Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Tube holder for a filling machine
    Patent number: 10173799
    Abstract: A tube holder is disclosed for carrying a tube to multiple processing stations of a tube filling machine. In one non-limiting embodiment, the tube holder includes a body comprising a receptacle configured for retaining a tube. The tube includes a dispensing end and an opposite open end for filling a cavity therein with a product. A retractable tube shaping device is movably disposed in the tube holder. The shaping device is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. When the shaping device is in the extended position, the shaping device engages the tube proximate to the open end and removes ovality which might interfere with the tube filling operation. In various embodiments, the shaping device comprises a plurality of vertically retractable straightening elements that engage the sidewalls of the tube to ensure circularity of the open tube end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Christopher Miller
  • Oral care implement
    Patent number: 10172441
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a body comprising a handle and a head, the body having a cavity, and the head having at least one oral care element extending therefrom; a movable wall in the cavity that divides the cavity into first and second reservoirs, the first reservoir for storing an oral care fluid; a fluid outlet through which the oral care fluid is dispensable to an exterior of the oral care implement; a passageway fluidly connecting the first reservoir with the fluid outlet; a control valve movable between a first position and a second position for preventing and permitting fluid flow from the first reservoir, respectively; a first opening fluidly connecting the second reservoir with the exterior of the oral care implement; and a first check valve for permitting and restricting air flow into and out of the second reservoir from the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Donghui Wu, Alan Sorrentino, Robert Moskovich, Eduardo Jimenez, Kenneth Waguespack, Douglas Joseph Hohlbein, Matthew Lee Kolb, Paul Donald Carse
  • Packaged oral care implement and oral care implement thereof
    Patent number: 10172445
    Abstract: An oral care implement including a handle extending along a longitudinal axis, a head coupled to one end of the handle, and a flexible support element coupled to the other end of the handle. In one embodiment, a reference plane that is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle contacts an outer surface of the handle without intersecting the flexible support element and without penetrating the outer surface of the handle. The oral care implement may be positioned within a product retaining cavity of a package with a portion of the oral care implement in contact with a support member of the package. In such embodiment, the oral care implement may be positioned such that the flexible support element is raised within the package so that it does not contact the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Daniel Wainless
  • Fabric Softening Compositions
    Publication number: 20190002798
    Abstract: Described herein are fabric softening compositions comprising a quaternary ammonium compound, an edible-type tallow, isopropyl alcohol, and a plasticizer comprising an iso-methyl group. Methods of making and using the fabric softening compositions are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Israel Hernandez VALDEPENA, Raul Arellano MALDONADO, Edna AMBUNDO, Jose Javier TOVAR PESCADOR
  • Oral Care Product and Methods of Use and Manufacture Thereof
    Publication number: 20190000731
    Abstract: This invention relates to a dentifrice comprising (i) at least one source of ionic tin; and (ii) an antibacterial system comprising caprylyl glycol together with 3-phenyl-1-propanol, phenethyl salicylate, or both 3-phenyl-1-propanol and phenethyl salicylate, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ruth HINRICHS, Andre BRUNELLA, Turan MATUR
  • Hydrogen Peroxide Booster System for Enhanced Teeth Whitening
    Publication number: 20180369087
    Abstract: Provided is a tooth whitening composition including at least one whitening agent, at least one bleach activator, at least one abrasive, and at least one anticalculus agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Cajetan DOGO-ISONAGIE, Guofeng XU
  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20180369567
    Abstract: An oral care implement having electrodes thereon. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a transverse through hole defined by an upper surface and a lower surface. A first electrode and a second electrode are located on the head and operably coupled to a power source to have opposite electrical charges. At least one of the first and second electrodes may be located on one of the upper and lower surfaces of the transverse through hole. In some embodiments, the first electrode is located on the upper surface of the transverse through hole and the second electrode is located on the lower surface of the transverse through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Daniel WAINLESS, Patrik JOHANSSON, Soniya KHAN
  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20180369566
    Abstract: An oral care implement having electrodes thereon. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having an exposed outer surface. A first depression is formed in the exposed outer surface of the head. A first sacrificial electrode is disposed within the first depression and has an exposed surface that is recessed relative to the exposed outer surface of the head. A second electrode is located on the head. Each of the first and second electrodes is operably coupled to a power source to have opposite electrical charges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Daniel WAINLESS, Patrik JOHANSSON, Soniya KHAN
  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20180368566
    Abstract: An oral care implement having electrodes thereon. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a front surface and an opposite rear surface. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements may extend from the front surface of the head. A soft tissue cleaner may be located on the rear surface of the head, the soft tissue cleaner including a protuberance field. A first electrode and a second electrode are each operably coupled to a power source to have opposite electrical charges. The first and second electrodes may be spaced apart from one another and substantially surround the protuberance field. In other embodiments, the first and second electrodes may be embedded within or otherwise located within the protuberance field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Daniel WAINLESS, Patrik JOHANSSON, Soniya KHAN
  • Oral Care Implement
    Publication number: 20180368565
    Abstract: An oral care implement having electrodes thereon. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having an outer surface. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from the head. At least one oral care agent dispenser is located on the head. A first electrode and a second electrode are located on the head and operably coupled to a power source to have opposite electrical charges. In some embodiments at least one of the first and second electrodes may be a sacrificial electrode. The oral care agent dispenser may be an outlet that is coupled to an oral care fluid in a reservoir and/or a solid release polymer that releases an oral care agent over time during use of the oral care implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Daniel WAINLESS, Patrik JOHANSSON, Soniya KHAN
  • CATIONIC AND NONIONIC SURFACTANT CLEANSING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20180369112
    Abstract: An aqueous cleansing composition comprising a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and a thickener comprising an alkoxylated methyl glucose ether, wherein a weight ratio of cationic surfactant to nonionic surfactant is greater than 0.9:1. The combination of the cationionic:nonionic surfactant ratio with the alkoxylated methyl glucose ether thickener provides the composition with cold weather stability. Cold weather stability is observed when the composition remains transparent after cold storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eugene HARDY, Marian HOLERCA, Rabab AHMED, Evangelia ARVANITIDOU
  • Dispenser
    Publication number: 20180368563
    Abstract: A dispenser that includes a resilient applicator that optimizes application of a subject fluid to a desired surface. In one embodiment, the invention is a dispenser comprising a housing having an internal reservoir containing the fluid. The resilient applicator is coupled to the housing and comprises a dispensing orifice. The resilient applicator comprises a working surface that is oriented at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, Joseph Fattori
  • Oral Care Compositions Comprising At Least One Phosphate/Acrylate Copolymer And At Least One Cationic Active Ingredient
    Publication number: 20180369122
    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: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Vyoma PATEL, Rensl DILLON, Shira PILCH
  • Personal Care Compositions
    Publication number: 20180369102
    Abstract: A personal care composition comprising a surfactant system consisting essentially of an anionic surfactant and a zwitterionic surfactant; a preservative; a pH modifier; and a rheology modifier, wherein the ratio of anionic surfactant to zwitterionic surfactant is about 1:1 to about 2.2:1 of the total composition by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jesse REED, Cheryl KOZUBAL, Marian HOLERCA
  • Packaged oral care implement
    Patent number: 10159333
    Abstract: A packaged oral care implement that includes a package having a blister carton with a receiving trough, an insert tray positioned within the receiving trough, and a backer panel enclosing an open rear end of the receiving trough. The insert tray may be located within a middle axial section of the receiving trough and is in a fixed axial position relative to the blister carton through mating contact between a retaining section of the blister carton and a portion of the insert tray. An oral care implement is positioned within the receiving trough of the blister carton such that an an sate body of the oral care implement is positioned within a product receiving channel of the insert tray to prevent movement of the oral care implement relative to the insert tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Alan Sorrentino, Yuanqiang Fang
  • Toothbrush
    Patent number: 10159332
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a body and a treatment device is disclosed. In one aspect, the toothbrush comprises: a body comprising a handle portion, a head portion and a longitudinal axis; a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the head portion; a treatment device coupled to the body so as to be alterable between a storage state and a use state, the treatment device comprising: a housing; a power source disposed within the housing; and an electromagnetic radiation source disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Kelly Gail Duncan, Matthew Lee Kolb
  • Prebiotic oral care compositions containing amino acids
    Patent number: 10159640
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oral care composition comprising: (a) a dipeptide of the formula Xaa1-Xaa2 or Xaa2-Xaa1; wherein Xaa1 is an amino acid with a polar uncharged side chain; and Xaa2 is selected from an amino acid with a hydrophobic side chain, an amino acid with a polar uncharged side chain, and proline; or (b) a dipeptide of the formula Xaa3-Xaa4 or Xaa4-Xaa3; wherein Xaa3 is an amino acid with a hydrophobic side chain; and Xaa4 is selected from an amino acid with a hydrophobic side chain and an amino acid with a charged side chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Hans Stettler, Wim Teughels, Marc Quirynen, Nico Boon
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: 10159385
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a spiral-shaped body having a first end and a second end. The body defines an internal volume and an opening that provides a path of fluid communication between the internal volume and an exterior of the body. A composition is in the internal volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Scott Beckerman, Andrew Lanza
  • Oral Care Implement and Spiral Bristle for Use with the Same
    Publication number: 20180360204
    Abstract: A spiral bristle (201) includes: a first component (231), a second component (233), and a third component (235), with each of the second and third components (233, 235) wrapping around the first component (231) in a helical and spaced-apart manner, the second and third components (233, 235) isolated from one another by the first component (231). An oral care implement includes the spiral bristle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin XI, Bo ZHANG, Guang Sheng GUO
  • Refill head for an oral care implement
    Patent number: D837527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Daniel Wainless, Douglas Hohlbein, Douglas Henderson, Jiunnhaur Lim, Jiantao Wang, Pei Zhou, Thuanchong Tan, Pengyang Fu