Patents by Inventor Dale Alan Cooper

Dale Alan Cooper 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).

  • Methods of inhibiting dental erosion/discoloration using a beverage composition comprising a long chain polyphosphate
    Patent number: 6984376
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of treating dental erosion, preventing dental discoloration or both comprising orally administering to a mammal (preferably, a human) a beverage composition having a pH of greater than about 5.5; wherein the beverage composition comprises a compound having the structure: wherein n is an integer averaging from about 7 to about 100 and M, M?, and M? are each, independently, selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium. The present invention is further directed to kits comprising the foregoing beverage composition and information that use of the beverage composition provides treatment against dental erosion, dental discoloration or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble
    Inventors: Gary Stephenson, Dale Alan Cooper, Robert Vincent Faller, Arif Ali Baig
  • Methods of using a beverage composition
    Publication number: 20030138384
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of treating dental erosion, preventing dental discoloration or both comprising orally administering to a mammal (preferably, a human) a beverage composition having a pH of greater than about 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Gary Stephenson, Dale Alan Cooper, Robert Vincent Faller, Arif Ali Baig