Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Gittins
Elizabeth Gittins 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).
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Patent number: 9700395Abstract: The present invention relates to devices and systems for detecting the existence of oral conditions. In one aspect, the invention is a device including a detector capable of detecting a marker of an oral condition; a self-contained indicator that is actuated by a signal from the detector, wherein the indicator is one of a structural indicator adapted to undergo a physical change that is haptically perceptible, a dye adapted to be released into a user's mouth, and a flavor adapted to be released into a user's mouth; and wherein said device is detachably securable to an oral care implement.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Douglas Hohlbein, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi, Sharon Kennedy, Madhusudan Patel, Deborah Peru
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Patent number: 9606110Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for identifying the existence of an oral condition in a subject.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi, Sharon Kennedy, Madhusudan Patel
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Patent number: 9526681Abstract: Described herein are oral compositions comprising a basic amino acid, in free or salt form, and a sesquiterpene alcohol; and methods of making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Ralph Peter Santarpia, III, Iraklis Pappas, Elizabeth Gittins
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Patent number: 9259079Abstract: An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include a body comprising a head, a handle, and a neck located between the head and the handle, the head having a front surface and an opposite rear surface. Tooth cleaning elements may extend from the front surface of the head. A collecting member may be coupled to the body and a reservoir may be located within the handle or the neck of the body. A fluid pathway may extend from the collecting member to the reservoir so that an oral fluid can pass through the collecting member and into the reservoir for storage.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi
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Publication number: 20150335551Abstract: Described herein are oral compositions comprising a basic amino acid, in free or salt form, and a sesquiterpene alcohol; and methods of making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2012Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Ralph Peter Santarpia, III, Iraklis Pappas, Elizabeth Gittins
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Publication number: 20150216293Abstract: An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include a body comprising a head, a handle, and a neck located between the head and the handle, the head having a front surface and an opposite rear surface. Tooth cleaning elements may extend from the front surface of the head. A collecting member may be coupled to the body and a reservoir may be located within the handle or the neck of the body. A fluid pathway may extend from the collecting member to the reservoir so that an oral fluid can pass through the collecting member and into the reservoir for storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi
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Patent number: 9033899Abstract: A toothbrush comprising: a body comprising a handle and a head; a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the head; an oral member coupled to the body, the oral member comprising a water-soluble material; a reservoir in the body; and a fluid pathway in the body, the fluid pathway in fluid communication with the oral member.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi
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Publication number: 20150087074Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for identifying the existence of an oral condition in a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi, Sharon Kennedy, Madhusudan Patel
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Patent number: 8920340Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for identifying the existence of an oral condition in a subject.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi, Sharon Kennedy, Madhusudan Patel
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Publication number: 20140123424Abstract: A toothbrush comprising: a body comprising a handle and a head; a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the head; an oral member coupled to the body, the oral member comprising a water-soluble material; a reservoir in the body; and a fluid pathway in the body, the fluid pathway in fluid communication with the oral memberType: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi
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Patent number: 8628483Abstract: An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include an oral care region having a wearable oral member having a thickness that is reduced during use, a reservoir for retaining an oral fluid, a receiver coupled to the oral member for receiving an oral fluid, and a fluid pathway in communication with the receiver to provide the oral fluid to the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi
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Publication number: 20120309042Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for identifying the existence of an oral condition in a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYInventors: Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi, Sharon Kennedy, Madhusudan Patel
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Publication number: 20120255134Abstract: An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include an oral care region having a wearable oral member having a thickness that is reduced during use, a reservoir for retaining an oral fluid, a receiver coupled to the oral member for receiving an oral fluid, and a fluid pathway in communication with the receiver to provide the oral fluid to the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi
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Patent number: 8202230Abstract: An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include an oral care region having a wearable oral member having a thickness that is reduced during use, a reservoir for retaining an oral fluid, a receiver coupled to the oral member for receiving an oral fluid, and a fluid pathway in communication with the receiver to provide the oral fluid to the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi
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Publication number: 20110041275Abstract: An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include an oral care region having a wearable oral member having a thickness that is reduced during use, a reservoir for retaining an oral fluid, a receiver coupled to the oral member for receiving an oral fluid, and a fluid pathway in communication with the receiver to provide the oral fluid to the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Colgate-PalmoliveInventors: John Gatzemeyer, Madhusudan Patel, Elizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi