Patents by Inventor Susan Marie Guskey
Susan Marie Guskey 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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Patent number: 6974569Abstract: Disclosed are shampoo compositions that provide a superior combination of anti-dandruff efficacy and conditioning, and a method of cleansing and conditioning the hair comprising applying to the hair and scalp an amount of said compositions. The anti-dandruff and conditioning shampoos comprise: (A) from about 5% to about 50%, by weight, of an anionic surfactant; (B) from about 0.01% to about 10%, by weight, of a non-volatile conditioning agent; (C) from about 0.1% to about 4%, by weight, of an anti-dandruff agent; (D) from about 0.02% to about 5%, by weight, of at least one cationic polymer; and (E) water. The compositions (A) have a bioavailability/coverage index value, as defined herein, of at least about 1.25; (B) have a first conditioning index value, as defined herein, of less than or equal to about 1.0; (C) have a second conditioning index value, as defined herein, of at least about 1.5; and (D) have a minimal inhibitory concentration index value, as defined herein, of at least about 0.125.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2000Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: David Scott Dunlop, Roberta Atwood Boyd, Susan Marie Guskey, James Robert Schwartz, Anthony Raymond Marchetta
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Publication number: 20040247550Abstract: Disclosed is a hair or skin conditioning composition comprising by weight: (a) from about 0.01% to about 5% of a hydrophobically modified cationic thickening polymer; (b) from about 0.05% to about 10% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof; and (c) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a hydrophobically modified silicone; and (d) an aqueous carrier. The conditioning composition of the present invention has a suitable rheology for conditioning compositions, and provides conditioning benefits. The composition is especially suitable for hair care products such as hair conditioning products for rinse-off use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Satomi Asari, Susan Marie Guskey, Golam Faruque Khan, Eric Scott Johnson, Robert Lee Wells
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Patent number: 6451300Abstract: Disclosed are shampoo compositions that provide a superior combination of anti-dandruff efficacy and conditioning, and a method of cleansing and conditioning the hair comprising applying to the hair and scalp an effective amount of said compositions. The anti-dandruff and conditioning shampoos comprise: (A) from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an anionic surfactant; (B) from about 0.01% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a non-volatile conditioning agent; (C) from about 0.1% to about 4%, by weight of the composition, of an anti-dandruff particulate; (D) from about 0.02% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of at least one cationic polymer; (E) from 0.005% to about 1.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2000Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: David Scott Dunlop, Susan Marie Guskey, Vicente Eduardo Leyba, Douglas Allan Royce
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Publication number: 20020102228Abstract: Disclosed are shampoo compositions that provide a superior combination of anti-dandruff efficacy and conditioning, and a method of cleansing and conditioning the hair comprising applying to the hair and scalp an amount of said compositions. The anti-dandruff and conditioning shampoos comprise: (A) from about 5% to about 50%, by weight, of an anionic surfactant; (B) from about 0.01% to about 10%, by weight, of a non-volatile conditioning agent; (C) from about 0.1% to about 4%, by weight, of an anti-dandruff agent; (D) from about 0.02% to about 5%, by weight, of at least one cationic polymer; and (E) water. The compositions (A) have a bioavailability/coverage index value, as defined herein, of at least about 1.25; (B) have a first conditioning index value, as defined herein, of less than or equal to about 1.0; (C) have a second conditioning index value, as defined herein, of at least about 1.5; and (D) have a minimal inhibitory concentration index value, as defined herein, of at least about 0.125.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2000Publication date: August 1, 2002Inventors: David Scott Dunlop, Roberta Atwood Boyd, Susan Marie Guskey, James Roberts Schwartz, Anthony Raymond Marchetta
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Patent number: 6297203Abstract: Disclosed are styling shampoo compositions with improved styling performance, and which comprise (a) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of a combination of an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant, and a combination of an anionic surfactant and a zwitterionic surfactant; (b) from about 0.025% to about 3% by weight of a cationic deposition polymer having a cationic charge density of from about 0.2 meq/gram to about 2 meq/gram and which is selected from the group consisting of cationic cellulose polymers, cationic guar gum derivatives, and mixtures thereof, (c) from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of an organic cationic hair styling polymer having a cationic charge density of greater than about 2 meq/gram to less than about 4.75 meq/gram; and (d) from about 27% to about 94.5% by weight water.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1997Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: The Procter & GambleInventors: Susan Marie Guskey, Christine Hall, Douglas Allan Royce, Kimberly Ann Schoch
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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: 6177390Abstract: 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, and combinations thereof; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an organic or silicone-grafted hair styling polymer; and from about 40% to about 94.9% by weight of water; wherein the Hair Feel Index (HFI) is at least about 0.65 and the Curl Retention Value (CRV) is at least about 70. The composition provides improved styling performance and improved hair feel from a shampoo composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Susan Marie Guskey, Everett Junior Inman, Teresa Ann Desch, Lynne Anne Fritschi, Stephanie Lynn Killion
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Patent number: 6174522Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous conditioning shampoo compositions containing a surfactant component in a shampoo with a particulate insoluble, dispersed, nonvolatile conditioning agent having a dual particle size range, suspending agent and a deposition polymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Thomas Baravetto, Elizabeth Murphy Schrader, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Susan Marie Guskey
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Patent number: 6040282Abstract: 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, and combinations thereof; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of an organic or silicone-grafted hair styling polymer; and from about 40% to about 94.9% by weight of water; wherein the Hair Feel Index (HFI) is at least about 0.65 and the Curl Retention Value (CRV) is at least about 70. The composition provides improved styling performance and improved hair feel from a shampoo composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1999Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Susan Marie Guskey, Everett Junior Inman, Teresa Ann Desch, Lynne Anne Fritschi, Stephanie Lynn Killion
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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: 5980877Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous conditioning shampoo compositions containing a surfactant component in a shampoo with a particulate insoluble, dispersed, non-volatile conditioning agent having a dual particle size range, suspending agent and a deposition polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1996Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John Thomas Baravetto, Elizabeth Murphy Schrader, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Susan Marie Guskey
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Patent number: 5977036Abstract: 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 0.005% to about 2.0% by weight a crystalline hydroxyl-containing stabilizing agent; and from about 26.5% to about 94.9% 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: February 3, 1998Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Susan Marie Guskey
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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: 5837661Abstract: Disclosed are hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a detersive surfactant, from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight of a silicone hair conditioning agent, from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a suspending agent, from about 0.025% to about 1.5% by weight of selected polyalkylene glycols, preferably polyethylene glycols having from about 1,500 to about 25,000 degrees of ethoxylation, and water, and optionally one or more additional materials known for use in shampoo or conditioning compositions, which compositions provide excellent cleansing and conditioning benefits, and further provide enhanced conditioning impression by way of enhanced spreadability through hair, and denser, thicker lather.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1997Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mark David Evans, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer, Everett Junior Inman, Susan Marie Guskey, Hirotaka Uchiyama
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Patent number: 5756436Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous conditioning shampoo compositions which comprise an anionic detersive surfactant component; dispersed, liquid, droplets of a water insoluble, hair conditioning agent having a number average particle diameter of from about 0.01 microns to about 2000 microns; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of an organic, cationic, non crosslinked, deposition or conditioning polymer having a cationic charge density of from about 4 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm and an average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 1 million. The cationic polymer, in combination with anionic detersive surfactant component and other essential components, provides improved deposition of the conditioning agent on hair or skin, even when the dispersed conditioning agent particles have a number average particle size of up to about 2,000 microns. The composition may be applied to skin or hair, and provides improved conditioning performance even without the use of the dispersed hair conditioning agent particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1996Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Douglas Allan Royce, Susan Marie Guskey, Everett Junior Inman, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer