Patents by Inventor Hermes van der Lee

Hermes van der Lee 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).

  • Amino acid .beta.-lyase enzyme inhibitors as deodorants
    Patent number: 5487886
    Abstract: A deodorant composition comprising a body odor suppressing effective amount of an inhibitor of an amino acid B-lyase enzyme which catalyazes the formation of human body malodor, wherein the inhibitor is a compound of the formula NH.sub.2 --C(CH.sub.3) (COOH)--CH.sub.2 SR where R is a hydrogen, phenyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by a phenyl a hydroxy group, a benzyloxy or benzyloxycarbonyl group, a halogen or an amine group, in a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Sue B. Lyon, Clifford O'Neal, Hermes Van Der Lee, Brian Rogers
  • Amino acid .beta.-lyase enzyme inhibitors as deodorants
    Patent number: 5213791
    Abstract: A deodorant composition comprising a body odor suppressing effective amount of an inhibitor of an amino acid .beta.-lyase enzyme which catalyzes the formation of human body malodor in a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Sue B. Lyon, Clifford O'Neal, Hermes van der Lee, Brian Rogers
  • Alteration of character of male beard growth
    Patent number: 4885289
    Abstract: The rate and character of androgen-stimulated beard hair growth in intact, sexually mature males is altered by the topical application out of a dermatologically acceptable carrier of an antiandrogen material. In a preferred practice of the invention, compositions containing both a steroid 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor and a cytoplasmic androgen receptor binding agent are employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Inventors: Miklos M. Breuer, Edwin G. Kaszynski, Douglas Shander, Vera R. Usdin, Hermes van der Lee