Patents by Inventor Ekta MAKWANA
Ekta MAKWANA 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).
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Patent number: 11667947Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for identifying a composition having anti-pathogenic activity; evaluating the anti-pathogenic activity of a composition; measuring the metabolic function of a pathogen; and/or comparing the anti-pathogenic performance of a plurality of compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Ekta Makwana, Carlo Daep
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Publication number: 20230112970Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral compositions comprising an amino acid and a gelling agent. In certain embodiments, the chewable composition is in the form of a gummy comprising arginine and pectin. Related kits and methods of use are further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Venda Porter MALONEY, Laurence DU-THUMM, Luciana RINAUDI MARRON, Stacey LAVENDER, Vyoma PATEL, Ekta MAKWANA, Andrei POTANIN, Baran TEOMAN, Shashank POTNIS, Gayatri Sachin PATEL, Carl MYERS
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Publication number: 20220362138Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising herbal extracts including, e.g., Gymnema sylvestre, Emblica officinalis, Eugenia jambolana, Azadirachta indica, and combinations thereof and zinc salts, e.g., zinc citrate and zinc oxide. Additionally, the invention relates to methods of using and of making these compositions, e.g., method of using the oral care compositions to treat gingivitis in diabetic consumers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Manas VYAS, Sandip REGE, Ekta MAKWANA, Manish MANDHARE, Manisha JHA, Bernal STEWART, Payal ARORA, Bhagyashri CHAVAN
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Patent number: 11497694Abstract: This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous monophasic compositions useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, for example to deliver effective levels of cationic antibacterial agents in combination with anionic polymers, e.g. that protect against erosion and staining, by addition of a stabilizing amount of a polyamine, e.g. lysine, and methods for making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carl Myers, Guillaume Picquet, Ekta Makwana
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Publication number: 20220040072Abstract: Methods of reducing total pathogenic oral bacteria load within an individual's oral cavity are disclosed. Methods of selectively promoting growth of beneficial oral bacteria relative to growth of pathogenic oral bacteria in a population of bacteria that comprises beneficial oral bacteria and pathogenic oral bacteria, such as in an individual's oral cavity, are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carlo Daep, Ekta MAKWANA, Lynette ZAIDEL
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Patent number: 10959932Abstract: Disclosed herein is mucin-coated silica, compositions comprising the same, and methods of promoting the aggregation and/or clearance of oral bacteria using such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carlo Daep, Michael Fitzgerald, Ekta Makwana, Peter R. Hilliard, Jr., Shamim Ansari, Robert D'Ambrogio
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Patent number: 10912731Abstract: This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous biphasic oral care compositions comprising two distinct aqueous phases, useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, for example to deliver effective levels of cationic antibacterial agents in combination with anionic polymers, e.g. that protect against erosion and staining, by addition of a stabilizing amount of a polyamine, e.g. lysine, and methods for making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carl Myers, Rehana Begum-Gafur, Jeffrey Merl Miller, Ekta Makwana
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Publication number: 20200405598Abstract: This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising a first source of stannous, a second source of stannous, wherein the second source of stannous contains stannous pyrophosphate, and a zinc source selected from the group consisting of: zinc oxide, zinc citrate, zinc lactate, and combinations thereof, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Paul THOMSON, Ekta MAKWANA, Robert D'AMBROGIO, Nihal DOGU
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Publication number: 20200206108Abstract: The present disclosure relates to oral care compositions providing oral and/or systemic benefits. In some embodiments, the oral care compositions of the present disclosure comprise arginine or a salt thereof, and one or more zinc ion sources (e.g., zinc oxide and zinc citrate), as well as to methods of making these compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carlo DAEP, Ekta MAKWANA, Lynette ZAIDEL, Ying YANG, Harsh Mahendra TRIVEDI
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Publication number: 20200199643Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for identifying a composition having anti-pathogenic activity; evaluating the anti-pathogenic activity of a composition; measuring the metabolic function of a pathogen; and/or comparing the anti-pathogenic performance of a plurality of compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Ekta MAKWANA, Carlo DAEP
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Publication number: 20190175464Abstract: This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous monophasic compositions useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, for example to deliver effective levels of cationic antibacterial agents in combination with anionic polymers, e.g. that protect against erosion and staining, by addition of a stabilizing amount of a polyamine, e.g. lysine, and methods for making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carl MYERS, Guillaume PICQUET, Ekta MAKWANA
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Publication number: 20190038545Abstract: This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous biphasic oral care compositions comprising two distinct aqueous phases, useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, for example to deliver effective levels of cationic antibacterial agents in combination with anionic polymers, e.g. that protect against erosion and staining, by addition of a stabilizing amount of a polyamine, e.g. lysine, and methods for making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carl Myers, Rehana Begum-Gafur, Jeffrey Merl Miller, Ekta Makwana
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Publication number: 20190015313Abstract: Disclosed herein is mucin-coated silica, compositions comprising the same, and methods of promoting the aggregation and/or clearance of oral bacteria using such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Carlo DAEP, Michael FITZGERALD, Ekta MAKWANA, Peter R. HILLIARD, JR., Shamim ANSARI, Robert D'AMBROGIO
