Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • COLOR CHANGING CONSUMER PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20120070478
    Abstract: The invention relates to personal care products containing multilayer films with decorative layers and may impart a noticeable color change. The invention is applicable in products including type toothpaste, soaps, and other products until diluted with water (or saliva).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas Boyd, Guisheng Pan, Harsh M. Trivedi, Wei Wang, Nora Lin
  • Interactive oral care implement system
    Patent number: 8137109
    Abstract: An oral care implement has a user-interactive display that displays images representing oral care regions of the mouth. The user can interact with the display by playing a game, which can relate to oral care. An oral care implement has a plurality of lighted segments that can be sequentially illuminated to indicate a recommended brushing sequence. The lighted segments can be shaped and/or labeled to indicate particular oral care regions of the mouth. In accordance with another aspect, an oral care implement can be equipped with features to encourage social interaction between two or more individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John J. Gatzemeyer, Eduardo J. Jimenez, Robert Riebe, Paul Fair, Dong Ho Yun
  • Oral composition containing oxidized
    Patent number: 8137713
    Abstract: Oral composition comprising a Camellia extract of semi-oxidized tissue from a member of the genus Camellia and an enhancing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Boyd, Abdul Gaffar, David Viscio
  • BORINIC COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20120064017
    Abstract: A stabilized oral care composition comprising a borinic acid derivative, e.g., a borinic ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Venda Porter, Andre Morgan, Stanislav Jaracz, Jennifer Gronlund, Guofeng Xu, Donghui Wu, Michael Prencipe, Ravi Subramanyam
  • SINGLE PHASE WHITENING DENTIFRICE
    Publication number: 20120058059
    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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Suman K. Chopra, Lynette Zaidel, Michael Prencipe
  • Antibacterial dentifrice exhibiting enhanced antiplaque and breath freshening properties
    Patent number: 8128911
    Abstract: An abrasive dentifrice composition which effects enhanced antiplaque and breath freshening properties which comprises an orally acceptable vehicle containing a combination of a safe and effective amount of an antibacterial agent and at least two enzyme ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lori H. Szeles, Xiaoyan Liu, Malcolm Williams, M. Teresa R. Carale, Michael Prencipe, James G. Masters
  • BORINIC COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20120052025
    Abstract: A stabilized topical composition comprising a borinic acid derivative, e.g., a borinic ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Venda Porter, Andre Morgan, Stanislav Jaracz, Jennifer Gronlund, Guofeng Xu, Donghui Wu, Michael Prencipe, Ravi Subramanyam
  • HIGHER LOADING ZINC-CONTAINING FILMS
    Publication number: 20120045495
    Abstract: Described herein are polymer matrix films, compositions comprising the polymer matrix films, and methods of preparing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Melissa Martinetti, Thomas Boyd, James R. Brown, Betty Won, Shira Pilch, James Gerard Masters, Paloma Pimenta
  • ORAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING POLYGUANIDINIUM COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120045400
    Abstract: The invention describes the modification of polyamine-based materials to form polyguanidine compounds that are useful for their antimicrobial, anticaries, and muccoadhesive properties. The present invention also relates to methods for preventing or treating periodontal disease and caries which include delivering a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing a polyguanidine compound into an oral cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andrew Nowak, Shira Pilch, Jim Masters
  • ORAL CARE FORMULATIONS THAT ENHANCE AMOUNT OF SOLUBLE ZINC
    Publication number: 20120042893
    Abstract: An oral care composition and method are described in which the composition includes a film or a plurality of film fragments entrained in a carrier. The film or plurality of film fragments comprises a zinc compound and the carrier comprises a polysaccharide and a maleic anhydride copolymer. The composition and methods provide benefits including one or more of increased consumer acceptability, improved solubility of zinc thus permitting the use of lower amounts of zinc compounds and reducing the adverse astringency associated with zinc, decreased adverse reactions brought about by the presence of zinc ions, enhanced aesthetics, improved stability for active or other functional materials, and controlled delivery of active materials such as zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas S. Campbell, Thomas J. Boyd, Steven W. Fisher, Michael Prencipe
  • ORAL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20120045401
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oral composition comprising a polymer, preferably a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride, attached to a sweetening agent via a cleavable linker, comprising a covalent bond, preferably an ester bond or an amide bond wherein the polymer is capable of attaching to a surface in an oral cavity, and the cleavable linker is cleavable in the oral cavity to release the sweetening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Shira Pilch, Malcolm Williams
  • DENTIFRICE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20120045402
    Abstract: Disclosed are dentifrice compositions comprising an orally acceptable vehicle and at least one source of metal ions in a polymer matrix, the metal being selected from zinc, stannous, copper or combinations thereof, the at least one source of metal ions comprising from 10 to 75 wt % of the total weight of the polymer matrix and the at least one source of metal ions, and wherein the dentifrice composition comprises less than 10 wt % water based on the total weight of the dentifrice composition. Also disclosed is a method of stabilizing at least one source of metal ions in a dentifrice compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andre Morgan, Venda Porter, Melissa Martinetti, Michael Prencipe
  • Particles that disrupt or impede bacterial adhesion, related compositions and methods
    Patent number: 8119162
    Abstract: Oral care and other compositions comprising particles having cores attached to bioadhesive polymers for inhibition of pellicle formation, plaque formation, biofilm formation, biofouling, and microbial adhesion or attachment are described. Methods using said compositions to treat surfaces, such as oral surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Davide Miksa, Harsh M. Trivedi, Tao Xu
  • Toothbrush handle
    Patent number: D654270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Michael Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Andreas Wechsler, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D654695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Michael Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Andreas Wechsler, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Toothbrush handle with tissue cleaner
    Patent number: D654696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Michael Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Andreas Wechsler, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • Oral care strip
    Patent number: D655007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Rensl Dillon, Mahmoud Hassan, David B. Viscio, Abdul Gaffar, Lisa Christina Beck
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D655916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Armin Bärtschi, Robert Moskovich
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D655917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Armin Bärtschi, Robert Moskovich
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: D655918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Armin Bärtschi, Robert Moskovich