Patents by Inventor Walter S. Oleniacz

Walter S. Oleniacz 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).

  • Moisturizing units and moisturizing compositions containing the same
    Patent number: 3957971
    Abstract: Moisturizing units capable of moisturizing and improving flexibility, plasticity, and softness of keratinous matter, particularly mammalian skin, comprise liposomes, each having a matrix of a ternary lipid mixture of lecithin, dicetyl phosphate, and a sterol, and having cavities disposed within the liposome, the cavities containing a humectant such as sodium pyroglutamate, in an aqueous medium. The moisturizing liposomes function osmotically, serving as traps for water, which may be shared with the keratin constituents as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventor: Walter S. Oleniacz