Patents by Inventor Nicola Jane Baker

Nicola Jane Baker 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).

  • Use of polyphosphate as a tooth erosion inhibitors in acidic compositions
    Patent number: 7279152
    Abstract: The use of polyphosphate in acidic oral compositions, especially acid beverages with a pH between 2.2 and 5.5, to alleviate or prevent the tooth damage associated with the consumption of acid. The invention may be practiced using polyphosphate alone or in combination with calcium and/or viscosity modifying polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham p.l.c.
    Inventors: Nicola Jane Baker, David Myatt Parker
  • Oral compositions comprising a viscosity modifier for reduction of tooth erosion
    Patent number: 7276229
    Abstract: The use of viscosity modifying polymer materials, commonly used as stabilisers, thickeners and emulsifiers, as tooth erosion inhibitors in acidic compositions for oral administration, especially in acidic beverages such as fruit drinks and oral healthcare products such as mouthwashes, in which the effective pH of the composition is less than or equal to 4.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham p.l.c.
    Inventors: Nicola Jane Baker, David Myatt Parker
  • Use of polyphospate as a tooth erosion inhibitors in acidic compositions
    Publication number: 20040091517
    Abstract: The use of polyphosphate in acidic oral compositions, especially acid beverages with a pH between 2.2 and 5.5, to alleviate or prevent the tooth damage associated with the consumption of acid. The invention may be practised using polyphosphate alone or in combination with calcium and/or viscosity modifying polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Nicola Jane Baker, David Myatt Parker