Patents by Inventor Smitha Ashok Upadhyaya

Smitha Ashok Upadhyaya 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).

  • Oral care composition
    Patent number: 9439846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral care composition comprising catechins. We have found that the catechins tend to darken the color of the chalk based toothpaste due to its oxidation which happens at the high pH of the toothpaste. Once the catechins are oxidized and darken the color of the toothpaste it is no longer available as such for providing anti-inflammatory benefits. It is an object of the invention to provide a chalk based toothpaste formulation which does not turn substantially dark due to oxidation of catechins. The present inventors while working with oral care compositions comprising catechins preferably green tea catechins for providing anti-inflammatory benefits, surprisingly found that some selected zinc salts when added in particular quantities do not result in darkening the color of the toothpaste, and also, when stored, are able to deliver green tea catechins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasun Bandyopadhyay, Gautam Banerjee, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Reshmee Mukhopadhyay, Smitha Ashok Upadhyaya
  • ORAL CARE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20140170084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral care composition comprising catechins. We have found that the catechins tend to darken the colour of the chalk based toothpaste due to its oxidation which happens at the high pH of the toothpaste. Once the catechins are oxidized and darken the colour of the toothpaste it is no longer available as such for providing anti-inflammatory benefits. It is an object of the invention to provide a chalk based toothpaste formulation which does not turn substantially dark due to ox illation of catechins. The present inventors while working with oral care compositions comprising catechins preferably green tea catechins for providing anti-inflammatory benefits, surprisingly found that some selected zinc salts when added in particular quantities do not result in darkening the colour of the toothpaste, and also, when stored, are able to deliver green tea catechins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Prasun Bandyopadhyay, Gautam Banerjee, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Reshmee Mukhopadhyay, Smitha Ashok Upadhyaya
  • Composition for enhancing immunity
    Publication number: 20090175964
    Abstract: Disclosed is an edible composition for enhanced immunity comprising theanine or a source of theanine and a herb selected from Shankhpushpi, Shatavari, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Gautam Banerjee, Jyoti Bhat, Vilas Pandurang Sinkar, Asha Telkar, Smitha Ashok Upadhyaya
  • Tea composition and process for the manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20090169654
    Abstract: A composition comprising tea, 0.1 to 15% by weight of herb selected from Shankhpushpi, Shatavari, Vidarikhand, Arogyapacha or a mixture thereof; and 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of a flavouring agent is disclosed. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Gautam Banerjee, Vishi Bansal, Jyoti Bhat, Rajendra Mohan Dobriyal, Hem Chandra Joshi, Smitha Ashok Upadhyaya, Pankaj Pradyumnarai Vaishnav