Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20130318732
    Abstract: An oral care implement comprising at least one tapered bristle. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head having a face; a tuft hole in the face, the tuft hole having a polygonal transverse cross-sectional profile; and a bristle tuft mounted in the first tuft hole and extending from the face of the head, the first bristle tuft comprising a plurality of tapered bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas Mintel, Douglas Hohlbein
  • Coated natural calcium carbonate oral care toothpowder composition
    Patent number: 8597617
    Abstract: Toothpowder comprising natural calcium carbonate with a flavor oil coating is derived by agitating a particulated calcium carbonate bed and by spraying a nebula of flavor oil into the bed. The spray rate is controlled to preclude formation of agglomerated particles of the coated natural calcium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Nina Sharma, Ramesh Nair
  • Oral Care System, Kit and Method
    Publication number: 20130316300
    Abstract: An oral care dispenser and oral care system incorporating the system that includes a resilient applicator that optimizes application of the subject fluid to the desired oral surfaces. In one embodiment, the invention is a dispenser comprising a housing having an internal reservoir containing the fluid. The resilient applicator is coupled to the housing and comprises a dispensing orifice. The resilient applicator comprises a working surface that is oriented at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis of the housing and is defined by a polygonal perimeter edge, the polygonal perimeter edge comprising a plurality of apex portions and a plurality of side portions, wherein one of the plurality of side portions forms a distal most-portion of the resilient applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, Joseph E. Fattori
  • Functional fragrance precursor
    Patent number: 8592361
    Abstract: A fragrance precursor compound comprising one or more of the compounds derived from the reaction of X—OH and an aldehyde or ketone, the fragrance precursor compounds being of the formula X—O—C(R)(R*)(R**) wherein R is a C6-24 alkyl group, a C6-24 aralkyl group or a C6-24 alkaryl group; R* is H or a C6-24 alkyl group, a C6-24 aralkyl group or a C6-24 alkaryl group; R** is O—H or O—X; O—X representing a moiety derived from X—OH, and wherein X—OH is a material containing at least one hydroxyl group and having the following structure:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Daniel W. Smith, Amjad Farooq, Donghui Wu, Marija Heibel, Karen Drehs
  • Single phase whitening dentifrice
    Patent number: 8591868
    Abstract: The invention provides a single phase whitening dentifrice that includes (i) a whitening agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, a bound peroxide and a solid peroxide (ii) an abrasive and (iii) a substantially anhydrous orally acceptable carrier, for example, polyethylene glycol. The bound peroxide may be hydrogen peroxide and a polymer and/or any peroxide compound and a porous cross-linked polymer, such as polymers of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylates, a polymethacrylates, and a polyitaconates. The solid peroxide may be sodium perborate or urea peroxide. The invention also provides methods of whitening the tooth surfaces by contacting the surface with the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Suman K. Chopra, Lynette Zaidel, Michael Prencipe
  • Oral Care Implement Having Multiple Soft Tissue Cleaner Components
    Publication number: 20130307187
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleaner. The inventive oral care implement comprises different kinds of soft tissue cleaners that offer expanded in-mouth cleaning. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head having a structural body having a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface; a basin formed into the rear surface of the structural body, the structural body comprising a protuberance extending upward from a recessed floor of the basin, the basin surrounding the protuberance; a first cleaner formed of a resilient material for cleansing soft oral tissue located within the basin, the protuberance of the structural body extending through a central hole of the first cleaner; and a second cleaner formed of a resilient material for cleansing soft oral tissue, the second cleaner located on the protuberance of the structural body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, Michael C. Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Jacob Pringiers, Luca Casini, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Oral Care Implement Having Fluid Delivery System
    Publication number: 20130305471
    Abstract: An oral care implement has a head portion with tooth cleaning elements on one surface thereof and a reservoir containing at least one active agent. A capillary channel extends through at least a portion of the oral care implement to deliver active agent(s) to one or more outlets. In one aspect, a vibration-producing device is provided to vibrate at least a portion of the implement to enhance the function of tooth cleaning elements and the delivery of the active agent through capillary action. A variety of active agents can be administered for therapeutic, hygienic, and/or other benefits, such as fresh breath, tooth whitening, or producing sensations of heat, cool, or tingling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John J. Gatzemeyer, Thomas J. Boyd, Eduardo J. Jimenez, Bruce M. Russell
  • Oral Care Implement with Customizable Element and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20130311321
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a customizable element and related methods are described. A method of marketing an oral care implement and a face plate may include exposing a primary oral care implement for sale and exposing a plurality of distinct faceplates each removably attachable to the oral care implement. A user may be permitted to select at least one of the removable faceplates. Upon selection of the at least one of the removable faceplates by the user, the oral care implement and the selected faceplate may be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John J. Gatzemeyer, Eduardo J. Jimenez
  • ORAL CARE DISPENSER & ORAL CARE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130298341
    Abstract: An oral care system comprising a toothbrush and a dispenser is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispenser comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis and an internal reservoir containing an oral care material; a drive component rotatably disposed within the housing and comprising a drive screw, the drive component being axially retained relative to the housing through mechanical interference; and an elevator coupled to the drive screw so that rotation of the drive component in a first rotational direction causes the elevator to axially advance along the drive screw in a first axial direction to dispense the oral care material from a dispensing orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, Sharon Kennedy, Alan Sorrentino, John J. Gatzemeyer, Michael Rooney, Joseph E. Fattori
  • Oral care implement having one or more moving pieces
    Patent number: 8578546
    Abstract: An oral care implement is provided having a head frame and a cleaning elements assembly attached thereto with tooth cleaning elements extending from one or more carriers. One or more central carriers can be suspended via a flexible bridge between a pair of support carriers attached to the head frame. The bridge may be formed from an elastomer and permit the one or more central carriers to move from an initial position toward the head frame during use. The bridge may include rigid supports and flexible elastomeric supports. The carriers and the bridge can be formed as a unitary assembly attached to the head frame, such as via mechanical connections. The mechanical connections could include snap-fit connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Waguespack, Robert Moskovich, Bruce M. Russell, Douglas Hohlbein
  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20130291326
    Abstract: A toothbrush comprising a tapered bristle having a cross-sectional profile with a major axis and a minor axis. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a head; a handle; and at least one tapered bristle extending from a face of the head, the tapered bristle having a longitudinal axis and a transverse cross-sectional profile having a major axis and a minor axis, the major axis being longer than the minor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas Mintel, Douglas Hohlbein
  • Metal Salt Compositions
    Publication number: 20130287709
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions comprising combinations of metal salts, and methods of preparing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Venda Porter Maloney, Vyoma Patel, Steven Wade Fisher, Andre Michelle Morgan, Michael Prencipe, Stanislav Jaracz
  • Oral Compositions and Method for Producing Thereof
    Publication number: 20130287711
    Abstract: Methods of preparing a dentifrice comprising polymer matrix film with a low solubility flavorant therein are disclosed. The methods comprise combining a polymer matrix film that are free of a low solubility flavorant with a dentifrice base comprising a low solubility flavorant 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 Products comprising low solubility flavorant-free polymer matrix film in a dentifrice base comprising low solubility flavorant are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ben Gu, Mahmoud Hassan
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D693127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Kai Zhang
  • Oral care implement package
    Patent number: D693212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David K. Lee, Stephen Nelson
  • Oral care implement package
    Patent number: D693213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David K. Lee, Stephen Nelson
  • Container closure
    Patent number: D694624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John C. Crawford, Christopher Hart, Stacy Castro
  • Container
    Patent number: D694629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: John C. Crawford
  • Container
    Patent number: D694630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: John C. Crawford
  • Container
    Patent number: D694631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: John C. Crawford