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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1997
Amrit Singh Mankoo, New Hampton, NY (US);
Bush Boake Allen, Inc., Montvale, NJ (US);
Abstract
This invention pertains to a malodor counteractant composition comprising a malodor counteractant agent in an oral vehicle. The malodor counteractant agent is selected from the group consisting of, in percentages by weight: (A) (a) geranyl propionate; (b) benzyl benzoate; and (c) neryl acetate; (B) (a) citronellyl acetate; (b) benzyl benzoate; and (c) neryl acetate; (C) (a) benzyl benzoate; (b) geranyl propionate; and (c) citronellyl acetate; (D) (a) geranyl propionate; (b) citronellyl acetate; and (c) benzyl benzoate; (E) (a) citronellyl acetate; and (b) geranyl propionate; (F) (a) benzyl benzoate; and (b) neryl acetate; (G) (a) benzyl benzoate; (b) neryl acetate; (c) trimethyl (2,6,6) vinyl(6) tetrahydropyran; (d) citronella oil; and (e) and ethyl alcohol; and (H) (a) benzyl benzoate; (b) neryl acetate; (c) citronella oil; (d) geranyl acetate; (e) alpha ionone; (f) geranyl propionate; (g) linalool; and (e) and ethyl alcohol. The malodor counteractant compositions may be used in a wide variety of oral vehicles such as chewing gum compositions, hard and soft confections, mouth washes and sprays, breath freshening drops and powdered mouthwashes, tooth pastes and powders, denture cleaners and adhesives, and dental floss.