The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert C Pierce, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 52 ; 424 49 ;
Abstract
A dentifrice of high viscosity wherein a water-absorbent anionic polyelectrolyte polymer, such as a polyacrylate, having at least one polyvalent cation, such as aluminum, and having a particle size less than about 74 microns, is employed as gelling agent and also effects the principal humectant function of the dentifrice vehicle.