Patents by Inventor Martina Hickey

Martina Hickey 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).

  • Polysaccharide based gel
    Patent number: 7208480
    Abstract: A fluid gel obtainable by a process which comprises subjecting a solution comprising a mixture of xanthan and one or more non-gelling polysaccharides selected from galactomannans or glucomannans in a solvent to shear while cooling the solution from a temperature above the gelation temperature of the mixture, and recovering the resulting continuous gel. The gel is useful in cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions where it may, for instance, be generated in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Chesham Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Peter Williams, Martina Hickey, David Mitchell
  • Polysaccharide based gel
    Publication number: 20040131645
    Abstract: A fluid gel obtainable by a process which comprises subjecting a solution comprising a mixture of xanthan and one or more non-gelling polysaccharides selected from galactomannans or glucomannans in a solvent to shear while cooling the solution from a temperature above the gelation temperature of the mixture, and recovering the resulting continuous gel. The gel is useful in cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions where it may, for instance, be generated in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Williams, Martina Hickey, David Mitchell