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Process of pretreating hair for cold waving

Assignee: Sales Affiliates Inc
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Filing: 1957-02-04
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Granted: 1961-07-04
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Expires: 1977-02-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Everett G Mcdonough
  • 👤 Walter W Edman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 16:35
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/44; A61K8/19; A61K8/24; A61K8/41; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/04; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/51

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
THE PROCESS OF PERMANENTLY CHANGING THE CONFIGURATION OF HAIR COMPRISING TREATING THE HAIR WITH A COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMBINATION OF ABOUT 0.7% TO ABOUT 4.0% OF A CHELATING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A WATER SOLUBLE SALT OF ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID AND A WATER SOLUBLE POLYPHOSPHATE, AND ABOUT 1.5% TO 6% OF A MILD ALKALINE BUFFERING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL) AMINOMETHANE AND SALTS OF WEAK ACIDS, SAID COMPOSITION HAVING AN ALKALINE PH LESS THAN PH 10, AND WRAPPING THE TREATED HAIR WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PRIOR TREATMENT OF SAID HAIR IN A NEW CONFIGURATION, AND APPLYING THE DESIRED MERCAPTAN WAVING LOTION TO THE WRAPPED HAIR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
THE PROCESS OF PERMANENTLY CHANGING THE CONFIGURATION OF HAIR COMPRISING TREATING THE HAIR WITH A COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMBINATION OF ABOUT 0.7% TO ABOUT 4.0% OF A CHELATING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A WATER SOLUBLE SALT OF ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID AND A WATER SOLUBLE POLYPHOSPHATE, AND ABOUT 1.5% TO 6% OF A MILD ALKALINE BUFFERING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL) AMINOMETHANE AND SALTS OF WEAK ACIDS, SAID COMPOSITION HAVING AN ALKALINE PH LESS THAN PH 10, AND WRAPPING THE TREATED HAIR WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PRIOR TREATMENT OF SAID HAIR IN A NEW CONFIGURATION, AND APPLYING THE DESIRED MERCAPTAN WAVING LOTION TO THE WRAPPED HAIR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-07-03 1965-01-02 1965-07-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-07-03 1969-01-02 1969-07-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-07-03 1973-01-02 1973-07-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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