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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:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark S. Garrison, Suffern, NY (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/42 ; A61K 7/44 ; A61K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/42 ; A61K 7/44 ; A61K 7/00 ;
Abstract
There are topical emulsion compositions having a cosmetic drug or medicinal active, a novel compound of the present invention, and a vehicle. The novel compound is represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of L—A—H and A—L—H, wherein L is a lipophilic moiety, A is an aromatic moiety, and H is a hydrophilic moiety. Also provided are methods of emulsifying a composition; improving the photostability of a composition; and enhancing the effectiveness of a sunscreen composition.