Patents by Inventor Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr.

Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr. 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).

  • Lipase inhibiting composition
    Patent number: 7101889
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for treating dandruff comprising compounds that are non-polymeric and/or have a weight average molecular weight of less than about 1000. These compounds, when used at a concentration of about 0.001% or less, inhibit the activity of any Malassezia globosa lipase by at least 50%. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for inhibiting lipase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr., Charles Raymond Degenhardt, Garry Steven Garrett, Charles Winston Saunders, David Joseph Eickhoff, Celeste Dawn Gale, Nancy Lynn Reeder
  • Fungal lipase
    Patent number: 6897033
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel polypeptide having an amino acid sequence substantially as shown in SEQ ID NO:2, or substantially similar to the amino acid sequence encoded by the DNA insert contained in ATCC Deposit No. PTA-4086. Also disclosed is an isolated polynucleotide substantially as shown in SEQ ID NO:1, or substantially similar to a nucleotide sequence contained in a plasmid having all of the identifying characteristics of ATCC Deposit No PTA-4086, encoding the polypeptide. Further disclosed is an expression system comprising the above polynucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Larry Dawson, Yvonne Marie Deangelis, Kevin Robert Johnstone, Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr., Charles Winston Saunders, Richard Lee Walter, Jr.
  • Compositions which contain triterpenes for regulating hair growth
    Patent number: 6482857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containg i) from about 0.0001% to about 99.9% of certain compounds selected from the group consisting of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of oleanane triterpenes, derivatives of ursane triterpenes, and salts and mixtures thereof, and ii) a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Inventors: Barton James Bradbury, Shari Joy Soper, Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr., Dorothy Limerick Bailey, Celeste Dawn Gale
  • Method for regulating hair growth
    Patent number: 6451777
    Abstract: A method for regulating the growth and loss of hair via the use of compositions containing a compound selected from the group consisting of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of oleanane triterpenes, derivatives of ursane triterpenes, and salts and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Inventors: Barton James Bradbury, Shari Joy Soper, Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr., Dorothy Limerick Bailey, Celeste Dawn Gale
  • Method for regulating hair growth
    Patent number: 6124362
    Abstract: A method for regulating the growth and loss of hair via the use of compositions containing a compound selected from the group consisting of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of lupane triterpenes, derivatives of oleanane triterpenes, derivatives of ursane triterpenes, and salts and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Barton James Bradbury, Shari Joy Soper, Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky, Jr., Dorothy Limerick Bailey, Celeste Dawn Gale