Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Methods for promoting health or wellness in adult animals
    Patent number: 9808027
    Abstract: Methods for promoting health or wellness, regulating food intake, and increasing nitrogen retention in an adult animal by feeding the animal a food containing lysine in an amount of at least about 3% by weight of total protein. Also, kits containing lysine and a food suitable for consumption in separate packages and instructions for how to combine the lysine and food are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Yamka, Kim Gene Freisen, William David Schoenherr
  • Oral care compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9808416
    Abstract: An oral care composition and methods for making and using same are provided. In at least one embodiment, the oral care composition can include ethylcellulose, a binder, a plasticizer, a fluoride compound, a solvent, and fumed silica. In another embodiment, the oral care composition can include ethylcellulose, hydrogenated rosin, and acetyl tributyl citrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Marian Georges, Andre Michelle Morgan, Sarita Vera Mello, Pierre Lambert, Claude Blanvalet
  • Oral Care Implement and a Method of Forming a Bristle Field for an Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20170311711
    Abstract: A method of forming a bristle field for an oral care implement. The method includes providing a bundle of bristles and aligning the bundle of bristles with an insertion opening in a guide member. Upon insertion into the guide member, the guide member divides the bundle of bristles into a plurality of bristle tufts. The guide member can be aligned with tuft holes on a head or head plate of an oral care implement so that the bundle of bristles can be inserted through the guide member and into the tuft holes. As a result, a single bundle of bristles can be used to mount a plurality of bristle tufts to the head or head plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Alan SORRENTINO
  • Method of Making a Tube and Tube
    Publication number: 20170312994
    Abstract: A method of making a tube (60) includes forming at least one tube layer (101, 106, 108); and forming at least one film layer (102, 103, 104) on the at least one tube layer, wherein the at least a portion of the at least one film layer does not completely overlap the at least one tube layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Christopher MILLER, Derek SAMAROO, Kowsilla PILLAY
  • Oral Care Compositions Comprising a Peroxide Source, a Polyhydric Alcohol, and a Surfactant
    Publication number: 20170312195
    Abstract: Provided is an oral care composition comprising a peroxide source, a polyhydric alcohol and a surfactant system having an HLB value of from 4 to 13, wherein the combined amount of the polyhydric alcohol and the surfactant system is from 60 weight % to 95 weight % by total weight of the composition, and wherein the weight ratio of the polyhydric alcohol to the surfactant system is from 9:1 to 1:4. The composition is resistant to peroxide decomposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lin FEI, Suman CHOPRA
  • Synergistic Cationic Surfactant System
    Publication number: 20170312202
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions that include the synergistic combination of cationic surfactants cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride and quaternium-82, methods involving the application of such compounds to hair, methods for making hair conditioners using such compounds, and uses of compositions containing such compounds for conditioning of hair for reducing tangling, increasing the ease of combing, increasing softness, and increasing luster/shine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Elisa Navarro Flores, Ramon Arnoldo LOPEZ BACA, Ana ZULETA HERNANDEZ, Victor GALICIA
  • Oral Care Compositions Comprising Zinc Compounds and Peroxide Compounds
    Publication number: 20170312194
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oral care composition comprising a peroxide compound and a zinc compound, wherein the weight ratio of the peroxide compound to the zinc compound is from 1:10 to 5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kyle ROBBINS, Jason NESTA, Suman CHOPRA
  • Oral care compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9801795
    Abstract: Provided is an oral care composition comprising a phosphate/acrylate co-polymer, a whitening agent and an orally acceptable carrier and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jason Nesta, Gregory Szewczyk, Evangelia Arvanitidou, Alexander Mijalis
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 9801940
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of enhancing the solubility and delivery of one or more active ingredients found in magnolia extract, or a synthetic analog thereof, in an oral composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lin Fei, Ravi Subramanyam, Guofeng Xu
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 9795548
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions comprising isopropyl magnolol; a surfactant system; and an orally acceptable carrier, together with methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lin Fei, Ying Yang, Stanistav Jaracz, Geofeng Xu
  • Oral care compositions comprising calcium carbonate and a preservative system based on benzyl alcohol or benzoic acid, and an alkylene glycol
    Patent number: 9795554
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, calcium carbonate and a preservative system comprising benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid or a salt of benzoic acid; and an alkylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jason Nesta, Melissa Martinetti, Aileen Cabelly, James R. Brown, Suman Chopra
  • Oral Care Compositions for Tooth Whitening
    Publication number: 20170296447
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a thickening system comprising a first thickening agent and a second thickening agent, wherein the first thickening agent comprises greater than 15 wt % of the mixture of the first and second thickening agents in the thickening system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lin FEI, Prakasarao MANDADI, Suman CHOPRA, Michael PRENCIPE
  • Oral care compositions and methods
    Patent number: 9789048
    Abstract: Provided is an oral care composition comprising a phosphate/acrylate co-polymer, a tin salt, and an orally acceptable carrier, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Prencipe, Suzanne Jogun, Betty Won
  • Mouthwash product and method of making and using the product
    Patent number: 9782330
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for removing selected components, e.g., stabilizing agents or preservatives, from a liquid composition just prior to use, using activated charcoal or an affinity matrix filter, together with variant and alternative designs, methods of making and using the product, and components thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Guofeng Xu, Steven Miller, Jennifer Gronlund
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 9782339
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone complexed with hydrogen peroxide, together with particular co-polymers as additional excipients; including some embodiments which further comprise a calcium abrasive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Suman Chopra, Dennis Ontumi, Prakasarao Mandadi, Venda Maloney
  • Oral care gels
    Patent number: 9775788
    Abstract: The invention provides an orally acceptable plaque indicator gel comprising a dye in sufficient concentration to visibly stain plaque upon application, optionally for use in combination with an orally acceptable plaque removal gel comprising an antiplaque agent in sufficient concentration to remove plaque and or kill bacteria upon application, in each case the gel having a specific viscosity permitting efficient application using a pen dispenser, as well as reduced dye or antiplaque agent concentration, together with methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Elva Chen, Sharon Kennedy, Yelloji-Rao Mirajkar, Suzanne Jogun, Michael Prencipe
  • Oral care products comprising a tetrabasic zinc-amino acid-halide complex
    Patent number: 9775792
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a tetrabasic zinc halide and an amino acid; along with methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Liu, Long Pan, Ying Yang, Guofeng Xu, Michael A. Stranick
  • Use of Ozone to Control Bioburden in Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Slurry (PCC)
    Publication number: 20170274109
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for reducing bacteria in a precipitated calcium carbonate (CaCO3) slurry, the method including: adding water to calcium oxide (CaO) to form Ca(OH)2; treating the Ca(OH)2 with CO2 gas to form a slurry including precipitated CaCO3; neutralizing the slurry; and exposing the slurry that was neutralized to ozone in an amount sufficient to reduce bacteria in the precipitated calcium carbonate slurry. Oral care compositions including the precipitated calcium carbonate of the disclosed process are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Nilza Shimohirao, Mohamad BAZAZAN, Erico PRAT
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 9770402
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a silsesquioxane silicone resin and a solvent; and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Dennis Ontumi, Venda P. Maloney, Suman K. Chopra
  • Container
    Patent number: D801821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kiat-Cheong Toh, Thomas VanDyk, Roland Charriez, David Demar, Keith Kristiansen, Simon Dutton