IP Library Granted Patent US 9,427,392
Granted Patent B2
US 9,427,392 · App. 14/050,212 · Granted Aug 30, 2016

Nail polish compositions

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Patent No.
US 9,427,392
App. No.
14/050,212
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Personal care products for maintaining fingernail and toenail appearance. In particular, nail polish compositions that have a formulation that is both safer and more environmentally-friendly to use. The present nail polish compositions comprise anionic polyester resins such as sodio-sulfonated polyesters and sodio-sulfonated co-polyester-co-polysiloxane copolymers as base resin vehicles.

Claims (26)

1. An aqueous-based nail polish composition, comprising:

an emulsion of a sulfonated polyester resin in water, wherein the sulfonated polyester resin is present in the composition in an amount of from about 1 to about 15 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition;

an optional pigment; and

a thickening agent in the amount of from 0.01% to 5% by weight of the total weight of the nail polish composition;

wherein the sulfonated polyester resin comprises a sulfonated co-polyesters-copolysiloxane having the following formula:

wherein M is a hydrogen or an alkali metal; R 1 and R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of aryl and alkyl; R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl and oxyalkylene; and a, b, c, n and p are each independently about 10 to about 100,000;

wherein the aqueous-based nail polish composition having a viscosity at 25° C. of from about 5 to about 5,000 cps, the aqueous-based nail polish composition having a drying time of less than 80 seconds, and a glossiness of from about 60 to about 100 gloss units, wherein the glossiness is measured using a Gardner Gloss Metering Unit.

2. The aqueous-based nail polish composition of claim 1 , wherein the optional pigment is selected from the group consisting of red, yellow, magenta, black, green, orange, pink, blue, purple, brown and mixtures thereof.

3. The aqueous-based nail polish composition of claim 1 , wherein the emulsion has a particle size of from about 10 to about 100 nm.

4. The aqueous-based nail polish composition of claim 1 , wherein the optional pigment is present in the composition in an amount of from about 1 to about 15 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition.

5. The aqueous-based nail polish composition of claim 1 , wherein the water is present in the composition in an amount of from about 10 to about 95 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition.

6. The aqueous-based nail polish composition of claim 1 being odorless.

7. The aqueous-based nail polish composition of claim 1 , wherein the optional pigment is an organic pigment selected from the group consisting of red, yellow, magenta, black, green, orange, pink, blue, purple, brown and mixtures thereof or an inorganic pigment selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, bismuth oxychloride, brown iron oxide, red iron oxides, and mixtures thereof.

8. The aqueous-based nail polish composition of claim 1 further including an additive selected from the group consisting of a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, an anti-foaming agent, a sunscreen, a preservative, a drying-acceleration agent, a wax, a silicon, and mixtures thereof.

9. An aqueous-based nail polish composition, comprising:

an emulsion of a branched sulfonated polyester resin in water, wherein the sulfonated polyester resin is present in the composition in an amount of from about 1 to about 15 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition;

an optional pigment; and

a thickening agent in the amount of from 0.01% to 5% by weight of the total weight of the nail polish composition;

wherein the sulfonated polyester resin comprises a sulfonated co-polyesters-copolysiloxane having the following formula:

wherein M is a hydrogen or an alkali metal; R 1 and R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of aryl and alkyl; R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl and oxyalkylene; and a, b, c, n and p are each independently about 10 to about 100,000;

further wherein the aqueous-based nail polish composition is odorless and has a viscosity at 25° C. of from about 5 to about 5,000 cps, and a glossiness of from about 60 to about 100 gloss units, wherein the glossiness is measured using a Gardner Gloss Metering Unit.

10. A method of preparing the aqueous-based nail polish composition according to claim 1 , comprising:

adding the sulfonated polyester resin to water;

emulsifying the-sulfonated polyester resin in water to obtain an emulsification; and

adding an optional pigment to the emulsification to obtain an aqueous-based nail polish composition.

11. The method of claim 10 further including storing the aqueous-based nail polish composition in a container.

Assignments (10)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2025
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: GENESEE VALLEY INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073842/0479 →
SECOND LIEN NOTES PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071785/0550 →
FIRST LIEN NOTES PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070824/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066741/0001 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT RF 064760/0389 Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: XEROX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068261/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2023
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065628/0019 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064760/0389 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT R/F 062740/0214 Recorded May 18, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: XEROX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063694/0122 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2022
From: XEROX CORPORATION
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 062740/0214 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2013
From: SACRIPANTE, GUERINO G., MR.; GOREDEMA, ADELA, MS.; CHOPRA, NAVEEN, MS.; ZHOU, KE, MS.; BRETON, MARCEL P., MR.
To: XEROX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031376/0519 →