Patents by Inventor Melanie Kovacevic

Melanie Kovacevic 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).

  • Patent number: 7037511
    Abstract: Cosmetic or dermatological stick preparations, which are finely disperse systems of the water-in-oil type, comprising a) an oil phase which ?comprises from 10 to 70% by weight, based on the weight of the fatty phase, of fatty and/or wax components which melt above a temperature of 40° C., b) a water phase, c) at least one modified phyllosilicate which exhibits both hydrophilic and also lipophilic properties, which thus has amphiphilic character and positions itself at the water/oil interface, and d) at most 0.5% by weight of one or more emulsifiers and method for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Beiersdorf AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Gers-Barlag, Anja Müller, Xenia Petsitis, Ghita Lanzendörfer, Melanie Kovacevic
  • Publication number: 20050025729
    Abstract: The invention is a cosmetic or dermatological formulation comprising a) a lipophilic phase in a concentration of 20 to 70% by weight, b) an aqueous phase in a concentration of 20 to 40% by weight, c) at least one Pickering pigment selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide having a particle diameter of 10 to 100 nm and iron oxide having a particle diameter of 100 to 800 nm, in a concentration of 1 to 6% by weight, d) at least one coated titanium dioxide pigment having a particle diameter of 100 to 2000 nm, in a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by weight, and e) further colored pigments having a in an amount of 0.1 to 20% by weight. The invention also includes a method for manufacturing lipstick comprising combining the above ingredients and methods of protecting the lips and decorating the lips comprising applying the formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Birgit Groteluschen, Melanie Kovacevic, Ghita Lanzendorfer, Anja Muller, Cornelia Riedel