Patents Examined by Walter E Webb
  • Oral compositions
    Patent number: 10772821
    Abstract: An oral composition is described. The oral composition can include a solvent having water and a cosolvent chosen from lower alkyl alcohols and acetone; a basic copolymer having basic acrylate monomeric units, basic methacrylate monomeric units, or a combination thereof; no less than 0.5 wt-% of an acid buffering or neutralizing agent; and optionally an active agent. The oral composition can include from about 6° to about 15° wt % of water, from about 30° to about 80° wt % of the cosolvent, and from about 25 to about 55° wt-% of the basic copolymer. The basic copolymer can be dissolved in the oral composition, the oral composition is capable of forming a film on a surface when contacted with an aqueous solution; and the wt-% of each component is based on the total weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Yizhong Wang, Joel D. Oxman, Tiffany Ton
  • Oral care compositions and methods of use
    Patent number: 10773105
    Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising zingerone, bisabolol, a stannous ion source, zinc oxide, and zinc citrate, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Ying Yang, Dandan Chen, Robert D'Ambrogio, Paul Thomson, Harsh Mahendra Trivedi, Michael Prencipe, James Masters, Stanislav Jaracz
  • Oral composition
    Patent number: 10765609
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an oral composition having an improved ability to incorporate fluoride ions into tooth enamel and an enhanced remineralization effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Takahashi, Ryosuke Nagata, Takuya Asada
  • Oral care composition
    Patent number: 10758462
    Abstract: An oral care composition, including from about 0.01% to about 40% peroxysulfate whitening agent and from about 1% to about 99% non-aqueous dispersant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Shaotang Yuan, Guofeng Xu, LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman
  • Oral composition for tooth whitening product, and kit comprising same
    Patent number: 10758469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition that acts prior to the action of a tooth whitening composition or tooth whitening patch, the composition containing an oral cavity stimulation alleviating component able to reduce stimulation by the tooth whitening composition or patch. The present invention also relates to a tooth whitening kit whereby oral cavity stimulation is alleviated. The composition that acts prior to the action of a tooth whitening composition or patch of the present invention provides an outstanding tooth whitening effect while alleviating pain by mitigating intra-oral stimulation brought about by the rapid action of a tooth whitening component due to a tooth whitening component active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Hoon Kim, Jae-Hyun Ahn, Ji-Hye Kim, In-Ho Lee, Seong-Eun Bang
  • Organic toothpaste
    Patent number: 10758474
    Abstract: An organic toothpaste is a Pickering emulsion having a particle stabilizer bound in the interface between the continuous, phase and dispersed phase of the emulsion. The particle stabilizer prevents the dispersed phase from coalescing and phase separating. The emulsion may include glycerin and water to form the emulsion and particles, such as erythritol and/or rice powder as the stabilizer. An organic toothpaste may be certified USDA organic and contain no more than 5% by weight of components list of allowed substances, found in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart G published on May 24, 2018. An organic toothpaste may include a foaming component such as saponin, soapbark, decyl glucoside or Quillaja saponaria. In addition, an organic toothpaste may include a natural sweetener such as agave, xylitol or erythritol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Radius Corporation
    Inventor: Saskia Coleman
  • Oral care compositions and methods of use
    Patent number: 10744076
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are non-aqueous dentifrice compositions comprising (i) a whitening complex comprising crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone complexed with hydrogen peroxide; (ii) an off-gas reducing agent selected from sodium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, citric acid and clay; and (iii) an orally acceptable carrier. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jason Nesta, Shira Pilch
  • Oral care products and whitening compositions thereof
    Patent number: 10744075
    Abstract: An oral care product, a whitening composition thereof, and methods for the same are disclosed therein. The oral care product includes an orally acceptable vehicle and the whitening composition. The whitening composition includes a whitening booster and a source of hydrogen peroxide. The whitening booster may include a salt of a monopersulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Cajetan Dogo-Isonagie, Paloma Pimenta, Chun Huang
  • Dental stain removal and prevention
    Patent number: 10736828
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for removing a chemical stain from a dental surface or inhibiting chemical staining of a dental surface, comprising contacting the dental surface with an oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate and an orally acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Aarti Rege, David Suriano, Richard Sullivan
  • High-ultraviolet absorption lignin/chemical sun-screening agent microcapsule and preparation method therefor
    Patent number: 10729624
    Abstract: The present invention, belonging to the technical field of chemical sun-screening agent preparation, discloses a high-ultraviolet absorption lignin/chemical sun-screening agent microcapsule using lignin as a wall material and a preparation method therefor. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps: (1) dissolving 1-20 parts by weight of lignin in 100-200 parts by weight of an aqueous solution with a pH of 12, adjusting the pH of the solution to 7-10, and then removing insoluble substances by filtration to obtain a lignin solution; and (2) mixing 10-50 parts by weight of the lignin solution in step (1) with 1-10 parts by weight of a chemical sun-screening agent, and performing ultrasonic radiation under a power of 200-1500 W for 10 s to 25 min to obtain a lignin/chemical sun-screening agent microcapsule emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xueqing Qiu, Yong Qian, Ying Li, Dongjie Yang, Hongming Lou, Shiping Zhu, Weifeng Liu
  • Patch for tooth attachment able to be removed by tooth brushing
    Patent number: 10722433
    Abstract: The present invention provides a patch for attaching to teeth or a surrounding part of teeth, and the patch can be easily removed by tooth brushing alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG Household & Health Care Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hoon Kim, Jae-Hyun Ahn, Kwang-Ho Oh, In-Ho Lee, Woo-Sun Shim
  • Oral care compositions and methods for the same
    Patent number: 10716741
    Abstract: Oral care compositions and methods for whitening teeth are provided. The oral care composition may include an orally acceptable vehicle, a whitening booster, and a source of hydrogen peroxide. The whitening booster may be dispersed in the orally acceptable vehicle. The whitening booster may include a salt of a monopersulfate, such as an alkali metal salt of the monopersulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Shaotang Yuan, Paloma Pimenta, Cajetan Dogo-Isonagie
  • Oral care composition
    Patent number: 10716742
    Abstract: An oral care composition, including a peroxysulfate whitening agent, a non-aqueous dispersant having a non-aqueous liquid, and a structural builder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Shaotang Yuan, Guofeng Xu, LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman
  • Oral care compositions
    Patent number: 10709648
    Abstract: An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride and an organic acid buffer system, as well as methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Aarti Rege, Michael Prencipe, Madhuleena Bhadra
  • Oral care whitening compositions
    Patent number: 10709646
    Abstract: Described herein are oral care whitening compositions comprising a non-aqueous phase comprising a peroxysulfate whitening agent, a hydrophobic base and at least one hydrophilic polymer, and optionally an aqueous phase comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer. Methods of making and using these compositions are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Kyle Robbins, Stacey Lavender, Jason Nesta, Guofeng Xu
  • Veterinary cannabinoid and menthol compositions and methods
    Patent number: 10695301
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions, including, hydrogel compositions useful as topical oral analgesics including cannabinoids and menthol in a composition formulated to be administrable to a non-human animal rectally as a suppository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventor: Babak Ghalili
  • Compositions and methods for dental mineralization
    Patent number: 10695370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for mineralizing a dental surface, in particular tooth enamel. Methods of mineralizing hypomineralized lesions (including subsurface lesions) in the tooth enamel caused by dental caries, dental corrosion and fluorosis are also provided. In particular, the invention relates to a method of mineralizing a dental surface or subsurface comprising contacting the dental surface or subsurface with a compound that is capable of increasing or maintaining the pH of a solution and a mineralizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
    Inventor: Eric Charles Reynolds
  • Method and apparatus for preventing plaque, calculus, and hard deposits in body cavities and the mouth
    Patent number: 10688027
    Abstract: A method and apparatus, for treating plaque and calculus in the mouth cavity—particularly on teeth—are disclosed. The apparatus—and accordingly the method—is comprised of introducing at least one first-component comprising a material with a redox potential for preventing anions precipitation; and introducing at least one second-component comprising a material with a redox potential for preventing cations precipitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventors: Maurice Moshe Ernst, Yigal Bar-Ilan
  • Aqueous oral care fluoride treatment compositions, and methods
    Patent number: 10682300
    Abstract: An aqueous oral care fluoride treatment composition, a method of providing fluoride to a patient's tooth surface, and a method of reducing the incidence of dental caries, wherein the composition includes: 0.1 wt-% to 3.0 wt-% of a crosslinked poly acid having carboxylic acid side groups; a pharmaceutically acceptable buffer; 1.0 wt-% to 2.5 wt-% of sodium fluoride; 0.025 wt-% to 1.75 wt-% of a multivalent cation salt; and at least 60 wt-% water; wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the aqueous composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Yizhong Wang, Tiffany T. Ton, Melinda B. Gustafson, Jennifer Post, Paul R. Klaiber, Carola A. Carrera Vidal, Joel D. Oxman
  • Oral care compositions with increased whitening efficacy
    Patent number: 10668005
    Abstract: An oral care composition and method for whitening teeth is disclosed. The oral care composition includes an orally acceptable vehicle, a blue dye and/or blue pigment having a blue to blue-violet color with a hue angle in the CIELAB system from about 200 to about 320 degrees, and a phosphate/acrylate copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Eric Simon, Venda Porter Maloney, Hallena Strotman