Patents by Inventor Usha V. Murthy

Usha V. Murthy 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).

  • Personal cleansing composition and method
    Patent number: 6566314
    Abstract: An aqueous foam producing personal cleansing composition is disclosed. The composition, which is normally clear and is essentially free of any amides of diethanolamine, comprises a cloud point depressing agent comprising ammonium chloride. The composition of the present invention is characterized by a low cloud point temperature such that the risk of forming an undesirable precipitate in the composition is reduced. Also disclosed is a method of reducing the cloud point temperature in a normally clear aqueous personal cleansing composition which is essentially free of amides of diethanolamine. The method comprises adding ammonium chloride to the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Alberto-Culver Company
    Inventors: Usha V. Murthy, Dipak K. Ghosh, Randy Schueller
  • Cosmetic composition with improved skin moisturizing properties
    Publication number: 20030031688
    Abstract: The invention provides a cosmetic composition with improved moisturizing properties, improved skin feel and/or improved visual appeal, comprising a synergistic combination of coenzyme Q10 and urea. The coenzyme Q10 and urea act synergistically to confer improved, cosmetically desirable properties with respect to the composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Dipak Ghosh, Usha V. Murthy, Munawar Hussain Randhawa, Natalya Gurman, Perry Romanowski, Medardo Hernandez, Deborah A. Eagan
  • Personal cleansing composition and method
    Patent number: 6365559
    Abstract: An aqueous foam producing personal cleansing composition is disclosed. The composition, which is normally clear and is essentially free of any amides of diethanolamine, comprises a cloud point depressing agent comprising ammonium chloride. The composition of the present invention is characterized by a low cloud point temperature such that the risk of forming an undesirable precipitate in the composition is reduced. Also disclosed is a method of reducing the cloud point temperature in a normally clear aqueous personal cleansing composition which is essentially free of amides of diethanolamine. The method comprises adding ammonium chloride to the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Alberto-Culver Company
    Inventors: Usha V. Murthy, Dipak K. Ghosh, Randy Schueller