Patents by Inventor Shawn R. Branning

Shawn R. Branning 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).

  • Modified starches for use in personal care applications
    Patent number: 9744114
    Abstract: The present invention details the use of starch silicate and starch siliconates in personal care formulations to enhance or provide aesthetic properties to skin care products. These properties can range from smoothness and silky feel to non-greasy and non-oily. These starch derivatives provide an alternative to organically modified starches which can be expensive to prepare and require the addition of inorganic salts to functionalize the reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Russell, Gary Theodore Martino, Kendrick H. Horn, Shawn R. Branning
  • Single-phase preparation of hydrophobic starch product
    Patent number: 8703933
    Abstract: A single phase preparation of free flowing, hydrophobic starches which comprises a starch treated with a siliconate and an acid in a single phase process, is described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Corn Products Development, Inc
    Inventors: Shawn R. Branning, Tracy M. John, Kamlesh K. Shah
  • MODIFIED STARCHES FOR USE IN PERSONAL CARE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140030196
    Abstract: The present invention details the use of starch silicate and starch siliconates in personal care formulations to enhance or provide aesthetic properties to skin care products. These properties can range from smoothness and silky feel to non-greasy and non-oily. These starch derivatives provide an alternative to organically modified starches which can be expensive to prepare and require the addition of inorganic salts to functionalize the reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Russell, Gary Theodore Martino, Kendrick H. Horn, Shawn R. Branning
  • SINGLE-PHASE PREPARATION OF HYDROPHOBIC STARCH PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20130178615
    Abstract: A single phase preparation of free flowing, hydrophobic starches which comprises a starch treated with a siliconate and an acid in a single phase process, is described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL STARCH LLC
    Inventors: Shawn R. Branning, Tracy M. John, Kamlesh K. Shah