Patents by Inventor Richard A. Abbott
Richard A. Abbott 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).
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Publication number: 20050247699Abstract: The present invention features a metallic resistive heater and uses thereof. The resistive heater includes a metallic component that is electrically conductive (i.e., has low resistivity) and an oxide, nitride, carbide, and/or boride derivative of the metallic component that is electrically insulating (i.e., has high resistivity). The resistivity is controlled in part by controlling the amount of oxide, nitride, carbide, and boride formation during the deposition of the metallic component and the derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Richard Abbott, Gary Magnant, William Glenn
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Publication number: 20050236400Abstract: The present invention features a metallic resistive heater and uses thereof. The resistive heater includes a metallic component that is electrically conductive (i.e., has low resistivity) and an oxide, nitride, carbide, and/or boride derivative of the metallic component that is electrically insulating (i.e., has high resistivity). The resistivity is controlled in part by controlling the amount of oxide, nitride, carbide, and boride formation during the deposition of the metallic component and the derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Richard Abbott, Gary Magnant, William Glenn
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Publication number: 20050230378Abstract: The present invention features a metallic resistive heater and uses thereof. The resistive heater includes a metallic component that is electrically conductive (i.e., has low resistivity) and an oxide, nitride, carbide, and/or boride derivative of the metallic component that is electrically insulating (i.e., has high resistivity). The resistivity is controlled in part by controlling the amount of oxide, nitride, carbide, and boride formation during the deposition of the metallic component and the derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Richard Abbott, Gary Magnant, William Glenn
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Patent number: 6660254Abstract: There is described an aqueous, foamable composition delivered from a foaming device for conditioning, lightening and highlighting hair which comprises: (i) a conditioning agent, (ii) a peroxygen compound, (iii) an acid, and (iv) a foaming agent; said composition having a pH of 5 or less. There is also described a method for conditioning lightening and highlighting hair which comprises treating said hair with a composition of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2000Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Gerald Newell, Charles Montgomery, Jr., Richard Abbott
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Publication number: 20030022799Abstract: A foamable, shampoo composition for cleansing hair which comprises:Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2001Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Robert M. Alvarado, Richard A. Abbott, Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel
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Patent number: 5601813Abstract: A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof. The cysteamine compound should be present in an amount of at least about 7.8% by weight and preferably in the range of about 7.8% to about 12.5% by weight; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition to at least about 7.8 preferably about 7.8 to about 8.8. Optionally, a hair softening and/or moisturizing agent, such as glycerine is included in the composition in an amount of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition. The composition can be lotion or water wrapped and can be used with or without heat.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1995Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Richard A. Abbott, Renee E. Nardone, Edward T. Borish
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Patent number: 5460809Abstract: A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof; preferably alone (without a monothioglycolate; a monothioglycolic acid ester, e.g., thioglycerol; a thiolactic acid; a sulfite; a hyposulfite, or a bisulfite second reducing agent). The cysteamine compound should be present in an amount of about 7.8% to about 9.0% by weight; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition to about 7.8 to about 8.5. Optionally, a hair softening and/or moisturizing agent, such as glycerine is included in the composition in an amount of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Richard A. Abbott, Renee E. Nardone, Edward T. Borish
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Patent number: 5456907Abstract: A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof. The cysteamine compound should be present in an amount of at least about 7.8% by weight and preferably in the range of about 7.8% to about 12.5% by weight; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition to at least about 7.8 preferably about 7.8 to about 8.8. Optionally, a hair softening and/or moisturizing agent, such as glycerine is included in the composition in an amount of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition. The composition can be lotion or water wrapped and can be used with or without heat.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1994Date of Patent: October 10, 1995Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Richard A. Abbott, Renee E. Nardone, Edward T. Borish
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Patent number: 5439675Abstract: A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof; and a second reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a monothioglycolate; an alkanolamine salt of thioglycolic acid; a thiolactic acid; a thioglycolic acid; thioglycerin; salts of thiolactic acid; cysteine; a salt of cysteine; a sulfite; a hyposulfite; and a bisulfite. The cysteamine compound should be present in an amount of about 7.8% to about 9% by weight; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition to about 7.8 to about 8.8.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1994Date of Patent: August 8, 1995Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Richard A. Abbott, Renee E. Nardone, Edward T. Borish
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Patent number: 5382426Abstract: A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof. The cysteamine compound should be present in an amount of about 7.8% to about 9.0% by weight; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition to about 7.8 to about 8.5. Optionally, a hair softening and/or moisturizing agent, such as glycerine is included in the composition in an amount of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1993Date of Patent: January 17, 1995Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Richard A. Abbott, Renee E. Nardone, Edward T. Borish
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Patent number: 5362487Abstract: A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof; and a second reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a monothioglycolate; an alkanolamine salt of thioglycolic acid; a thiolactic acid; a thioglycolic acid; thioglycerin; salts of thiolactic acid; cysteine; a salt of cysteine; a sulfite; a hyposulfite; and a bisulfite. The cysteamine compound should be present in an amount of about 7.8% to about 9% by weight; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition to about 7.8 to about 8.8.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1993Date of Patent: November 8, 1994Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Richard A. Abbott, Renee E. Nardone, Edward T. Borish
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Patent number: 5260054Abstract: A single formula, mild permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl and leaves the hair soft while minimizing further damage to already damaged hair. The composition contains a cysteamine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteamine, a cysteamine salt, and mixtures thereof; preferably alone (without a monothioglycolate; a monothioglycolic acid ester, e.g., thioglycerol; a thiolactic acid; a sulfite; a hyposulfite, or a bisulfite second reducing agent). The cysteamine compound should be present in an amount of about 7.8% to about 9.0% by weight; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition to about 7.8 to about 8.5. Optionally, a hair softening and/or moisturizing agent, such as glycerine is included in the composition in an amount of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 1992Date of Patent: November 9, 1993Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Arun Nandagiri, Richard A. Abbott, Renee E. Nardone
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Patent number: 5223252Abstract: A mild, alkaline permanent wave reducing composition and method of permanently waving or reshaping human hair that provides a strong, long lasting curl like an alkaline permanent wave composition but leaves the hair soft like an acid permanent wave composition and leaves essentially no post-perm odor. The composition contains about 2.0% to about 6.5% by weight of a cysteine reducing agent compound selected from the group consisting of cysteine, a cysteine salt, and mixtures thereof; about 4.5% to about 8.0% of a thioglycolate; and sufficient additional alkali, if necessary, to bring the pH of the composition within the rang of about 7.5 to about 9.5.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1992Date of Patent: June 29, 1993Assignee: Helene Curtis, Inc.Inventors: Stanley J. Kolc, Richard A. Abbott, Arun Nandagiri
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Patent number: 4051286Abstract: An automated process of making reinforced roof and wall sheets for trucks and trailers employs step-by-step advancement of the sheet rock and lateral infeed of the structural reinforcing members. As the reinforcing members are sequentially fed into registry with the sheet stock, two kinds of adhesive are applied to them, one being a hot melt adhesive and the other being a catalyzed room temperature curing adhesive. The hot melt adhesive sets to provide an initial bonding which allows normal handling while the room temperature curing adhesive cures in the joint ultimately to augment the hot melt and provide a high strength joint.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1976Date of Patent: September 27, 1977Assignee: Fruehauf CorporationInventor: Richard Abbott
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Patent number: 3997830Abstract: Reduction of battery effectiveness due to memory effect and unequal cell voltages is minimized by a spacecraft power control system which reconditions the battery preferably just prior to eclipse seasons of a geo-stationary orbit by discharging each battery cell through a network of shunting resistors. Recharging is accomplished by a low power dissipation charging sequence. The load of the system, except for during the eclipse season, is receiving power continuously from the solar cells and during peak load requirements receives supplementary power from the battery cells. During the eclipse seasons, the system power is supplied solely by the battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1974Date of Patent: December 14, 1976Assignee: RCA CorporationInventors: Richard Abbott Newell, Joel Herman Bacher, Herbert Walter Bilsky, Patrick Joseph Callen
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Patent number: 3971688Abstract: An automated process of making reinforced roof and wall sheets for trucks and trailers employs step-by-step advancement of the sheet stock and lateral infeed of the structural reinforcing members. As the reinforcing members are sequentially fed into registry with the sheet stock, two kinds of adhesive are applied to them, one being a hot melt adhesive and the other being a catalyzed room temperature curing adhesive. The hot melt adhesive sets to provide an initial bonding which allows normal handling while the room temperature curing adhesive cures in the joint ultimately to augment the hot melt and provide a high strength joint.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1974Date of Patent: July 27, 1976Assignee: Fruehauf CorporationInventor: Richard Abbott
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Patent number: 3933549Abstract: A method of manufacturing foam filled laminated planks which includes continuous means for forming and feeding a longitudinally corrugated plastic reinforcing core between, and bonding it to, top and bottom cover sheet laminae consisting of roll-fed strips of resin-impregnated fabric. The corrugations of the core define channels extending lengthwise through the assembly consisting of the core and cover sheets, and lengths are cut off and fed laterally therefrom to a position wherein each channel is aligned with an elongated lance, and then fed longitudinally into overfitted relation on the lances. The outer ends of the channels are closed, and foaming plastic is fed into the channels through the lances. The planks are then moved off of the lances toward a desired delivery position.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1974Date of Patent: January 20, 1976Assignee: Fruehauf CorporationInventors: Fred G. Heimann, Richard Abbott