Patents by Inventor Michael A. Kiernan

Michael A. Kiernan 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).

  • Packaged dental cream
    Patent number: 4702905
    Abstract: Dental cream in contact with a polyolefin resin surface of a package such as a laminate tube, a mechanical dispenser or a flexible sachet. The dental cream contains a dentally acceptable water-insoluble alkaline earth metal salt, a liquid vehicle and a gelling agent. The liquid vehicle contains water, glycerine and sorbitol and, as an additive to prevent syneresis due to contact between the dental cream and the polyolefin resin, polyethylene glycol of average molecular weight or about 200-1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Mitchell, Michael A. Kiernan