a thiol-capture agent. The invention also relates to a method of quantifying said thiol, a method of assessing the deodorizing performance of a cosmetic composition on the human skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Susan BATES, David Mark HADDLETON, Rachel Alice HAND, Gavin William KIRBY, Ezat KHOSHDEL
  • SWEAT MAPPING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210007655
    Abstract: A method for mapping sweat production from the human skin, said method comprising the application of a polydiacetylene (PDA) prepared from a derivative of a conjugated diynoic acid having at least 18 carbon atoms, wherein the PDA changes colour when exposed to sweat, but does not change colour when exposed to pure water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Tammie Rose Barlow, Susan Bates, David Mark Haddleton, Ezat Khoshdel, Gavin William Kirby