Patents by Inventor Beth Ann Boff

Beth Ann Boff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Oral and personal care compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9918909
    Abstract: A composition comprising a film or a plurality of film fragments entrained in a carrier is disclosed. The film or plurality of film fragments can comprise a functional material. The film or plurality of film fragments can comprise repeated shapes. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a plurality of discernable lamellar fragments entrained in a carrier. Also disclosed is a method for administering a functional material to a human or animal subject in need thereof, the method comprising applying to the subject a composition comprising a film or a plurality of film fragments entrained in a carrier, wherein the film comprises the functional material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas J Boyd, Guofeng Xu, M. Teresa R Carale, Beth Ann Boff
  • Oral and personal care compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9498410
    Abstract: A dentifrice composition comprising an orally acceptable vehicle having distributed therein a water hydratable film flakes having a matrix comprised of a water soluble hydroxy alkyl cellulose polymer and a starch, and having entrained therein a constituent selected from therapeutic cosmetic and decorative materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, Guofeng Xu, M. Teresa R. Carale, Beth Ann Boff
  • Oral and Personal Care Compositions and Methods
    Publication number: 20080160056
    Abstract: A dentifrice composition comprising an orally acceptable vehicle having distributed therein a water hydratable film flakes having a matrix comprised of a water soluble hydroxy alkyl cellulose polymer and a starch, and having entrained therein a constituent selected from therapeutic cosmetic and decorative materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, Guofeng Xu, M. Teresa R. Carale, Beth Ann Boff
  • Oral care compositions and methods
    Publication number: 20040136924
    Abstract: A composition comprising a film or a plurality of film fragments entrained in a carrier. The film or plurality of film fragments can comprise a functional material. The film or plurality of film fragments can comprise repeated shapes. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a plurality of discernable lamellar fragments entrained in a carrier. Also disclosed is a method for administering a functional material to a human or animal subject in need thereof, the method comprising applying to the subject a composition comprising a film or a plurality of film fragments entrained in a carrier, wherein the film comprises the functional material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, Guofeng Xu, M. Teresa R. Carale, Beth Ann Boff