US4374822A
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Oral composition
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1981-12-07
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Granted: 1983-02-22
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Expires: 2001-12-07
Abstract
Abstract Oral composition having a mellow flavor characteristic due to the presence of a flavoring oil and a 5'-ribonucleotide as a flavor modifying agent. Early high or flash foaming is also promoted. Typical agents are disodium 5'-guanylate and disodium 5'-inosinate.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph Fine
- 👤 Sidney Weiss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/60; A61K8/606; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61K8/46; A61K8/463; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/59; A61K2800/596
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
49 words
A flavored oral hygiene composition comprising a dental mouthwash, dental cream or dental gel vehicle consisting essentially of a humectant, a flavoring oil in amount to provide flavor characteristic to said composition up to about 5% by weight of said composition and about 0.002-0.007% by weight of a 5'-ribonucleotide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
49 words
A flavored oral hygiene composition comprising a dental mouthwash, dental cream or dental gel vehicle consisting essentially of a humectant, a flavoring oil in amount to provide flavor characteristic to said composition up to about 5% by weight of said composition and about 0.002-0.007% by weight of a 5'-ribonucleotide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said 5'-ribonucleotide comprises an oral composition-compatible salt of 5'-inosinate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said 5'-ribonucleotide comprises an oral composition-compatible salt of 5'-guanylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said 5'-ribonucleotide is a mixture of oral composition-compatible salts of 5'-inosinate and 5'-guanylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 4 wherein said mixture is about a 1:1 by weight mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said flavoring oil is present in amount of about 0.1-1.5% by weight and said 5'-ribonucleotide is present in amount of about 0.003-0.005% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein about 0.5-5% by weight of organic surface-active agent is present in said oral composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 7 wherein said organic surface agent is present in amounts of about 0.5-2% by weight and is sodium lauryl sulfate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said dental vehicle comprises a liquid selected from the group consisting of water, humectant and mixture thereof and a gelling agent, and said oral composition contains about 20-75% by weight of a dentally acceptable substantially water-insoluble polishing agent, said oral composition being a dental cream.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said dental vehicle is present in amount of about 20-99% by weight of the dentifrice in an aqueous vehicle including about 5-30% by weight, based on the oral composition, of a non-toxic alcohol, said oral composition being a mouthwash.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 9 wherein about 0.5-2% by weight of sodium lauryl sulfate is present in said dental cream.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The flavored oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said flavoring oil is peppermint.
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