Patents by Inventor Michael Albert Snyder

Michael Albert Snyder 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).

  • Publication number: 20030165454
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Albert Snyder, Kazuyoshi Someya
  • Publication number: 20030157048
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition for applying to the dry hair prior to shampooing, comprising: (a) a conditioning oil which is in liquid form at 25° C.; and (b) a nonionic surfactant in an amount which provides phase inversion when the composition is in contact with an abundant amount of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Natsumi Komure, Ulpiano Bonifacio Dulguime, Michael Albert Snyder, Miwa Nagao, Yumi Kasakawa, Naohiro Morita, Kiro Harada, Louise Gail Scott
  • Publication number: 20020034486
    Abstract: Leave-in hair cosmetic compositions for enhancing hair volume comprise non-spherical microparticles exhibiting a mean particle size of less than about 100 &mgr;m in its longest dimension, a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, and an aqueous carrier such that the combination of the polymer and the microparticles results in a film-forming network. Also disclosed are methods for enhancing hair volume, and more particularly for enhancing hair volume with leave-in aqueous cosmetic compositions which contain non-spherical microparticles of less than 100 &mgr;m in its longest dimension, a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer and an aqueous carrier. The disclosed compositions provide improved hair volume, body, bounce, fullness, springiness, and texture in addition to providing good hair conditioning and styling benefits. Fluid-encapsulated, flexible microspheres which exhibit a mean particle size of less than about 300 &mgr;m in diameter may also be included in the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Sanjeev Midha, Shari Renee Thomson, Michael Albert Snyder
  • Publication number: 20020012645
    Abstract: Leave-in hair cosmetic compositions for enhancing hair volume comprise fluid-encapsulated, flexible microspheres exhibiting a mean particle size of less than about 300 &mgr;m in diameter, a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, and an aqueous carrier such that the combination of the polymer and the microspheres results in a solid continuous or semi-continuous film network. Methods for enhancing hair volume, and more particularly for enhancing hair volume, comprise applying leave-in aqueous cosmetic compositions which contain spherical, flexible, fluid-encapsulated particles of less than about 300 &mgr;m in diameter, a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer and an aqueous carrier. The compositions provide improved hair volume, body, bounce, fullness, springiness, and texture in addition to providing good hair conditioning and styling benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Sanjeev Midha, Shari Renee Thomson, Qing Stella, Michael Albert Snyder
  • Patent number: 6268431
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair shampoo compositions which provide cleaning and styling performance, which comprise dispersed water insoluble, polymer latex particles, wherein the polymer latex particles have a selected glass transition temperature (Tg) of between about −20° C. and about 10° C. The shampoo compositions will generally contain one or more compatible surfactants, one or more optional materials, and a water or water-containing carrier as an aqueous carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Albert Snyder, James Robert Schwartz
  • Patent number: 6248317
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair styling shampoo compositions which comprise from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants having an attached group that is anionic at the pH of the composition, and combinations thereof; from about 0.025% to about 3% by weight of an organic cationic polymer having a cationic charge density of from about 0.2 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm and a molecular weight of from about 5,000 to about 10 million; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble hair styling polymer; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble volatile solvent; and from about 0.05% to about 5% by weight of select cationic materials for use as spreading agents for the styling polymer; and from about 22% to about 94.3% by weight water. The composition provides improved spreading efficiency of the styling polymer onto hair, thus providing improved styling performance from the shampoo composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Albert Snyder, Burt Landford Hill, Everett Junior Inman, Susan Marie Guskey, Robert Lee Wells
  • Patent number: 6248315
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair shampoo compositions which provide cleaning and styling performance, and which contain latex polymer particles, water-soluble cationic polymer as a latex deposition aid, organic oil as a latex deposition aid, and typically one or more surfactants, an aqueous carrier and one or more optional ingredients. The organic oil is a hydrocarbon oil or fatty ester, and is present in an amount effective to enhance deposition of the latex polymer particles onto hair in the presence of cationic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sharon Ann Young, Michael Albert Snyder
  • Patent number: 6113890
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair shampoo compositions which provide cleaning and styling performance, and which contain latex polymer particles, water-soluble cationic polymer as a latex deposition aid, organic oil as a latex deposition aid, and typically one or more surfactants, an aqueous carrier and one or more optional ingredients. The organic oil is a hydrocarbon oil or fatty ester, and is present in an amount effective to enhance deposition of the latex polymer particles onto hair in the presence of cationic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sharon Ann Young, Michael Albert Snyder
  • Patent number: 5916548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care compositions comprising a copolymer complex and a volatile, hydrophobic solvent component for solubilizing or dispersing the copolymer complex. The copolymer complex is formed by complexing a fatty amine with a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises a hydrophobic monomer, a hydrophilic monomer such that at least 1%, by weight of the total copolymer, comprises hydrophilic monomers bearing acidic functional groups and, optionally, a hydrophobic macromonomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Allen Hutchins, Michael Albert Snyder, Mario Paul Clarizia
  • Patent number: 5863527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care compositions comprising a copolymer complex and a volatile, hydrophobic solvent component for solubilizing or dispersing the copolymer complex. The copolymer complex is formed by complexing a fatty amine with a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises a hydrophobic monomer, a hydrophilic monomer such that at least 1%, by weight of the total copolymer, comprises hydrophilic monomers bearing acidic functional groups, and optionally a hydrophobic macromonomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Allen Hutchins, Michael Albert Snyder, Mario Paul Clarizia
  • Patent number: 5853707
    Abstract: Provides hair conditioning shampoo compositions suitable and safe for frequent (e.g., daily) use and contact with the hair and skin, said compositions comprising: (a) one or more detersive surfactants such as those selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, and zwitterionic surfactants;(b) a nonvolatile hair conditioning agent or combination of nonvolatile hair conditioning agents selected from the group consisting of insoluble silicones, water soluble organic cationic conditioning agents such as cationic surfactants and cationic polymers; and (c) from about 20% to about 99.5%, by weight, water; wherein said composition additionally comprises from about 0.004M to about 0.08M of free polyvalent metal cations. The present invention can provide improved consistency of deposition on the hair for nonvolatile, insoluble silicone and water soluble cationic conditioning agents when the composition is applied using water across a broad range of hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Robert Lee Wells, Michael Albert Snyder, Lisa Ann Napolione
  • Patent number: 5830447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care compositions comprising a copolymer complex and a volatile, hydrophobic solvent component for solubilizing or dispersing the copolymer complex. The copolymer complex is formed by complexing a fatty acid with a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises a hydrophobic monomer, a hydrophilic monomer such that at least 1%, by weight of the total copolymer, comprises hydrophilic monomers bearing nitrogen containing functional groups and, optionally, a hydrophobic macromonomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Allen Hutchins, Jose Antonio Carballada, Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr., Peter Marte Torgerson, Michael Albert Snyder, Mario Paul Clarizia
  • Patent number: 5804173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care compositions comprising a copolymer complex and a volatile, hydrophobic solvent component for solubilizing or dispersing the copolymer complex. The copolymer complex is formed by complexing a fatty acid with a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises a hydrophobic monomer, a hydrophilic monomer such that at least 1%, by weight of the total copolymer, comprises hydrophilic monomers bearing nitrogen functional groups, and optionally a hydrophobic macromonomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Thomas Allen Hutchins, Jose Antonio Carballada, Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr., Peter Marte Torgerson, Michael Albert Snyder, Mario Paul Clarizia