Patents Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  • Patent number: 7690531
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a decorated dispensing container. The container is substantially transparent and has a decoration on the front and/or rear surface. The dispensing unit comprises a pump mechanism with a dip tube at one end and a dispensing channel at the other end. The dip tube has an identifiable shape formed in the dip tube. This identifiable shape can be a land, sea or air animal, or an inanimate object. This inanimate shape is molded into the dip tube and colors are applied by hand painting or the use of a shrink label or an in mold label. By the use of a decorated identifiable shape and a coordinating label on the front and/or rear surface of the container a 3-D effect is imparted to the container and product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Todd VanGordon, Van Canady
  • Patent number: 7601338
    Abstract: An antiplaque oral care composition having enhanced oral hygiene and organoleptic properties is provided. The composition contains an enzyme and a cyclodextrin. Papain and other proteolytic enzymes may be preferred. The resulting composition has more favorable organoleptic properties than a comparative composition containing only the enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: James G. Masters, Richard Payne, Lori H. Szeles, Xiaoyan Liu, Malcolm Williams
  • Patent number: 7594293
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleanser is provided to effectively cleanse the soft tissue of the mouth with comfort and a reduced risk of injury to the user. In one construction, a projection is formed of a combination of a hard material and a soft material. The hard material provides good stability for cleaning debris from the tongue or other tissue while the soft material provides comfort and a reduced risk of injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Swanson Xi, James Mei, Robert Moskovich, Douglas J. Hohlbein, Thomas Mintel
  • Patent number: 7591272
    Abstract: An acidic cleaning composition designed to clean hard surfaces and to prevent soil build-up comprising a hydrophilizing polymer, a surfactant, and an acid and to methods of using the composition to remove limescale and/or soapscum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Nathalie Dastbaz, Joelle Simon
  • Patent number: D598758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hillard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D598768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D599207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., John H. Swanson, Eric Charles
  • Patent number: D599556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Russell, Douglas J. Hohlbein, Maria Valentina Sposito, Frank Hom
  • Patent number: D600554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Anthony J. Baxter, Alberto Mantilla
  • Patent number: D605530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Alan Sorrentino, Frank Hom, Robert Moskovich, Kiat-Cheong Toh
  • Patent number: D606319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventor: Wen Jin Xi
  • Patent number: D608647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Liam Hawry
  • Patent number: D614027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Peter J. Fallat, II, Bruce Cummings, Brian Worthington