Patents

  • Colgate Earns Patent For Fabric Conditioner

    Patent No. US 6,780,834 B2: Colgate-Palmolive Co., New York, NY, patented a wash cycle fabric softener for use in laundry wash water that contains at least one amine fabric softening active compound, an alpha hydroxy aliphatic acid, a cationic surfac…
    11.22.05

  • Perfume Composition Patented by Quest

    Patent No. US 6,780,835 B2: British researchers for Quest International BV, Naarden, The Netherlands, patented a perfume comprising at least a 60% mixture of fragrance materials.…
    11.22.05

  • Hair Dye Lotion Patented By Procter & Gamble

    Patent No. US 6,764,523 B2: Connect-icut-based researchers for The Procter & Gamble (P&G) Company, Cincinnati, OH, patented a highly aqueous dye lotion for use in a two-part oxidative hair dye. The lotion contains water, at least one primary…
    11.22.05

  • Clariant Patents 1:2 Chromium Complex Dyes

    Patent No. US 6,764,524 B1: A Swiss researcher for Clariant Finance (BVI) Ltd., Tortola, The Virgin Islands, earned a patent for asymmetrical 1:2 chromium complex dyes.…
    11.22.05

  • McIntyre Earns Patent For Alkanolamide Cleanser

    Patent No. US 6,765,024 B1: The McIntyre Group, Ltd., University Park, IL, was granted a patent to prepare a liquid aqueous cleanser by cold-mixing a liquid monoalkanolamide surfactant emulsion into a separate aqueous formulation containing at least…
    11.22.05

  • Denture Adhesive Cleaner Patented by Researcher

    Patent No. US 6,764,987 B1: A Granada Hills, CA-based researcher patented a composition to clean dentures and gums. It contains one part alum and four parts water.…
    11.22.05

  • Huish Granted Patent For Liquid Cleanser

    Patent No. US 6,764,989 B1: Huish Detergents, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, patented a liquid cleaning composition that contains a pH-stabilized sulfofatty acid ester and urea, a tertiary amine oxide, an alkoxylated alkanolamide and optional additives. T…
    11.22.05

  • Cleansing Wipe From Kimberly-Clark

    Patent No. US 6,764,988 B2: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neen-ah, WI, patented a skin cleansing wet wipe comprising a fibrous sheet material and a cleansing solution capable of dislodging contaminants from skin. The cleansing solution consists of…
    11.22.05

  • LOral Earns Patent For Translucent Pigments

    Patent No. US 6,761,881 B2: L’Oréal, Paris, France, patented a transparent- or translucent-colored cosmetic composition with a turbidity of less than 800 NTU. It comprises a transparent or translucent cosmetic base and at least one insol…
    11.22.05

  • Unilever HPC Patents Skin Care Patch

    Patent No. US 6,761,896 B1: Unilever HPC patented a dual cosmetic patch comprising a static magnet layer with north and south poles and a nonwoven, transdermal, hydrogel or silicone sheeting patch that carries a cosmetic benefit ingredient. The two l…
    11.22.05

  • LG Household Patents Hair Growth Promoter

    Patent No. US 6,762,164 B2: LG Household & Health Care Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea, patented a method to treat alopecia and promote hair growth by using a pharmaceutical composition that contains 3-position cyclosporin derivatives.…
    11.22.05

  • Firmenich Earns Patent For Citrus Perfume/Flavor

    Patent No. US 6,762,163 B2: Firmenich SA, Geneva, Switzerland, patented a process to impart/enhance a citrus character to a composition. The double bond in position 4 of the compound has a cis or trans configuration.…
    11.22.05

  • Phytosterol Purification Process Patent Earned by Kao

    Patent No. US 6,762,312 B1: Kao Corp., Tokyo, Japan, patented a phytosterol purifying process that involves esterifying a crude fatty acid extract derived from a vegetable fat and/or oil; contacting the extract with a solvent comprising water and an…
    11.22.05

  • Air Products Patents Foam-Controlling Agents

    Patent No. US 6,762,208 B2: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allen-town, PA, patented a method to control the foaming of a waterborne composition using an alkane diol compound.…
    11.22.05

  • Sock-Holding Device For Washers Patented

    Patent No. US 6,760,943 B2: A Baltimore-based researcher patented a sock-saving device for rotating or oscillating washing machines. It comprises a flexible member that is mounted onto the agitator, and a second external component to carry pairs of s…
    11.22.05

  • Leukotriene Receptor Treats Hair Loss

    Patent No. US 6,762,193 B1: A Coving-ton, LA-based researcher patented a hair loss treatment using a leukotriene receptor antagonist.…
    11.22.05

  • Azeotrope-like Composition Patented by Honeywell

    Patent No. US 6,764,990 B1: Researchers assigned to Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ, patented an azeotrope-like composition consisting of trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 2-chloropropane and HFC-245fa.…
    11.22.05

  • Mitsubisi Patents Detergent With Polyglycerol Ester

    Patent No. US 6,762,159 B2: Mitsubisi Chemical Corp., Tokyo, Japan, was granted a detergent patent comprising an aqueous solution with a polyglycerol fatty acid ester that remains transparent for at least one week at 5°C.…
    11.22.05

  • Universite de Montreal Patents Biofilm-Removing Detergent

    Patent No. US 6,762,160 B2: Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, patented a composition to remove a biofilm from a surface without the use of peroxide, terpene or sodium hypochiorite. The agent contains cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) detergent a…
    11.22.05

  • Disinfecting Cleaner Patent Granted to S.C. Johnson

    Patent No. US 6,762,162 B1: S.C. John-son & Son patented a cleaner comprising biocidal-disinfecting quaternary ammonium biocides and substituted guanidine biocides, an acrylate mono-mer cationic polymer, a nonionic or cationic surfactant and opti…
    11.22.05