Patents by Inventor Monique Gareil

Monique Gareil 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).

  • Use of algae extract for depigmenting the skin
    Patent number: 8372408
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use in a cosmetic composition of an extract of the alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum, as a depigmenting active agent intended in particular for attenuating or eliminating skin pigmentation marks or for lightening the complexion or bodily hairs or head hair. The extract is preferably a lipid extract. The invention also relates to a cosmetic care method for attenuating or eliminating skin pigmentation marks or for lightening the complexion or bodily hairs or head hair, characterized in that it comprises the application, to at least one concerned area of the skin, of a cosmetic composition containing this extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: LVMH Recherche
    Inventors: Carine Nizard, Marielle Moreau, Robin Kurfurst, Bertrand Friguet, Anne-Laure Bulteau, Monique Gareil
  • USE OF PHAEODACTYLUM ALGAE EXTRACT FOR DEPIGMENTING THE SKIN
    Publication number: 20100092506
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use in a cosmetic composition of an extract of the alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum, as a depigmenting active agent intended in particular for attenuating or eliminating skin pigmentation marks or for lightening the complexion or bodily hairs or head hair. The extract is preferably a lipid extract. The invention also relates to a cosmetic care method for attenuating or eliminating skin pigmentation marks or for lightening the complexion or bodily hairs or head hair, characterized in that it comprises the application, to at least one concerned area of the skin, of a cosmetic composition containing this extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: LVMH RECHERCHE
    Inventors: Carine Nizard, Marielle Moreau, Robin Kurfurst, Bertrand Friguet, Anne-Laure Bulteau, Monique Gareil