Patents Represented by Attorney Murray M. Grill
  • Patent number: 5047165
    Abstract: A non-bleaching fine fabric detergent composition comprises a detersively effective amount of a mixture of anionic and nonionic surfactants, a detergent building effective amount of at least one builder salt, and a softening and whitening effective amount of a sugar ester containing at least one fatty acid chain. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is in the form of an aqueous liquid composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Regis Lysy, Marie-Helene Fraikin
  • Patent number: 5044525
    Abstract: A dispenser, particularly useful as a pump for viscous material such as toothpaste has, in one embodiment, a body, a spout at the top of the body, a tube disposed vertically within the body aligned to register with the spout, a piston surrounding the tube below the top and a spring exerting continuous downward force on the piston so that the material to be dispensed which is located under the piston is forced up through the tube and out the spout when the spout is open. The spout may be of the turret type. Another embodiment comprises the same basic design, but it adapted to receive a refill container of the material. This Abstract shall not be construed to limit the scope of the specification, drawings or claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: James C. McKinney
  • Patent number: 5043154
    Abstract: An oral composition such as a dentifrice, mouthwash, lozenge or chewing gum containing a polyphosphate anticalculus agent, such as tetraalkali metal pyrophosphate and antibacterial antiplaque agent compatible therewith. The antiplaque agent is a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent such as 2,4,4'-trichloro-2.sup.1 -hydroxydiphenyl ether (Triclosan).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Abdul Gaffar, Nuran Nabi, Brian S. Jannone
  • Patent number: 5041279
    Abstract: Dental cream in contact with a polyolefin resin surface of a package such as a laminate tube, a mechanical dispenser or a flexible sachet. The dental cream contains at least a major amount of dentally acceptable water-insoluble polishing material, alpha-alumina trihydrate, a liquid aqueous humectant vehicle wherein glycerine and sorbitol are humectants, a gelling agent and benzoic acid to reduce pH and prevent syneresis due to contact between the dental cream and the polyolefin resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Marie Brett, Harry Hayes
  • Patent number: 5039441
    Abstract: An acidic aqueous cleaner, preferably in microemulsion form, which is of a pH in the range of one to four and is useful for cleaning hard surfaced items, such as bathtubs, sinks, tiles and porcelains, and even some such items which are not acid resistant, such as those of a European enamel known as zirconium white enamel, comprises synthetic organic detergent, such as a mixture of anionic and nonionic detergents, e.g., sodium paraffin sulfonate, higher fatty alcohol ethoxylate sulfate and higher fatty alcohol or phenol ethoxylate, carboxylic acid, e.g., mixture of succinic, glutaric and adipic acids, and phosphonic acid, e.g., aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid)in an aqueous medium. Preferably a phophoric acid is present to further improve protection of such European enamel surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michel Thomas, Genevieve Blandiaux, Baudouin Valange
  • Patent number: 5038249
    Abstract: A polarizable material that includes a nonisotropic solution useful for making electrical devices. In one embodiment, the polarizable material is comprised of commerically available solid bar soap, neat soap or a polymorphic solid solution and employed as the dielectric in a capacitor or an electrolyte in a supercapacitor. In another embodiment the nonisotropic solution is employed as an electrolyte in an electrochemical battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventor: Rhyta S. Rounds
  • Patent number: 5037635
    Abstract: An oral composition such as a dentifrice or mouthwash, containing an aqueous phase of water and as solubilizing agent propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, methyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, olive oil, castor oil, amyl acetate, ethyl acetate, glyceryl tristrearate or benzyl benzoate mixed with at least one glycerine and sorbitol, a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial antiplaque agent, such as 2,4,4'-trichloro-2.sup.1 -hydroxydiphenyl ether (triclosan), and a synthetic anionic linear polymeric polycarboxylate having a molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 1,000,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Colate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Nuran Nabi, Abdul Gaffar
  • Patent number: 5037637
    Abstract: An oral composition such as a dentifrice, mouthwash, lozenge or chewing gum containing a polyphosphate anticalculus agent, such as tetraalkali metal pyrophosphate and antibacterial antiplaque agent compatible therewith. The antiplaque agent is a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent such as 2,4,4'-tricholoro-2.sup.1 -hydroxydiphenyl ether (Triclosan).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Abaul Gaffar, Nuran Nabi, Brian S. Jannone
  • Patent number: 5035814
    Abstract: Liquid detergent compositions having improved softening and detergency properties comprising an alkyl glycoside, as the sole softening agent, a nonionic surfactant and an anionic surfactant as the three essential ingredients; and a method of simultaneously cleaning and softening without reducing brightener and detergency performance, which comprises treating fabrics with said composition in the wash cycle of the laundering operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Heidrun E. Maaser
  • Patent number: 5035826
    Abstract: A liquid detergent composition which is in liquid crystal form comprises a synthetic organic surface active agent, as the detergent component, which preferably includes one or more nonionic detergents of the ethoxylated higher fatty alcohol type, and a lesser proportion of anionic or cationic surfactant, such as sodium dialkyl sulfosuccinate or dicoco dimethyl ammonium chloride, a cosurfactant, such as tripropylene glycol butyl ether, a solvent for the soil, such as an isoparaffin of 9 to 11 carbon atoms or methyl cocoate (ester of methyl alcohol and coco acids) and water, with the water usually being the major component. Such compositions are useful for cold or room temperature cleaning of lipophilic soils, such as animal fats, from hard surfaces and from fabrics, and may be used as pre-treatments to loosen such soils from substrates to facilitate easier cleaning of dishes and laundry with conventional or the invented detergent compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Durbut, Myriam M. Mondin, Guy J. Broze
  • Patent number: 5034383
    Abstract: Bacterial endotoxins are inhibited by a non-toxic, water-soluble, pharmaceutically acceptable peroxydiphosphate compound in contact with bacterial endotoxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Abdul Gaffar, Edward J. Coleman
  • Patent number: 5034147
    Abstract: A built synthetic organic detergent composition, in particulate or patty form, results from extruding such a composition, containing water in sufficient quantity to form at least some hydrate from hydratable builder salt, and with enough free water present to plasticize the composition without resulting in separation of liquid and solid phases, and converting the extrudate to particles or lightly compressing it to pre-measured form-retaining patties or cakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Pallassana N. Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 5032386
    Abstract: An oral composition dentifrice comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, about 5-30% by weight of a siliceous polishing agent, about 0.25-0.35% by weight of a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial antiplaque agent, such as 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy diphenyl ether (triclosan) and an antibacterial-enhancing agent which enhances the delivery of said antibacterial agent to, and retention thereof on, oral surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Abdul Gaffar, Nuran Nabi, John Afflitto, Orum Stringer
  • Patent number: 5028439
    Abstract: Parathyroid Hormone, when excessively synthesized, induces pathologic bone resorption and demineralization and results in hypocalcemia which produces toxic effects in soft tissues. Non-toxic water-soluble pharmaceutically acceptable compound derivative of peroxydiphosphoric acid, administered orally or systemically, inhibits parathyroid hormone induced bone resorption in vitro and in vivo in warm blooded animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Abdul Gaffar
  • Patent number: 5026400
    Abstract: Narrow range ethoxylate nonionic detergents, in combination with coil release promoting polyethylene terephthalate-polyoxyethylene terephthalate (PET-POET) copolymer (in place of broad range ethoxylate nonionic detergent and PET-POET copolymer) are of significantly and unexpectedly improved soil release promoting activity in built synthetic organic detergent compositions, of either the phosphate-built or non-phosphate-built types. Preferably, there will be present with the PET-POET copolymer a stabilizing proportion of polyacrylate, to stabilize the PET-POET copolymer against deterioration and loss of soil release promoting activity on storage at elevated temperature, especially when in contact with alkaline components of the detergent composition. The improved soil release promoting activity is most pronounced when the laundry to be washed and treated is subjected to repeated launderings with the invented compositions in cold water and when it includes polyester-containing fibrous materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Holland, Charles Buda
  • Patent number: 5024778
    Abstract: Free flowing, zeolite-containing spray dried beads, useful for the manufacture of a particulate built synthetic nonionic organic detergent composition of reduced zeolite deposition characteristics due to the presence of bentonite and a low content of water soluble silicate or the absence of such silicate, include about 5 to 60% of water softening aluminosilicate (zeolite), about 2 to 40% of bentonite, about 5 to 60% of polyphosphate and up to about 5% of water soluble silicate. Preferably, for least zeolite deposition on the fabrics of laundry washed with the detergent composition, the spray dried beads contain no soluble silicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: John J. Grecsek
  • Patent number: D318426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Georges S. L. Vroonen
  • Patent number: D318611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Adam Sherman
  • Patent number: D319176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Adam Sherman
  • Patent number: D319582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: John Crawford