Patents by Inventor Virginia M. Barnes

Virginia M. Barnes 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).

  • METABOLITES FOR ORAL HEALTH AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120020891
    Abstract: The present invention provides various methods of using metabolite profiles correlated with periodontal disease or a health oral status for the diagnosis of periodontal disease, identification of responders and, or non-responders to therapeutic agents for periodontal disease, a method to test the efficacy of test compounds to prevent periodontal disease. The present invention also provides for a dentifrice composition containing an effective amount of a metabolite therapeutic agent which brings about a greater change in metabolite levels compared to a control dentifrice composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Virginia M. Barnes, Harsh M. Trivedi, Tao Xu