Patents by Inventor Ernest Kelly

Ernest Kelly 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).

  • Antiplaque oral composition and method
    Patent number: 6096293
    Abstract: An oral antiplaque composition for treatment of teeth wherein the essential antiplaque agent is a substantially water insoluble noncationic antibacterial phenol containing, relative to the hydroxyl group, an alkyl or cycloalkyl group, preferably tert.-butyl (t-butyl), in the 2-position, and substituents in one or both of the 4- and 5-positions, one or both of which may be alkyl or cycloalkyl, one being preferably t-butyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Orum David Stringer, John Brahms, Ernest Kelly, Malathy Subramanian, Stuart Shapiro
  • Oral formulations
    Patent number: 5681548
    Abstract: Oral compositions comprising the combination of an effective surface tension reducing amount of an amphoteric surfactant and an effective antimicrobial amount of a blend of phenolic agents is disclosed. These compositions are indicated in the management or control of dental plaque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Anthony Esposito, Ernest Kelly, John Afflitto, Abdul Gaffar