Patents Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Publication number: 20230363991Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to oral care compositions comprising a source of zinc, a fluoride source, a zwitterionic surfactant and a taurate surfactant. In one aspect the compositions of the disclosure can be used for the treatment or reduction of erosive tooth demineralization, gingivitis, plaque, and dental caries. In one aspect the oral care composition includes zinc citrate, zinc oxide, arginine, cocamidopropyl betaine and at least one taurate surfactant (e.g., sodium methyl cocoyl taurate).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Dennis ZHANG, Luciana Rinaudi Marron, Stacey Lavender, Lauren Evans, Neeta Atul Patel, Venda Porter Maloney, Alice NG
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Patent number: 11813342Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising zinc phosphate, a first source of stannous (e.g., stannous fluoride); and a second source of stannous, wherein the second source of stannous comprises stannous pyrophosphate, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Aarti Rege, Michael Prencipe, Paul Thomson, Rehana Begum-Gafur
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Publication number: 20230355966Abstract: An oral care device for placement in the oral cavity. The oral care device may include a support component, a piezoelectric component, and/or sensor and/or a therapeutic element. The support component is configured for placement between one or more maxillary teeth and one or more mandibular teeth. The piezoelectric element is configured to generate electrical energy from relative movement of the maxillary teeth and the mandibular teeth. The sensor is configured to sense a condition in the oral cavity. The therapeutic element is configured to release a therapeutic into the oral cavity. The device may include any one or any combination of the piezoelectric component, the therapeutic element, and the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Scott DEMAREST, Mark DOBROVOLNY
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Publication number: 20230354993Abstract: In one embodiment, an oral care system is disclosed that includes an oral care device and at least one programmable processor. The oral care device includes a head having a reference face, a light source, at least one orientation sensor generating orientation data corresponding to orientation measurements of the reference face during a freeform oral care routine, and at least one optical sensor generating optical sensor data representing optical feedback resulting from the light from the light source being incident upon sections of the oral cavity. The processor, based on the orientation data, determines which optical sensor data corresponds with which of the sections of the oral cavity. For each section of the oral cavity, based on the corresponding optical sensor data, the processor determines an oral care characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Hrebesh Molly SUBHASH, Benny E. URBAN, JR.
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Publication number: 20230355492Abstract: This invention provides, amongst other things, a preservative system for aqueous oral care compositions that comprises the addition of one or more quaternary ammonium antimicrobial agents (e.g., cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)) in combination with comprising benzyl alcohol in a preservative system, can surprisingly allow for the use of relatively less benzyl alcohol while still maintaining antimicrobial efficacy and not adversely affecting the flavor of the composition. The added benefit in using relatively less benzyl alcohol, in addition to lower cost and expense, is also that the flavor or the overall composition is less impacted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Sandra PEREIRA RAMOS, Fernanda CORREA, Tatiana CINQUETTI, Ariel HASKEL, Natalia CASTRO DE SOUZA, Jeffrey Merl MILLER
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Publication number: 20230355487Abstract: The present disclosure relates to storage-stable compositions comprising amines and zinc-containing compounds. Related methods of use and making are further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Norbert HUBER, Turan MATUR, Ruth HINRICHS, Jeannine LOETSCHER
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Patent number: 11806418Abstract: An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride, arginine or lysine and an organic acid buffer system, as well as methods of using the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Aarti Rege, Michael Prencipe, Marc Estriplet
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Patent number: 11806417Abstract: An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride, an anionic polymer, and a basic amino acid, as well as methods of using the same.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Aarti Rege, Michael Prencipe
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Patent number: 11806411Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising metal silicates (e.g. potassium silicate); along with methods of making and using same.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Pooja Kulkarni, Lin Fei, Suman Chopra, Hallena Strotman, Saide Tang
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Patent number: 11806416Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising arginine, zinc citrate and zinc oxide, and an orally acceptable carrier, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Lisa Manus, Julia Dreifus
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Patent number: 11805788Abstract: The present disclosure provides low-water oral care compositions comprising a whitening agent and a flavor system encapsulating one or more flavor ingredients, wherein the flavor system provides improved taste to the consumer, masking the negative taste attributes of the whitening or oxidizing agents, and is also believed to be able to improve the flavor stability over the life of the product, and methods of using the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Michelle Miguelino, Fusong Sun, Veronica Semeghini, Mania Bankova, Victoria Yeung, Tracy Bariexca, Catalina Monroy, Cajetan Dogo-Isonagie
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Publication number: 20230347163Abstract: An oral cavity treatment device which may include a mouthpiece and a power cord which extends from the mouthpiece to a plug. The power cord may be coupled to an electronic device, such as a phone or computer, to provide power to the oral cavity treatment device. The mouthpiece may include a lamp having light emitters on a flexible sheet and a lens member covering the lamp. The light emitters may be provided in staggered rows to ensure adequate tooth coverage during use. The lens may include bite protrusions positioned on opposing ends of the lens. The lens may be incredibly flexible to accommodate any mouth shape. There may be a control unit with a power button and processor located at a position along the power cord that is closer to the plug than to the mouthpiece for enhanced comfort.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Leighton DAVIES-SMITH, Brian Bloch
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Publication number: 20230346666Abstract: Personal care compositions and, particularly, personal care compositions for depigmenting keratin materials are disclosed herein. The personal care compositions typically include tranexamic acid and mandelic acid, wherein the personal care composition has a weight ratio of tranexamic acid to mandelic acid of from about 1:6 to about 1:17.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Vinay Bhardwaj, Junhong Mao, Thomas Boyd, Ewelina Lesniak, Savitha Rajagopal
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Publication number: 20230346660Abstract: Described herein are nonaqueous oral care compositions comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, a whitening agent; and one or more gelling agents wherein the one or more gelling agents comprises a salt of a fatty acid; along with methods of making and using same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Guisheng PAN, Lin FEI, Suman CHOPRA
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Publication number: 20230348820Abstract: A fabric care composition, including a fabric softening agent including esterquat and a co-softening agent including polyquaternium-7.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Oscar BAUTISTA CID, Erick CARDENAS ALPIZAR, Raul Arellano MALDONADO, Jose BUCIO, Alp URAY, Jose Javier TOVAR PESCADOR, Sandra Paola SANCHEZ
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Publication number: 20230346225Abstract: An oral care system includes an oral care implement and a smart device removably retained in a cavity of the oral care implement. The smart device may have a plurality of sensors for sensing conditions of the oral cavity and/or for sensing various parameters associated with the movement of the oral care implement within the oral cavity during use. The smart device may also include a transmitter for transmitting data/information obtained by the sensors to an electronic device, such as a smart phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Wen Jin XI, Guang Sheng Guo
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Patent number: 11800924Abstract: An oral care implement having a head and a handle. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from an exposed front surface of the head. The handle has an open thumb gripping passageway extending between an exposed first surface of the handle and an exposed second surface of the handle opposite the exposed first surface. The handle also has a plurality of slots defining open slot passageways from the exposed first surface of the handle to the exposed second surface of the handle. The open thumb gripping passageway may be defined by a ring component that is fitted into an aperture in a body component. The open thumb gripping passageway may be a void space in the handle. The open slot passageways may be elongated along the handle and may serve to reduce a total amount of virgin material needed to manufacture the oral care implement.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Douglas Hohlbein, Daniel Wainless
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Patent number: 11800981Abstract: A spectroscopic system may include: a probe having a probe tip and an optical coupler, the optical coupler including an emitting fiber group and first and second receiving fiber groups, each fiber group having a first end and a second end, wherein the first ends of the fiber groups are formed into a bundle and optically exposed through the probe tip; a light source optically coupled to the second end of the emitting fiber group, the light source emitting light in at least a first waveband and a second waveband, the second waveband being different from the first waveband; a first spectrometer optically coupled to the second end of the first receiving fiber group and configured to process light in the first waveband; and a second spectrometer optically coupled to the second end of the second receiving fiber group and configured to process light in the second waveband.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Deborah Ann Peru, Hrebesh Molly Subhash
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Publication number: 20230340364Abstract: Described herein are fabric softening compositions comprising a quaternary ammonium compound (e.g., an esterquat); a cationic polyquaternium polymer (e g., polyquaternium-7); a preservative system which comprises an organic acid (e.g., lactic acid or phosphonic acid); and 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) or Dodecylguanidine Hydrochloride (DGH); and a phosphonic chelating agent (e.g., etidronic acid). Methods of making and using the fabric softening compositions are also described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Sandra Paola SANCHEZ, Raul Arellano MALDONADO, Marcela HERNANDEZ
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Patent number: D1004284Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Fan Gang Xie, Yanmei Ji, Victoria Dsouza, Anand Taparia, Thasma Ramaswamy Ravindran
