Patents by Inventor Lee Ann Gallagher

Lee Ann Gallagher 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).

  • Compositions comprising combination of DEFI and modified DEFI and methods of making
    Patent number: 6562874
    Abstract: Composition may be prepared in a single DEFI reactor comprising mixtures of (1) DEFI (directly esterified fatty acyl isethionate) and (2) a compound produced by the reaction of (a) isethionate with a fatty acid replacement (e.g., a multicarboxylic fatty acid, a fatty acid); or (b) fatty acid with an isethionate replacement (e.g., C2-C24 alcohols, C2-C20 organic acids, amines). Such mixtures are milder than DEFI alone while retaining substantially same foaming benefit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonora Ilardi, Lee Ann Gallagher, Michael Massaro
  • Breath freshening lipstick
    Patent number: 6383475
    Abstract: A lipstick is provided for freshening the breath and reducing oral malodor. These lipsticks are based on a combination of free menthol and a bound menthol substance, the latter being either a complex or an encapsulated form. Most preferred is a menthol complex with beta-cyclodextrin. Further components of the lipstick include lipophilic material such as waxes and usually colorants. Water is advantageously included at levels ranging up to 10% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: FD Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Joel Meyers, Celeste Anne Lutrario, Marianne Elliott, Lee Ann Gallagher
  • Breath refreshening lipstick
    Patent number: 6290940
    Abstract: A lipstick is provided for freshening the breath and reducing oral malodor. These lipsticks utilize an antibacterial agent in combination with menthol as the active components. Most preferred as the antibacterial agent are zinc salts, especially zinc citrate. Further components of the lipstick include a lipophilic material such as waxes and usually colorants. Water may be included at levels ranging up to about 25% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: FD Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Joel Meyers, Celeste Anne Lutrario, Marianne Elliott, Lee Ann Gallagher