Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Oral Care Compositions and Preservative Systems
    Publication number: 20230355492
    Abstract: This invention provides, amongst other things, a preservative system for aqueous oral care compositions that comprises the addition of one or more quaternary ammonium antimicrobial agents (e.g., cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)) in combination with comprising benzyl alcohol in a preservative system, can surprisingly allow for the use of relatively less benzyl alcohol while still maintaining antimicrobial efficacy and not adversely affecting the flavor of the composition. The added benefit in using relatively less benzyl alcohol, in addition to lower cost and expense, is also that the flavor or the overall composition is less impacted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Sandra PEREIRA RAMOS, Fernanda CORREA, Tatiana CINQUETTI, Ariel HASKEL, Natalia CASTRO DE SOUZA, Jeffrey Merl MILLER
  • Oral Care System and Method for Promoting Oral Hygiene
    Publication number: 20230354993
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an oral care system is disclosed that includes an oral care device and at least one programmable processor. The oral care device includes a head having a reference face, a light source, at least one orientation sensor generating orientation data corresponding to orientation measurements of the reference face during a freeform oral care routine, and at least one optical sensor generating optical sensor data representing optical feedback resulting from the light from the light source being incident upon sections of the oral cavity. The processor, based on the orientation data, determines which optical sensor data corresponds with which of the sections of the oral cavity. For each section of the oral cavity, based on the corresponding optical sensor data, the processor determines an oral care characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Hrebesh Molly SUBHASH, Benny E. URBAN, JR.
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 11806418
    Abstract: An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride, arginine or lysine and an organic acid buffer system, as well as methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Aarti Rege, Michael Prencipe, Marc Estriplet
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 11806411
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising metal silicates (e.g. potassium silicate); along with methods of making and using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Pooja Kulkarni, Lin Fei, Suman Chopra, Hallena Strotman, Saide Tang
  • Oral care compositions comprising a flavor system
    Patent number: 11805788
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides low-water oral care compositions comprising a whitening agent and a flavor system encapsulating one or more flavor ingredients, wherein the flavor system provides improved taste to the consumer, masking the negative taste attributes of the whitening or oxidizing agents, and is also believed to be able to improve the flavor stability over the life of the product, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michelle Miguelino, Fusong Sun, Veronica Semeghini, Mania Bankova, Victoria Yeung, Tracy Bariexca, Catalina Monroy, Cajetan Dogo-Isonagie
  • Oral care compositions and methods of use
    Patent number: 11806416
    Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising arginine, zinc citrate and zinc oxide, and an orally acceptable carrier, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Lisa Manus, Julia Dreifus
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 11806417
    Abstract: An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride, an anionic polymer, and a basic amino acid, as well as methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Aarti Rege, Michael Prencipe
  • Personal Care Composition
    Publication number: 20230346666
    Abstract: Personal care compositions and, particularly, personal care compositions for depigmenting keratin materials are disclosed herein. The personal care compositions typically include tranexamic acid and mandelic acid, wherein the personal care composition has a weight ratio of tranexamic acid to mandelic acid of from about 1:6 to about 1:17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Vinay Bhardwaj, Junhong Mao, Thomas Boyd, Ewelina Lesniak, Savitha Rajagopal
  • Toothbrush with Removable Smart Device
    Publication number: 20230346225
    Abstract: An oral care system includes an oral care implement and a smart device removably retained in a cavity of the oral care implement. The smart device may have a plurality of sensors for sensing conditions of the oral cavity and/or for sensing various parameters associated with the movement of the oral care implement within the oral cavity during use. The smart device may also include a transmitter for transmitting data/information obtained by the sensors to an electronic device, such as a smart phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin XI, Guang Sheng Guo
  • Fabric Care Composition
    Publication number: 20230348820
    Abstract: A fabric care composition, including a fabric softening agent including esterquat and a co-softening agent including polyquaternium-7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Oscar BAUTISTA CID, Erick CARDENAS ALPIZAR, Raul Arellano MALDONADO, Jose BUCIO, Alp URAY, Jose Javier TOVAR PESCADOR, Sandra Paola SANCHEZ
  • Oral Cavity Treatment Device
    Publication number: 20230347163
    Abstract: An oral cavity treatment device which may include a mouthpiece and a power cord which extends from the mouthpiece to a plug. The power cord may be coupled to an electronic device, such as a phone or computer, to provide power to the oral cavity treatment device. The mouthpiece may include a lamp having light emitters on a flexible sheet and a lens member covering the lamp. The light emitters may be provided in staggered rows to ensure adequate tooth coverage during use. The lens may include bite protrusions positioned on opposing ends of the lens. The lens may be incredibly flexible to accommodate any mouth shape. There may be a control unit with a power button and processor located at a position along the power cord that is closer to the plug than to the mouthpiece for enhanced comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Leighton DAVIES-SMITH, Brian Bloch
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230346660
    Abstract: Described herein are nonaqueous oral care compositions comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, a whitening agent; and one or more gelling agents wherein the one or more gelling agents comprises a salt of a fatty acid; along with methods of making and using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Guisheng PAN, Lin FEI, Suman CHOPRA
  • Spectroscopic system and method therefor
    Patent number: 11800981
    Abstract: A spectroscopic system may include: a probe having a probe tip and an optical coupler, the optical coupler including an emitting fiber group and first and second receiving fiber groups, each fiber group having a first end and a second end, wherein the first ends of the fiber groups are formed into a bundle and optically exposed through the probe tip; a light source optically coupled to the second end of the emitting fiber group, the light source emitting light in at least a first waveband and a second waveband, the second waveband being different from the first waveband; a first spectrometer optically coupled to the second end of the first receiving fiber group and configured to process light in the first waveband; and a second spectrometer optically coupled to the second end of the second receiving fiber group and configured to process light in the second waveband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Deborah Ann Peru, Hrebesh Molly Subhash
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 11800924
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head and a handle. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from an exposed front surface of the head. The handle has an open thumb gripping passageway extending between an exposed first surface of the handle and an exposed second surface of the handle opposite the exposed first surface. The handle also has a plurality of slots defining open slot passageways from the exposed first surface of the handle to the exposed second surface of the handle. The open thumb gripping passageway may be defined by a ring component that is fitted into an aperture in a body component. The open thumb gripping passageway may be a void space in the handle. The open slot passageways may be elongated along the handle and may serve to reduce a total amount of virgin material needed to manufacture the oral care implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas Hohlbein, Daniel Wainless
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230338273
    Abstract: Described herein are nonaqueous oral care compositions comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, a whitening agent; and a gelling system comprising one or more gelling agents wherein the one or more gelling agents comprise a monovalent salt of a fatty acid and a divalent salt of a fatty acid; along with methods of making and using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Guisheng PAN, Lin FEI, Suman CHOPRA
  • Compositions and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20230338264
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to amine hydrofluorides and mixtures of these amine hydrofluorides, and to a process for the preparation of these amine hydrofluorides and their use in oral hygiene compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andre BRUNELLA, Turan MATUR
  • Fabric Softening Compositions
    Publication number: 20230340364
    Abstract: Described herein are fabric softening compositions comprising a quaternary ammonium compound (e.g., an esterquat); a cationic polyquaternium polymer (e g., polyquaternium-7); a preservative system which comprises an organic acid (e.g., lactic acid or phosphonic acid); and 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) or Dodecylguanidine Hydrochloride (DGH); and a phosphonic chelating agent (e.g., etidronic acid). Methods of making and using the fabric softening compositions are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Sandra Paola SANCHEZ, Raul Arellano MALDONADO, Marcela HERNANDEZ
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 11793300
    Abstract: An oral care implement (100) having a head (120). The head (120) has a support structure (130) and a monolithic cleaning unit (140) that is coupled to the support structure (130). The head (120) has a side surface (123) that includes a first lateral portion (124) and a second lateral portion (125). The monolithic cleaning unit (140) includes a base portion (141) that is coupled to the support structure (130) and a plurality of bristles (150) extending from the base portion (141). The plurality of bristles (150) include a plurality of first peripheral bristles (171) positioned adjacent to the first lateral portion (124) of the head (120), a plurality of second peripheral bristles (172) positioned adjacent to the second lateral portion (125) of the head (120), and a plurality of central bristles (175).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Yanmei Ji, Wen Jin Xi
  • Aluminum-free antiperspirant / deodorant compositions
    Patent number: 11793735
    Abstract: An aluminum-free antiperspirant/deodorant composition is disclosed. The antiperspirant/deodorant may include an oil-in-water emulsion base and an antiperspirant active dispersed in the oil-in-water emulsion base. The antiperspirant active may be primarily a zinc-based antiperspirant active and the oil-in-water emulsion base may include an emulsifier comprising a mixture of steareth-2 and steareth-20; a plant-based oil, a polyol, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Peter Hilliard, Jr., Sharon Kennedy, Cristina Bielli, Richard Adams
  • Container
    Patent number: D1002377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Scott Beckerman, Renee Marie Riethmiller