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Breath freshener composition and method
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1981-07-16
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Granted: 1983-10-11
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Expires: 2001-07-16
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. DiNolfo
- 👤 Burton Rodney
- 👤 Donald A. M. Mackay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q15/00; A61K; A61K33/00; A61K33/06; A61K33/08; A61K33/10; 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: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A breath freshener candy 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 candy carrier, said vegetable oil being present in the weight ratio to the substrate of within the range of from about 0.1:1 to about 0.35:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A breath freshener candy 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 candy carrier, said vegetable oil being present in the weight ratio to the substrate of within the range of from about 0.1:1 to about 0.35:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The candy 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
14 words
The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said substrate is magnesium hydroxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The candy 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
32 words
The candy 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
40 words
The candy 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
21 words
The candy composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said vegetable oil is coconut oil and said substrate is magnesium hydroxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The candy 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
22 words
A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises the introduction of a composition as defined in claim 1 into the oral cavity.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises the introduction of a composition as defined in claim 3 into the oral cavity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method for inhibiting bad breath which comprises the introduction of a composition as defined in claim 7 into the oral cavity.
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