1. A cleansing system for improving skin health, the system comprising:
a first product comprising an anti-adherent formulation; and
a second product comprising a cationic compound capable of binding contaminants located on or near the skin, wherein the cationic compound has an effective charge density of from about 0.1 microequivalentsg to about 8000 microequivalentsg, and wherein the second product has an effective charge density of at least about 2000 microequivalents100 g.
2. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the anti-adherent formulation comprises from about 30% (by weight) to about 88.99% (by weight) emollient, from about 10% (by weight) to about 68% (by weight) structuring agent, from about 1% (by weight) to about 25% (by weight) rheology modifier, and from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 1% (by weight) anti-adherent compound.
3. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the emollient is selected from the group consisting of petrolatum, mineral oil, mineral jelly, isoparaffins, vegetable oils, avocado oil, borage oil, canola oil, castor oil, chamomile, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, evening primrose oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, sweet almond, lanolin, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, sterols and sterol derivatives, polydimethylsiloxanes, methicone, cyclomethicone, dimethicone, dimethiconol, trimethicone, organo-siloxanes, silicone elastomer, gums, resins, fatty acid esters (esters of C6-C28 fatty acids and C6-C28 fatty alcohols), glyceryl esters and derivatives, fatty acid ester ethoxylates, alkyl ethoxylates, C12-C28 fatty alcohols, C12-C28 fatty acids, C12-C28 fatty alcohol ethers, Guerbet alcohols, Guerbet Acids, Guerbet Esters, and combinations thereof.
4. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the structuring agent is selected from the group consisting of animal waxes, vegetable waxes, mineral waxes, synthetic waxes, polymers, bayberry wax, beeswax, stearyl dimethicone, stearyl trimethicone, C20-C22 dimethicone, C20-C22 trimethicone, C24-C28 dimethicone, C20-C22 trimethicone, C30 alkyl dimethicone, candelilla wax, carnauba, ceresin, cetyl esters, stearyl benzoate, behenyl benzoate, esparto, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated jojoba oil, hydrogenated jojoba wax, hydrogenated microcrystalline wax, hydrogenated rice bran wax, japan wax, jojoba buffer, jojoba esters, jojoba wax, lanolin wax, microcrystalline wax, mink wax, motan acid wax, motan wax, ouricury wax, ozokerite parrafin, PEG-6 beeswax, PEG-8 beeswax, rezowax, rice bran wax, shellac wax, spent grain wax, spermaceti wax, synthetic spermaceti wax, synthetic beeswax, synthetic candelilla wax, synthetic carnuba wax, synthetic japan wax, synthetic jojoba wax, C14-C28 fatty acid ethoxylates and C14-C28 fatty ethers, C14-C28 fatty alcohols, C14-C28 fatty acids, polyethylene, oxidized polyethylene, ethylene-alpha olefin copolymers, ethylene homopolymers, C18-C45 olefins, poly alpha olefins, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, ethoxylated fatty alcohols and esters of C12-C28 fatty acids, and esters of C12-C28 fatty alcohols, and combinations thereof.
5. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the rheology modifier is selected from the group consisting of combinations of alpha-olefins and styrene or polyethylene alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, di-functional alpha-olefins and styrene alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, combinations of alpha olefins and isobutene, ethylenepropylenestyrene copolymers alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, butyleneethylenestyrene copolymers alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, ethylenevinyl acetate copolymers, polyethylene polyisobutylenes, polyisobutenes, polyisobutylene, dextrin palmitate, dextrin palmitate ethylhexanoate, stearoyl inulin, stearalkonium bentonite, distearadimonium hectorite, and stearalkonium hectorite, styrenebutadienestyrene copolymers, styreneisoprenestyrene copolymers, styrene-ethylenebutylene-styrene copolymers, styrene-ethylenepropylene-styrene copolymers, (styrene-butadiene) n polymers, (styrene-isoprene) n polymers, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-ethylenepropylene copolymers, and silicas.
6. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the anti-adherent compound is selected from the group consisting of alginic acid, beta-benzal-butyric acid, botanicals, casein, dextrans, farnesol, flavones, fucans, galactolipid, kininogen, hyaluronate, inulin, iridoid glycosides, nanoparticles, perlecan, phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides, pluronic surfactants, poloxamer 407, polymethylmethacrylate, silicone, sulphated exopolysaccharides, tetrachlorodecaoxide, and combinations thereof.
7. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first product is selected from the group consisting of ointments, lotions, creams, salves, aerosols, gels, foams, washes, mists, and sprays.
8. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the first product comprises from about 0.01% (by weight of the product) to about 5% (by weight of the product) of the anti-adherent formulation.
9. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first product further comprises a base substrate.
10. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 9 wherein the first product comprises from about 1% (by weight of the base substrate) to about 25% (by weight of the base substrate) of the anti-adherent formulation.
11. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cationic compound is selected from the group consisting of quaternary compounds, polyelectrolytes, octadecyldimethoxylsilpropylammonium chloride, 1-methyl-2-Noroleyl-3-oleyl-amidoethyl imidazoline methylsulfate, and 1-ethyl-2-Noroleyl-3-oleyl-amidoethyl imidazoline ethylsulfate.
12. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the second product further comprises a base substrate.
13. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 12 wherein the second product is selected from the group consisting of diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments and pads, feminine napkins, hand towels, and wound dressings.
14. The cleansing system as set forth in claim 12 wherein the second product comprises from about 0.1% (by weight of base substrate) to about 10% (by weight of base substrate) of the cationic compound.
15. A product for improving skin health comprising a base substrate, an anti-adherent formulation and a cationic compound capable of binding contaminants located on or near the skin, wherein the cationic compound has an effective charge density of from about 0.1 microequivalentsg to about 8000 microequivalentsg, and wherein the product has an effective charge density of at least about 2000 microequivalents100 g.
16. The product as set forth in claim 15, wherein the anti-adherent formulation comprises from about 30% (by weight) to about 88.99% (by weight) emollient, from about 10% (by weight) to about 68% (by weight) structuring agent, from about 1% (by weight) to about 25% (by weight) rheology modifier, and from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 1% (by weight) anti-adherent compound.
17. The product as set forth in claim 16 wherein the emollient is selected from the group consisting of petrolatum, mineral oil, mineral jelly, isoparaffins, vegetable oils, avocado oil, borage oil, canola oil, castor oil, chamomile, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, evening primrose oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, sweet almond, lanolin, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, sterols and sterol derivatives, polydimethylsiloxanes, methicone, cyclomethicone, dimethicone, dimethiconol, trimethicone, organo-siloxanes, silicone elastomer, gums, resins, fatty acid esters (esters of C6-C28 fatty acids and C6-C28 fatty alcohols), glyceryl esters and derivatives, fatty acid ester ethoxylates, alkyl ethoxylates, C12-C28 fatty alcohols, C12-C28 fatty acids, C12-C28 fatty alcohol ethers, Guerbet alcohols, Guerbet Acids, Guerbet Esters, and combinations thereof.
18. The product as set forth in claim 16 wherein the structuring agent is selected from the group consisting of animal waxes, vegetable waxes, mineral waxes, synthetic waxes, polymers, bayberry wax, beeswax, stearyl dimethicone, stearyl trimethicone, C20-C22 dimethicone, C20-C22 trimethicone, C24-C28 dimethicone, C20-C22 trimethicone, C30 alkyl dimethicone, candelilla wax, carnauba, ceresin, cetyl esters, stearyl benzoate, behenyl benzoate, esparto, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated jojoba oil, hydrogenated jojoba wax, hydrogenated microcrystalline wax, hydrogenated rice bran wax, japan wax, jojoba buffer, jojoba esters, jojoba wax, lanolin wax, microcrystalline wax, mink wax, motan acid wax, motan wax, ouricury wax, ozokerite parrafin, PEG-6 beeswax, PEG-8 beeswax, rezowax, rice bran wax, shellac wax, spent grain wax, spermaceti wax, synthetic spermaceti wax, synthetic beeswax, synthetic candelilla wax, synthetic carnuba wax, synthetic japan wax, synthetic jojoba wax, C14-C28 fatty acid ethoxylates and C14-C28 fatty ethers, C14-C28 fatty alcohols, C14-C28 fatty acids, polyethylene, oxidized polyethylene, ethylene-alpha olefin copolymers, ethylene homopolymers, C18-C45 olefins, poly alpha olefins, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, ethoxylated fatty alcohols and esters of C12-C28 fatty acids, and esters of C12-C28 fatty alcohols, and combinations thereof.
19. The product as set forth in claim 16 wherein the rheology modifier is selected from the group consisting of combinations of alpha-olefins and styrene or polyethylene alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, di-functional alpha-olefins and styrene alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, combinations of alpha olefins and isobutene, ethylenepropylenestyrene copolymers alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, butyleneethylenestyrene copolymers alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, ethylenevinyl acetate copolymers, polyethylene polyisobutylenes, polyisobutenes, polyisobutylene, dextrin palmitate, dextrin palmitate ethylhexanoate, stearoyl inulin, stearalkonium bentonite, distearadimonium hectorite, and stearalkonium hectorite, styrenebutadienestyrene copolymers, styreneisoprenestyrene copolymers, styrene-ethylenebutylene-styrene copolymers, styrene-ethylenepropylene-styrene copolymers, (styrene-butadiene) n polymers, (styrene-isoprene) n polymers, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-ethylenepropylene copolymers, and silicas.
20. The product as set forth in claim 16 wherein the anti-adherent compound is selected from the group consisting of alginic acid, beta-benzal-butyric acid, botanicals, casein, dextrans, farnesol, flavones, fucans, galactolipid, kininogen, hyaluronate, inulin, iridoid glycosides, nanoparticles, perlecan, phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides, pluronic surfactants, poloxamer 407, polymethylmethacrylate, silicone, sulphated exopolysaccharides, tetrachlorodecaoxide, and combinations thereof.
21. The product as set forth in claim 15 wherein the product comprises from about 0.01% (by weight of the base substrate) to about 5% (by weight of the base substrate) of the anti-adherent formulation.
22. The product as set forth in claim 15 wherein the cationic compound is selected from the group consisting of quaternary compounds, polyelectrolytes, octadecyldimethoxylsilpropylammonium chloride, 1-methyl-2Noroleyl-3-oleyl-amidoethyl imidazoline methylsulfate, and 1-ethyl-2-Noroleyl-3-oleyl-amidoethyl imidazoline ethylsulfate.
23. The product as set forth in claim 15 wherein the base substrate comprises from about 0.1% (by weight of the base substrate) to about 10% (by weight of the base substrate) of a cationic compound.
24. The product as set forth in claim 15 selected from the group consisting of diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments and pads, feminine napkins, hand towels, and wound dressings.
25. A cleansing system for improving skin health, the system comprising:
a first product comprising an anti-adherent formulation; and
a second product comprising a base substrate, a bodily exudate modifying agent, and a bodily exudates modifying agent neutralizer, the bodily exudate modifying agent being capable of reducing the viscosity of bodily exudates upon contact therewith.
26. A process for improving skin cleansing, the process comprising:
contacting the skin with a first product comprising an anti-adherent formulation; and
contacting the skin with a second product comprising a cationic compound capable of binding contaminants located on or near the skin, wherein the cationic compound has an effective charge density of from about 0.1 microequivalentsg to about 8000 microequivalentsg, and wherein the second product has an effective charge density of at least about 2000 microequivalents100 g.
27. The process as set forth in claim 26 wherein the anti-adherent formulation comprises from about 30% (by weight) to about 88.99% (by weight) emollient, from about 10% (by weight) to about 68% (by weight) structuring agent, from about 1% (by weight) to about 25% (by weight) rheology modifier, and from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 1% (by weight) anti-adherent compound.
28. The process as set forth in claim 27 wherein the emollient is selected from the group consisting of petrolatum, mineral oil, mineral jelly, isoparaffins, vegetable oils, avocado oil, borage oil, canola oil, castor oil, chamomile, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, evening primrose oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, sweet almond, lanolin, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, sterols and sterol derivatives, polydimethylsiloxanes, methicone, cyclomethicone, dimethicone, dimethiconol, trimethicone, organo-siloxanes, silicone elastomer, gums, resins, fatty acid esters (esters of C6-C28 fatty acids and C6-C28 fatty alcohols), glyceryl esters and derivatives, fatty acid ester ethoxylates, alkyl ethoxylates, C12-C28 fatty alcohols, C12-C28 fatty acids, C12-C28 fatty alcohol ethers, Guerbet alcohols, Guerbet Acids, Guerbet Esters, and combinations thereof.
29. The process as set forth in claim 27 wherein the structuring agent is selected from the group consisting of animal waxes, vegetable waxes, mineral waxes, synthetic waxes, polymers, bayberry wax, beeswax, stearyl dimethicone, stearyl trimethicone, C20-C22 dimethicone, C20-C22 trimethicone, C24-C28 dimethicone, C20-C22 trimethicone, C30 alkyl dimethicone, candelilla wax, carnauba, ceresin, cetyl esters, stearyl benzoate, behenyl benzoate, esparto, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydrogenated jojoba oil, hydrogenated jojoba wax, hydrogenated microcrystalline wax, hydrogenated rice bran wax, japan wax, jojoba buffer, jojoba esters, jojoba wax, lanolin wax, microcrystalline wax, mink wax, motan acid wax, motan wax, ouricury wax, ozokerite parrafin, PEG-6 beeswax, PEG-8 beeswax, rezowax, rice bran wax, shellac wax, spent grain wax, spermaceti wax, synthetic spermaceti wax, synthetic beeswax, synthetic candelilla wax, synthetic carnuba wax, synthetic japan wax, synthetic jojoba wax, C14-C28 fatty acid ethoxylates and C14-C28 fatty ethers, C14-C28 fatty alcohols, C14-C28 fatty acids, polyethylene, oxidized polyethylene, ethylene-alpha olefin copolymers, ethylene homopolymers, C18-C45 olefins, poly alpha olefins, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, ethoxylated fatty alcohols and esters of C12-C28 fatty acids, and esters of C12-C28 fatty alcohols, and combinations thereof.
30. The process as set forth in claim 27 wherein the rheology modifier is selected from the group consisting of combinations of alpha-olefins and styrene or polyethylene alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, di-functional alpha-olefins and styrene alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, combinations of alpha olefins and isobutene, ethylenepropylenestyrene copolymers alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, butyleneethylenestyrene copolymers alone or in combination with mineral oil or petrolatum, ethylenevinyl acetate copolymers, polyethylene polyisobutylenes, polyisobutenes, polyisobutylene, dextrin palmitate, dextrin palmitate ethylhexanoate, stearoyl inulin, stearalkonium bentonite, distearadimonium hectorite, and stearalkonium hectorite, styrenebutadienestyrene copolymers, styreneisoprenestyrene copolymers, styrene-ethylenebutylene-styrene copolymers, styrene-ethylenepropylene-styrene copolymers, (styrene-butadiene) n polymers, (styrene-isoprene) n polymers, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-ethylenepropylene copolymers, and silicas.
31. The process as set forth in claim 27 wherein the anti-adherent compound is selected from the group consisting of alginic acid, beta-benzal-butyric acid, botanicals, casein, dextrans, farnesol, flavones, fucans, galactolipid, kininogen, hyaluronate, inulin, iridoid glycosides, nanoparticles, perlecan, phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides, pluronic surfactants, poloxamer 407, polymethylmethacrylate, silicone, sulphated exopolysaccharides, tetrachlorodecaoxide, and combinations thereof.
32. The process as set forth in claim 26 wherein the first product is selected from the group consisting of ointments, lotions, creams, salves, aerosols, gels, foams, washes, mists, and sprays.
33. The process as set forth in claim 32 wherein the first product comprises from about 0.01% (by weight of the product) to about 5% (by weight of the product) of the anti-adherent formulation.
34. The process as set forth in claim 26 wherein the first product further comprises a base substrate.
35. The process as set forth in claim 34 wherein the first product comprises from about 1% (by weight of the base substrate) to about 25% (by weight of the base substrate) of the anti-adherent formulation.
36. The process as set forth in claim 26 wherein the cationic compound is selected from the group consisting of quaternary compounds, polyelectrolytes, octadecyldimethoxylsilpropylammonium chloride, 1-methyl-2-Noroleyl-3-oleyl-amidoethyl imidazoline methylsulfate, and 1-ethyl-2-Noroleyl-3-oleyl-amidoethyl imidazoline ethylsulfate.
37. The process as set forth in claim 26 wherein the second product further comprises a base substrate.
38. The process as set forth in claim 37 wherein the second product is selected from the group consisting of diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments and pads, feminine napkins, hand towels, and wound dressings.
39. The process as set forth in claim 37 wherein the second product comprises from 0.1% (by weight of the base substrate) to about 10% (by weight of the base substrate) of a cationic compound.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A multi-band antenna, comprising:
a grounding element having a side edge;
a connecting element; and
a radiating element electrically connected to the grounding element via the connecting element, and comprising a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion respectively extending from the connecting element;
said connecting element comprising a folded connecting arm extending along three dimensions, a slot being formed between the connecting arm and the grounding element.
2. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said grounding element extends along horizontal directions.
3. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said connecting element further comprises a first arm extending from the side edge of the grounding element, and the folded connecting arm forms a second arm of the connecting element.
4. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 3, wherein said second arm is of U-shaped configuration and extends from the first arm.
5. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 4, wherein said slot is of U-shaped configuration.
6. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 3, wherein said second arm of the connecting element comprises a first segment, a second segment extending from the first segment and a third segment extending from the second segment, said third segment comprising a beginning portion connected to the second segment and an end portion opposite to the beginning portion.
7. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 6, wherein said first radiating portion is of planar L-shaped configuration and extends from the second end on the third segment of the connecting element.
8. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 6, wherein said second radiating portion is of tri-dimensional L-shaped configuration and comprises a first radiating arm extending from the beginning portion of the third segment of the connecting element and a second radiating arm extending from the first radiating arm along a direction perpendicular to the first radiating arm.
9. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 8, wherein said connecting element, said first radiating portion and the first radiating arm of the second radiating portion are all perpendicular to the grounding element, and said second radiating arm is parallel to the grounding element.
10. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said connecting element has a length and a width along a horizontal plane which are respectively not greater than a length and a width of the grounding element.
11. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first radiating portion works on a higher frequency band and the second radiating portion works on a lower frequency band, and said first radiating portion is between the second radiating portion and the grounding element.
12. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multi-band antenna further comprises a feeding line, and said feeding line comprises an inner conductor and an outer conductor.
13. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 12, wherein said inner conductor is connected to the third segment of the connecting element.
14. The multi-band antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first and second radiating portion comprises a free end, said two free ends extending along the same direction.
15. A multi-band antenna assembly comprising:
an insulative support portion;
an antenna including:
a grounding element on which said support portion is seated;
a connecting element having a lower section extending upward from the grounding element and an upper section transversely to surround at least partially the support portion;
a radiating element extending upward from the upper section of the connecting element and cooperating with the grounding element and the connecting element to enclose said support portion under condition that all said grounding element, said connecting element and said radiating element abut against said support portion.
16. The multi-band antenna assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein said support portion defines an elongated cutout above said grounding element, and said radiating element is essentially higher than said cutout.
17. The multi-band antenna assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein said support portion defines an outer oblique side and an inner vertical side communicating with each other via at least one through hole.
18. The multi-band antenna assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein said connecting element abuts against two sides of the support portion, and said radiating element abuts against other two sides of the support portion.