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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:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Scott Joseph Bridgeman, Delaware, OH (US);
Richard Simon Brody, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas Joel Zupancic, Powell, OH (US);
Inventors:
Scott Joseph Bridgeman, Delaware, OH (US);
Richard Simon Brody, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas Joel Zupancic, Powell, OH (US);
Assignee:
SafeWhite LLC, Worthington, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J 1/20 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C07K 17/00 (2006.01); C08H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This document provides methods and materials for providing teeth with a white appearance. For example, methods and materials for contacting teeth with one or more fluorescence emitting polypeptides (e.g., a blue fluorescent protein (BFP)) to provide the teeth with a whiter appearance are provided.