Patents Assigned to Colgate
  • Publication number: 20180116924
    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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Prencipe, Andre Morgan, Venda Porter-Maloney
  • Patent number: 9955778
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an oral care implement comprising: (a) providing a body comprising a handle portion and a head portion, the head portion having a hole extending there through from a first side to a second side; (b) providing a layer of first material on the handle portion and the head portion to form a subassembly comprising a handle section, comprising the handle portion and a first portion of the layer of first material, and a head section, comprising the head portion and a second portion of the layer of first material; and (c) then injection molding a second material onto the head section to form one or more oral care elements of the second material on the head section and a member of the second material in the hole, which member is unitary with the one or more oral care elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yan Mei Ji, Xiang Ji Ding, Bo Zhang, Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20180110228
    Abstract: Antimicrobial compositions and methods for depositing or coating the antimicrobial or antibacterial compositions on a substrate to prevent microbial adhesion are provided. The antimicrobial composition may include a cationic polymer having a poly-allylamine backbone. A portion of the poly-allylamine backbone may be functionalized with at least one of a guanidine functional group and a biguanide functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Carl MYERS, Carlo DAEP, Lynette ZAIDEL, James MASTERS, Russell COMPOSTO, Hyun-Su LEE
  • Publication number: 20180110712
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising naringin:Zinc complexes having a 2:1 naringin to zinc molar ratio. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jane Ong, James MASTERS, Tatiana BRINZARI, Chi-Yuan CHENG, Donghui WU, Long PAN
  • Patent number: 9949907
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oral care composition comprising, by total weight of the composition: (a) 15 to 35 weight % calcium carbonate; (b) 0.5 to 2 weight % cellulose ether thickening agent; (c) 1 to 6 weight % clay thickening agent; and (d) at least 35 weight % water; wherein, when the composition comprises less than 28 weight % calcium carbonate and less than 4 weight % clay thickening agent, the cellulose ether thickening agent is present in an amount of greater than 1 weight %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert D'Ambrogio, Andrei Potanin, Guisheng Pan, Nora Lin
  • Patent number: 9949810
    Abstract: A safe method for bleaching teeth applies a thin film of a first bleaching composition having a high concentration of a bleaching agent to teeth to be bleached immediately followed by applying a second bleaching composition having a low concentration of a bleaching agent to teeth to be bleached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Fabian Tenenbaum, Lion Flyash
  • Publication number: 20180105341
    Abstract: A tube or other container for storing and dispensing a product such as toothpaste, a lotion, a cream, etc., includes one or more recesses. Initially, each recess (30) is in a concave position relative to an exterior of the sealed tube. Due to outgassing or other factors, pressure within an interior of the sealed tube may increase. During the pressure increase, the one or more recesses (30) deflect from the initial concave position toward a convex position relative to the exterior of the tube, thereby effectively increasing a volume of the interior of the tube and maintaining pressure within the tube at a more desirable level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John CRAWFORD, Scott BECKERMAN
  • Patent number: 9943470
    Abstract: A skin cleansing composition comprising a salt of lauric acid; a salt of stearic acid; and at least one surfactant that is not a salt of a fatty acid; wherein the ratio of the salt of lauric acid to the salt of stearic acid, calculated as the ratio of lauric acid to stearic acid by weight, is from 2.5:1 to 3.5:1. Also provided are methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Yang Ruan, Huiyan Yin
  • Patent number: 9943473
    Abstract: The invention provides a personal care composition for application to the skin which comprises a personal care composition for application to the skin or hair comprising a zinc X halide and a cosmetically acceptable base, wherein X is an amino acid or trimethylglycine. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided. The zinc X halide is can be used to deliver zinc salts to block perspiration and provide antibacterial effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Long Pan, Jairajh Mattai, Shamim Ansari, Jianhong Qiu, James G. Masters, Ying Yang
  • Patent number: 9936796
    Abstract: A toothbrush having an applicator for applying an oral care material to a users oral cavity. In one aspect, the toothbrush comprises a body comprising a handle portion and a head portion; a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the head portion; and a treatment device detachably coupled to the body so as to be alterable between a storage state and a use state, the treatment device comprising: a housing; a store of an oral care material in the housing; an applicator fluidly coupled to the store of the oral care material; and a bite guard protruding from the housing adjacent the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Kelly Gail Duncan, Matthew Lee Kolb
  • Patent number: 9937365
    Abstract: The invention encompasses combinations of bioactive glass composition and potassium salts that are useful in conjunction with delivery agent such as, for example, toothpastes, mouthwashes, and oral gels. In certain embodiments, the compositions of the invention form a rapid and continuous reaction with body fluids (e.g., saliva) to promote the immediate and long-tem release of Ca and P ions to produce a stable crystalline layer deposited onto and into the dentin tubules for the immediate and long term reduction of dentin hypersensitivity and tooth surface remineralization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Suman K. Chopra, Lynette Zaidel, Michael Prencipe
  • Patent number: 9936797
    Abstract: An oral care dispenser for dispensing an oral care fluid. The dispenser may include: a housing defining a cavity; a wall in the cavity, the wall dividing the cavity into first and second reservoirs of variable volume, the first reservoir containing an oral care fluid; a first opening in fluid communication with the first reservoir, wherein the oral care fluid is dispensable from the dispenser through the first opening; a second opening in fluid communication with the second reservoir; and an actuator operable to dispense the oral care fluid through the first opening. In an embodiment, the oral care dispenser may form a part of a system that includes an oral care implement, such as a toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Matthew Lee Kolb
  • Patent number: 9937116
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a whitening agent having the formula: R1—O—O—R2; and an aliphatic ketone; wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 carbonyl, SO3, and phenyl; and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Xiang Chen, Thomas J. Boyd
  • Patent number: 9936795
    Abstract: A toothbrush comprising 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 depression formed in an outer surface of the handle portion of the body, the depression comprising a floor; a power source disposed within the body; an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) source disposed within the handle portion and operably coupled to the power source, the EMR source configured to emit EMR from the floor of the depression; and a cover coupled to the handle portion so as to be alterable between: (1) a storage state in which the depression is enclosed by the cover; and (2) a use state in which the floor of the depression is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Kelly Gail Duncan, Matthew Lee Kolb
  • Publication number: 20180093400
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a multi-component handle. The oral care implement may include a head and a handle. The handle may include a transparent component and an opaque component. The transparent component may have a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface. The opaque component may at least partially cover the front and rear surfaces of the transparent component while leaving the first and second lateral surfaces of the transparent component exposed. Thus, the transparent component may form a window through the lateral surfaces of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Rooney, Eduardo Jimenez, Marco Bohner, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: 9931291
    Abstract: Provided is an oral care composition comprising a phosphate/acrylate co-polymer, zinc and an orally acceptable carrier and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Prencipe, Suzanne Jogun, Andre Michelle Morgan, Xiang Chen
  • Patent number: 9931292
    Abstract: Described herein are whitening compositions comprised of a peroxide component, and an adhesion system, which effectively provide whitening using a remarkably low level of peroxide. Methods of making and using these compositions are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Thomas Boyd, Dennis Ontumi, Prakasarao Mandadi, Suman Chopra
  • Patent number: D815838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Wen Jin Xi, Yan Mei Ji, Guang Sheng Guo
  • Patent number: D816478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Wen Jin Xi, Daniel Wainless, Yan Mei Ji
  • Patent number: D817002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Daniel Wainless, Christina Herrmann