Patents by Inventor Lori Szeles

Lori Szeles 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).

  • Chewable Antiplaque Confectionery Dental Composition
    Publication number: 20080112900
    Abstract: A chewable confectionery dental composition delivering to the mouth a unit dose of a plaque reducing enzyme the composition comprising an enzyme and a non-cariogenic sweetener, the enzyme being incorporated in the composition at a temperature less than about 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Laurence Du-Thumm, Lori Szeles, Richard Sullivan, James Masters, Richard Robinson
  • Antiplaque oral composition containing enzymes and cyclodextrins
    Publication number: 20060008425
    Abstract: An antiplaque oral care composition having enhanced oral hygiene and organoleptic properties is provided. The composition contains an enzyme and a cyclodextrin. Papain and other proteolytic enzymes may be preferred. The resulting composition has more favorable organoleptic properties than a comparative composition containing only the enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: James Masters, Richard Payne, Lori Szeles, Xiaoyan Liu, Malcolm Williams
  • Chewable antiplaque confectionery dental composition
    Publication number: 20050008582
    Abstract: A chewable confectionery dental composition delivering to the mouth a unit dose of a plaque reducing enzyme the composition comprising an enzyme and a non-cariogenic sweetener, the enzyme being incorporated in the composition at a temperature less than about 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Laurence Du-Thumm, Lori Szeles, Richard Sullivan, James Masters, Richard Robinson
  • Antiplaque oral composition and method
    Patent number: 6235268
    Abstract: An oral antiplaque composition comprising an orally acceptable vehicle and an effective antiplaque amount of 4-alkoxy substituted 2-hydroxy benzophenone compound having the following formula: where X, Y, X′ and Y′ represent hydrogen, and lower straight chain or branched C1-C4 alkyl radicals, C3-C6 cycloalkyls and R represents lower C1-C8 alkoxy radicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Dale S. Scherl, Lori Szeles, Tao Xu, Abdul Gaffar