Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Oral Care Whitening Compositions
    Publication number: 20170172866
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care whitening compositions comprising a non-aqueous phase comprising a peroxysulfate whitening agent, a hydrophobic base and at least one hydrophilic polymer, and optionally an aqueous phase comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer. Methods of making and using these compositions are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kyle Robbins, Stacey Lavender, Jason Nesta, Guofeng Xu
  • Dentifrice Comprising Zinc - Amino Acid Complex and Phosphates
    Publication number: 20170172870
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dentifrices comprising a zinc amino acid complex together with soluble phosphate salts. Methods of making and using the dentifrices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Gregory Szewczyk, Lisa MANUS, Lyndsay SCHAEFFER-KORBYLO
  • Oral care product and methods of use and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9682027
    Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising a basic amino acid or salt thereof, and a small particle fraction: and to methods of using and of making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Prencipe, Diane Cummins, Richard Scott Robinson, Sarita V. Mello, Richard J. Sullivan, Suman Chopra, Karen J. DePierro, Lynette Zaidel, Constantina Christopoulou, Ravi Subramanyam, Donghui Wu, Andre M. Morgan, Ralph Peter Santarpia, III, Qin Wang, Gary Edward Tambs, Rajnish Kohli, Virginia Monsul Barnes, Sergio Leite, Eric A. Simon
  • Methods of making compositions comprising films
    Patent number: 9682256
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of making films having active ingredients. A film that is substantially free of active ingredient is introduced into a medium comprising an active ingredient. At least a portion of the active ingredient is transferred from the medium to the film. The films can be used in a variety of applications, including oral care, personal care, cleansing and/or home care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, Rensl Dillon, Jeffrey M. Miller, David B. Viscio, Abdul Gaffar
  • Fabric conditioners containing soil releasing polymer
    Patent number: 9683199
    Abstract: A fabric softening composition containing poly(vinyl alcohol)-poly(ethylene glycol) graft copolymers. The copolymer can be effectively deposited on the fabric from the fabric softening composition to provide protection from soil and enhanced soil removal on a broad range of fabric including nylon and cotton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Katie Truong, Charles John Schramm, Jr.
  • Oral care product and methods of use and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9682026
    Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising an effective amount of a salt of a basic amino acid the salt having a pH in an unbuffered solution of less than about 7.5; an effective amount of a soluble fluoride salt; and a particulate material which has a pH in an unbuffered solution of less than about 7.5; and to methods of using and of making such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Rajnish Kohli, Richard Scott Robinson, Sergio Leite, Eric A. Simon, Richard J. Sullivan, Ralph Peter Santarpia, III, Michael Prencipe, Ravi Subramanyam, Sarita V. Mello, Donghui Wu, Suman Chopra, Andre M. Morgan, Diane Cummins, Lynette Zaidel, Qin Wang, Gary Edward Tambs, Virginia Monsul Barnes
  • Oral Care Compositions and Methods
    Publication number: 20170165192
    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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Marian Georges, Andre Michelle Morgan, Sarita Vera Mello, Pierre Lambert, Claude Blanvalet
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 9675542
    Abstract: Described herein are oral compositions comprising an extract obtained from Arialaceae, Zingiberaceae, Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Punicaceae. Asteraceae or mixtures thereof; Their uses for alleviating dry mouth is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Harsh M. Trivedi, Mahmoud Hassan
  • Two component compositions containing zinc amino acid halide complexes and cysteine
    Patent number: 9675823
    Abstract: Provided are compositions, e.g., oral and personal care products, comprising (i) a zinc (amino acid or trialkyl glycine) halide complex, and (ii) cysteine in free or in orally or cosmetically acceptable salt form, together with methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Liu, Long Pan, Joseph Convery, Shaotang Yuan, Harsh M. Trivedi
  • Processes for making magnolol derivatives
    Patent number: 9676690
    Abstract: Described herein are high yield methods for making magnolol derivatives, together with novel intermediates and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Basi V. Subba Reddy, Ravi Subramanyam, Shashank Potnis, Jhillu Singh Yadav
  • Oral compositions and method for producing thereof
    Patent number: 9675540
    Abstract: Methods of preparing a dentifrice comprising polymer matrix film with menthol therein are disclosed. The methods comprise combining a polymer matrix film that comprises hydrophobic additives and is free of a low solubility flavorant such as menthol with a dentifrice base comprising a low solubility flavorant such as menthol and maintaining the combined polymer matrix film with the dentifrice base comprising low solubility flavorant for an amount of time sufficient for an amount of a low solubility flavorant to transfer from the dentifrice base comprising low solubility flavorant to the polymer matrix film and establish an equilibrium of menthol concentration between the polymer matrix film and the dentifrice base. Products comprising low solubility flavorant-free polymer matrix film in a dentifrice base comprising low solubility flavorant are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ben Gu, Mahmoud Hassan
  • Metal Amino Acid Complexes for Bacterial Aggregation
    Publication number: 20170157013
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of promoting the aggregation and/or immune clearance of oral bacteria using oral care compositions comprising metal-amino acid complexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lyndsay Schaeffer-Korbylo, Lisa Manus
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20170151158
    Abstract: This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous oral care compositions useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, for example to deliver effective levels of cationic antibacterial agents in combination with anionic polymers that protect against erosion and staining, by addition of a stabilizing amount of a polyamine, e.g., lysine, and methods for making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Carl Myers, Rehana Begum-Gafur
  • LOW PH SYSNTHESIS OF ZINC-LYSINE COMPLEX
    Publication number: 20170152272
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an improved synthesis for a zinc-lysine complex having the formula [Zn(C6H14N2O2)2Cl]+Cl ?, in which a zinc compound selected from ZnO and ZnCl2, is reacted with a lysine compound selected from lysine and lysineHCl, in aqueous acid. The disclosure also provides oral care and personal care compositions comprising the complex prepared by the synthesis, and methods of using these complexes and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael FITZGERALD, Joseph CONVERY, Harsh TRIVEDI, Lisa MANUS
  • Single Phase Whitening Dentifrice with High Purity Metaphosphate Abrasive
    Publication number: 20170143599
    Abstract: Provided is a single phase oral care composition having a whitening agent; a first abrasive selected from calcium pyrophosphate, calcium carbonate, and dicalcium phosphate; a second abrasive that may include sodium metaphosphate; an anticalculus agent; and a substantially anhydrous carrier that may include an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer. In the composition, a wt % of the second abrasive is equal to or greater than a wt % of the first abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lin Fei, Suman Chopra, Prakasarao Mandadi
  • Antimicrobial compositions comprising essential oil combinations
    Patent number: 9655838
    Abstract: The invention provides antibacterial combinations of essential oils comprising bisabolol and one or more essential oils selected from citral, carvacrol, oregano extract, and rosemary, or comprising carvacrol and one or more essential oils selected from bisabolol, thymol, and rosemary, together with compositions, e.g., oral care compositions, comprising these combinations, and uses therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Prencipe, Shashank Potnis, Steven Fisher, Navin Lewis, Gary Tambs
  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20170135461
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oral care implement, comprising: an elongate handle having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis; and a head at the distal end of the handle, the head comprising one or more oral care elements on a first side of the oral care implement; wherein the handle comprises first and second visibly demarcated grip regions on the first side of the oral care implement, wherein the first grip region is between the second grip region and the proximal end of the handle, wherein the first grip region is between 60 and 100 millimeters from the proximal end of the handle, and wherein the first and second grip regions are spaced apart by between 50 and 100 millimeters in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Kimberly FAULKNER, Guang Sheng GUO
  • Liquid cleaning composition containing long-chain fatty acid
    Patent number: 9649265
    Abstract: An aqueous composition includes: (a) surfactants comprising a salt of a C10-16 alcohol ethoxylate sulfate, a betaine surfactant, and an alkyl polyglucoside, wherein the salt of the C10-16 alcohol ethoxylate sulfate is present in a quantity that is greater than any other surfactant; (b) at least 15 weight % of the composition of a C12-18 fatty acid. A cleansing method includes applying the composition to skin or hair and washing, and optionally rinsing with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Aixing Fan, Jeffrey Mastrull, Edward Simpson
  • ANTIPERSPIRANT ACTIVE COMPOSITIONS AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170128330
    Abstract: An antiperspirant active composition comprising an aluminum salt, the aluminum salt (i) having an aluminum to chloride molar ratio of 0.3:1 to 3:1; and (ii) having a species of polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cation detectable at 76 ppm by 27Al NMR that is present in a relative abundance on a 27Al NMR spectrograph that is greater than any other polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cation detectable by 27Al NMR. Also, disclosed are methods of making the antiperspirant active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John Vaughn, Iraklis Pappas, Long Pan
  • TEETH WHITENING METHODS, VISUALLY PERCEPTIBLE SIGNALS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20170128339
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of cleaning a tooth comprising administering a composition comprising a zinc amino acid halide complex to the oral cavity; and retaining the composition in the oral cavity for a time sufficient to form a precipitate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Liu, Long Pan, Shaotang Yuan, Jairajh Mattai, James G. Masters