Patents by Inventor Jim Masters

Jim Masters 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).

  • Oral compositions containing polyguanidinium compounds and methods of manufacture and use thereof
    Patent number: 8758729
    Abstract: The invention describes the modification of polyamine-based materials to form polyguanidine compounds that are useful for their antimicrobial, anticaries, and muccoadhesive properties. The present invention also relates to methods for preventing or treating periodontal disease and caries which include delivering a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing a polyguanidine compound into an oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andrew Nowak, Shira Pilch, Jim Masters
  • ORAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING POLYGUANIDINIUM COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120045400
    Abstract: The invention describes the modification of polyamine-based materials to form polyguanidine compounds that are useful for their antimicrobial, anticaries, and muccoadhesive properties. The present invention also relates to methods for preventing or treating periodontal disease and caries which include delivering a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing a polyguanidine compound into an oral cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andrew Nowak, Shira Pilch, Jim Masters