Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Personal Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230046015
    Abstract: Described herein is a powdered soap comprising a plurality of particles, each of the particles comprising a polyquat, a clay, and a fatty component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Nikhil MALI, Purushottam JADHAV
  • Oral care implement having multiple soft tissue cleaner components
    Patent number: 11576483
    Abstract: An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleaner. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a first surface, and an opposite second surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the first and second surfaces. A soft tissue cleaner may have a first cleaner fixed to the second surface of the head and a second cleaner fixed to the peripheral surface of the head. Furthermore, a second cleaner may incorporate a plurality of grooves extending at least a portion of the distance from the first surface to the second surface along the peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Michael Rooney, Robert Moskovich, Jacob Pringiers, Luca Casini, Joachim Storz, Raimund Klausegger
  • System and method for forming an oral care implement
    Patent number: 11577435
    Abstract: A system or method of forming a handle portion of an oral care implement and a handle portion of an oral care implement formed thereby. The method may include providing a first mold that defines a first mold cavity having a shape that corresponds to the handle portion, injecting a first material into the first mold cavity via a first injection orifice with a first hot runner sub-system, and injecting a second material into the first mold cavity via a second injection orifice with a second hot runner sub-system. The second material is injected into the first material thereby forming the handle portion, with the second material forming a core component of the handle portion and the first material forming a shell component of the handle portion that surrounds the core component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Alan Sorrentino, Stephen Nelson
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230045410
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising hydroxyapatite and a basic amino acid as well as methods of reducing or inhibiting enamel erosion, repairing enamel erosion damage, and/or increasing enamel microcrack or microscratch resistance using these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Dennis ZHANG, Luciana RINAUDI MARRON, Stacey LAVENDER, Zoe SCOULLOS, Yun XU, Qichao RUAN
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230039655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising hydroxyapatite and a silica abrasive as well as methods of reducing or inhibiting enamel erosion, repairing enamel erosion damage, increasing enamel microcrack resistance and/or increasing enamel microscratch resistance using these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Dennis ZHANG, Luciana RINAUDI MARRON, Stacey LAVENDER, Gokul GOVINDARAJU, Qichao RUAN
  • Oral Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230038764
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising hydroxyapatite and hydroxyethylcellulose as well as methods of reducing or inhibiting enamel erosion, repairing enamel erosion damage, and/or increasing enamel microcrack resistance using these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Dennis ZHANG, Luciana RINAUDI MARRON, Stacey LAVENDER, Alice NG, Qichao RUAN
  • Personal Care Compositions Incorporating Natural Benefit Agents and Methods for the Same
    Publication number: 20230042771
    Abstract: Solid cleansing compositions and methods for the same are disclosed herein. The solid cleansing composition may include a soap and a plant oil. The plant oil may include flaxseed oil, and may be present in an amount effective to maintain or increase hydration of skin, inhibit inflammation of skin, deodorize skin, inhibit irritation of skin, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: David OLVERA, Sara MORALES, Reina ESPINOSA, Luis Miguel LOPEZ, Antonia de la Cruz RAMIREZ MENDEZ, Arisai GONZALEZ, Qiang WU
  • Recyclable Packaging
    Publication number: 20230037518
    Abstract: Described herein is a recyclable packaging having an exposed outermost surface, the recyclable packaging comprising: a wall comprising an inner surface opposite an outer surface, the wall having a multi-layer structure that includes a first layer comprising biaxially oriented polypropylene, a second layer comprising metallized cast polypropylene, a third layer comprising cast polypropylene; and a cavity at least partially surrounded by the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Jun WANG
  • Method of Evaluating the Enamel Microcrack Resistance Efficacy of Compositions
    Publication number: 20230042124
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of determining enamel micro-crack and/or microscratch resistance and also methods of identifying compositions that are effective in increasing enamel micro-crack and/or microscratch resistance or evaluating the efficacy of compositions in increasing enamel micro-crack and/or microscratch resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Qichao RUAN, Stacey LAVENDER
  • Personal Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230038248
    Abstract: Disclosed are alcohol-free personal care compositions, e.g., hand sanitizers, that effectively deposit topically active natural antibacterial compounds (e.g., carvone and thymol) on the skin. In one aspect the disclosure relates to personal care compositions comprising, essential oils (e.g., thymol and carvone), in combination with a carboxylic acid, (e.g., lactic acid), into an alcohol-free product that leads to unexpected benefits with respect to bacterial reduction, e.g., with respect to reduction of S. aureus and E. coli bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Yuxi LIAO, Xiaojing LU, Manying SHI, Yuchen ZHANG, Xiaojun WANG
  • Biomarkers of neutrophil deregulation as diagnostic for gingivitis
    Patent number: 11573228
    Abstract: Methods of determining one or more ratios of chemokines in gingival crevicular fluid of an individual selected from the group consisting of: MIF:MIP1a, MIF:CXCL1; MIF:CXCL5; M1F:CXCL8; MIF:CXCL2; and MIF:CXCL6 and methods of identifying an individual as having gingivitis comprising determining one or more ratios of the chemokines in gingival crevicular fluid are disclosed. Methods of treating individuals who are identified as having gingivitis by determining one or more ratios of the chemokines in gingival crevicular fluid are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of monitoring the treatment individuals who have gingivitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Camille Zenobia, Harsh Mahendra Trivedi, Ying Yang
  • Oral care product and methods of use and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 11571374
    Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions, for example comprising a salt of a basic amino acid having a pH in solution of less than 7.5, an abrasive having a pH in solution of less than 7.5, and a fluoride ion source, and an acid selected from the group consisting of: a carboxylic acid (e.g., citric acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, acetic acid, succinic acid, or fumaric acid), and an inorganic acid, wherein the inorganic acid is not phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid (e.g., wherein the inorganic acid is hydrochloric acid or sodium acid pyrophosphate), and to methods of using and of making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Yun Xu, Stacey Lavender, Luciana Rinaudi Marron, Zoe Scoullos, Manish Mandhare
  • Home Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20230021480
    Abstract: Described herein are hard-surface cleaning compositions comprising: an alkyl polyglycoside; an organic solvent comprising a diol having the formula: CnH2n(OH)2, wherein n=3 to 10 and mixtures thereof; an alpha hydroxy acid; and a humectant. Methods of making and using these hard-surface cleaning compositions are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Maria Antonieta VALDES VERGARA, Carlos MUNOZ CARRILLO, Jose Manuel HOFFMANN ALVAREZ, Henry PENA
  • Valve Apparatus and Container Including the Same
    Publication number: 20230029125
    Abstract: A container (100) is provided that includes a chamber (102), a dispensing passageway and a resilient valve (120). The chamber contains a viscous fluidic material. The valve (120) is configured to transition from a normal state to a dispensing state upon a discharge pressure being applied to the chamber (102) to allow the viscous fluidic material to pass through the orifice (131) of the resilient valve and to be dispensed from the dispensing passageway as a string of the viscous fluidic material. The orifice (131) is open in the normal state. The valve is also configured to return from the dispensing state to the normal state upon cessation of the discharge pressure, whereby the resilient valve (120) assumes a pinching state while returning from the dispensing state to the normal state in which the string of the viscous fluidic material is pinched off by the orifice edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Francis TATU, Juhi SOLANKI, Scott DEMAREST, Mark BARTLETT
  • Oral Care System
    Publication number: 20230019970
    Abstract: An oral care system with coaching features. The oral care system may include indicator units to indicate to a user when plaque is present on the oral surfaces and to indicate to a user when it is time to move to a different area of the oral cavity for cleaning. The oral care system may include a feature whereby a user can silence the indicator function so as not to be alerted of the detection of plaque or other oral maladies during a cleaning session. The oral care system may include a light ring which surrounds a button on the handle to inform a user about the amount of time elapsed during a cleaning session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John GATZEMEYER, Daniel ROMAN
  • Solid Cleansing Compositions and Methods for the Same
    Publication number: 20230016131
    Abstract: Solid cleansing compositions and methods for the same are disclosed herein. The solid cleansing composition may include a cleansing component and one or more whitening agents. The one or more whitening agents may include one or more of a metal oxide, a clay, a coloring agent, or combinations thereof. The solid cleansing composition may have a whiteness, as measured via a Hunter Whiteness Index (L) of from about 60 to about 90.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jesus Ivan ROMERO, Reina ESPINOSA, Sara MORALES, Roberto HERNANDEZ
  • Tooth Whitening Kit and Method of Whitening Teeth
    Publication number: 20230009906
    Abstract: A tooth whitening kit and method of whitening teeth using the same. The method may include applying a tooth whitening composition directly to surfaces of a user's teeth, exposing the surfaces of the user's teeth to ambient air for a first period of time to form a film of the tooth whitening composition on the surfaces of the user's teeth, applying light to the surfaces of the user's teeth for a second period of time while the film of the tooth whitening composition remains on the surfaces of the user's teeth, ceasing application of the light to the surfaces of the user's teeth and leaving the film of the tooth whitening composition on the surfaces of the user's teeth for a third period of time, and removing the film of the tooth whitening composition from the surfaces of the user's teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Leighton DAVIES-SMITH, Hallena STROTMAN
  • Oral care implement having a release component
    Patent number: 11547204
    Abstract: Described herein is an oral care implement comprising: a handle; and a head coupled to the handle, the head comprising a main body and a release component coupled to the main body, the release component comprising: a water-dissolvable matrix comprising a first polymer having a processing temperature greater than or equal to 130° C.; and a release agent comprising at least one of zinc oxide, potassium nitrate, and tetrapotassium pyrophosphate; wherein the release agent is dispersed throughout the water-dissolvable matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Hallena Strotman, Zoe Scoullos, Leighton Davies-Smith
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 11540996
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Suman Chopra, Dennis Ontumi, Prakasarao Mandadi, Venda Maloney
  • Toothbrush handle
    Patent number: D974765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Bruce Cummings, Renee Marie Riethmiller