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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:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Orum D Stringer, Yardley, PA (US);
John C Brahms, Trenton, NJ (US);
Malathy Subramanian, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Ernest E Kelly, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514731 ; 424 49 ; 424 52 ; 514901 ;
Abstract
An oral antiplaque composition for treatment of teeth wherein the essential antiplaque agent is a substantially water insoluble noncationic antibacterial phenol containing, relative to the hydroxyl group, an alkyl or cycloalkyl group, preferably tert.-butyl (t-butyl), in the 2-position, and substituents in one or both of the 4- and 5-positions, one or both of which may be alkyl or cycloalkyl, one being preferably t-butyl.