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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Christopher Ellingson, Hamilton, OH (US);
Katherine Eleanor Flynn, Loveland, OH (US);
Alice Jean Michels, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward Dewey Smith, III, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424401 ; 424 61 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions useful as cosmetic or therapeutic agents, as well as methods of their use. The compositions herein are particularly useful as coatings for mammalian nails. More particularly, the present invention relates to compositions which, when applied to mammalian nails exhibit long wear properties including excellent adhesion to the nail.