Patents by Inventor Valerie Pastour

Valerie Pastour 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).

  • Useful cosmetic or pharmaceutical water-in-oil emulsion
    Patent number: 5523091
    Abstract: A cosmetic or pharmaceutical water-in-oil emulsion composition, exhibiting time and temperature stability, comprises in an aqueous phase, (a) a fatty phase comprising (i) a silicone and (ii) a gelling agent and (b) an emulsifying agent. The fatty phase is present in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 weight percent of the emulsion and contains 10 to 90 weight percent of the (i) silicone and 0.1 to 5 percent of the (ii) gelling agent. The emulsifying agent is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 10 percent by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Valerie Pastour, Francoise Pouget, Pierre Fodor