Patents by Inventor Quintino A. MGANI

Quintino A. MGANI 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).

  • Compounds having excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) character for use in treating and/or preventing sunburn and/or preventing U.V. damage
    Patent number: 12275711
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to use of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) phenolics in the manufacture of molecules having ESIPT character, wherein said molecules are UVA and/or UVB absorbers, and further wherein said molecules are formulated as protectants against UVA and/or UVB radiation. The disclosure extends to use of CNSL in the manufacture of compositions including molecules having ESIPT character for treating and/or preventing sunburn and/or preventing U.V. damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG, JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Till Opatz, Jonas Kühlborn, Charles B. De Koning, Kennedy J. Ngwira, Quintino A. Mgani
  • COMPOUNDS HAVING EXCITED STATE INTRAMOLECULAR PROTON TRANSFER (ESIPT) CHARACTER FOR USE IN TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING SUNBURN AND/OR PREVENTING U.V. DAMAGE
    Publication number: 20220144785
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to use of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) phenolics in the manufacture of molecules having ESIPT character, wherein said molecules are UVA and/or UVB absorbers, and further wherein said molecules are formulated as protectants against UVA and/or UVB radiation. The disclosure extends to use of CNSL in the manufacture of compositions including molecules having ESIPT character for treating and/or preventing sunburn and/or preventing U.V. damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG, JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Till OPATZ, Jonas KÜHLBORN, Charles B. DE KONING, Kennedy J. NGWIRA, Quintino A. MGANI