Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230136932
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone complexed with hydrogen peroxide, together with particular co-polymers as additional excipients; including some embodiments which further comprise a calcium abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-PalmoliveCompany
    Inventors: Suman CHOPRA, Dennis Ontumi, Prakasarao Mandadi, Venda Porter Maloney
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230138092
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising an effective amount of a stannous ion source and a taurate surfactant (e.g., sodium methyl cocoyl taurate). In one aspect the compositions of the disclosure can be used for the treatment or reduction of erosive tooth demineralization, gingivitis, plaque, and dental caries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert D'AMBROGIO, Jean DENIS
  • System and method for assessing toothbrush effectiveness
    Patent number: 11638477
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention can be a system for determining toothbrush effectiveness, the system comprising a data capture subsystem comprising at least one sensor and configured to generate brushing data during a participant brushing session directed entirely by the participant, and at least one processor configured to receive the brushing data from the data capture subsystem. A brushing simulation subsystem includes artificial teeth; and a robotic arm configured to: hold a toothbrush; and receive from the at least one processor instructions for a motion to be carried out by the robotic arm, the motion of the robotic arm causing the toothbrush to carry out an automated brushing session upon the artificial teeth, the motion of the robotic arm being based on the brushing data captured during the participant brushing session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Al Aquanza Sprosta, William Craelius, Colin Kosinski, Shiv Patel, Bianca Pineda
  • Oral care compositions and methods for the same
    Patent number: 11633337
    Abstract: An oral care composition and methods for the same are disclosed herein. The oral care composition may include an orally acceptable vehicle, an anionic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant. The anionic surfactant may include a C6-C18 fatty acid glutamate or a salt thereof, and the nonionic surfactant may include a C6-C18 alkyl polyglucoside. A weight ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the anionic surfactant may be from about 0.25:1 to about 9:1, or from about 1.8:1 to about 2.2:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Aradhana Das, Hongwei Shen, Yun Xu, Eric Simon
  • Powered oral care implement
    Patent number: 11628051
    Abstract: A powered toothbrush includes a handle, a power source disposed in the handle, a head including a cavity disposed at a distal end of the handle, an electrically conducting element disposed in the cavity and electrically connected to the power source, and a movable cleaning element connected to the head and movable relative to the cavity. The movable cleaning element includes a tooth cleaning support member, a tooth cleaning element mounted on the support member, and a ferromagnetic member. Application of an electrical current to the electrically conducting element generates a magnetic field at the electrically conducting element. The magnetic field selectively at least one of attracts and repels the ferromagnetic member to move the movable cleaning element relative to the electrically conducting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Patrik Johansson, Guofeng Xu, Gerald Gontarz, Robert Moskovich, Daniel Wainless
  • Home care compositions
    Patent number: 11629314
    Abstract: Described herein, are fabric care compositions comprising: an aminofunctional polysiloxance; optionally a thickening agent; and optionally a non-ionic surfactant. Methods of making and using these compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jose Bucio, Raul Arellano Maldonado, Andrea Sanchez
  • Oral care compositions comprising at least one phosphate/acrylate copolymer and at least one cationic active ingredient
    Patent number: 11628136
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising at least one phosphate/acrylate copolymer, at least one cationic antibacterial agent, at least one synthetic anionic linear polycarboxylate polymer, at least one surfactant, and zinc lactate. Also disclosed herein are methods for the treatment and/or inhibition of gum disease or halitosis comprising contacting the oral cavity with the oral care compositions disclosed herein, as well as methods of making the oral care compositions disclose herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Vyoma Patel, Rensl Dillon, Shira Pilch
  • Oral care composition
    Patent number: 11628128
    Abstract: Disclosed are oral care compositions, for example dentifrice compositions, comprising an oral care composition comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, metal oxide particles having an average particle size of no greater than a dentin tubule and at least one amino acid capable of chelating the metal oxide. The composition may comprise a polymeric adherent material for adhering the metal oxide particles in the dentin tubule. The metal oxide particles have a median particle size of 5 microns or less, and may comprise zinc oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Prencipe, Andre Morgan, Venda Porter-Maloney
  • Oral Compositions
    Publication number: 20230112970
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral compositions comprising an amino acid and a gelling agent. In certain embodiments, the chewable composition is in the form of a gummy comprising arginine and pectin. Related kits and methods of use are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Venda Porter MALONEY, Laurence DU-THUMM, Luciana RINAUDI MARRON, Stacey LAVENDER, Vyoma PATEL, Ekta MAKWANA, Andrei POTANIN, Baran TEOMAN, Shashank POTNIS, Gayatri Sachin PATEL, Carl MYERS
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 11622618
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head with a plurality of cleaning elements coupled thereto and extending therefrom. In the exemplified embodiment, the cleaning elements have a plurality of bristle tufts each including a plurality of bristle filaments. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a first bristle tuft having inner and outer filaments with the outer filaments being taller than the inner filaments and a second bristle tuft having inner and outer filaments with the outer filaments being shorter than the inner filaments. In another aspect, the oral care implement may include a bristle tuft having inner and outer filaments with the inner filaments being either taller or shorter than the outer filaments, and whereby distal ends of the inner and outer filaments are angled relative to an axis of the bristle tuft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Chang L. Liu, Jiang Zhou, Yanmei Ji, Fan Gang Xie
  • System and method for making an oral care formulation
    Patent number: 11622924
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mixing an oral care formulation base with one or more oral care additives in-situ. In one aspect, the invention can be a method of making an oral care formulation for consumer use, the method comprising: a) providing a first dose of an oral care formulation base to an oral cavity of a test subject; b) dispensing one or more oral care additives to the oral cavity in accordance with a first dispensing regimen during the performance of step a), the one or more oral care additives mixing with the first dose of the oral care formulation base in-situ within the oral cavity of the test subject; c) obtaining feedback regarding effects experienced by the test subject during the performance of step b); and d) creating the oral care formulation for consumer use based, at least in part, on the feedback of step c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ariel Haskel, Jessica Monk, Najma Khan, Kerstin Burseg, Peter De Kok, Ann Stijnman
  • Home care composition comprising a polyalkyleneimine, acid, and solvent mixture
    Patent number: 11618866
    Abstract: Described herein are aqueous cleaning compositions comprises a combination of polyalkylenimine and an acid, a surfactant, and a solvent mixture. Methods of making and using the same are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Karla Gomez, Cesar Rodriguez Cedillo, Carlos Munoz Carrillo
  • Electrolysis device
    Patent number: 11618957
    Abstract: An electrolysis device may include: a housing comprising a container having an open end, the container configured to contain a liquid when the container is oriented in an upright position; and an electrolysis circuit comprising: a power source; a plurality of electrodes disposed within the container and electrically coupled to the power source; an orientation switch electrically coupled to the power source, coupled to the housing, and oriented to switch when the container is oriented in the upright position; and a control circuit electrically coupled to the power source, the electrodes, and the orientation switch, wherein the electrolysis circuit is configured to operate when the electrodes pass an electric current above a predetermined current threshold and the container is oriented in the upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Chun Huang, Paloma Pimenta, Guofeng Xu, Matthew Lee Kolb
  • Oral care product and methods of use and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 11612553
    Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising an effective amount of a basic amino acid in free or salt form, together with an antibacterial agent, and to methods of using and of making such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Prencipe, Ravi Subramanyam, Sarita V. Mello, Donghui Wu, Suman Chopra, Andre M. Morgan, Diane Cummins, Richard J. Sullivan, Ralph Peter Santarpia, III, Lynette Zaidel, Qin Wang, Gary Edward Tambs, Virginia Monsul Barnes, Rajnish Kohli, Richard Scott Robinson, Sergio Leite, Eric A. Simon
  • Oral Care Compositions and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20230092135
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to oral care compositions comprising guanidine in free or orally acceptable salt form, a cationic quaternary ammonium compound (e.g., a pyridinium compound) (e.g., cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC)), a fluoride source, and optionally a zinc source (e.g., zinc lactate or zinc citrate and zinc oxide) as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Carlo DAEP, Rabab AHMED
  • Oral Care Compositions and Methods
    Publication number: 20230091067
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to oral care compositions comprising guanidine in free or orally acceptable salt form and a stannous ion source (e.g., stannous fluoride) as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Carlo DAEP, Carl MYERS, Gokul GOVINDARAJU, Divino RAJAH
  • Determining a Pressure Associated with an Oral Care Device, and Methods Thereof
    Publication number: 20230088940
    Abstract: An oral care system including an oral care device and a processor. The oral care device includes a head having cleaning elements and a vibrational sensor configured to determine vibrational data emitted by the oral care device in use. The processor is operably coupled to the vibrational sensor and is configured to: determine, based on the vibrational data, an applied pressure of the cleaning elements upon an oral cavity of a user; determine an optimal pressure associated with the oral cavity of the user and a non-optimal pressure associated with the oral cavity of the user; and based on the applied pressure of the cleaning elements upon the oral cavity being substantially the non-optimal pressure, cause the applied pressure of the cleaning elements upon the oral cavity to be substantially the optimal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Hrebesh Molly SUBHASH, Benny E. URBAN, JR.
  • Whitening system
    Patent number: 11607033
    Abstract: An oral care kit comprising an oral care implement having a first reservoir containing a first oral care agent comprising a first whitening reagent that includes triacetin; and a container having a second reservoir containing a second oral care agent, the second oral care agent comprising a catalytic enzyme and a second whitening reagent that includes peroxide forming compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Paloma Pimenta, Chun Huang, Robert Dicosimo, Mark Payne
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D984898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Claudia Daniela Macias Mejia, Oscar Xoy, Dale Nicholls
  • Capsule
    Patent number: D985195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Claudia Daniela Macias Mejia