Patents by Inventor Sherrie R. Tafuri

Sherrie R. Tafuri 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).

  • Compositions and Methods of Their Use for Improving the Condition and Appearance of Skin
    Publication number: 20100062086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, preventing and improving the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin, particularly, treating, preventing, ameliorating, reducing and/or eliminating fine lines and/or wrinkles of skin, where the compositions include natural plant constituents, or synthetic equivalents thereof, which inhibit or decrease expression of C-reactive protein expression, production or secretion, thereby reducing, inhibiting, or ameliorating dermatological signs of aging. The compositions of the invention may be topically applied to the skin, or are delivered by directed means to a site in need thereof, in an amount effective in improving the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Laurence Dryer, Sherrie R. Tafuri, Dmitri S. Ptchelintsev
  • Compositions and methods of their use for improving the condition and appearance of skin
    Patent number: 7642062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, preventing and improving the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin, particularly, treating, preventing, ameliorating, reducing and/or eliminating fine lines and/or wrinkles of skin, where the compositions include natural plant constituents, or synthetic equivalents thereof, which inhibit or decrease expression of C-reactive protein expression, production or secretion, thereby reducing, inhibiting, or ameliorating dermatological signs of aging. The compositions of the invention may be topically applied to the skin, or are delivered by directed means to a site in need thereof, in an amount effective in improving the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Avon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence Dryer, Sherrie R. Tafuri, Dmitri Ptchelintsev
  • Compositions and methods of their use for improving the condition and appearance of skin
    Publication number: 20080160109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, preventing and improving the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin, particularly, treating, preventing, ameliorating, reducing and/or eliminating fine lines and/or wrinkles of skin, where the compositions include natural plant constituents, or synthetic equivalents thereof, which inhibit or decrease expression of C-reactive protein expression, production or secretion, thereby reducing, inhibiting, or ameliorating dermatological signs of aging. The compositions of the invention may be topically applied to the skin, or are delivered by directed means to a site in need thereof, in an amount effective in improving the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Laurence Dryer, Sherrie R. Tafuri, Dmitri Ptchelintsev