Patents by Inventor Karen Lynn Wooley

Karen Lynn Wooley 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).

  • Brush copolymers
    Patent number: 7960479
    Abstract: A copolymer of formula 1 in which M1 is a unit obtainable from ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP); R is an alkyl, ether, ester or aryl unit; M2 and M3 are independently selected from units obtainable by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT); X is a terminal unit selected from the group consisting of dithioester, trithiocarbonate, xanthate; and m is an integer from 2 to 1 million, n is an integer from 2 to 500,000 and k is an integer from 2 to 500,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Chong Cheng, Ezat Khoshdel, Karen Lynn Wooley
  • BRUSH COPOLYMERS
    Publication number: 20100022741
    Abstract: A copolymer of formula 1 in which M1 is a unit obtainable from ring opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP); R is an alkyl, ether, ester or aryl unit; M2 and M3 are independently selected from units obtainable by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT); X is a terminal unit selected from the group consisting of dithioester, trithiocarbonate, xanthate; and m is an integer from 2 to 1 million, n is an integer from 2 to 500,000 and k is an integer from 2 to 500,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Chong Cheng, Ezat Khoshdel, Karen Lynn Wooley
  • Cosmetic composition comprising a micellar, shell cross-linked copolymer
    Publication number: 20090053160
    Abstract: A personal care composition comprising: i) a micellar, shell cross-linked copolymer comprising polymeric units in its centre and cross-linked polymeric units on its exterior; the polymer units in its centre having a Tg of less than 110° C. and its homopolymeric units on its exterior shell having a Tg of greater than 90° C.; and ii) a cosmetically acceptable diluent or carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Ezat Khoshdel, Karen Lynn Wooley