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Poly(ethylene oxide)/polyethylene glycol-containing hydrophilic denture adhesive
Assignee: RICHARSON-VICKS Inc TEN WESTPORT ROAD WILTON CT A CORP OF CT
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Filing: 1984-04-12
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Granted: 1985-06-11
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Expires: 2004-04-12
Abstract
Abstract An improved denture adhesive containing poly(ethylene oxide) as the sole adhesive component in a hydrophilic vehicle comprising certain polyethylene glycols (PEG) and, as an optional component in certain forms of the subject adhesives, glycerin, for enhancing pharmaceutical elegance of the final product.
Inventors
- 👤 Dadi J. Dhabhar
- 👤 Nicholas F. Schmidt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/30; A61K6/35
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 20 to about 35 percent w/w poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesive component and from about 65 to about 80 percent w/w of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 25,600 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 20 to about 35 percent w/w poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesive component and from about 65 to about 80 percent w/w of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 25,600 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 30 to about 35 percent w/w poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesive component and from about 65 to about 70 percent w/w of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from about 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 2,500 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 30 to about 35 percent w/w poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesive component and from about 65 to about 70 percent w/w of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from about 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 2,500 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 20 to about 35 percent w/w poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesie component and from about 65 to about 80 percent w/w of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 300 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 20 to about 35 percent w/w poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesie component and from about 65 to about 80 percent w/w of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 300 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein said polyethylene glycol fraction comprises a mixture of PEG 400 and PEG 8000 in a weight ratio of from about 9:1 to about 33:1 respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein said polyethylene glycol fraction comprises a mixture of PEG 600 and PEG 8000 in a weight ratio of from about 9:1 to about 33:1, respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein up to about one half of said polyethylene glycol fraction is substituted with glycerin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 20 to about 35 percent w/w of poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesive component, up to about 25 percent w/w of glycerin, and substantially the remainder of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 300 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
A denture adhesive composition consisting essentially of a substantially anhydrous mixture of from about 20 to about 35 percent w/w of poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer having a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 as the sole adhesive component, up to about 25 percent w/w of glycerin, and substantially the remainder of a polyethylene glycol fraction comprising one or more polyethylene glycols each having an average molecular weight of from 200 to 20,000 and said fraction having a viscosity of from about 44 to about 300 centipoises at about 60° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein said polyethylene glycol fraction comprises a mixture of PEG 400 and PEG 8000 in a weight ratio of from about 9:1 to about 33:1, respectively.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein said polyethylene glycol fraction comprisies a mixture of PEG 600 and PEG 8000 in a weight ratio of from about 9:1 to about 33:1 respectively.
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