Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Powered toothbrush package
    Patent number: 8397910
    Abstract: An oral care implement demonstration assembly includes a powered oral care implement, a package housing and a plurality of demonstration elements. The oral care implement demonstration assembly is configured to produce a visual demonstration effect when relative movement is provided between a first demonstration element and a second demonstration element. Among the visual effects that may be utilized is a Moiré effect. Additionally, an associated method for demonstrating features of an oral care implement though one or more visual effects is described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, Alberto Mantilla, Tony Baxter, Pablo Andres Ramirez Lozano, Marisol Rodriguez Perez
  • ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS RESISTANT TO MICROBIAL GROWTH
    Publication number: 20130064779
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions which prevent the growth of bacteria resistant to high salt concentrations, methods of preparing the same, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Odete Tieko Yamane, Fernanda Cristina Geraldo Correa, Sandra Pereira Ramos, Katrin Chaves Da Costa, Enzo Toshio Utima, Erico Vieira Prat, Michael Prencipe, Richard Scott Robinson
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 8393042
    Abstract: An oral care implement is provided having a handle and a head with tooth cleaning elements extending from fixed pods. Additional tooth cleaning elements extend from one or more central pods suspended between the fixed pods via a bridge. The bridge may be formed from an elastomer and permit the one or more central pods to move from an initial position toward the head during use. The central pods, the bridge and outer portions of the fixed pods may be formed as a unitary structure. When a single central pod is employed, a flexible section may be disposed in the middle of the central pod so that cleaning elements extending from either end of the central pod can move toward one another during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Kenneth Waguespack, Bruce M. Russell
  • Oral care implement having a turbine-like arrangement of cleaning elements
    Patent number: 8387196
    Abstract: An oral care implement having an turbine-like arrangement of cleaning elements. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care implement comprising a handle: a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a first surface, the first surface comprising an elliptical zone and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart spirals spreading out from the elliptical zone; and for each spiral, an arcuate cleaning element wall extending outward from the first surface of the head along the spiral. In another aspect, the invention may be an apparatus for incorporation into an ansate oral care implement that utilizes the aforementioned arrangement of cleaning elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Michael Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Armin Baertschi
  • Oral care implement having an adjustable mass centroid
    Patent number: 8387197
    Abstract: An oral care implement or toothbrush includes a head and a tooth cleaning element. The oral care implement's mass centroid may be adjusted to guard against the application of excessive force against a user's teeth. Adjustment may be performed using a variety of systems and mechanisms including adjustment of a weight within a portion of the oral care implement. The location of the weight may be modified using a variety of techniques including a screw configuration and/or a slider control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Eduardo Jimenez
  • Oregano oral care compositions and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8383171
    Abstract: A multi-benefit oral composition is provided. The oral composition is efficacious as an antibacterial, antiplaque, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-halitosis oral composition. The active ingredient has one or more active compounds from an extract of oregano. The oral composition can be in the form of a mouth rinse; a dentifrice, including toothpaste, gels, powders; animal products; a film; or confectionaries, such as lozenges, and the like. Methods of making and using the oral composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Cortney L. Worrell, Harsh M. Trivedi, Kimberlee Panaligan, Tao Xu
  • Container for products containing aromatic compounds
    Patent number: 8383215
    Abstract: A container is provided for substances that contain an antibacterial compound. The container has a tube body and a tube shoulder. The tube shoulder is made of an alkene based polymer such as a polyethylene or a polypropylene. Such alkene based polymers have a high absorptivity for antibacterial compounds such as triclosan. The shoulder includes a barrier unit. The barrier unit is made of a polymeric material such as polytrimethylene naphthalate, polyethylene naphthalate and acrolonitrile/methacrylate. This barrier unit can be a film on the tube shoulder or a co-injection molded insert in the shoulder. The absorption is less than 10 mg/dm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Yu Shi, Joel Millon
  • Oral care instrument including an oral care agent
    Patent number: 8376643
    Abstract: An oral care instrument includes at least one oral care agent. In one embodiment, the oral care agent can be provided on one or more surfaces of the oral care instrument or included within cavities within the head or in one or more surfaces of a head. In other embodiment, the oral care agent can be provided in or on a thin slab subsequently bonded onto a surface, or applied as a stable coating. The oral care instrument can also be provided with a wear indicator. The oral care agents can be released during one use, during multiple uses, or throughout the life of the instrument. Water, oral secretions and/or chemicals within the mouth can activate the oral care agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Bruce M. Russell, Steven M. Sorrel, Candi Rancel, Heng Cai, Douglas J. Hohlbein, Eduardo J. Jimenez, Barbara Canady
  • TOOTHBRUSH
    Publication number: 20130036567
    Abstract: A toothbrush that enhances cleaning and user comfort while brushing. In one embodiment, the toothbrush comprises a cleaning element support member, or base member, that permits a head of the toothbrush to be comfortably received and manipulated within the user's mouth. In an embodiment, the support member comprises a head support having an overhanging portion and a portion free of an overhang.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Colgate-Palmolive Company
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D676243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David Lee, Brenda Zuck
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D676244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David Lee, Brenda Zuck
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D676245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Xi Wen Jin, Liu Yu, Ding Xiang Ji, Ji Yan Mei
  • Oral care implement accessory
    Patent number: D676661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, John J. Gatzemeyer
  • Oral care implement accessory
    Patent number: D676662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo J. Jimenez, John J. Gatzemeyer
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D676664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yu Liu, Kai Zhang
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D676665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yu Liu, Kai Zhang
  • Container
    Patent number: D676754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive
    Inventors: Bruce Cummings, Amy Ramirez, Peter Booth, Martin Bunce, Mark Watson, John Lamb, Corinne Elstow
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: D677058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Guang Sheng Guo, Jian Rong Zhou
  • Container for dental floss
    Patent number: D677837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Jorge Andres Bejarano Marin
  • Head portion of an oral care implement
    Patent number: D677900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Xi Wen Jin, Kai Zhang, Ji Yan Mei