Patents by Inventor Stephen Hugo Hurkens

Stephen Hugo Hurkens 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).

  • Composition and method of producing personal care compositions with improved deposition properties
    Patent number: 10058498
    Abstract: The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to the use of nonionic hydrophobically modified polysaccharides in personal care and household care compositions. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to the use of hydrophobically-modified cellulose ethers, such as hydrophobically-modified hydroxyethylcellulose (HMHEC) polymers in personal care and household care compositions. These compositions show pronounced syneresis in aqueous solutions or in the presence of surfactants, including nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants such as lauryl sulfate (LS) and lauryl ether sulfate (LES). It is also contemplated that the surfactants used in the compositions be sulfate free and/or multi-tailed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Hercules LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hugo Hurkens, Gijsbert Kroon, Thi Hong Lan Le-Pham
  • COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED DEPOSITION PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20160113854
    Abstract: The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to the use of nonionic hydrophobically modified polysaccharides in personal care and household care compositions. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to the use of hydrophobically-modified cellulose ethers, such as hydrophobically-modified hydroxyethylcellulose (HMHEC) polymers in personal care and household care compositions. These compositions show pronounced syneresis in aqueous solutions or in the presence of surfactants, including nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants such as lauryl sulfate (LS) and lauryl ether sulfate (LES). It is also contemplated that the surfactants used in the compositions be sulfate free and/or multi-tailed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Hugo HURKENS, Gijsbert Kroon, Thi Hong Lan Le-Pham
  • COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED DEPOSITION PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20140271504
    Abstract: The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to the use of nonionic hydrophobically modified polysaccharides in personal care and household care compositions. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to the use of hydrophobically-modified cellulose ethers, such as hydrophobically-modified hydroxyethylcellulose (HMHEC) polymers in personal care and household care compositions. These compositions show pronounced syneresis in aqueous solutions or in the presence of surfactants, including nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants such as lauryl sulfate (LS) and lauryl ether sulfate (LES). It is also contemplated that the surfactants used in the compositions be sulfate free and/or multi-tailed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen Hugo Hurkens, Gijsbert Kroon, Thi Hong Lan Le-Pham