Patents Issued in February 7, 2017
  • Patent number: 9561126
    Abstract: A method of positioning a main stent at a vessel bifurcation includes positioning a main guidewire in the main vessel; and advancing a stent delivery system to a position proximate the bifurcation. The stent delivery system includes a catheter with a flexible side sheath attached thereto and a main stent positioned over the catheter. The flexible side sheath is positioned to pass through the side opening in the main stent. The method also includes advancing a branch guidewire through the flexible side sheath and into the branch vessel; and subsequently, advancing the catheter over the main guidewire while advancing the flexible side sheath over the branch guidewire while viewing relative movement of a marker positioned on the flexible side sheath with respect to at least one marker positioned on the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gil M. Vardi, Charles J. Davidson, Eric Williams
  • Patent number: 9561127
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ValenTx, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Kagan, Mitchell Dann, Lee Guterman
  • Patent number: 9561128
    Abstract: A unitized cast system for immobilizing and supporting a body part. The unitized casting system includes a first inner layer for padding and dissipating heat against the patient's skin. A second layer is formed from a thermoformable structural material such as perforated plastic. A protective third outer layer is provided to provide insulation for the second layer. These three layers are formed together to form a unitized cast system that is easily formed and applied to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: EXOS LLC
    Inventor: Mark Joseph
  • Patent number: 9561129
    Abstract: A tissue removal device includes a rigid aspiration cannula, a valve communicating with the aspiration cannula in a fluid-sealed manner, and a pneumatically-driven actuator configured for moving the valve between an open position and a closed position, wherein at the open position the valve defines an aspiration path through the aspiration cannula and the valve, and at the closed position the valve prevents vacuum from being applied at the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Rodney L. Ross, James Dennewill, Gregg Hughes
  • Patent number: 9561130
    Abstract: A plug for use in a passage or conduit of a human body is provided. The plug includes a plug body with a first end and a second end. The plug body has a protrusion on an exterior wall. The plug also includes an attaching member at the first end to attach the plug to the passage or conduit. The plug further includes an axial retention tube within the plug body. The plug further includes a reservoir. The reservoir connects to the retention tube at a third end thereof. The reservoir and the retention tube are configured to regulate the flow of fluid in the passage or conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: HANGZHOU LIUCHA PHARMACEUTICAL LTD.
    Inventors: Chaoyang Hong, Chenglong Wu, Xufeng Lin
  • Patent number: 9561131
    Abstract: Surgical methods and related medical devices for treating glaucoma are disclosed. The method comprises trabecular bypass surgery, which involves bypassing diseased trabecular meshwork with the use of a stent implant. The stent implant is inserted into an opening created in the trabecular meshwork by a piercing member that is slidably advanceable through the lumen of the stent implant for supporting the implant insertion. The stent implant is positioned through the trabecular meshwork so that an inlet end of the stent implant is exposed to the anterior chamber of the eye and an outlet end is positioned into fluid collection channels at about an exterior surface of the trabecular meshwork or up to the level of aqueous veins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Glaukos Corporation
    Inventors: Hosheng Tu, David Steven Haffner, Gregory T. Smedley, Barbara A. Niksch, Morteza Gharib, Thomas W. Burns, Richard Lindstrom
  • Patent number: 9561132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for treatment of glaucoma, wherein by means of an elongated catheter provided with a distal portion and a proximal portion, a tube-shaped implant is inserted and released in a Schlemm's canal with two opposite openings exposed by an incision and a folded up scleral flap. In a first phase, the distal portion inserted into the Schlemm's canal through the first opening, while a fluid or gaseous medium is injected at the same time, and exited through the second opening, which is, in circumferential direction, oppositely located. The implant detachably disposed at the protruding distal portion and, in a second phase, inserted, in circumferential direction, into the expanded Schlemm's canal up to the first opening. Subsequently, the distal portion, which protrudes from the first opening, is detached from the implant and, together with the catheter, removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: GRIESHABER OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Stegmann, Matthias Christian Grieshaber, Hans R. Grieshaber
  • Patent number: 9561133
    Abstract: A drain valve (10) implantable surgically in the eye (O) of a patient for the treatment of glaucoma, comprising a main body (11), and a drainage tube (12), connected at one end with the main body (11) and provided to be implanted in the eye (O) so as to penetrate with its distal tip inside the anterior chamber (CA) of the eye globe (GO), so as to allow the drainage outwards of the aqueous humour (UA), wherein the valve (10) is characterized by a series of significant improvements, including: 1) an extractable configuration (12a, 12b) of the drainage tube (12), to allow the adaptation (f1) of the length of the drainage tube (12) during the surgical operation to implant the valve (10); 2) a flattened or flat shape in section (12?) of the drainage tube (12, 12a, 12b) suitable for reducing the dimensions in the radial direction (IR) of the drainage tube (12) with respect to the surface of the eye globe (GO); 3) a connection free from encumbrances between the tip portion (12f) of the drainage tube (12), provide
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ITH T3 PLUS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giulio Torello, Alfredo Ricci
  • Patent number: 9561134
    Abstract: Medical dressings and medical dressing kits that can be used to proved positive pressure wound therapy. The medical dressings include one or more normally-closed valves. The medical dressing kits may further include fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew T. Scholz, Patricia A. Eull, Kenneth A. Peterson, Tony J. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 9561135
    Abstract: A system for treating a tissue site includes a reduced-pressure source to apply reduced pressure, a manifold in fluid communication with the pressure source to provide reduced pressure to the tissue site, and a drape for adhering to the tissue site to cover the tissue site and the manifold. The drape includes an adhesive layer for sealing the drape to the tissue site to create a sealed space having the manifold therein, and a non-adhesive layer formed from a portion of the adhesive layer. A method for manufacturing a medical drape includes providing a sheet of adhesive material and treating a side of the sheet of adhesive material to form a non-adhesive layer and an adhesive layer. The method laminates a release liner adjacent the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Mark Robinson, Christopher Brian Locke
  • Patent number: 9561136
    Abstract: A bandage for applying to and protecting a wound or the like comprises generally of a central cone piece with a plurality of attached legs. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the bandage comprises generally a substantially circular mid-piece with a center region; a proximal first flexible strip end; and a distal second flexible strip end. The substantially circular mid-piece with a center region is perforated along a radius from about the center region to a circumference of the substantially circular mid-piece and the proximal first flexible strip end is perforated longitudinally along a midline from about an end of the proximal first flexible strip to the circumference of the substantially circular mid-piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Gregory Troy Williams
  • Patent number: 9561137
    Abstract: A one-piece hygiene article is disclosed for use by a male to absorb moisture in the crotch region, wherein the hygiene article includes an absorbent material. The hygiene article further includes a first absorbing portion, having a V-shape for receiving the genitals of the male. The legs of the V-shape of the first absorbing portion are arranged for being provided along the groin and on either side of the genitals of the male. A second absorbing portion extends from the base of the V-shape of the first absorbing portion and has an elongated shape, wherein the second absorbing portion is arranged for being provided between the buttocks of the male. The hygiene article further includes at least one weakening line for a length adjustment of the hygiene article, and an adhesive material for adhering the hygiene article to the crotch of the male.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: PREVENT HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventor: Vilyam Melki
  • Patent number: 9561138
    Abstract: In the disclosed absorbent article, in a first region, a first elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, in a second region, a second elastic member extends linearly in the widthwise direction, the elongational stress of the first elastic member is greater than the elongational stress of the second elastic member, and the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of an absorbent body and a chassis in the first region is configured in a manner so as to be shorter than the length in the widthwise direction of the joining region that is of both the main body of the absorbent body and the chassis in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotomo Mukai, Yoshihisa Watabe
  • Patent number: 9561139
    Abstract: A method of making an absorbent composite that includes a first fabric, a second fabric, and particles positioned between the two fabrics and absorbent articles made from the absorbent composite. The particles are secured between the two fabric using adhesive, thermal plastic or combinations thereof. The fabrics are bonded together in a manner that limits particle movement between the fabrics. The bond pattern may define pockets or other shapes. In applications in which the bond pattern forms pockets, the particles may be positioned in the pockets. The particles may be SAP particles or other particles with advantageous properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: DSG Technology Holdings Ltd.
    Inventors: Patrick Tsang, Kuo-Shu Edward Chang, Andrew Wright
  • Patent number: 9561140
    Abstract: The disposable diaper according to the present invention includes a base sheet (12) made of nonwoven fabric and a hook sheet (110) provided with a plurality of engagement hooks. A KES bending stiffness value in a fastening tape existent region (SHS) is equal to or less than 1.64 gf·cm2/cm, the height of the engagement hook is between 60 and 200 ?m; and the color difference (?E) between the hook sheet existent region (SHS) on the inner side of a fastening tape (100) and side flaps (50) adjacent to the fastening tape (100) is 6.5 or more, when the color difference of L* is ?L*, the color difference of a* is ?a*, and the color difference of b* is ?b* according to the L*a*b* color coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Sakaguchi, Kana Sawa
  • Patent number: 9561141
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a portion of an immobilization cast to facilitate removal of the cast from a body part of a patient may comprise a handle structure for being held by the hand of a user, a cutting device extending from the handle for cutting the cast material, with the cutting device including a blade and a blade movement device configured to cause ultrasonic movement of the blade, and a shielding structure configured for at least partially positioning between the cast and a part of the patient's body part such that a portion of the shield extends between the blade and the body part to shield the body part from the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Greg Alvine, Matthew V. Leyden, Nathan Schlueter
  • Patent number: 9561142
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an external condenser and light assembly and, more particularly, to an improved external air conditioning condenser and housing that is designed to additionally serve as a light assembly for an emergency vehicle. The condenser housing is mounted to the exterior of the emergency vehicle, which improves the performance of the emergency vehicle's air-conditioning system. The design of the condenser housing also allows it to serve as a light assembly on which emergency vehicle lights are mounted. The condenser housing and light assembly structure thereby provides for proper air conditioning functionality without occupying space on the exterior of the vehicle that would more preferably be occupied by emergency lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: REV Ambulance Group Orlando, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott L. Barnes, Herschel W. Davis, Jr., Matthew W. Grafton, Robert L. Collins
  • Patent number: 9561143
    Abstract: An exemplary power driven vehicle has a take-apart frame comprising a front frame and a rear frame that are detachably and pivotally connected together. The front frame includes means for receiving at least one steerable wheel and a steering mechanism and means for receiving a seat, and the rear frame includes means for receiving at least two drive wheels. The vehicle also has at least one steerable wheel, a steering mechanism, and a seat connected to said front frame. At least two drive wheels are pivotally connected to said rear frame via a single axle. An electric motor is mounted on the rear frame and adapted to drive at least one of the drive wheels. A shroud partially covers the front frame and is fixedly connected thereto. At least one battery box is detachably mounted on the shroud and is in electrical communication with the electric motor. A locking and unlocking means of the vehicle is adapted to prevent, or alternatively allow, the disconnection of the rear frame from the front frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Invacare International Sarl
    Inventor: Dirk Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9561144
    Abstract: Equipment for raising of a lying person. The equipment comprises: a seat (1), a backrest (2), which from a first position can be passed to a second position behind the back of the person, and a chassis (3) with an upper end to which the seat is connected and a lowermost end adapted to rest on a surface such as a floor. The equipment is to be placed on the surface positioned to the person such that the seat is placed under the behind of the person and from this first position the equipment with the person can be passed to a second position in which the chassis with its lower end rests on the surface such that the seat and backrest is raised relative to the surface e.g. to take a chair-like posture or a catapult position i.e. an upright position in which the person will be assisted to a standing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Liftup A/S
    Inventor: Anders Lykkegaard Møller
  • Patent number: 9561145
    Abstract: A fail-safe release mechanism for use with patient positioning support apparati having a base structure and a patient support structure, to prevent collapse of the patient support during disconnection of the patient support structure from the base structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Roger P. Jackson, Lawrence E. Guerra, Michael A. Herron
  • Patent number: 9561146
    Abstract: Universal stand assistance devices, kits therefor, and methods related thereto are disclosed herein. The universal stand assistance devices may include an anchor having a first arm and a second arm. A length of each of the first and second arms may be adjustable. The universal stand assistance devices may further include first and second legs. The height of each of the first and second legs may be adjustable. The universal stand assistance devices may further include handles adjustable in height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Stander Inc.
    Inventor: F. Troy Miller
  • Patent number: 9561147
    Abstract: Methods and systems for lift monitoring are described. In one embodiment, a first operation signal may be received from a first relay coupled to an electro-mechanical patient lift when the electro-mechanical patient lift is being operated in a first position. A second operation signal may be received from a second relay coupled to the electro-mechanical patient lift when the electro-mechanical patient lift is being operated in a second position. A determination of whether a lift qualification threshold is met may be based on the receiving of the first operation signal and the second operation signal. An occurrence of a lift may be recorded when a determination is made that the lift qualification threshold is met. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Westrock Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: James D. Todd, Thomas Hollinger, Christopher F. Fangrow
  • Patent number: 9561148
    Abstract: A pelvic support configured to support a pelvis and configured to take up at least one tensile stress, wherein the tensile stress is initiated in at least one lower extremity connected to the pelvis, comprising at least one support, wherein the at least one support comprises at least one supporting surface, wherein the at least one supporting surface is arranged near at least one of a ischial tuberosity of the pelvis and is configured to take up the tensile stress at the at least one ischial tuberosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: David Hugo Friedrich
  • Patent number: 9561149
    Abstract: A differential pressure body suit with external support against body suit migration. In its preferred embodiment, such body suit may comprise a close-fitting, multi-layered suit sealed against a mammal's skin to contain the differential pressure, or a looser-fitting suit that bends at the mammal's joints with minimal force. External support structure includes either fixed or movable mechanical supports attached to the body suit, extraordinary air pressure levels for making the body suit rigid, or exoskeletons attached to the body suit, or a counter-force adjustment cable suspension system. A cyclic control system can turn the differential pressure condition within the body suit on and off on a selective basis to accommodate the movement of the legs of the mammal. This differential pressure body suit provides a portable and convenient system for, e.g., rehabilitating a skeletal joint injury or training the mammal for injury prevention or athletic performance or fat burning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Lite Run, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Johnson, John A. Hauck, Odd Osland, Mark T. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9561150
    Abstract: A tubular crutch including a tubular crutch body, a cantilever handle and a ground engaging extension is described. The cantilever handle includes a curved base plate, a plurality of bolts, a tubular member, a plurality of locking nuts, a key, and a contoured component. The tubular crutch also includes a ground engaging extension with a spring loaded button that is received at the bottom of the tubular elongated member. The tubular crutch body includes a tubular posterior stabilizing element, a first concave curve adjacent to the posterior stabilizing element, a second convex curve proximate to the first concave curve, a third concave curve proximate to the second convex curve and a tubular elongated portion adjacent to the third concave curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: CAREBORNE, LLC
    Inventor: Philip William Dickerson, II
  • Patent number: 9561151
    Abstract: A collapsible support and shopping walker includes eight tubes of equal length that pivot in eight corner supports forming four cross braces. This four-sided cage can then flex in one direction from being fully collapsed to fully extended. Flexible fabric is attached across four corners to this cage allowing it to open about half-way between the collapsed state and full extension and can now be used as a seat. Collapsible diagonal supports, hinged at each end, form a “spider” which provides stability and enables easy opening and closing of the cage by moving the spider head up and down. In order to provide a stable chair or walker the spider must be lockable with the seat in the open position. This is arranged by letting the spider over toggle which stretches the fabric fully and tightens all the joints of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Anton Opsetmoen
  • Patent number: 9561152
    Abstract: A leg massage apparatus is provided which enables the user to easily and comfortable engage the various muscles of the leg, providing the leg muscles with a therapeutic massage which helps to loosen and relieve sore or damages muscles. The apparatus may also be used to assist in the removal of cellulite from areas of the leg. The apparatus is basically comprised of a name structure means, a user engagement means, a coupling means, and an optional resistance means. The frame structure means has at least two main support members coupled together in such a manner that the leg of the user may be placed within, with the main support members surrounding a significant portion of the leg. The main support members are adjustably coupled together by the coupling means such that they may alternatively move away and towards one another, as the various leg muscles of the user are being engaged by the user engagement means. The optional resistance means may be used to provide motion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Gary Lawrence Johnston
  • Patent number: 9561153
    Abstract: A ledge that incorporates a spill sill as a portion of the ledge is disclosed. The ledge includes one or more ports and the spill sill is shaped in a manner that catches liquid as it overflows and directs the water to the port(s). The port(s) are utilized to drain the liquid from the ledge so that the liquid can be routed away for disposal. In addition to being functional, the ledge includes dimensions and/or configurations that make the ledge aesthetically pleasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: MAAX Spas Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Emil Nygard, Robert Lange
  • Patent number: 9561154
    Abstract: A pillbox loading device receives a pillbox and has a top opening alignable with the pillbox compartments. Channels extend from the top opening and define funnels that guide the pills into the pillbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew Kostelac
  • Patent number: 9561155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating diseases or conditions in which proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) expression or activity causes an impact by administration of PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof and preferably by additional administration of an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase). The present invention further relates to PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof for use in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which PCSK9 expression or activity causes an impact. The present invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising packaging material, PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, and a label or packaging insert indicating which groups of patients can be treated with said antibodies or fragments, which groups of patients must not be treated with said antibodies or fragments, and which dosage regimen should be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Corinne Hanotin, Laurence Bessac, Umesh Chaudhari
  • Patent number: 9561156
    Abstract: A coinfusion apparatus including a coinfusion operation section; a coinfusion processing room; a supply section; and a transfusion bag retention section. The coinfusion operation section consists of first and second robot arms. The first robot arm retains a medical agent container. The second robot arm performs an operation to insert a syringe needle of a syringe to a mouth section of the medical agent container and an operation to insert the syringe needle of the syringe to a coinfusion mouth of the transfusion bag. The coinfusion processing room holds the coinfusion operation section. The supply section supplies the medical agent container and the syringe into the coinfusion processing room. The transfusion bag retention section retains the transfusion bag at the outer side of the coinfusion processing room and positions the coinfusion mouth of the transfusion bag at the coinfusion communication mouth formed in the coinfusion processing room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Koike, Akifumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9561157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a teat for a feeding bottle. The teat has an outer wall (18) and a plurality of recesses (25) formed in an outer wall (18). The plurality of recesses (25) extend in a circumferential arrangement around a longitudinal axis of the teat. The present invention also relates to a teat with an outer wall (5, 46, 66). The outer wall has a region of reduced wall thickness (7, 47, 67, 84) extending in a circumferential band around a longitudinal axis of the teat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJIKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Knight, Carolien Willemijn Geijzendorffer, Michael Van Den Bosch, Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi
  • Patent number: 9561158
    Abstract: An illuminating bridle catheter installation system includes a flexible member having a leading end and a trailing end with a first magnet coupled to the leading end of the flexible member, and a retrieving member having a leading end and a trailing end with two non-contacting second magnets coupled to the leading end of the retrieving member. An illuminating member is coupled to one of the flexible member or the retrieving member and the illuminating member is coupled to an electronic circuit having a switch that allows the illuminating member to be illuminated when the first magnet meets the second magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: George J. Picha
  • Patent number: 9561159
    Abstract: The present application relates to sunscreen formulations, including foamable sunscreen formulations, that comprise zinc oxide and titanium dioxide particles, suitably in the size range of about 1-100 nm. The compositions suitably produce a minimal residual whitening effect when applied to a skin surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: FALLIEN COSMECEUTICALS, LTD.
    Inventors: David J. Milora, Harry Fallick
  • Patent number: 9561160
    Abstract: Described herein are processes for preparing an alcohol-free aqueous liquid toothpaste composition which is usable as a mouthwash, the liquid toothpaste being an oil-in-water emulsion with a clear appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Aarti Rege, David F. Suriano, Richard Sullivan, Ricardo Couso
  • Patent number: 9561161
    Abstract: A method of cleaning an oral appliance allows a dental patient or other oral appliance wearer to clean the appliance while the appliance is in place in the wearer's mouth. The appliance wearer dispenses a quantity of foamed, cleanser formulation into to his or her mouth, swishes the cleanser around in the mouth for a desired amount of time, and then expectorates any remaining cleanser. A cleaning kit for an oral appliance is also provided and includes a mixture of water, hydrogen peroxide, and at least one surfactant in a foam-dispensing bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Florman
  • Patent number: 9561162
    Abstract: A combined dental whitening, polishing, and re-mineralizing liquid formula includes an oxidizer; an abrasive; mineral salt; and a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Okey Okechukwu, Xiaofeng Meng
  • Patent number: 9561163
    Abstract: A method of instantly reducing the appearance of wrinkles and skin imperfections while smoothing the skin, which comprises applying a cosmetic composition comprising a fractal particle based gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven E. Brown, Ernest S. Curtis
  • Patent number: 9561164
    Abstract: A shaving aid composition is provided that includes an organic polyhalogenic agent that both promotes post application foaming and increases lubricity. The shaving aid is optionally used to deliver one or more therapeutics to the skin of a subject and is therefore operable to prevent or treat a skin condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: John E. Kulesza
  • Patent number: 9561165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin materials, which can give them, especially in a long-lasting and reversible manner, interesting cosmetic properties; this process comprising the application to said materials: in a first stage, of a cosmetic composition comprising at least one graftable species, comprising at least one unit of formula (Ia): and in a second stage, of a cosmetic composition comprising at least one cosmetic active agent bearing at least one unit of formula (Ia): The invention also relates to a kit comprising said compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Anne-Claude Dublanchet, Christian Blaise
  • Patent number: 9561166
    Abstract: A personal or household care product includes cationic, nonionic or cationic/nonionic derivatized polysaccharide in combination with a phosphate ester surfactant. The derivatized polysaccharide polymer is formed by reacting the polysaccharide ester surfactant for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature in the presence of water, caustic, and at least one surfactant. The polysaccharide polymer may optionally be reacted with an oxidizing agent, hydrolytic or proteolytic enzymes, molecular weight reducing agents and a cationizing agent and nonionic agent. The formed derivatized polysaccharide has a lower clarity in water than in an aqueous surfactant system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: HERCULES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Anita N. Chan, Louis Patrick Dziuk, Jr., Paquita Erazo-Majewicz, Jashawant J. Modi, M. Olaf Michelson, Bruce Kevin Fillipo, Nabil Naouli
  • Patent number: 9561167
    Abstract: Provided are a gene involved in the regulation of the amount of melanin in keratinocytes, and the control of the color of skin or hair, the gene being selected from the group consisting of ATG7 gene, RAB11A gene, CLIP-170 gene, Rubicon gene and RAB7B gene, and a molecule encoded by the gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Murase, Akira Hachiya
  • Patent number: 9561168
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising (i) an orally acceptable gallium salt and (ii) a basic amino acid polymer, in amounts effective to disrupt biofilm; and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lyndsay Schaeffer-Korbylo, Christine Cuiule, Laurence Du-Thumm
  • Patent number: 9561169
    Abstract: A conditioner composition that increases the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair. The conditioner composition is based on the combination of anionic charged polyacrylate microcapsules, deposition aids, conditioner agents, and a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jlten Odhavji Dihora, Jun Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9561170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hair care composition comprising at least one cationic film forming polymer selected from the group of Polyquaternium and at least one quaternized hyperbranched polymer having end-groups of formula (I) characterized in that said quaternized hyperbranched polymer is obtainable by preparation of a hyperbranched polymer having dimethylamino end groups by condensation of 2-dodecen-1-ylsuccinic anhydride, diisopropanolamine and N,N-bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]amine followed by quaternization of the dimethylamino end-groups to end groups of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Robin Elisabeth Maria Jacobus Daenen, Franciscus Johannes Marie Derks, Dirk Weber, Ruediger Wilz
  • Patent number: 9561171
    Abstract: A method to produce a hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder includes washing the hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder using an aqueous solution. The aqueous solution can be heated to a temperature of 30° C. to 99° C. The aqueous solution contains at least one type of surfactant. The hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder produced via the method has a platinum metal content ?3.5 ppm by mass. The hydrosilylation reaction-crosslinkable silicone rubber powder can be used for various applications, including use in a cosmetic composition, which can also include a cosmetic raw material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mari Wakita
  • Patent number: 9561172
    Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic composition which has a structure-recovering property, is transparent, is satisfactory in smoothness when applied to the skin or hair, and has a good feeling in use, which comprises components (A) to (D) as described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NOF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoji Tezuka, Muneaki Iizuka
  • Patent number: 9561173
    Abstract: A solid cosmetic composition includes (i) an outer layer having (a) a hard vegetable butter in an amount of 10 to 45 wt. % based on the outer layer, and (b) a soft vegetable butter in an amount of 55 to 80 wt. % based on the outer layer. The composition also includes an (ii) inner core which is (a) a soft vegetable butter composition; (b) a fondant; or (c) a liquid cosmetic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Cosmetic Warriors Limited
    Inventors: Margaret Joan Constantine, Mark Constantine, Helen Elizabeth Ambrosen
  • Patent number: 9561174
    Abstract: Set forth herein is a preparation of ibuprofen (2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid) in the free acid form that is suitable for topical administration. The topical ibuprofen formulation is prepared by dissolving the free acid form of ibuprofen, or preparing a homogeneous suspension of the free acid form of ibuprofen, in the presence of a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent so as to produce a topical drug formulation compatible with the penetration of 2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid through the skin tissue. Topical formulations of ibuprofen can be based on a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent such as, e.g., a pyrrolidone solvent or dimethylacetamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: BioChemics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen G. Carter, Zhen Zhu, Kanu Patel, Diane Kozwich
  • Patent number: 9561175
    Abstract: A line of stick-style deodorants and antiperspirants that, in addition to their normal use, are infused with a vast array of vitamins and minerals that can be absorbed into the body upon application to provide consumers with a unique, easy, and hassle-free means of achieving optimal daily vitamin intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Menegan, Stephen Catanzaro