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Breath freshener composition and method
Assignee: Life Savers Inc
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Filing: 1980-04-07
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 2000-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A breath freshener composition is provided which may be in the form of a comestible, such as a pill, powder, tablet, pressed candy or mint, boiled candy, mouthwash, dental cream, chewing gum and the like, and which includes as its active ingredient a vegetable oil employed in combination with magnesium hydroxide or basic hydrated magnesium carbonate. The above breath freshener composition is especially effective in eliminating onion odor in the mouth and saliva. In addition, a method is provided for inhibiting bad breath wherein any of the above combinations are employed.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Witzel
- 👤 Mario A. Di Nolfo
- 👤 Burton Rodney
- 👤 Donald A. M. Mackay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-02 01:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q15/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/0216; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/92; A61K8/922; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0053; A61K9/0056; A61K9/0058; A61Q11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A breath freshener composition consisting essentially of a combination of vegetable oil and a substrate comprising magnesium hydroxide or the basic hydrated form of magnesium carbonate, dispersed in a non-toxic carrier, said vegetable oil being present in a weight ratio to the substrate of within the range of from about 0.1:1 to about 0.35:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A breath freshener composition consisting essentially of a combination of vegetable oil and a substrate comprising magnesium hydroxide or the basic hydrated form of magnesium carbonate, dispersed in a non-toxic carrier, said vegetable oil being present in a weight ratio to the substrate of within the range of from about 0.1:1 to about 0.35:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said substrate is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.4 to about 1.7% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said substrate is magnesium hydroxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is present in an amount of within the range of from about 0.07 to about 0.3% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is present in a weight ratio to the substrate of within the range of from about 0.15:1 to about 0.25:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is babassu oil, corn oil, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, celine oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil, rice bran oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, or sunflower oil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is coconut oil and said substrate is magnesium hydroxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 7 wherein the coconut oil is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.07 to about 0.3% by weight and the magnesium hydroxide is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.4 to about 1.7% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The breath freshener composition as defined in claim 1 in the form of a comestible.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises, applying to the teeth or rinsing in the mouth a composition as defined in claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises, applying to the teeth or rinsing in the mouth a composition as defined in claim 3.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises, applying to the teeth or rinsing in the mouth a composition as defined in claim 7.
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