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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Weldon Wright Harcum, New Castle County, DE (US);
Jashawant J. Modi, New Castle County, DE (US);
Assignee:
Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/16 ;
Abstract
An improved process for preparing an oral care composition of mixing at least one dry oral care ingredient and a dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, the improvement is by replacing the dry, water-soluble or water-swellable polymer with a particulate water-soluble or water-swellable polymer which has been at least partially agglomerated by treatment with water or an aqueous solution of polymer(s) and drying the agglomerated particles.