Patents by Inventor Karla L. Stoner

Karla L. Stoner 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).

  • Combined two-part reducing agent/humectant shaving system for improved shaving comfort
    Patent number: 5500210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of improving shaving comfort by softening the hair to be shaved so as to reduce the cutting force required to cut it. The novel method comprises carrying out the following sequential steps:(a) contacting an area of hair to be shaved with a reducing agent that breaks disulfide linkages in hair;(b) contacting the area of hair treated in step (a) with a humectant and allowing it to dry or partially dry;(c) contacting the area treated in step (b) with water to hydrate the hair; and(d) shaving the hydrated hair of step (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Karla L. Stoner, Charles W. Slife
  • Skin tanning compositions containing imidazoles
    Patent number: 5252322
    Abstract: A skin tanning composition comprising an effective amount of imidazole or an imidazole derivative in a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Karla L. Stoner, Leon M. Wilkins