Patents by Inventor Robert Lee Wells
Robert Lee Wells 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: 20040158939Abstract: Phase-separated rinse-off hair coloring/conditioning compositions comprise water soluble dye materials, conditioning materials, and water, wherein the water soluble dyes are concentrated in a discontinuous phase of liquid emulsion droplets dispersed within the droplets to the extent that the intensity of the color imparted by the dye materials to the droplets is greater than the intensity of the color imparted by the dye materials to continuous aqueous phase. The dispersed phase may be formed by the combination of the conditioning materials and the dye materials. Methods of coloring and conditioning hair are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Lee Wells, Elizabeth Ann Crane
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Publication number: 20030223952Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved shampoo compositions having from about from about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a detersive surfactant, at least about 0.05 weight percent of a fatty alcohol gel network and at least about 20.0 weight percent of an aqueous carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2003Publication date: December 4, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Lee Wells, Douglas Allan Royce, Nicole Cristine Ricci
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Publication number: 20030223951Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous conditioning shampoo compositions which comprise an anionic detersive surfactant component; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of an water soluble or dispersible, cationic, non crosslinked, deposition or conditioning polymer; the conditioning shampoo may additionally comprise dispersed, liquid, droplets of a water insoluble, hair conditioning agent having a volume average particle diameter of from about 5 microns to about 125 microns. A homopolymer has a cationic charge density from about from about 2 meq/gm to about 4 meq/gm or a cationic charge density of from about 5 meq/gm to about 10 meq/gm; or an average molecular weight of at least 500,000. A copolymer is formed from one or more cationic monomer units and one or more nonionic monomer units or monomer units bearing a negative charge wherein the subsequent charge of the copolymer is positive.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2003Publication date: December 4, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Nicholas William Geary, Kendrick Jon Hughes, Mark Anthony Brown, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Afua Asiedua Asante, Robert Lee Wells
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Publication number: 20030224954Abstract: Disclosed is are hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising a) a detersive surfactant, b) an aminosilicone having a viscosity of from about 1,000 cs to about 1,000,000 cs, and less than about 0.5% nitrogen by weight of the aminosilicone and, c) an aqueous carrier. Also disclosed are hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising a) a detersive surfactant, b) an aminosilicone having less than about 0.5% nitrogen by weight of the aminosilicone, c) a non-amino-functionalized silicone having a viscosity of at least about 10,000 cs and, d) an aqueous carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2003Publication date: December 4, 2003Applicant: The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Lee Wells, Kendrick Jon Hughes
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Publication number: 20030202952Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved shampoo compositions having from about from about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a detersive surfactant, at least about 0.1 weight percent of anti-dandruff particles, at least about 0.05 weight percent of a cationic polysaccharide polymer having a molecular weight of from about 10,000 to about 10,000,000 and a charge density from about 1.4 meq/gm to about 7.0 meq/gm, and at least about 20.0 weight percent of an aqueous carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Lee Wells, Eric Scott Johnson, Douglas Allan Royce
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Publication number: 20030199403Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved shampoo compositions having from about from about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a detersive surfactant, at least about 0.05 weight percent of a cationic polymer least about 0.05 weight percent of a cationic guar derivative having a molecular weight from about 10,000 to about 10,000,000 and a charge density from about 1.25 meq/g to about 7 meq/g, and at least about 20.0 weight percent of an aqueous carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Lee Wells, Eric Scott Johnson
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Publication number: 20030143174Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved shampoo compositions having from about from about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a detersive surfactant, at least about 0.05 weight percent of a polyalkylene oxide alkyl ether selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers, polypropylene glycol alkyl ethers, polyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol alkyl ethers, and combinations thereof, and at least about 20.0 weight percent of an aqueous carrier; wherein the polyalkylene oxide alkyl ether has an HLB of less than 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Douglas Allan Royce, Robert Lee Wells
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Publication number: 20030138392Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved shampoo compositions having from about from about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a detersive surfactant, at least about 0.05 weight percent of an ester oil that is formed by the reaction of one or more polyprotic carboxylic acids with one or more polyhydric alcohols and wherein the ester oil is liquid at 25° C., and at least about 20.0 weight percent of an aqueous carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Inventors: Douglas Allan Royce, Robert Lee Wells
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Publication number: 20030108507Abstract: Disclosed are a hair conditioning shampoo composition comprising from about 5.0% to about 50% of an anionic surfactant, from about 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Matthew Randall Clipson, Michael Paul Diederich, Eric Scott Johnson, Nicholas William Geary, Douglas Allan Royce, Robert Lee Wells
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Publication number: 20020012646Abstract: Disclosed are hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising: a) from about 5% to about 50%, by weight, of a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, or a combination of anionic and amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants where the amphoteric surfactants are anionic or zwitterionic at the pH of the composition; b) from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight, of a water soluble, organic, cationic polymer hair conditioning agent having a cationic charge density of from about 0.1 meq/gram to about 1.2 meq/gram and wherein said water soluble, organic, cationic polymer hair conditioning agent has a molecular weight greater than 600,000; and c) an aqueous carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2001Publication date: January 31, 2002Inventors: Douglas Allan Royce, Robert Lee Wells, Eric Scott Johnson, Jacob Daniel Taylor, Kiichiro Nakamura, Jian-Zhong Yang
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Patent number: 6248317Abstract: Disclosed are hair styling shampoo compositions which comprise from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants having an attached group that is anionic at the pH of the composition, and combinations thereof; from about 0.025% to about 3% by weight of an organic cationic polymer having a cationic charge density of from about 0.2 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm and a molecular weight of from about 5,000 to about 10 million; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble hair styling polymer; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble volatile solvent; and from about 0.05% to about 5% by weight of select cationic materials for use as spreading agents for the styling polymer; and from about 22% to about 94.3% by weight water. The composition provides improved spreading efficiency of the styling polymer onto hair, thus providing improved styling performance from the shampoo composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1996Date of Patent: June 19, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Albert Snyder, Burt Landford Hill, Everett Junior Inman, Susan Marie Guskey, Robert Lee Wells
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Patent number: 6221817Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising a specific surfactant component comprising an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactant having from about 1 to about 8 moles of ethoxylation and an amphoteric surfactant in a shampoo with insoluble, dispersed conditioning agent, a low viscosity organic conditioning oil and a select soluble cellulosic cationic organic polymer hair conditioning agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1996Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Susan Marie Guskey, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Elizabeth Murphy Schrader, Robert Lee Wells, John Thomas Baravetto
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Patent number: 6096697Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved personal cleansing compositions comprising a surfactant system, from above about 0.1% to below 1% of a nonionic or anionic water soluble polymer, a phase separation initiator and water. These compositions provide improved lathering and conditioning benefits.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Robert Lee Wells
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Patent number: 6007802Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising a specific surfactant component comprising an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactant having from about 1 to about 8 moles of ethoxylation and an amphoteric surfactant in a shampoo with insoluble, dispersed conditioning agent, select esters and a select soluble cellulosic cationic organic polymer hair conditioning agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1996Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.Inventors: Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Everett Junior Inman, Susan Marie Guskey, Elizabeth Murphy Schrader, Robert Lee Wells, John Thomas Baravetto
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Patent number: 5932202Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising a specific surfactant component comprising an ethoxylated alkyl surfactant having from about 1 to about 8 moles of ethoxylation and an amphoteric surfactant in a shampoo with insoluble, dispersed, nonionic silicone and a select soluble cellulosic cationic organic polymer hair conditioning agentType: GrantFiled: March 27, 1996Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Susan Marie Guskey, Elizabeth Murphy Schrader, Robert Lee Wells, John Thomas Baravetto
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Patent number: 5883058Abstract: The present invention relates to hair shampoo compositions which have improved cleansing, lathering, and styling benefits=. These shampoo compositions comprise an alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate surfactant, a hair styling polymer, a non-polar volatile solvent, and water. These compositions are useful for cleansing the hair and for providing a hair styling benefit.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1995Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Lee Wells, Jon Robert Behrens
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Patent number: 5853707Abstract: Provides hair conditioning shampoo compositions suitable and safe for frequent (e.g., daily) use and contact with the hair and skin, said compositions comprising: (a) one or more detersive surfactants such as those selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, and zwitterionic surfactants;(b) a nonvolatile hair conditioning agent or combination of nonvolatile hair conditioning agents selected from the group consisting of insoluble silicones, water soluble organic cationic conditioning agents such as cationic surfactants and cationic polymers; and (c) from about 20% to about 99.5%, by weight, water; wherein said composition additionally comprises from about 0.004M to about 0.08M of free polyvalent metal cations. The present invention can provide improved consistency of deposition on the hair for nonvolatile, insoluble silicone and water soluble cationic conditioning agents when the composition is applied using water across a broad range of hardness.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1995Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.Inventors: Robert Lee Wells, Michael Albert Snyder, Lisa Ann Napolione
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Patent number: 5785979Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved personal cleansing compositions comprising a surfactant system, from above about 0.1% to below 1% of a nonionic or anionic water soluble polymer, a phase separation initiator and water. These compositions provide improved lathering and conditioning benefits.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1997Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Robert Lee Wells
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Patent number: 5783200Abstract: The compositions of the present invention relate to improved personal cleansing compositions comprising a surfactant system comprising at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting alkyl glyceryl ether sulphonate surfactants, from above about 0.1% of a nonionic or anionic water soluble polymer, a phase separation initiator and water. These compositions provide improved lathering and conditioning benefits.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1997Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Curtis Bobby Motley, Robert Lee Wells
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Patent number: 5714446Abstract: Disclosed are hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising(a) from about 5% to about 50%, by weight, of an anionic surfactant component;(b) from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight, of a dispersed, insoluble, nonionic silicone hair conditioning agent, said silicone hair conditioning agent comprising a non-volatile, insoluble, nonionic silicone fluid component;(c) from about 0.2% to about 10%, by weight, of a soluble cationic, amino or quaternary ammonium conditioning surfactant having a cationic nitrogen atom and at least one N-radical containing one or more hydrophilic moieties that are within 4 carbon atoms (inclusive) of a cationic nitrogen, said hydrophilic moieties being selected from the group consisting of alkoxy, polyoxyalkylene, alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, and alkylester moieties, and combinations thereof; and(d) an aqueous carrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1995Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Lisa Jo Bartz, James David Landgrebe, Robert Lee Wells