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Non-aerosol shaving gel
Assignee: VERONA Inc A DE CORP
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Filing: 1990-06-20
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Granted: 1991-07-23
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Expires: 2010-06-20
Abstract
Abstract A non-aerosol shaving gel of the invention consists essentially of a major amount of a resin gel-former which is a crosslinked, neutralized copolymer of maleic anhydride and a C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether, a water-soluble soap and water.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael W. Helioff
- 👤 Mohammed Tazi
- 👤 Robert B. Login
- 👤 John F. Tancredi
- 👤 Stephen L. Kopolow
- 👤 William J. Burlant
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:05
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/04; A61K8/042; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61K8/58; A61K8/585; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/8164; A61Q; A61Q9/00; A61Q9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.2-5% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether copolymer, about 3-15% by wt. of a soap component which is a water-soluble salt of a higher fatty acid C 10 -C 24 water-soluble soap, and about 80-97% by weight of water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.2-5% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether copolymer, about 3-15% by wt. of a soap component which is a water-soluble salt of a higher fatty acid C 10 -C 24 water-soluble soap, and about 80-97% by weight of water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 1 which consists essentially of about 0.5-1.5% by weight of said copolymer, about 5-10% by weight of said soap, and about 88-95% by weight of water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 1 which consists essentially of about 0.8% by weight of said copolymer, about 8% by weight of said soap, and about 91.2% by weight of water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.2-5% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl copolymer, about 3-15% by weight of a water-soluble soap, one or more of the following: a lubricant, a humectant, an emulsifier, a preservative, a surfactant and a fragrance, the remainder being water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.2-5% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl copolymer, about 3-15% by weight of a water-soluble soap, one or more of the following: a lubricant, a humectant, an emulsifier, a preservative, a surfactant and a fragrance, the remainder being water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 4 which includes about 10-30% by weight of a PVP-silicone composite lubricant, about 9-25% by weight of a humectant, about 0.5-2% by weight of an emulsifier, about 0.8-2% by weight of a preservative, and about 3-8% by weight of a surfactant.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 5 consisting essentially of about 0.8% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and about 8% by weight of a water-soluble soap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 5 wherein said copolymer is neutralized with sodium or potassium hydroxide, said soap is a water-soluble salt of a fatty acid, said PVP-silicone composite lubricant is a stable suspension of in situ polymerized vinyl pyrrolidone monomer in the presence of silicone fluid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 7 wherein said silicone fluid is dimethyl siloxane polymers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
88 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.5-15% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether copolymer, about 5-10% by weight of a soap component which is a water-soluble salt of a higher fatty acid C 10 -C 24 water-soluble soap, about 10-30% by weight of a lubricant, about 9-25% by weight of a humectant, about 0.5-2% by weight of an emulsifier, about 0.8-2% by weight of a preservative, about 3-8% by weight of a surfactant, the rest being water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.5-15% by weight of a crosslinked, neutralized maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether copolymer, about 5-10% by weight of a soap component which is a water-soluble salt of a higher fatty acid C 10 -C 24 water-soluble soap, about 10-30% by weight of a lubricant, about 9-25% by weight of a humectant, about 0.5-2% by weight of an emulsifier, about 0.8-2% by weight of a preservative, about 3-8% by weight of a surfactant, the rest being water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 9 which includes about 0.2-0.6% by weight of a fragrance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 9 wherein said lubricant is a PVP-silicone composite
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 9 wherein said soap is a mixture of palmitic and stearic acids.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 9 wherein said humectant is a mixture of sorbitol and propylene glycol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 9 wherein said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition according to claim 14 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is nonoxynol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
131 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.8% by weight of a crosslinked, maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether, about 2.5% by weight of 10% sodium hydroxide, about 5.8% by weight of palmitic acid, about 2.0% by weight of stearic acid, about 4.2% by weight of 98% triethanolamine, about 20% by weight of a 90% PVP-10% silicone composite, 20% solids, about 10% by weight of 70% sorbitol, about 3.0% by weight of propylene glycol, about 1.0% by weight of polyethylene glycol ether of cetyl alcohol about 1.0% by weight of a mixture of diazolidinyl urea, methyl and propylparaben and propylene glycol about 5.0% by weight of ethoxylated alkylphenol with 9 moles of ethylene oxide about 0.4% by weight of a fragrance, and 44.3% by weight of water.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
131 words
A non-aerosol shaving gel composition consisting essentially of about 0.8% by weight of a crosslinked, maleic anhydride-C 1 -C 5 alkyl vinyl ether, about 2.5% by weight of 10% sodium hydroxide, about 5.8% by weight of palmitic acid, about 2.0% by weight of stearic acid, about 4.2% by weight of 98% triethanolamine, about 20% by weight of a 90% PVP-10% silicone composite, 20% solids, about 10% by weight of 70% sorbitol, about 3.0% by weight of propylene glycol, about 1.0% by weight of polyethylene glycol ether of cetyl alcohol about 1.0% by weight of a mixture of diazolidinyl urea, methyl and propylparaben and propylene glycol about 5.0% by weight of ethoxylated alkylphenol with 9 moles of ethylene oxide about 0.4% by weight of a fragrance, and 44.3% by weight of water.
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