Patents by Inventor William Kalriess

William Kalriess 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: 6887494
    Abstract: A composition and method for enhancing skin adhesion of cosmetics by using pigments and extender pigments for the cosmetics, which pigments and extender pigments are treated with at least one hydrophobidizing agent and/or hydrophobidizing/lipophobidizing agent and one or more high viscosity esters having a viscosity in excess of 30 cps. The present invention further comprises such coated pigments and extender pigments as well as cosmetics made therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: US Cosmetics
    Inventors: Masaru Kobayashi, William Zavadoski, William Kalriess, Ian Smith, Shigeru Kishida
  • Patent number: 6790452
    Abstract: A pigment containing particles surface treated with N-acylglycine hydroxyaluminum and/or N-acyl-N-methylglycine hydroxyaluminum, and a pigment dispersion which contains such surface treated particles and a cosmetically acceptable oily material, having excellent dispersion stability and versatility (ease of dispersion and wide range of usage), because the particles are easily and uniformly dispersed in a short period of time at a high concentration in such a cosmetically acceptable oily material, thus a cosmetic product is thereby stable as an emulsion and has better usage than existing products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignees: Miyoshi Kasei, Inc., U.S. Cosmetics Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kishida, Mark LePage, Tetsuo Murata, William Kalriess, Masaru Kobayashi, Isao Imai
  • Publication number: 20030235544
    Abstract: There is provided a pigment surface treated with N-acylglycine hydroxyaluminum and/or N-acyl-N-methylglycine hydroxyaluminum, and a pigment dispersion which contains such surface treated pigment and a cosmetically acceptable oily material, and has an excellent dispersion stability and versatility (ease of dispersion and wide rage of usage).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Shigeru Kishida, Mark Lepage, Tetsuo Murata, William Kalriess, Masaru Kobayashi, Isao Imai
  • Patent number: 6251411
    Abstract: A composition for cosmetic products and a method for making the cosmetic products, the composition comprises particles of pigments and/or extender pigments, water-soluble metal salt, and one or more hydrophobidizing agents selected from hydrogenated lecithin, and water-soluble alkali salt of fatty acids, acylamino acids, and acyl collagen with the water-soluble metal salt and the one or more hydrophobidizing agents being prevented from chemically interacting with one another in the presence of ambient moisture prior to placement of the composition into an aqueous slurry by encapsulation or by entrapment of one of such materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: U.S. Cosmetics Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kishida, William Kalriess, Takako Wright, Masaru Kobayashi, Mark LePage, Isao Imai
  • Patent number: 4679706
    Abstract: A dispensing system for use with a wide variety of dispensable products which employs an inflatable pouch positioned within the container containing a pressurizing gas phase. A product gas phase is incorporated in the expelled product to enhance the product appearance, functionally or safety. The weight to weight (w/w) ratio of the product gas phase to the flowable materials should be between about 0.001:1 to about 0.015:1 and preferably, the w/w ratio of the product gas phase to the flowable material is between about 0.001:1 and about 0.07:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Enviro-Spray Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Magid, Barbara Svitila, William Kalriess