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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:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
R. Eric Montgomery, Monterey, MA (US);
Assignee:
OraCeutical LLC, Monterey, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/16 ; A61K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/16 ; A61K 7/20 ;
Abstract
Novel compositions and methods are disclosed for cosmetically treating teeth in a manner to increase brightness or shade of the teeth. The compositions include a low molecular weight compound having a high acetyl group functionality useful in the production of a peroxy acid which then acts as a whitening agent.