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: 10098819
    Abstract: Cosmetic composition for lightening the color of keratinic fibers, including at least two separately packaged formulations (A) and (B) which are mixed immediately prior to application to give an application mixture, wherein the formulation (A), based on its total weight, contains from about 10% to about 99% by weight of peroxodisulfate(s), and the formulation (B) is a free-flowing composition comprising water and at least one oxidizing agent, characterized in that the 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, feature above-average application properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Patent number: 10092497
    Abstract: An agent for lightening keratin fibers, which, with regard to its weight, includes 20 to 75 wt. % of oil(s), 0.05 to 5 wt. % of polymer(s) from the group of copolymers of ethylene/propylene/styrene and/or copolymers of butylene/ethylene/styrene, and/or copolymers of butylene/propylene/styrene, and 1 to 70 wt. % of peroxydisulfate(s), wherein the fibers contain 1 to 44 wt. % of potassium peroxydisulfate and 0 to <5 wt. % of sodium peroxydisulfate, and 0 to <5 wt. % of ammonium peroxydisulfate. The agent has increased storage stability, whereby not only the physical stability (settling, phase separation) but also the chemical stability (decomposition of the peroxide salts) is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Burkhard Mueller, Udo Erkens
  • Patent number: 9943476
    Abstract: Agents for lightening keratinic fibers, which include, based on their weight, 20 to 75% by weight of oil(s), 0.05 to 5% by weight of polymer(s) from the group of ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymers and/or butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymers and/or butylene/propylene/styrene copolymers, and 1 to 70% by weight of peroxydisulfate(s), whereby the weight ratio of sodium peroxydisulfate in the agent to the total amount of peroxydisulfates in the agent is at least 0.2, possess increased storage stability, the improvement being not only in physical stability (sedimentation, phase separation) but also in chemical stability (degradation of the persalts). There are also improvements in product yield, spreadability of the application mixture, and the bleaching effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20180098927
    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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20180098925
    Abstract: Cosmetic agent for lightening keratin fibers, containing at least one packaged preparation (A), wherein the preparation (A), based on its total weight, contains a) from about 10 to about 90% by weight of peroxydisulfate(s) b) from about 10 to about 50% by weight of sodium silicate and the preparation (A) is packaged in a water-soluble film which, based on its total weight, includes at least 60% by weight of a polymer mixture which has a multi-modal molecular weight distribution, exemplified in that the sodium silicate comprises sodium disilicate and methods for the use of this agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20180098920
    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: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20180049958
    Abstract: Agents and methods for lightening keratinic fibres are provided herein. In an embodiment, agents for lightening keratinic fibres include at least two separately packaged preparations (A) and (B) as well as an optional further preparation (C) which is packaged separately from preparations (A) and (B). Preparations (A), (B), and, when present, preparation (C) are mixed immediately prior to use in order to form a mixture for application. Preparation (A) includes at least one persulphate and at least two chelating agents. Preparation (B) is free-flowing and includes at least one oxidizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20180015020
    Abstract: Agent for lightening keratin fibers and method for changing the color of keratinic fibers are provided herein. In an embodiment, an agent for lightening keratin fibers includes, relative to the weight thereof, a) from about 0.01 to about 5 wt % ethyl cellulose, b) from about 5 to about 70 wt % oil component(s), c) from about 1 to about 70 wt % peroxydisulphate(s) from the group of sodium peroxydisulphate and/or potassium peroxydisulphate and/or ammonium peroxydisulphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20180001117
    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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170333303
    Abstract: Cosmetic composition for lightening the color of keratinic fibers, including at least two separately packaged formulations (A) and (B) which are mixed immediately prior to application to give an application mixture, wherein the formulation (A), based on its total weight, contains from about 10% to about 99% by weight of peroxodisulfate(s), and the formulation (B) is a free-flowing composition comprising water and at least one oxidizing agent, characterized in that the 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, feature above-average application properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170312188
    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: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170112743
    Abstract: Multi-component packaging unit (kit of parts) for the reductive decolorization of dyed fibers, which comprises separately formulated (I) a container (A) containing a cosmetic agent (a) and (II) a container (B) containing a cosmetic agent (b), wherein agent (a) in container (A) includes (a1) one or more reducing agents (a2) one or more fatty components, and has (a3) a water content of no more than 10.0% by weight, based on the total weight of agent (a), and agent (b) in container (B) has (b1) a water content of at least 30.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the agent (b). The invention further relates to a method for reductive decolorization of dyed keratin fibers using the multi-component packaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Juergen Schoepgens, Burkhard Mueller, Udo Erkens
  • Publication number: 20160250113
    Abstract: It has emerged that blonding pastes of relatively high oil content that have been thickened by specific polymers are especially table when the persulfates employed satisfy certain criteria. Blonding tablets including, based on their weight, 10 to 70 wt % of peroxydisulfate(s), 0 to 30 wt % of oil(s) and 1 to 20 wt % of disintegrant(s) made from cellulosic material that before being admixed to components a) and b) and before tableting has been compacted and takes the form within the tablet of compacted granules with a density of 0.3 to 1.5 g/cm3 exhibit increased chemical and physical stability and can be mixed readily with oxidant preparations to produce blonding compositions with stable viscosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller, Rainer Paulus, Thomas Paulus
  • Publication number: 20160158141
    Abstract: Agents for lightening keratinic fibers, which include, based on their weight, 20 to 75% by weight of oil(s), 0.05 to 5% by weight of polymer(s) from the group of ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymers and/or butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymers and/or butylene/propylene/styrene copolymers, and 1 to 70% by weight of peroxydisulfate(s), whereby the weight ratio of sodium peroxydisulfate in the agent to the total amount of peroxydisulfates in the agent is at least 0.2, possess increased storage stability, the improvement being not only in physical stability (sedimentation, phase separation) but also in chemical stability (degradation of the persalts). There are also improvements in product yield, spreadability of the application mixture, and the bleaching effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Udo Erkens, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20160158142
    Abstract: An agent for lightening keratin fibers, which, with regard to its weight, includes 20 to 75 wt. % of oil(s), 0.05 to 5 wt. % of polymer(s) from the group of copolymers of ethylene/propylene/styrene and/or copolymers of butylene/ethylene/styrene, and/or copolymers of butylene/propylene/styrene, and 1 to 70 wt. % of peroxydisulfate(s), wherein the fibres contain 1 to 44 wt. % of potassium peroxydisulfate and 0 to <5 wt. % of sodium peroxydisulfate, and 0 to <5 wt. % of ammonium peroxydisulfate. The agent has increased storage stability, whereby not only the physical stability (settling, phase separation) but also the chemical stability (decomposition of the peroxide salts) is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Burkhard Mueller, Udo Erkens
  • Publication number: 20160158126
    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: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Burkhard Mueller, Udo Erkens
  • Patent number: 8734530
    Abstract: An agent in foam form for coloring keratin-containing fibers, in particular human hair, under induction by atmospheric oxygen and methods for coloring keratin-containing fibers using such agent is provided. In an embodiment, the agent comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, at an alkaline pH of 8 to 10.5, (a) as a color-forming component in the form of a dye precursor of a nature-analogous dye an indole and/or indoline derivative, (b) an alkalizing agent, and (c) a propellant, the agent containing no additional oxidizing agent for the color-forming components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Janssen, Jurgen Schopgens, Sabine Babiel, Armin Wadle, Udo Erkens