Cream, Paste, Or Gel Patents (Class 510/158)
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Patent number: 6774095Abstract: Disclosed is a detergent composition characterized by low skin irritation, good foamability, easy handling at the time of manufacture, and excellent stability when stored as a product. The detergent composition is a composition which contains a specific amount of (A) a specific amide alcohol and (B) at least one surfactant selected from an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and an amphoteric surfactant, wherein the pH (25° C.) of the 20-fold diluted aqueous solution of the composition is 4.5 to 6.8.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Chikako Matsumoto, Keiko Hasebe, Takaya Sakai, Makoto Kubo
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Patent number: 6770607Abstract: A viscoelastic cleansing gel composition which includes: a. from about 4 to about 25% an anionic surfactant; and b. from 0 to about 20% of an amphoteric surfactant; wherein the composition has a G′h at 63 rad/s in a range of about 500 to about 1000 Pa. and a &ohgr;c in a range of about 0.1 to about 2 rad/sec and; wherein the ratio of anionic to amphoteric surfactant is in the range of about 1:3 up to a composition which has anionic but no amphoteric surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Liang Bin Chen, Michael Alan Rahn, Priscilla LaBonville Walling, Marion Louise Margosiak
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Patent number: 6752998Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an exothermic composition, which includes at least one zeolite; at least one surfactant; at least one magnesium or calcium halide; and a physiologically acceptable anhydrous medium. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a composition, which includes a means for making the composition exothermic; at least one surfactant; at least one magnesium or calcium halide; and a physiologically acceptable anhydrous medium. Other embodiments of the present invention provide processes for removing make-up from or cleansing the skin or mucous membrane, and articles which include the composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Delphine Verdrel-Lahaxe, Lien Bui-Bertrand
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Patent number: 6733765Abstract: A composition including a surfactant in an aqueous medium, wherein said surfactant exhibits at least one paracrystalline phase of either a direct type or a cubic type at temperatures varying from 30° C. to 45° C. inclusive.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2001Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Veronique Guillou, Jean-Luc Morancais
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Patent number: 6710022Abstract: The subject invention relates to surfactant compositions of gemini surfactants and co-amphiphile(s), to a process for preparing such compositions, and to their uses, especially as emulsifiers and dispersants.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Sasol Germany GmbHInventors: Klaus Kwetkat, Gerd H. Dahms
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Patent number: 6656892Abstract: A detergent composition comprising (A) 5 to 30% by weight of at least one kind of surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant based on the total weight of the composition; (B) 0.1 to 5% by weight of a substance selected from the group consisting of an N-long-chain acyl acidic amino acid and a salt thereof based on the total weight of the composition; and (C) less than 0.2% by weight of a cationic polymer compound based on the total weight of the composition. The detergent composition provided has good foaming property and causes no friction during rinsing, as well as has excellent feeling of use by imparting moistness without tackiness to skin and providing good hair control without stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2002Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventor: Eiko Oshimura
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Patent number: 6649578Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for cleaning and conditioning hair and skin, which comprises contacting the hair or skin with an effective cleansing amount of a phosphate amphoteric. Reacting epoxy succinic acid and a salt of an alkyl phosphate ester under aqueous conditions make the compounds of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Applied Carbo Chemicals Inc.Inventor: Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
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Patent number: 6642196Abstract: There is provided a method of delivering a benefit agent whereby a benefit agent is first loaded to a surface and subsequently unloaded and transferred and delivered to a second surface. More in particular, the benefit agent is first loaded onto a garment during a laundering process, and subsequently delivered to another surface. The benefit agents can be fragrance agents, perfumes, colour enhancers, fabric softening agents, polymeric lubricants, photoprotective agents, latexes, resins, dye fixative agents, encapsulated materials, antioxidants, insecticides, soil repelling agents, soil release agents, and cellulose fibers.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry
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Patent number: 6635607Abstract: Adjuvant surfactant compositions for beneficially modifying the properties, particularly rheological properties, of surfactant systems are provided. The surfactant compositions, which include at least one primary surfactant and can be substantially free of monoethanolamines, diethanolamines, and diethanolamides include alkoxylated hydroxyalkyl isostearamide which is substantially a liquid at room temperature. The isostearamide composition may also include a second surfactant. Methods of preparation and uses are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: ICI Americas Inc.Inventors: Craig B. Queen, John L. Gormley
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Patent number: 6617293Abstract: A concentrated liquid soap composition that readily increases in viscosity upon dilution with water, the concentrated liquid soap composition containing an amine oxide surfactant or mixture thereof having the general formula R1R2 R3N→O, where R1 and R2 are the same or different and are selected from methyl or ethyl and R3 is a straight chain saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from about 6-24 carbon atoms; an anionic surfactant or mixture thereof; an electrolyte; water; and a buffering agent, sufficient to maintain the pH of the composition between about 8 and about 10.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: Yen-Lane Chen
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Patent number: 6610315Abstract: Disclosed is a composition including a lower alcohol and water in a weight ratio of about 35:65 to 100:0, between at least 0.5% and 8.0% by weight thickener system comprised of at least two emulsifiers, each emulsifier present in at least 0.05% by weight wherein the composition free of auxiliary thickeners has a viscosity of at least 4,000 centipoise at 23° C. and wherein each emulsifier is comprised of at least one hydrophobic group and at least one hydrophilic group. The composition is useful as a presurgical scrub replacement, a lotion or other hand preparation.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Matthew T. Scholz, Robert A. Asmus, Jill R. Charpentier
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Patent number: 6579842Abstract: A method of delivering a benefit agent to fabric for exerting a pre-determined activity, wherein the fabric is pre-treated with a multi-specific binding molecule which has a high binding affinity to the fabric through one specificity and is capable of binding to the benefit agent through another specificity, followed by contacting the pre-treated fabric with the benefit agent, to enhance the pre-determined activity to the fabric. Preferably, the binding molecule is an antibody or fragment thereof, or a fusion protein comprising a cellulose binding domain and a domain having a high binding affinity to another ligand which is directed to said benefit agent. The method is useful for example for stain removal, perfume delivery, and treating collars and cuffs for wear.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2000Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Steven Howell, Julie Little, Cornelis Paul Van Der Logt, Neil James Parry
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Patent number: 6576603Abstract: A surfactant composition containing: (a) from about 30 to about 70% by weight of an alkyl ether sulfate; (b) from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of formula I: R1O(R2O)b(Z)a I wherein R1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; R2 is a divalent alkylene radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Z is a saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; b is a number having a value from 0 to about 12; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6; and (c) from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of a salt, all weights being based on the total weight of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Cognis CorporationInventors: George A. Smith, John F. Hessel, Christina M. Haas
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Patent number: 6576228Abstract: The invention provides personal wash compositions which deposit high levels of sunscreen while maintaining good lather. Enhanced deposition, from bar or liquid, is based on specific sunscreens used, particularly on their solubility.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2000Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Harry Crookham, David John Lang, Mengtao He, Abid Khan-Lodhi
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Patent number: 6566313Abstract: The present invention provides a conditioning shampoo and/or body wash composition and a method of using the same. The composition of the present invention contains at least one anionic surfactant, at least one conditioning complex, and water. The conditioning complex is formed from at least one tertiary alkyl amidoamine and at least one phosphate ester.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Henkel CorporationInventors: Karen A. Hohenstein, George Andrassy
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Patent number: 6562772Abstract: A composition for washing keratin materials combines in a cosmetically acceptable medium: i) at least one anionic, amphoteric or nonionic detergent surfactant; ii) at least 1.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of a nacreous and/or opacifying agent; and iii) at least one acrylic terpolymer made from a monomer (a) chosen from a C1-C6 alkyl acrylate and a C1-C6 alkyl methacrylate; of a monomer (b) chosen from a heterocyclic vinyl compound containing at least one nitrogen or sulphur atom, a (meth)acrylamide, a mono- or di(C1-C4)alkylamino(C1-C4)alkyl (meth)acrylate and a mono- or di(C1-C4)alkylamino(C1-C4)alkyl(meth)acrylamide; of a monomer (c) chosen from a urethane produced by reaction between a monoethylenic unsaturated isocyanate and a nonionic surfactant, a copolymerizable ethylenic surfactant monomer, a surfactant monomer of urea type, an allyl ether containing alkylenoxy groups and a nonionic monomer of urethane type.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Veronique Maurin, Bernard Beauquey
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Patent number: 6534457Abstract: The invention relates to a plurality of liquid cleansing compositions in lamellar phase which possess a lotion-like appearance conveying signals of enhanced moisturization in one embodiment and are contained in a partitionless container in another embodiment conveying signals of a plurality of compositions. This multiphase composition is stable upon storage and is dispensed as a striped product where typically one stripe has a cleansing function and a second stripe has a moisturization function.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventor: Shuman Mitra
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Patent number: 6534455Abstract: A composition for washing keratin materials combines in a cosmetically acceptable medium: i) at least one detergent surfactant; ii) at least dialkyldiallylammonium; and iii) at least one acrylic terpolymer made from a monomer (a) chosen from a C1-C6 alkyl acrylate and a C1-C6 alkyl methacrylate; of a monomer (b) chosen from a heterocyclic vinyl compound containing at least one nitrogen or sulphur atom, a (meth)acrylamide, a mono- or di(C1-C4)alkylamino(C1-C4)alkyl (meth)acrylate and a mono- or di(C1-C4)alkylamino(C1-C4)alkyl-(meth)acrylamide; of a monomer (c) chosen from a urethane produced by reaction between a monoethylenic unsaturated isocyanate and a nonionic surfactant, a copolymerizable ethylenic surfactant monomer, a surfactant monomer of urea type, an allyl ether containing alkylenoxy groups and a nonionic monomer of urethane type.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Véronique Maurin, Bernard Beauquey
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Patent number: 6533873Abstract: A shower gel formulation having a clear appearance is described which suspends insoluble particles, water insoluble liquids or bubbles and contains an acrylate copolymer, an anionic surfactant, a cationic polymer and, optionally, an amphoteric surfactant. The method of use of the clear shower gel is also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Marion Louise Margosiak, Michael Alan Rahn, Rosa Paredes
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Patent number: 6514918Abstract: A cleansing composition, which is mild to the skin and eyes is disclosed. The composition includes a compound of formula I wherein: R=C6 to C30 Fatty Acid, n=0 to 20, m=0 to 40, and n+m=2 to 60; and at least one anionic surfactant. The composition may further include nonionic, amphoteric, betaine, and cationic surfactants. The compositions are useful as shampoos, washes, baths, gels, lotions, creams, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.Inventor: Joseph J. Librizzi
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Publication number: 20020198118Abstract: An improved cream soap is disclosed. The cream soap is comprised of water, a surfactant/soap system, one or more detergents, a preservative, and at least one structuring/emulsifying agent. Generally, the cream soap composition further comprises one or more of each of a colorant, a fragrance, and a skin benefit additive. The soap has a more paste-like consistency as compared to conventional cream soaps. And by virtue of its paste-like consistency, this soap can be stored in, and dispensed from a wider array of containment units, and also avoids the problem of “run off” that plagues conventional cream soaps.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventor: Edmund D. George
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Patent number: 6494920Abstract: A cleaning composition for use in cleaning textile, hair and skin, the composition containing: (a) an esterquat; and (b) aloe.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Manfred Weuthen, Rafael Pi Subirana, José Blasquez Fernandez, Bernd Fabry
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Patent number: 6489275Abstract: The present invention relates to an agent for cleansing the skin, containing a liquid natural and/or synthetic water-based latex emulsion excluding styrene-butadiene latices, exclusively at least one organic solvent which has a lower volatility than ethanol and a boiling point >78.32° C., and water.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2000Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Stockhausen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Marcel Veeger, Andreas Klotz, Bernd Nauels
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Patent number: 6475965Abstract: A composition useful for moisturizing skin which comprises (a) a moisturizing effective amount of a compound of the structure: wherein X is selected from the group consisting of: CH2OH, CH OH CH2 CO2—, or mixtures thereof wherein when X does not bear a negative charge, the said compound is a salt; and (b) a skin compatible carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2001Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman, Zeenat Nabi, Thomas G. Polefka, Elizabeth D. Volz, Melonie D. Brown
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Patent number: 6444628Abstract: An aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water an anionic cleansing surfactant, a cationic polymer, and a monoalkyl quaternary ammonium compound in which the alkyl chain length is C8 to C14.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2001Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Cecile Nocerino, Ruby Loo Tan-Walker
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Publication number: 20020119897Abstract: The invention describes a silicone oil emulsion stabilized with soap. The soap is formed in situ from one or more fatty acids and a cation of a base during the emulsification process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2002Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: Dow Corning Australia Pty. Ltd.Inventor: David James
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Patent number: 6440912Abstract: A post-foaming composition in combination with a dispenser adapted to dispense a fine stream of the composition onto skin that foams upon contact. The composition contains a material which is a volatile liquid at atmospheric pressure and between 5%-50% w/w surfactant solids. The composition may be dispensed as a mist, foam, gel or liquid at a rate between 0.5 grams/sec and 10 grams/sec.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1999Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Givaudan SAInventors: Thomas McGee, Reuven Sarraf, Steven Semoff
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Patent number: 6440923Abstract: A packaged aqueous self foaming liquid cleansing composition comprising a base composition comprising a surfactant system comprising an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant and a hydrophobic component, and a post foaming agent, wherein the composition is substantially free of soap and thickens on the addition of the post foaming agent to the base composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1999Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Ian Gardner Lyle, Tom Matthew Salmon, Margrit Schopper-Martens, Elisabeth Winterot
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Patent number: 6426326Abstract: The invention relates to liquid cleansing compositions in lattellar phase which possess a lotion-like appearance conveying signals of enhanced moisturization. However, these liquids often undergo an irreversible decrease in viscosity under freeze/thaw conditions, losing their moisturization signals. The use of low salt levels in amphoteric and anionic surfactants in a structured liquid product has been found to improve its freeze/thaw stability.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2000Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Unilever Home & Person Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Shuman Mitra, Sudhakar Puvvada
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Patent number: 6420325Abstract: A composition comprising: an organic chemical having a chemical group having a dipole moment of at least about 1.5 Debyes and a chemical linker selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, a polyvinyl pyrrolidone and a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 600 to about 10,000, wherein the molar ratio of organic chemical to chemical linker is about 4:1 to 1:4.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2001Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Michele Davister, Guy Broze, Patrick Durbut, Hoai-Chau Cao, Thomas Connors, John Labows
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Patent number: 6410504Abstract: The compounds of formula in which X is a C≡N group or a C(H)═O group and the C5-ring is either saturated or carries a double bond in one of the positions indicated by the dotted lines, or any mixture of two or more compounds of formula (I), are described. The compounds and mixtures were found to be useful as perfuming ingredients, with the compounds of the above formula in which X is a C≡N group and the C5-ring has a double bond in one of the positions indicated by the dotted lines, being particularly stable in aggressive media. The odor note of these compounds is quite close to that of citral, i.e. of the fresh-citrus type with green and lime connotations.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2000Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Firmenich, SAInventor: Wolfgang Giersch
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Publication number: 20020072481Abstract: Novel aqueous foamable concentrates are disclosed. When mixed with a non-neutral pH aqueous liquid and foamed, the resulting foam is suitable for blanketing and neutralizing non-neutral pH hazardous material spills.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2002Publication date: June 13, 2002Applicant: Ansul IncorporatedInventors: Mitchell J. Hubert, Gregory R. Walker
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Patent number: 6399045Abstract: The present invention teaches liquid sunscreen compositions in which level of surfactant is higher than level at which the sunscreen component(s) are still soluble in the surfactant in which they are used; and which comprise minimal levels of cationic polymer. Combination of cationic polymer (especially preferred surfactants and at minimum levels) and minimal levels of sunscreen lead to compositions with minimal levels of deposition and minimal SPF. Further, the compositions also maintain good lather.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA a division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Leslie Jo Morgan, Sudhakar Puvvada, Liang Sheng Tsaur, Michael Paul Aronson, Andrew Lam, Shiji Shen, Ernest Weatherley Macaulay
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Patent number: 6395691Abstract: The invention provides personal wash liquids comprising stable particle-in-oil dispersion designed to better deliver functional ingredients from such liquids. Specifically, the invention defines compositions for delivering solid particles and/or capsules.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.Inventor: Liang Sheng Tsaur
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Patent number: 6376455Abstract: The present invention relates to quaternary ammonium compounds and formulations thereof useful as cleaning compositions, antistatic compounds, fabric softeners, hair conditioners, skin conditioners, paper deinking and ink floatation, agents, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Goldschmidt Rewo GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Floyd E. Friedli, Hans-Jurgen Kohle
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Patent number: 6365559Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Alberto-Culver CompanyInventors: Usha V. Murthy, Dipak K. Ghosh, Randy Schueller
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Patent number: 6352689Abstract: A composition for use as a post-foaming shaving gel, for example, comprising about 3% to about 20% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system, about 0.05% to about 10% by weight of the composition of poly(ethylene oxide) and polyvinylpyrrolidone, in a combined amount, wherein the poly(ethylene oxide) and the polyvinylpyrrolidone are present in a weight ratio of about 1:10 to about 10:1, and about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of a post-foaming agent.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1998Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Szymczak
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Publication number: 20020010114Abstract: An aqueous cleaning concentrate containing: (a) from about 20 to about 40% by weight of a fatty acid alkyl ester; and (b) from about 5 to about 20% by weight of an emulsifier, all weights being based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the concentrate is in the form of a PIT emulsion having droplets with a mean diameter of below about 50 &mgr;m.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventors: Daniel Dufay, Beatrice Mayoud
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Publication number: 20020010113Abstract: A composition useful for moisturizing skin which comprisesType: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman, Zeenat Nabi, Thomas G. Polefka, Elizabeth D. Volz, Melonie D. Brown
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Publication number: 20020002123Abstract: A post-foaming composition in combination with a dispenser adapted to dispense a fine stream of the composition onto skin that foams upon contact. The composition contains a material which is a volatile liquid at atmospheric pressure and between 5%-50% w/w surfactant solids. The composition may be dispensed as a mist, foam, gel or liquid at a rate between 0.5 grams/sec and 10 grams/sec.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 1999Publication date: January 3, 2002Inventors: THOMAS MCGEE, REUVEN SARRAF, STEVEN SEMOFF
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Publication number: 20010056049Abstract: An aqueous detergent composition, which is in the form of a thickened, mobile fluid, comprising foaming detergent and a polymer or polymer mixture which is capable of forming a reversible gel, which polymer or mixture is present in the composition as a multiplicity of individual gel particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 1999Publication date: December 27, 2001Inventors: MICHAEL PAUL ARONSON, CHARLES RUPERT BROWN, ROBERT JAMES CHATFIELD, PETER FAIRLEY, IAN TIMOTHY NORTON, JASON RICHARD WILLIAMS
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Patent number: 6329331Abstract: An aqueous detergent composition, which is in the form of a thickened, mobile fluid, comprising foaming detergent and a polymer or polymer mixture which is capable of forming a reversible gel, which polymer or mixture is present in the composition as a multiplicity of individual gel particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1999Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Michael Paul Aronson, Charles Rupert Brown, Robert James Chatfield, Peter Fairley, Ian Timothy Norton, Jason Richard Williams
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Patent number: 6284718Abstract: Compositions suitable for cosmetic and/or dermatological use which contain a oxyethylenated acetylenic diol, and at least one amphiphillic compound having an HLB greater than or equal to 15, in a physiological acceptable medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2000Date of Patent: September 4, 2001Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Pascal Simon
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Patent number: 6281177Abstract: A bath jelly for creating a gelatinous mixture in a bathtub comprises two components. The first component comprises a powder which when added to hot water produces a gelatinous mixture. The first component typically is a mixture of sodium polyacrylate, ascorbic acid, black tea extract, L-menthol, coloring, and fragrance. The second component comprises a powder which when added to the gelatinous mixture dissolves the mixture and allows the contents of the tub to be easily drained. The second component typically comprises sodium chloride. The gelatinous mixture deep cleans skin by removing sweat and toxins from lower skin layers during bathing.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Inventor: Masayasu Moriyama
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Patent number: 6265364Abstract: A composition useful for moisturizing skin which comprises (a) a moisturizing effective amount of a compound of the structure: wherein X is selected from the group consisting of: CH2OH, CH OH CH2CO2—, or mixtures thereof wherein when X does not bear a negative charge, the said compound is a salt; and (b) a skin compatible carrier.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1999Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman, Zeenat Nabi, Thomas G. Polefka
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Patent number: 6265368Abstract: A thickened, aqueous detergent composition having an aqueous phase containing foaming surfactant, carrageenan and water. Conveniently, the carrageenan is at least half kappa or iota carrageenan, or a mixture of the two.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1999Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Michael Paul Aronson, Charles Rupert Brown, Robert James Chatfield, Edwin Willis
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Patent number: 6245343Abstract: The invention relates to a foaming pulverulent composition for cleaning and/or caring for the skin. The composition includes a cosmetically acceptable binder and a pulverulent filler which is insoluble in the binder and which is present in an amount sufficient to structure the composition and to confer on it the appearance of a deformable solid in which the binder is trapped. The pulverulent filler includes solid particles of thermoplastic polymer and at least one surfactant in pulverulent form. The composition foams when it is hydrated.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Veronique Roulier, Therese Daubige, Veronique Guillou
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Patent number: 6239088Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleansing composition based on the composition of lachrymal fluid. The cleansing composition comprises an ionic aqueous base containing one or more electrolytes, a basic protein or amino acid, and optionally, a mucomimetic compound and a lysozyme. The cleansing composition is gentle to both skin and eyes, and is highly effective in removing even transfer-resistant makeup.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Color Access, Inc.Inventors: Liliana George, Andrew J. Bevacqua, Daniela Toma, Saul Miklean
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Patent number: 6224852Abstract: The present invention teaches liquid sunscreen compositions in which level of surfactant is higher than level at which the sunscreen component(s) are still soluble in the surfactant in which they are used; and which comprise minimal levels of cationic polymer. Combination of cationic polymer (especially preferred surfactants and at minimum levels) and minimal levels of sunscreen lead to compositions with minimal levels of deposition and minimal SPF. Further, the compositions also maintain good lather.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1999Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USAInventors: Leslie Jo Morgan, Sudhakar Puvvada, Liang Sheng Tsaur, Michael Paul Aronson, Andrew Lam, Shiji Shen, Ernest Weatherly Macauley
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Patent number: 6217887Abstract: The present invention relates to a leave-on antimicrobial composition comprising from about 0.001% to about 5% of an antimicrobial active; from about 0.5% to about 10% of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.1% to about 10% of a proton donating agent, wherein the proton donating agent is such that the composition is essentially free of C4-C20 alkyl fatty acid; and from about 0% to about 98.85% of water; wherein the composition is adjusted to a pH of from about 3.0 to about 6.0; wherein the leave-on antimicrobial composition has a One-wash Immediate Germ Reduction Index of greater than about 50%; and wherein the leave-on antimicrobial composition has a Mildness Index of greater than 0.3. The invention also encompasses methods for moisturizing skin, reducing germs on the skin, and providing residual effectiveness versus Gram positive bacteria using these products.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Peter William Beerse, Jeffrey Michael Morgan, Kathleen Grieshop Baier, Theresa Anne Bakken Schuette, Raymond Wei Chen