Patents by Inventor Kenneth Eugene Kyte
Kenneth Eugene Kyte 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).
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Patent number: 9237995Abstract: Methods of cleansing skin comprise the steps of contacting the skin with a cleansing compositions comprising a fatty ester in combination with a lipid, and either rinsing the composition from the skin with water or wiping the composition from the skin with a dry or damp substrate. The cleansing compositions can comprise at least 8%, by weight of the composition, of fatty ester and/or further comprise a nonionic surfactant and less than about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an alcohol solvent such as ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof. The methods and compositions provide skin cleansing and hydration benefits.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Mannie Lee Clapp, Dennis Eugene Kuhlman, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Daniel Burton Sears, Barbara Kay Williams
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Publication number: 20140018276Abstract: Methods of cleansing skin comprise the steps of contacting the skin with a cleansing compositions comprising a fatty ester in combination with a lipid, and either rinsing the composition from the skin with water or wiping the composition from the skin with a dry or damp substrate. The cleansing compositions can comprise at least 8%, by weight of the composition, of fatty ester and/or further comprise a nonionic surfactant and less than about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an alcohol solvent such as ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof. The methods and compositions provide skin cleansing and hydration benefits.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Timothy Woodrow COFFINDAFFER, Mannie Lee CLAPP, Dennis Eugene KUHLMAN, Kenneth Eugene KYTE, III, Daniel Burton SEARS, Barbara Kay HENDRICKS
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Publication number: 20130280356Abstract: A personal cleansing composition includes a cleansing phase and a benefit phase, the benefit phase having a hydrophobic benefit agent and one or more oligomers derived from metathesis of unsaturated polyol esters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Qing NMN STELLA, Gerald John GUSKEY, Cynthia Ann GARZA, Timothy Woodrow COFFINDAFFER, John David CARTER, Kenneth Eugene KYTE, III
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Publication number: 20130281551Abstract: A personal cleansing composition includes a cleansing phase and a benefit phase, the benefit phase having a hydrophobic benefit agent and one or more oligomers derived from metathesis of unsaturated polyol esters and methods relating thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Qing STELLA, Gerald John GUSKEY, Cynthia Ann GARZA, Timothy Woodrow COFFINDAFFER, John David CARTER, Kenneth Eugene KYTE, III
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Patent number: 8563491Abstract: Methods of cleansing skin comprise the steps of contacting the skin with a cleansing compositions comprising a fatty ester in combination with a lipid, and either rinsing the composition from the skin with water or wiping the composition from the skin with a dry or damp substrate. The cleansing compositions can comprise at least 8%, by weight of the composition, of fatty ester and/or further comprise a nonionic surfactant and less than about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an alcohol solvent such as ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof. The methods and compositions provide skin cleansing and hydration benefits.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Mannie Lee Clapp, Dennis Eugene Kuhlman, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Daniel Burton Sears, Barbara Kay Williams
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Patent number: 8097574Abstract: A personal cleansing composition comprising a liquid matrix comprising water; a lathering surfactant; and an external structurant comprising a bacterial cellulose network and a cationic polymer; wherein a particulate material is suspended within the liquid matrix and the composition has a compositional pH of less than about 7. Methods of use and making are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Benjamin Parker Heath, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Edward Dewey Smith, III, Shawn D. McConaughy
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Publication number: 20110262370Abstract: The shave preparation comprising water; one or more lipophilic skin conditioning agents; one or more thickening agents; one or more emulsifying agents; and one or more lubricants; a volatile self-foaming agent, wherein the composition is in the form of a self-foaming cream or lotion having an elastic modulus (G?) of about 150 Pa to about 1000 Pa having a low level of anionic surfactants and/or soap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer
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Non-Aerosol Personal Care Compositions Comprising A Hydrophobically Modified Cationic Polysaccharide
Publication number: 20110177017Abstract: A personal care composition suitable for use as a non-aerosol shave composition comprising: a cationic polysaccharide, wherein said cationic polysaccharide is hydrophobically modified with a hydrophobic substituent and a cationic substituent; a lathering surfactant; a carrier comprising water; and optional adjunct ingredients such as lubricants.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Benjamin Parker Heath, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III -
Publication number: 20110177018Abstract: A personal care composition which is preferably a post-foaming gel, said composition comprising a cationic polysaccharide which is hydrophobically modified with a hydrophobic substituent and a cationic substituent; a water dispersible surface active agent, of a carrier comprising water; and optionally a lubricant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Paul Martin Lipic, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Nicole Lynette Westall, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Benjamin Parker Heath
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Publication number: 20110039744Abstract: A personal cleansing composition comprising a liquid matrix comprising water; a lathering surfactant; and an external structurant comprising a bacterial cellulose network and a cationic polymer; wherein a particulate material is suspended within the liquid matrix and the composition has a compositional pH of less than about 7. Methods of use and making are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Benjamin Parker Heath, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Edward Dewey Smith, III, Shawn D. McConaughy
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Publication number: 20100272667Abstract: A shave preparation comprising water; one or more lipophilic skin conditioning agents; one or more thickening agents; one or more emulsifying agents; and one or more lubricants.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer
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Publication number: 20100136071Abstract: The present invention relates to pre-formed devices for delivering benefit agents to the skin, hair or nails. The devices are patches or masks for cosmetic or therapeutic use and comprise a unilamellar, solid gel sheet having at least one surface at least partially coated with a discrete coating composition comprising at least one benefit agent for the skin, hair or nails. The invention also encompasses methods of producing and using such devices. The coating composition allows more efficient delivery of benefit agents to the skin than previously known devices and/or affords greater formulation flexibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: George Endel Deckner, Delyth Myfanwy Jenkins, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, Michael Jude LeBlanc, Jennifer Elizabeth Phillips
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Publication number: 20100126521Abstract: Personal care compositions are provided that include an aqueous base composition and a volatile post foaming agent mixed with the base composition. The base composition comprises a lipophilic skin conditioning agent, a structuring agent, and a water soluble or water dispersible surface active agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventor: Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III
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Patent number: 7658942Abstract: The present invention relates to pre-formed devices for delivering benefit agents to the skin, hair or nails. The devices are patches or masks for cosmetic or therapeutic use and comprise a unilamellar, solid gel sheet having at least one surface at least partially coated with a discrete coating composition comprising at least one benefit agent for the skin, hair or nails. The invention also encompasses methods of producing and using such devices. The coating composition allows more efficient delivery of benefit agents to the skin than previously known devices and/or affords greater formulation flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: George Endel Deckner, Delyth Myfanwy Jenkins, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, Michael Jude LeBlanc, Jennifer Elizabeth Phillips
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Patent number: 7037570Abstract: Disclosed is a continuous line process for making a pre-formed object having a plurality of surfaces comprising the steps of: (1) providing a sol phase of the composition comprising a solvent and a gelling agent having a sol-gel transition point between about the melting point of the solvent and about the boiling point of the solvent; (2) forming surfaces of the sol phase composition by passing through a surface forming system, the surface forming system pressing the sol phase composition between a plurality of liners; (3) cooling the sol phase composition into a gel phase; and (4) cutting the gel phase composition; wherein the pre-formed object is free of a supporting substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Akihiro Ueda, Gregory Michael McCabe, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Koichiro Masuda, Masahiko Ishimoto, Shin Seki
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Patent number: 7021031Abstract: A continuous line process for making a packaged cosmetic device comprising a pre-formed sheet and a coating composition in a sealed package, wherein the pre-formed sheet is produced from a sol phase composition comprising a solvent and a gelling agent having a sol-gel transition point between about the melting point of the solvent and about the boiling point of the solvent by a process comprising heating the so phase composition, forming surfaces of the sol phase composition by pressing the sol phase composition between a plurality of liners, cooling the sol phase composition into a gel phase, cutting the gel phase composition to form the pre-formed sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Akihiro Ueda, Gregory Michael McCabe, Kenneth Eugene Kyte III, Koichiro Masuda, Masahiko Ishimoto, Shin Seki
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Patent number: 6899840Abstract: Disclosed is a continuous line process for making a pre-formed object having a plurality of surfaces comprising the steps of: (1) providing a sol phase of the composition comprising a solvent and a gelling agent having a sol-gel transition point between about the melting point of the solvent and about the boiling point of the solvent; (2) forming surfaces of the sol phase composition by passing through a surface forming system, the surface forming system pressing the sol phase composition between a plurality of liners; (3) cooling the sol phase composition into a gel phase; and (4) cutting the gel phase composition; wherein the pre-formed object is free of a supporting substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2002Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Akihiro Ueda, Gregory Michael McCabe, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, III, Koichiro Masuda, Masahiko Ishimoto, Shin Seki
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Publication number: 20030124162Abstract: Disclosed is a continuous line process for making a pre-formed object having a plurality of surfaces comprising the steps of:Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Akihiro Ueda, Gregory Michael McCabe, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, Koichiro Masuda, Masahiko Ishimoto, Shin Seki
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Publication number: 20030113356Abstract: The present invention relates to pre-formed devices for delivering benefit agents to the skin, hair or nails. The devices are patches or masks for cosmetic or therapeutic use and comprise a unilamellar, solid gel sheet having at least one surface at least partially coated with a discrete coating composition comprising at least one benefit agent for the skin, hair or nails. The invention also encompasses methods of producing and using such devices. The coating composition allows more efficient delivery of benefit agents to the skin than previously known devices and/or affords greater formulation flexibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: George Endel Deckner, Delyth Myfanwy Jenkins, Kenneth Eugene Kyte, Michael Jude LeBlanc, Jennifer Elizabeth Phillips
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Publication number: 20030086962Abstract: The present invention is directed to a disposable, single use personal care cleansing product having a water insoluble substrate and from about 2% to about 400% of a composition, by weight of the substrate, comprising, (i) a silicone selected from the group consisting of dimethicone, dimethiconol, and mixtures thereof; and (ii) a lathering surfactant, wherein (i) and (ii) are in a ratio of from about 1:20 to about 5:1, and wherein the composition is combined prior to being added onto or impregnated into the substrate, and wherein the product is capable of generating an Average Lathering Volume of greater than or equal to about 30 ml.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2001Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Kelly J. Westerfield, Paul Robert Tanner, George Endel Deckner, Kenneth Eugene Kyte