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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. 27, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold D Ochs, Flemington, NJ (US);
Carol A Duden, Lambertville, NJ (US);
Mark D Saindon, Princeton, NJ (US);
Vipul Dave, Summit, NJ (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428372 ; 428375 ; 428378 ; 428394 ; 132321 ; 132323 ;
Abstract
A highly flavored dental article for cleaning the interproximal surfaces of the teeth such as dental floss comprising one filament having a water-insoluble coating. Flavorant and a flavor enhancer are provided on the outer surface of the coating and within the depth of the coating.