Patents by Inventor Alan Matthews

Alan Matthews has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070237727
    Abstract: Methods of using tooth bleaching gels with a high concentration of peroxide are disclosed. The present invention also provides a method for treating one or more teeth. The method includes steps of applying a desensitizing gel to one or more teeth, applying therapeutically effective amount of a tooth bleaching gel with a high concentration of peroxide to one or more teeth, and leaving the gel in contact with the one or more teeth such that the gel may whiten the tooth or teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Den-Mat Corporation
    Inventor: Alan Matthews
  • Publication number: 20050214232
    Abstract: Teeth whitening is disclosed using a wand applicator that may apply a whitening composition directly to the one or more teeth to be whitened. The teeth whitening may include capping a whitening composition container with a wand applicator. Kits and whitening compositions for the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Matthews, Kelly Smith-Reynolds
  • Patent number: 6511654
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to an anhydrous dentifrice (toothpaste, brushing gel, etc . . . ) The dentifrice is a homogeneous mixture of the following compounds: (1) organic polyols, such as glycerin; (2) cooked starch gelling agents; (3) mildly abrasive fillers such as silica, alumina and dicalcium phosphate; and, optionally, (4) compounds selected from the group consisting of anti-caries agents, anti-plaque agents, anti-calculus agents, bleaching agents, peroxide stabilizers, desensitizing agents, whiteners, anti-stain agents, breath fresheners, flavorants, sweeteners, colorants, buffers, surfactants, and anti-bacterial agents, with the proviso that if bleaching agents are employed then peroxide stabilizers must also be employed. Preferably, the dentifrice does not contain any gelling agent other than the cooked starch particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Den-Mat Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Ibsen, Rachel R. Pineda, Thomas C. Chadwick, Alan Matthews
  • Publication number: 20020006386
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to an anhydrous dentifrice (toothpaste, brushing gel, etc . . . ) The dentifrice is a homogeneous mixture of the following compounds: (1) organic polyols, such as glycerin; (2) cooked starch gelling agents; (3) mildly abrasive fillers such as silica, alumina and dicalcium phosphate; and, optionally, (4) compounds selected from the group consisting of anti-caries agents, anti-plaque agents, anti-calculus agents, bleaching agents, peroxide stabilizers, desensitizing agents, whiteners, anti-stain agents, breath fresheners, flavorants, sweeteners, colorants, buffers, surfactants, and anti-bacterial agents, with the proviso that if bleaching agents are employed then peroxide stabilizers must also be employed. Preferably, the dentifrice does not contain any gelling agent other than the cooked starch particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Ibsen, Rachel R. Pineda, Thomas C. Chadwick, Alan Matthews