Patents by Inventor Ian Karl Smith

Ian Karl Smith 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).

  • Antiperspirant Compositions
    Publication number: 20090016978
    Abstract: An antiperspirant composition comprising a carrier substance and a water-soluble or water-dispersible thiolated polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Andre Roger Courtois, Weichang Liu, Ian Karl Smith, Lin Wang, Michael Stephen White, Qiqing Zhang
  • Antiperspirant products
    Patent number: 6616921
    Abstract: Antiperspirant products and methods for achieving antiperspirancy utilising compositions comprising an antiperspirant salt and a water soluble polymer, characterised in that: (i) the polymer comprises Brnsted acid groups and acts as a co-gellant for the antiperspirant salt when mixed therewith in the presence of water; and (ii) the polymer is physically separate from antiperspirant salt prior to application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Rieley, Ian Karl Smith
  • Antiperspirant products
    Publication number: 20020119108
    Abstract: Antiperspirant products and methods for achieving antiperspirancy utilising compositions comprising an antiperspirant salt and a water soluble polymer, characterised in that:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Rieley, Ian Karl Smith