Patents by Inventor Rainer Vathie

Rainer Vathie 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).

  • Starchy cleaning and cosmetic care preparations
    Patent number: 6248338
    Abstract: A composition for cleaning or caring for the skin, teeth or hair or for cleaning smooth surfaces in described, which has an aqueous phase containing a pregelatinized, crosslinked starch selected from a C2-C5 hydroxyalkyl starch and a C2-C18 acyl starch. Preference is given to hydroxypropyl di-starch phosphate or di-starch C4-C18-alkanoate or alkenoate. The starch acts 1) as a stability improver, 2) as a viscosity regulator, 3) as a (co)emulsifier, 4) as a skin feel improving agent and 5) as an agent for improving hairdressing characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Wilfried Müller, Rainer Vathie, Martin Scott Cardinali