Patents by Inventor Thuy-Anh Pham

Thuy-Anh Pham 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).

  • Patent number: 9040031
    Abstract: A personal care composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or being anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; (d) an active material selected from fragrances, vitamins, sunscreens and cooling agents; and iii) a cationic deposition polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Patent number: 8940285
    Abstract: Conditioning shampoo composition with an oil selected from polyalphaolefin oils, ester oils, triglyceride oils, hydrocarbon oils and mixtures thereof dispersed therein, the composition comprising from 1-26% wt. cleansing phase, a conditioning gel network, a polymeric suspending agent and a cationic deposition polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Marie-Joseph Simone Leray, Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Publication number: 20130195786
    Abstract: A shampoo composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or is anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; and iii) an esterified sucrose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Publication number: 20130095056
    Abstract: A personal care composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or being anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; (d) an active material selected from fragrances, vitamins, sunscreens and cooling agents; and iii) a cationic deposition polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Publication number: 20130039875
    Abstract: A hair care composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or is anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; and iii) a dendritic macromolecule. In particular, the composition is a shampoo. A preferred cleansing anionic surfactant is sodium laureth sulfate, fatty material is cetostearyl alcohol, gel network anionic surfactant is sodium cetylstearyl sulfate, cationic surfactant is cetyl or behenyl trimethylammonium chloride and dendritic macromolecule is a polyhydric polyester alcohol or hyperbranched polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Publication number: 20130022567
    Abstract: A hair care composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or is anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; and iii) a silicone system comprising emulsified particles of an alkyl modified silicone, wherein the alkyl-modified silicone is characterised by the general formula (I): (CH3)3Si—O—[Si(CH3)(R)O]m—[Si(CH3)2O]n—Si(CH3)3 in which m has a value of 1 to 450, n has a value of 1 to 3000 and R is a monovalent alkyl radical of from 8 to 60 carbon atoms and is fluid under ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Publication number: 20120100092
    Abstract: Hair shampoo composition comprising: A. a cleaning phase, B. an azole antidandruff agent, C. and an aqueous conditioning gel network, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) optionally a cationic surfactant; wherein the conditioning gel network has no overall charge or is anionic and wherein the cleansing phase comprises a cleansing anionic surfactant which comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons, D. an aqueous carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Publication number: 20120093756
    Abstract: Concentrated shampoo composition comprising from 27 to 70% wt. cleansing surfactant, a conditioning gel phase, a short chain diol and an oil, wherein the conditioning gel phase comprises: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; wherein the conditioning gel network has no overall charge or is anionic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Publication number: 20120087883
    Abstract: Conditioning shampoo composition with an oil selected from polyalphaolefin oils, ester oils, triglyceride oils, hydrocarbon oils and mixtures thereof dispersed therein, the composition comprising from 1-26% wt. cleansing phase, a conditioning gel network, a polymeric suspending agent and a cationic deposition polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Catherine Marie-Joseph Simone Leray, Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham
  • Patent number: 8038989
    Abstract: The invention provides a hair conditioning composition comprising an aqueous carrier, a lamellar gel phase formed from cationic surfactant and fatty material and a rheology modifier for the lamellar gel phase which comprises a fatty acid and a water-soluble, nonionic polymer of alkylene oxide of the general formula: H(OCH2CHR)nOH in which R is H, methyl, or mixtures thereof, and n has an average value of at least 150. Compositions of the invention provide a superior viscosity profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham, Smita Puntambekar
  • Publication number: 20110243870
    Abstract: Conditioning shampoo composition comprising a cleaning phase and an aqueous conditioning gel phase comprising a cationic surfactant having from 16 to 30 carbons and multi-lamellar vesicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Michael James Cooke, Thuy-Anh Pham, Andrew Malcolm Murray
  • Publication number: 20110212043
    Abstract: Conditioning shampoo composition comprising a cleaning phase and an aqueous conditioning gel network, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; wherein the conditioning gel network has no overall charge or is anionic and wherein the cleansing phase comprises a cleansing anionic surfactant which comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Thuy-Anh Pham, Andrew Malcolm Murray
  • Publication number: 20100135947
    Abstract: The invention provides a hair conditioning composition comprising a cationic surfactant, a fatty material, a poly-galactomannan having hydrophilic and hydrophobic substituents, and an aqueous carrier. Compositions of the invention provide a superior viscosity profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Emmanuel Paul Jos Marie Everaert, Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham, Smita Puntambekar
  • Publication number: 20080311067
    Abstract: The invention provides a hair conditioning composition comprising an aqueous carrier, a lamellar gel phase formed from cationic surfactant and fatty material and a rheology modifier for the lamellar gel phase which comprises a fatty acid and a water-soluble, nonionic polymer of alkylene oxide of the general formula: H(OCH2CHR)nOH in which R is H, methyl, or mixtures thereof, and n has an average value of at least 150. Compositions of the invention provide a superior viscosity profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Malcolm Murray, Thuy-Anh Pham, Smita Puntambekar