Patents by Inventor Niranjan Ramji

Niranjan Ramji 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).

  • Patent number: 11826452
    Abstract: A mouth rinse composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. A dentifrice composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. The cationic antimicrobial agent is a quaternary ammonium salt, such as cetyl pyridinium chloride, or a metal ion source, such as stannous fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Douglas Craig Scott
  • Publication number: 20230044746
    Abstract: A dentifrice composition includes about 20% or greater, by weight of the dentifrice composition, of water, a fluoride ion source, a polyphosphate source comprising a first linear polyphosphate with an average chain length of from about 6 to about 21, and a pH of about 5 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Michael David Curtis, Samuel James St. John, Kathleen Pearson, Lina Aurora Witte, Andrea Noland
  • Patent number: 11491151
    Abstract: A stable liquid composition contained in a bottle wherein the composition comprises from about 0.001% to about 0.5% of phenylephrine hydrochloride, by weight of the stable liquid composition. The composition comprises less than about 0.1% of total aldehydes, by weight of the stable liquid composition, and has a pH from about 2 to about 6.5. The bottle comprises a material selected from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG), oriented polypropylene (OPP), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), nylon, polyethylene terephthalate polyester (PETP), or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Kelly Lee Martin Schmeichel, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Douglas William Gledhill, Susan Elaine Criss, Niranjan Ramji, Elaine Rose Costeines, Thomas Edward Huetter, Radhika R. Iyer, Daren K. Anness
  • Patent number: 11471388
    Abstract: An oral care composition with one or more polyphosphates with about 20 wt % or more of water at a pH of about 5 or less. A dentifrice composition with one or more polyphosphates with about 20 wt % or more of water at a pH of about 5 or less. A mouth rinse composition with one or more polyphosphates with about 20 wt % or more of water at a pH of about 5 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Michael David Curtis, Samuel James St. John, Kathleen Pearson, Lina Aurora Witte, Andrea Noland
  • Publication number: 20220265531
    Abstract: Oral care compositions including peroxide and abrasive. Dentifrice compositions including peroxide and abrasive. Oral care compositions including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate. Dentifrice compositions including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate. Dentifrice compositions including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate with a gamma phase to beta phase ratio of at least about 0.8. Dentifrice composition including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate with a gamma phase to beta phase ratio of at least about 1. Methods of use of the disclosed compositions to whiten teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Dolan, Steven Hamilton Hoke, III, Sanjeev Midha, Jonathan M. Pahren, Niranjan Ramji, Rachel Anne Trenner
  • Publication number: 20220257484
    Abstract: Disclosed are oral care compositions effective to control mouth and breath malodour comprising in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a combination of an antibacterial agent and a deodorizing or odor-neutralizing agent comprising a compound having the structure wherein R1, R2, R3, and R5 may be identical or different, each representing H, a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl or alkenyl, phenyl, —OH or —ORa; R4 is —OH, —ORa, phenyl, or a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl or alkenyl; and Ra is phenyl or a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl or alkenyl. The odor-neutralizing agent may further comprise one or more of an additional odor-neutralizing compound selected from ?-damascenone, ?-isomethylionone, ?-ionone, ?-ionone, pulegone, piperitone, carvone, coenzyme Q10 or cinnamaldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Ann Gilligan Snider, Lina Aurora Witte, Beverly D. Becker, Beth Hansell Statt, Andrea L. Noland, Kristi McKinney
  • Publication number: 20220152016
    Abstract: A stable liquid composition contained in a bottle wherein the composition comprises from about 0.001% to about 0.5% of phenylephrine hydrochloride, by weight of the stable liquid composition. The composition comprises less than about 0.1% of total aldehydes, by weight of the stable liquid composition, and has a pH from about 2 to about 6.5. The bottle comprises a material selected from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG), oriented polypropylene (OPP), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), nylon, polyethylene terephthalate polyester (PETP), or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Kelly Lee Martin Schmeichel, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Douglas William Gledhill, Susan Elaine Criss, Niranjan Ramji, Elaine Rose Costeines, Thomas Edward Huetter, Radhika R. Iyer, Daren K. Anness
  • Publication number: 20220105012
    Abstract: Disclosed are oral care compositions having reduced tooth staining propensity and comprising in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent comprising one or more materials from each of at least two of the following chemical groups: Group 1. anionic agents, Group 2. aldehydes, ketones, and other reactive carbonyl compounds and Group 3. nonionic ethoxylated surfactants. Examples of cationic antimicrobial agent include quaternary ammonium compounds such as cetylpyridinium chloride, cetyl pyridinium fluoride, tetradecylpyridinium chloride, N-tetradecyl-4-ethyl pyridinium chloride and domiphen bromide; chlorhexidine; and metal ion sources to supply metal ions such as stannous, zinc or copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Douglas Craig Scott
  • Publication number: 20220054373
    Abstract: An oral care product comprises a package comprising a container and an applicator tip attached to the container. The applicator tip comprises a material having a Shore A hardness of from about 15 to about 80 and has a dispensing orifice in fluid communication with the container. The dispensing orifice has a minimum diameter of at least about 0.5 mm, preferably at least about 1 mm. The oral care product further comprises an oral care composition contained within the container of the package, wherein the oral care composition comprises an oral care active and has a cone penetration value of from about 10 to about 500, preferably from about 100 to about 300.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael David CURTIS, Niranjan RAMJI, Franco Silva MEDEIROS, Natalia Maria RAMON MARTINEZ, Jayanth RAJAIAH
  • Patent number: 11253451
    Abstract: Disclosed are oral care compositions having reduced tooth staining propensity and comprising in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent comprising one or more materials from each of at least two of the following chemical groups: Group 1. anionic agents, Group 2. aldehydes, ketones, and other reactive carbonyl compounds and Group 3. nonionic ethoxylated surfactants. Examples of cationic antimicrobial agent include quaternary ammonium compounds such as cetylpyridinium chloride, cetyl pyridinium fluoride, tetradecylpyridinium chloride, N-tetradecyl-4-ethyl pyridinium chloride and domiphen bromide; chlorhexidine; and metal ion sources to supply metal ions such as stannous, zinc or copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Douglas Craig Scott
  • Publication number: 20220047484
    Abstract: A mouth rinse composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. A dentifrice composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. The cationic antimicrobial agent is a quaternary ammonium salt, such as cetyl pyridinium chloride, or a metal ion source, such as stannous fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Douglas Craig Scott
  • Publication number: 20220023236
    Abstract: A stable liquid composition in a clear bottle wherein the composition comprises from about 0.001% to about 0.5% of phenylephrine hydrochloride, by weight of the stable liquid composition. The composition comprises less than about 0.1% of total aldehydes, by weight of the stable liquid composition, and has a pH from about 2 to about 6.5. The clear bottle comprises a material selected from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate (PETG), oriented polypropylene (OPP), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), nylon, polyethylene terephthalate polyester (PETP), polyphene, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kelly Lee Martin Schmeichel, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Douglas William Gledhill, Susan Elaine Criss, Niranjan Ramji, Elaine Rose Costeines, Thomas Edward Huetter, Radhika R. Iyer, Daren K. Anness
  • Patent number: 11191709
    Abstract: A mouth rinse composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. A dentifrice composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. The cationic antimicrobial agent is a quaternary ammonium salt, such as cetyl pyridinium chloride, or a metal ion source, such as stannous fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Douglas Craig Scott
  • Publication number: 20210353562
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions including phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof, alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives. The compositions have a pH of about 2 to about 5 and are substantially free of aldehydes. Also disclosed are methods of treating respiratory illness through administration of a composition comprising phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kelly Lee Schmeichel, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Douglas William Gledhill, Susan Elaine Criss, Niranjan Ramji, Elaine Rose Costeines
  • Patent number: 11141415
    Abstract: A stable liquid composition in a clear bottle where the composition contains, at least, phenylephrine and acetaminophen. The composition is substantially free of aldehydes and has a pH from 3.5 to 5. The clear bottle is a polyethylene terphthalate bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kelly Lee Martin Schmeichel, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Douglas William Gledhill, Susan Elaine Criss, Niranjan Ramji, Elaine Rose Costeines, Thomas Edward Huetter, Radhika R. Iyer, Daren K. Anness
  • Patent number: 11083697
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions including phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof, alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives. The compositions have a pH of about 2 to about 5 and are substantially free of aldehydes. Also disclosed are methods of treating respiratory illness through administration of a composition comprising phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives, wherein the composition has a pH of from about 2 to about 5 and is substantially free of aldehydes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kelly Lee Schmeichel, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Douglas William Gledhill, Susan Elaine Criss, Niranjan Ramji, Elaine Rose Costeines
  • Patent number: 11077074
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions including phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof, alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives. The compositions have a pH of about 2 to about 5 and are substantially free of aldehydes. Also disclosed are methods of treating respiratory illness through administration of a composition comprising phenylephrine, its free and addition salt forms, and mixtures thereof alone, or in combination with other pharmaceutical actives, wherein the composition has a pH of from about 2 to about 5 and is substantially free of aldehydes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kelly Lee Schmeichel, Jayant Eknath Khanolkar, Douglas William Gledhill, Susan Elaine Criss, Niranjan Ramji, Elaine Rose Costeines
  • Publication number: 20200390534
    Abstract: An applicator device for the application of hydrophobic compositions to hydrophilic surfaces. An applicator device for the application of an emulsion composition to wetted teeth. An applicator tip with at least one external ridge, a plurality of internal ridges, and a plurality of internal channels between the plurality of internal ridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Michael David Curtis, Jennifer Marie Hasse, Niranjan Ramji, Paul Albert Sagel, Joe Leon Washington, III, Laura Ashley Willis
  • Publication number: 20200390535
    Abstract: A kit for the application of hydrophobic compositions to hydrophilic surfaces with an applicator device and a container for the hydrophobic composition. An applicator device for the application of an emulsion composition to wetted teeth. An applicator tip with at least one external ridge, a plurality of internal ridges, and a plurality of internal channels between the plurality of internal ridges. A container with a ribbon orifice for the dispensing of the emulsion composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Michael David Curtis, Jennifer Marie Hasse, Niranjan Ramji, Paul Albert Sagel, Joe Leon Washington, III, Laura Ashley Willis
  • Publication number: 20200337972
    Abstract: A mouth rinse composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. A dentifrice composition with a cationic antimicrobial agent and an anti-stain agent, which is a functionalized polyethylene glycol. The cationic antimicrobial agent is a quaternary ammonium salt, such as cetyl pyridinium chloride, or a metal ion source, such as stannous fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Niranjan Ramji, Douglas Craig Scott