US4818523A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Hair rinse conditioner
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
•
Filing: 1987-06-17
•
Granted: 1989-04-04
•
Expires: 2007-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A stable easily removable hair rinse conditioner which provides good conditioning, styling ease, and manageability of hair, but does not build up with shampoo/anionic surfactants and is cost effective, consisting essentially of effective amounts of a dodecyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, a saturated or unsaturated C14-C22 alkanol, and a cyclic or linear silicone, in an aqueous vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Jane Clarke
- 👤 Amrit Patel
- 👤 Clarence R. Robbins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/34; A61K8/342; A61K8/40; A61K8/41; A61K8/416; A61K8/58; A61K8/585; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/731; A61K8/84; A61K8/89; A61K8/891; A61K8/894; A61K8/92; A61K8/925; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A stable easily removable hair rinse conditioner composition comprising about 1.0 to 2.5% by weight of a dodecyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, about 0.5 to 10% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkanol or mixture of alkanols, and about 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of a cyclic or linear silicone, in about 79 to 94.5% by weight of an aqueous carrier, said composition being in the form of an emulsion and having a pH of about 2.5 to 4.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A stable easily removable hair rinse conditioner composition comprising about 1.0 to 2.5% by weight of a dodecyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, about 0.5 to 10% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkanol or mixture of alkanols, and about 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of a cyclic or linear silicone, in about 79 to 94.5% by weight of an aqueous carrier, said composition being in the form of an emulsion and having a pH of about 2.5 to 4.5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said quaternary compound is a lauryl trimethyl ammonium halide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 2, wherein said quaternary compound is lauryl trimethyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the alkanol is a saturated or unsaturated C 14 -C 22 alkanol or mixture of alkanols.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said silicone is a cyclomethicone or a dimethicone copolyol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1, also containing about 1% to 2% by weight of a nonionic water soluble cellulose polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition according to claim 6, which is a clear extra light hair rinse conditioner and said cellulose polymer is hydroxyethyl cellulose and said linear silicone is a methicone polyol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition according to claim 1, also containing about 1 to 5% by weight mineral oil and/or petrolatum as additional conditioning agents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition according to claim 8, which is an opaque hair conditioner also containing, by weight, about 0.5 to 1% propylene glycol, about 0.2 to 1.0% lanolin acetate and about 2 to 3% glyceryl monostearate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to claim 8, which is an extra body hair conditioner, also containing about 0.1 to 0.5 by weight polyvinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 9, which is an opaque light conditioner for oily hair wherein the alkanol is about 5% cetyl alcohol and the cyclic silicone is cyclomethicone.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 9, which is an opaque regular conditioner for normal hair, wherein the alkanol constitutes about 7% by weight of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, and the cyclic silicone is cyclomethicone.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 9, which is an opaque high conditioner for dry hair wherein the alkanol constitutes about 8.5% by weight of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, and the cyclic silicone is cyclomethicone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
A conditioner for dry hair according to claim 13, consisting by weight, of about 1.75 lauryl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 5.5% cetyl alcohol and 3% stearyl alcohol, about 0.5% propylene glycol, about 1% cyclomethicone, about 2.9% glyceryl monostearate, about 0.5% lanolin acetate, about 1.8% mineral oil and 3% petrolatum emulsified in about 80% deionized water.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
A conditioner for oily hair according to claim 11, consisting by weight, of about 1% dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 5% of cetyl alcohol, about 0.5% propylene glycol, 2.65% glyceryl monostearate, about 1% cyclomethicone, about 0.2% lanolin acetate, and about 1.1% mineral oil emulsified in about 87.5% deionized water.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
A conditioner for normal hair according to claim 12 consisting by weight, of about 1.75% of dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 4.5% of cetyl alcohol and 2.5% stearyl alcohol, about 0.5% propylene glycol, about 1% cyclomethicone, about 2.4% glyceryl monostearate, about 0.5% lanolin acetate, and about 1.5% mineral oil and 2.5% petrolatum, emulsified in about 82% of deionized water.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
An extra body conditioner according to claim 10, consisting by weight, of about 1% dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 5% cetyl alcohol, about 0.5% propylene glycol, about 1% cyclomethicone, about 2.65% glyceryl monostearate, about 0.2% lanolin acetate, about 1.1% mineral oil and about 0.3% polyvinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, emulsified in about 87.2% deionized water.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
A clear extra light conditioner according to claim 7, consisting, by weight, of about 1.35% hydroxyethyl cellulose, about 0.75% of the linear dimethicone polyol copolymer, about 0.75% oleyl alcohol and about 2.25% lauryl trimethyl ammonium chloride, dispersed in about 94% deionized water.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the pH ranges from 3.0 to 4.0
References Cited (Backward Citations)
CA727588A
Cited
US3068151A
Cited
US3144391A
Cited
GB889291A
Cited
US3216983A
Cited
FR1402017A
Cited
US3925542A
Cited
US3579629A
Cited
US3697644A
Cited
US3876760A
Cited
US3928558A
Cited
US3808051A
Cited
US3959463A
Cited
US3959461A
Cited
GB1540862A
Cited
US4144326A
Cited
US4165369A
Cited
US4160823A
Cited
US4421740A
Cited
US4183917A
Cited
US4220166A
Cited
US4210161A
Cited
US4269824A
Cited
US4311695A
Cited
US4493824A
Cited
US4436722A
Cited
US4387090A
Cited
US4374825A
Cited
US4472375A
Cited
US4389418A
Cited
US4777037A
Cited
EP0134998A2
Cited
US4610874A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-04-03 | 1992-10-03 | 1993-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-04-03 | 1996-10-03 | 1997-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-04-03 | 2000-10-03 | 2001-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |