Patents by Inventor Udo Erkens

Udo Erkens 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: 10918890
    Abstract: Bleaching agents with improved resistance to oil separation and better miscibility with dye-containing formulations comprise—in relation to their weight—from about 0.015 to about 10 wt.-% ethylene octene copolymer(s), from about 5 to about 70 wt.-% oil component(s), from about 1 to about 70 wt.-% peroxydisulfate(s) chosen from the group of sodium peroxodisulfate and/or potassium peroxodisulfate and/or ammonium peroxodisulfate, and ?1 wt.-% free water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Patent number: 10888512
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a cosmetic product for changing the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, which contains at least one package (VP) as well as a cosmetic composition (KM) contained in this package (VP). The package is formed from a multilayer film (F) which contains at least two polymer layers (P1) and (P2) as well as at least one barrier layer (BS). The cosmetic composition comprises at least one oxidizing compound and at least one thickening agent, wherein the oxidizing compound is a solid oxidizing compound, in particular a percarbonate. The cosmetic product is in the form of a double sachet in which a colour composition (FZ) is provided in addition to the cosmetic composition (KM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Torsten Lechner, Carsten Mathiaszyk
  • Patent number: 10842723
    Abstract: Agents for lightening keratin fibers include, relative to their weight, 20 to 75 wt.-% oil(s), 0.05 to 5 wt.-% xanthan, 1 to 70 wt.-% peroxodisulfate(s) and 1 to 15 wt.-% cetearyl alcohol. The agents have increased storage stability, not only the physical stability (settling, phase separation) but also the chemical stability (degradation of the persalts) thereof being improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Burkhard Mueller, Udo Erkens
  • Patent number: 10835462
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bleaching tablet comprising a tablet core and a tablet shell encasing the tablet core, wherein the bleaching tablet—with respect to its weight—contains a) from about 10% to about 70% by weight of peroxodisulphate(s); b) from about 1% to about 14% by weight of percarbonate(s); c) from about 5% to about 15% by weight of disintegrant formed from cellulose-containing material, wherein the percarbonate or the percarbonates are contained in the tablet core. The present disclosure furthermore concerns a method for bleaching human hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Torsten Lechner
  • Patent number: 10702461
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an agent for the oxidative changing of the colour of keratin fibres, containing—in relation to its total weight— (a) one or more percompounds from the group of sodium percarbonate, potassium percarbonate, sodium perborate and potassium perborate in a total amount of from about 0.5 to about 14.0% by weight, and (b) one or more persulfates from the group of ammonium persulfate, potassium persulfate, and sodium persulfate in a total amount of from about 5.0 to about 60.0% by weight, and (c) less than about 10.0% by weight water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Torsten Lechner
  • Publication number: 20200206105
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a bleaching tablet comprising a tablet core and a tablet shell encasing the tablet core, wherein the bleaching tablet—with respect to its weight—contains a) from about 10% to about 70% by weight of peroxodisulphate(s); b) from about 1% to about 14% by weight of percarbonate(s); c) from about 5% to about 15% by weight of disintegrant formed from cellulose-containing material, wherein the percarbonate or the percarbonates are contained in the tablet core. The present disclosure furthermore concerns a method for bleaching human hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, TORSTEN LECHNER
  • Publication number: 20200206104
    Abstract: The subject of the present disclosure is a blonding agent for changing the natural color of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, which contains a) sodium percarbonate, b) sodium chloride and further from 0 to about 8% by weight of water. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for blonding human hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, PHILLIP JAISER, TORSTEN LECHNER
  • Publication number: 20200206099
    Abstract: The present falls within the field of cosmetics and relates to a cosmetic product for oxidatively changing the colour of keratinous fibres, particularly human hair. An exemplary cosmetic product includes (i) at least one cosmetic composition (KM) comprising (a) at least one oxidising compound, and (b) two or more thickening agents, and (ii) at least one cosmetic dye composition (FZ). The oxidising compound is a solid oxidising agent and is selected from the group of a percarbonate salt, a perborate salt and percarbamide salt. Further, the two or more thickening agents comprise an at least partially ionic polysaccharide and a substantially non-ionic polysaccharide. Also described is a method for dyeing hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, TORSTEN LECHNER, CARSTEN MATHIASZYK
  • Publication number: 20200206102
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic agent for bleaching human hair, comprising (i) a package comprising at least one multi-layer film, which comprises at least one metal-containing layer as a barrier layer, and (ii) a bleaching agent composition, which is contained in the package, wherein the bleaching agent composition contains at least one percarbonate, at least one inorganic salt of a peroxysulfuric acid, and at least one thickener. The present disclosure also relates to a method for bleaching human hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, TORSTEN LECHNER
  • Publication number: 20200206103
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic agent for blonding human hair comprising (i) a package comprising at least one multilayer film comprising at least one metal-containing layer as a barrier layer, and (ii) a bleaching agent composition contained in the package, the bleaching agent composition containing at least one percarbonate and at least one inorganic salt of a peroxosulfuric acid. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for blonding human hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, TORSTEN LECHNER
  • Publication number: 20200206100
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to blonding agents which serve as a lightening agent for keratinic fibers, in particular human hair. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic product comprising the blonding agent contained in a packaging impermeable to water vapor. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for blonding human hair. The blonding agent is an anhydrous, powdered cosmetic composition, wherein the cosmetic composition contains at least one oxidizing compound and a mixture of thickening agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, TORSTEN LECHNER
  • Publication number: 20200206098
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to the field of cosmetics and concerns a cosmetic product for changing the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, comprising (i) at least one package (VP) comprising a water-soluble film (F), (ii) at least one cosmetic composition (KM) which is packaged in the package (VP) and contains at least one oxidizing compound, (iii) at least one cosmetic colour composition (FZ) which is packaged in the package (VP), wherein the oxidizing compound is a solid oxidizing agent. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for colouring hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, TORSTEN LECHNER, CARSTEN MATHIASZYK
  • Publication number: 20200206120
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a cosmetic product for changing the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, which contains at least one package (VP) as well as a cosmetic composition (KM) contained in this package (VP). The package is formed from a multilayer film (F) which contains at least two polymer layers (P1) and (P2) as well as at least one barrier layer (BS). The cosmetic composition comprises at least one oxidizing compound and at least one thickening agent, wherein the oxidizing compound is a solid oxidizing compound, in particular a percarbonate. The cosmetic product is in the form of a double sachet in which a colour composition (FZ) is provided in addition to the cosmetic composition (KM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: UDO ERKENS, TORSTEN LECHNER, CARSTEN MATHIASZYK
  • Patent number: 10406080
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic agent for lightening keratin fibers, which contains two separate powder-formed preparations (A) and (B), each of which is packaged in a water-soluble film, and a method for lightening keratin fibers using the agent. The cosmetic agent of the present disclosure does not require the use of free hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Patent number: 10342751
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic product for dyeing keratin fibres which contains two separate powdered preparations (A) and (B), which are each packaged in a water-soluble film, and to a method for dyeing keratin fibres using said product. The cosmetic product of the present disclosure does not require the use of free hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20190175458
    Abstract: The object of the present disclosure is a cosmetic agent for blonding human hair comprising (i) a sachet that forms a closed chamber that comprises a water-soluble polymer, and (ii) a bleaching composition, which is contained in closed chamber of the sachet, exemplified in that the bleaching composition contains at least one percarbonate and at least one persulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Torsten Lechner
  • Publication number: 20190175463
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an agent for the oxidative changing of the colour of keratin fibres, containing—in relation to its total weight— (a) one or more percompounds from the group of sodium percarbonate, potassium percarbonate, sodium perborate and potassium perborate in a total amount of from about 0.5 to about 14.0% by weight, and (b) one or more persulfates from the group of ammonium persulfate, potassium persulfate, and sodium persulfate in a total amount of from about 5.0 to about 60.0% by weight, and (c) less than about 10.0% by weight water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Torsten Lechner
  • Publication number: 20190110970
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic product cleaning and care of the keratinous, fibres, in particular human hair, comprising (i) a pouch, comprising at least one sealed chamber, wherein the sealed chamber has at least one wall made from a water-soluble foil, and (ii) a shampoo composition, which is present in the sealed chamber of the pouch, wherein the shampoo composition contains—relative to its total weight (iia) from about 0 to about 20 wt % water (iib) at least one anionic tenside and (iic) at least one cationic tenside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Torsten Lechner, Thomas Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20190110966
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a product for care of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, comprising a bag (pouch) comprising at least one sealed chamber, wherein the sealed chamber comprises at least one wall of one water-soluble film, and a conditioner composition which is in the sealed chamber of the bag (pouch) wherein the conditioner composition contains, based on its total weight (iia) from about 0 to about 20 wt % water and (iib) at least one fatty ingredient from the group of C8-C30 fatty alcohols and C8-C30 fatty acid triglycerides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Torsten Lechner, Thomas Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10179093
    Abstract: Cosmetic compositions and methods for changing the color of keratinic fibers are provided herein. In an embodiment, a cosmetic composition for lightening the color of keratinic fibers includes at least two separately packaged formulations (A) and (B), which are mixed immediately prior to application to give an application mixture. The formulation (A) includes at least one dye chosen from the group of oxidation dye precursors, direct dyes, or a combination thereof. The composition (B) is a flowable composition including water and at least one oxidizing agent. Formulation (A) has been packaged in a water-soluble film including, based on its total weight, at least about 60% by weight of a polymer mixture having a multimodal molecular weight distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller