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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Petros Gebreselassie, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Navroz Boghani, Flanders, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Petros Gebreselassie, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Navroz Boghani, Flanders, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Cadburry Adams USA, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 4/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/68 (2006.01); A61K 8/00 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Stain-removing oral compositions, such as gum compositions are herein provided. The compositions include an orally acceptable carrier and a stain-removing anionic surfactant. The surfactant includes a fatty acid salt having at least one hydroxyl functionality. The fatty acid salt may be a salt of ricinoleic acid, and may be combined with a chelating agent and/or an abrasive. The chelating agent may be a polyphosphate and the abrasive may be a silica abrasive.