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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard M Brucks, Chicago, IL (US);
Lane A Duvel, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Assignee:
Helene Curtis Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 7802 ; 424 7803 ; 424 7804 ; 514912 ;
Abstract
Non-ionic surfactant emulsion vehicles and compositions comprising an emulsifier system including one or more non-ionic surfactants, an oil phase and an aqueous phase for enhancing the penetration of a drug substance across the stratum corneum and into deeper skin layers are disclosed. A method whereby an effective amount of a composition comprising the emulsion vehicle and a drug substance is topically applied to the skin also is disclosed.