Patents by Inventor Steven Schnittger

Steven Schnittger 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).

  • Extracts from black yeast for whitening skin
    Publication number: 20070154444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to topical skin whitening compositions comprising a whitening effective amount of a black yeast-derived melanin-degrading enzyme extract and a method of preparing the compositions. The compositions provide a whitening effect by degrading melanin on the surface of the skin, the hair and the nails. The enzyme extract can be derived from Exophiala mansonii. The compositions containing the enzyme extract are more effective than are similar compositions containing kojic acid in producing a whitening effect on the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Mammone, Neelam Muizzuddin, Steven Schnittger
  • Skin treatment method with lactobacillus extract
    Publication number: 20050196480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of stimulating beta-defensins in skin cells which comprises applying to the skin cells an effective amount of a Lactobacillus extract or active fraction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Sullivan, Steven Schnittger, Thomas Mammone, Earl Goyarts
  • Stabilized hinokitiol and compositions containing same
    Patent number: 5811114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions containing a preservative-effective amount of hinokitiol-containing microcapsules, the microcapsules comprising a matrix containing collagen and a glycosaminoglycan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: E-L Management Corp.
    Inventors: Althea Knight, Julius Zecchino, Steven Schnittger