{
  "patent_number": "US 12060178",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Make Carbonated Shampoo Using Chemical Reactions",
  "original_title": "Carbon dioxide shampoo apparatus and method of use thereof",
  "summary": "A method for creating a carbonated shampoo by generating carbon dioxide gas inside a sealed container using specific chemical precursors to create foam and pressure.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a process for creating a carbonated hair-cleaning product. By adding specific chemicals like bicarbonates or carbonates into a container with shampoo and sealing it, the invention triggers a chemical reaction that generates carbon dioxide gas at concentrations exceeding 5,000 parts per million. This internal gas pressure is then used to propel the shampoo out of the container through a valve, causing it to foam as it hits atmospheric pressure. The process can also include active ingredients like minoxidil or zinc pyrrolidone carboxylic acid to be delivered alongside the carbonated foam.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover shampoo products that use external pressurized gas canisters (like traditional aerosol cans) where the gas is not generated by an internal chemical reaction.",
    "Does not cover non-foaming shampoo formulations that do not rely on carbon dioxide for propulsion or texture.",
    "Does not cover methods of carbonation that involve mechanical injection of CO2 gas rather than chemical generation from precursors."
  ],
  "filed": "2022-04-04",
  "granted": "2024-08-13",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Individual",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/individual",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Nyangenya Maniga",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/nyangenya-maniga"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "mechanical"
  ],
  "abstract": "The invention comprises a method of making and/or using a shampoo, comprising the steps of: placing shampoo into a container; combining a carbon dioxide precursor with the shampoo; sealing the container to yield a sealed container; and forming carbon dioxide inside the sealed container from the carbon dioxide precursor, the carbon dioxide formed in the sealed container comprising a concentration of greater than one thousand parts per million. Optionally and preferably, the sealed container includes a finger operated valve to release the shampoo from the container and at least one of a carbonic acid, a bicarbonate, and/or a carbonate as the carbon dioxide precursor, where a reaction forms at least one-half of dissolved carbon dioxide in the sealed container.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12060178/starship-crew-configuration",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12060178/starship-crew-configuration/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12060178",
  "relatedPatents": []
}