Patents by Inventor Milind Shintre

Milind Shintre 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: 20120101155
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods that may offer protection from irritants as well as antimicrobial protection. Preferred embodiments of the invention include topical antimicrobial compositions that lack conventional antibiotics or preservatives, wherein the antimicrobial benefit is created by essential oils (or their active ingredients), emollient solvents and, in some instances, anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Shanta M. Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre
  • Publication number: 20110117140
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods that may offer protection from irritants as well as antimicrobial protection. Preferred embodiments of the invention include topical antimicrobial compositions that lack conventional antibiotics or preservatives, wherein the antimicrobial benefit is created by essential oils (or their active ingredients), emollient solvents and, in some instances, anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Shanta M. Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos
  • Patent number: 7879365
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods that may offer protection from irritants as well as antimicrobial protection. Preferred embodiments of the invention include topical antimicrobial compositions that lack conventional antibiotics or preservatives, wherein the antimicrobial benefit is created by essential oils (or their active ingredients), emollient solvents and, in some instances, anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Shanta M. Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos
  • Patent number: 7563461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions which employ low concentrations of combinations of zinc salts to prevent the irritation of skin or mucous membranes that may be caused by therapeutic agents, by personal hygiene products, or by various physical, chemical, mechanical, or biological irritants, including infectious agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Shanta M. Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos, Ingrid Geraldo
  • Patent number: 7435429
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods that may offer protection from irritants, as well as antimicrobial protection. Preferred embodiments of the invention include topical antimicrobial compositions comprising two or more water-soluble zinc salts in low concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Shanta M. Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos, Ingrid Geraldo
  • Publication number: 20070020342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions which employ low concentrations of combinations of zinc salts to prevent the irritation of skin or mucous membranes that may be caused by therapeutic agents, by personal hygiene products, by articles such as gloves or condoms, or by various physical, chemical, mechanical, or biological irritants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Shanta Modak, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos, Trupti Gaonkar, Ingrid Geraldo
  • Publication number: 20050281762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions which employ low concentrations of combinations of zinc salts to prevent the irritation of skin or mucous membranes that may be caused by therapeutic agents, by personal hygiene products, or by various physical, chemical, mechanical, or biological irritants, including infectious agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Shanta Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos, Ingrid Geraldo
  • Publication number: 20050238602
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods that may offer protection from irritants, as well as antimicrobial protection. Preferred embodiments of the invention include topical antimicrobial compositions comprising two or more water-soluble zinc salts in low concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Shanta Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos, Ingrid Geraldo
  • Publication number: 20050048139
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compositions and methods that may offer protection from irritants as well as antimicrobial protection. Preferred embodiments of the invention include topical antimicrobial compositions that lack conventional antibiotics or preservatives, wherein the antimicrobial benefit is created by essential oils (or their active ingredients), emollient solvents and, in some instances, anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Shanta Modak, Trupti Gaonkar, Milind Shintre, Lauserpina Caraos
  • Publication number: 20050019431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising quaternary ammonium compounds and essential oils or individual constituents thereof which exhibit enhanced antimicrobial effects. Such combinations may be comprised in lotions, gels, creams, soaps, etc. for application to skin or mucous membranes. The invention is based, at least in part, on the observation that synergistic antimicrobial effects are achieved with combinations of essential oils or individual constituents thereof and low concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Shanta Modak, Milind Shintre, Trupti Gaonkar, Lauserpina Caraos