Patents by Inventor Marsha C. Dawkins

Marsha C. Dawkins 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).

  • Cosmetic powder bead compositions
    Patent number: 8658187
    Abstract: Provided herein are beads comprising at least one structuring agent and least one powder, and a novel process for making same. In one aspect, the process includes solubilzing at least one structuring agent with a solvent in the presence of at least one powder under turbulent high shear mixing to form small, nonspherical nucleated seeds of about 3 mm or less in diameter, and thereafter allowing the nucleated seeds to accrete under laminar low shear mixing to obtain substantially spherical beads of a desired size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Avon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Raheel Khan, Donald Slade, Marsha C. Dawkins
  • Cosmetic Powder Bead Compositions
    Publication number: 20110159060
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to beads comprising at least one structuring agent and least one powder, a novel process that forms beads of a desired size having the versatility of a loose powder but the convenience of a compact form, and compositions comprising the beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Avon Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Raheel Khan, Donald Slade, Marsha C. Dawkins