Latest Patent Reviews

Scrub Bars with Seeds, Coffee Grounds, St. John’s Wort

US Patent No. 8,476,213 B1; Monika S. Rudie of Dublin, OH has patented a scrub bar. It is comprised of a soap base; oil; St. John’s wort; dried peppermint leaf; strawberry, poppy, blueberry and apricot seeds; and coffee grounds. 

Toothpowder with Bamboo Salt

US Patent No. 8,435,499 B2; Ji-Won Nam, Uijeongbu-Si, Republic of Korea, has patented a toothpowder composition that contains wheat flour, bamboo salt, burnt alum, pine resin, Nelumbo nucifera gaertner, Asiasarum, Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Angelica dahurica, Platycodon grandiflorus and Flammulina velutipes.

Skin Care composition with Plant Extracts

US Patent No. 8,444,959 B2; Mary Kay Inc. has patented a topical skin composition. It is comprised of a first MMP-1 inhibitor, wherein the first inhibitor is an extract from Burretiodendron hsienmu; a second MMP-1 inhibitor, wherein the second inhibitor is an extract from Bauhinia brachycarpa var. cavaleriei; and a third MMP-1 inhibitor, wherein the third inhibitor is an extract from Tetracentron sinense.

Wasp and Hornet Spray Uses Natural Oils

US Patent No. 8,394,358 B2; Sterling International Inc., Spokane, WA, has patented a wasp, hornet and yellow jacket spray repellant and nest pesticide. The insecticidal composition consists of lemongrass oil, clove oil, rosemary oil and geranium oil.

Tooth Whitening Lozenge Patented by Cadbury

US Patent No. 8,388,938 B2, Cadbury Holdings Limited, Middlesex, UK, has patented a solid oral tooth whitening lozenge composition that is comprised of more than 75% by weight of solid material. The composition contains a water-soluble lozenge base, lozenge additives and a tooth-whitening agent comprising calcium pyrophosphate.

Periodontal Disease Treatment Containing Cocoa Bean Extract

Mars, Inc., McLean, VA, has patented a method of treating periodontal disease that entails administering a composition comprising a cocoa bean extract in an amount effective to reduce inflammation. The cocoa bean extract is prepared in this process:

Providing cocoa beans which are unfermented, and/or fermented for up to and including four days, wherein the cocoa beans are de-hulled cocoa beans;

Reducing de-hulled cocoa beans to powder including the step of defatting;

Extracting the powder obtained in step 2 with an aqueous solvent solution comprising an organic solvent and water, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of acetone and alcohol; and Removing the solvent.

The cocoa bean extract comprises epicatechin, catechin, procyanidin dimer B2, procyanidin dimer B5, procyanidin trimer, procyanidin tetramer, procyanidin pentamer, procyanidin hexamer, procyanidin heptamer, procyanidin octamer, procyanidin nonamer and procyanidin decamer.

Cosmetic with Extracts, Oils and Vitamins

US Patent No. 8,357,382 B1; Bethany L. Hilt of Cleveland, OH has patented a cosmetic formulation. It is comprised of water; glycerin; a provitamin of vitamin B5; allantoin; white tea extract; blueberry extract; acai extract; at least one UVA and/or UVBAir Jordan