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| 20100305168 | PERSONAL-CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC ACTIVE - In one embodiment, a personal-care composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprises an anionic pairing agent, a cationic active, and an anionic thickener. In another embodiment, the anionic pairing agent is pre-formed from the neutralization of an acid with a base. In another embodiment, the anionic pairing agent is formed in situ from the neutralization of an acid with a base. In one embodiment, the molar ratio of the base to the acid is at least about 0.70. In another embodiment, the equivalent ratio of the anionic pairing agent to the cationic active is at least about 0.70. The personal-care composition allows for previously unattainable levels of the cationic active to locate within the oil phase of the emulsion. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305169 | PERSONAL-CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CATIONIC ACTIVE - A personal-care composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprises a water phase, an oil phase, an anionic pairing agent, a cationic active, and an anionic thickener. In one embodiment, the anionic pairing agent is pre-formed from the neutralization of an acid with a base. In another embodiment, the anionic pairing agent is formed in situ from the neutralization of an acid with a base. At least 25% by weight of the cationic active is present in the oil phase. In certain embodiments, a method for regulating keratinous tissue condition and a method for improving deliverability of a cationic active in the presence of an anionic thickener comprise the steps of: providing the aforementioned personal-care composition, and applying the composition to keratinous tissue in need of treatment. The personal-care composition allows for previously unattainable levels of the cationic active to locate within the oil phase of the emulsion. | 12-02-2010 |
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| 20080227829 | Neurogenic compounds - The invention relates to method(s) of use of the compound(s) described herein, e.g. method for stimulating neurogenesis, including in vitro neurogenesis, by contacting neuronal progenitor cells with an effective amount of the compound(s) described herein; method for treatment of a subject in need of treatment with a neurogenic compound; and/or for treatment of a disease or condition associated with damage to the hippocampus. The subject may be a human or a veterinary animal. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090203926 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY EXTRACTING PROCYANIDINS - A process is described for selectively extracting cocoa procyanidins from an aqueous mixture of cocoa polyphenols by using a particular sequence of solvents to extract selected procyanidin monomers and/or oligomers. The solvents are n-butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, diethyl ether, or mixtures of methyl acetate and diethyl ether. Preferably, the aqueous mixture of cocoa polyphenols is first extracted with n-butyl acetate. The mixtures of methyl acetate and diethyl ether are between 25:75 and 75:25 (v/v). | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100016536 | Process for Analyzing, for Separating, and for Isolating Individual Polar Protic Monomers and/or Oligomers - An improved process for separating and isolating individual polar protic monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) on the basis of degree of polymerization. A liquid sample containing polar protic monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) is introduced into a liquid chromatography (LC) column packed with a polar bonded stationary chromatographic phase. The individual polar protic monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) are separated via a binary mobile phase elution. One or more individual fractions containing the monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) are eluted. The polar protic monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) may be proanthocyanidins, hydrolyzable tannins, oligosaccharides, oligonucleotides, peptides, acrylamides, polysorbates, polyketides, poloxarners, polyethylene glycols, polyoxyethylene alcohols or polyvinyl alcohols. The binary mobile phase comprises an A phase consisting essentially of a polar aprotic solvent and a B phase consisting essentially of a polar protic solvent. | 01-21-2010 |
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| 20080263076 | DYNAMIC GROUP CREATION OR RECONFIGURATION BASED UPON AVAILABLE METADATA - The present invention relates to a method for the dynamic creation or reconfiguration of a contact group listing based upon retrieved metadata. The method comprising identifying a contact that is to be added to a primary contact list, the primary contact list being configured to be accessed by at least one sub-list group, wherein sub-list groups are associated with predetermined metadata classification criteria. The method further comprises interrogating data sources in order to identify metadata that is associated with the contact, and retrieving from the data sources all metadata that has been associated with the contact. The retrieved metadata is subsequently utilized to dynamically generate or reconfigure sub-list groupings in accordance with the information that is retrieved from the metadata. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090319725 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Detection of Frequent Improper Removals of and Changing Writing Policies to Prevent Data Loss in Memory Sticks - Methods, system and computer program products for detection of frequent improper removals of and changing writing policies to prevent data loss in memory sticks. Exemplary embodiments include a method including detecting insertions of the memory stick, detecting removals of the memory stick, tracking a number of times the memory stick has been docked when removed, tracking a number of times the memory stick has been undocked when removed, determining a removal ratio of times the memory has been removed when docked to the number of times the memory stick has been removed when undocked, comparing the removal ratio to a predetermined threshold, caching writes and directory updates, and committing the writes and directory updates to the memory stick when the removal ratio is below the predetermined threshold and, flushing all writes and updates to the memory stick when in the removal ratio is equal to or above the predetermined threshold. | 12-24-2009 |