Patents by Inventor Maria C. S. Gaffar

Maria C. S. Gaffar 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).

  • Natural dye indicator for dental plaque
    Patent number: 4431628
    Abstract: Plaque disclosing compositions containing the natural red dye from sugar beets as the disclosant, and the process of treating the oral cavity therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Maria C. S. Gaffar
  • Magnesium polycarboxylate complexes as anticalculus agents
    Patent number: 4217343
    Abstract: A novel composition to prevent and control dental calculus containing as the essential agent, a magnesium polycarboxylate complex formed by the reaction or interaction of a magnesium compound with a polycarboxylate selected from the group consisting of maleic acid copolymers, sulfoacrylic acid oligomers, and tricarboxy-oxa-butanol or pentanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Abdul Gaffar, Maria C. S. Gaffar
  • Magnesium polycarboxylate complexes as anticalculus agents
    Patent number: 4217342
    Abstract: A novel composition to prevent and control dental calculus containing as the essential agent, a magnesium polycarboxylate complex formed by the reaction or interaction of a magnesium compound with a polycarboxylate selected from the group consisting of maleic acid copolymers, sulfoacrylic acid oligomers, and tricarboxy-oxa-butanol or pentanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Abdul Gaffar, Maria C. S. Gaffar
  • Magnesium polycarboxylate complexes and anticalculus agents
    Patent number: 4183914
    Abstract: A novel composition to prevent and control dental calculus containing as the essential agent, a magnesium polycarboxylate complex formed by the reaction or interaction of a magnesium compound with a polycarboxylate selected from the group consisting of maleic acid copolymers, sulfoacrylic acid oligomers, and tricarboxy-oxa-butanol or pentanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Inventors: Abdul Gaffar, Maria C. S. Gaffar
  • Stable solution for dental remineralization
    Patent number: 4183915
    Abstract: An aqueous solution useful for remineralizing subsurface carious lesions of dental enamel which solution contains sources of calcium ions and phosphate ions as well as fluoride ions and further includes as an agent to stabilize the solution against precipitation, an antinucleating agent such as ethylenediamine tetramethylenephosphonic acid or water soluble salt thereof, the pH of the solution being about 5-9, preferably close to physiological conditions, such as about 6.8-7.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Maria C. S. Gaffar, Abdul Gaffar
  • Dentifrice for dental remineralization
    Patent number: 4177258
    Abstract: A dentifrice useful for remineralizing subsurface carious lesions of dental enamel which contains sources of calcium ions and phosphate ions as well as fluoride ions and further includes as agent to stabilize against precipitation of the calcium and phosphate ions, an antinucleating agent such as ethylenediamine tetramethylenephosphonic acid or water soluble salt thereof, the pH of the dentifrice being about 5-9, preferably close to physiological conditions, such as about 6.8-7.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Maria C. S. Gaffar, Abdul Gaffar