US4689214A
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Composition to counter breath odor
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1986-03-10
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2006-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A novel composition to counter by preventing and controlling breath odor containing as the essential agents, a salt which provides zinc ions, and an ionone ketone terpene derivative.
Inventors
- 👤 Hollandra P. Niles
- 👤 Susan Herles
- 👤 Stephen Shymon
- 👤 Abdul Gaffar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/27; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/35
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
An oral synergistic volatile sulfur compound breath-odor controlling aqueous composition consisting essentially of a non-toxic zinc salt and an ionone terpene ketone, the ratio of zinc ions to ionone being about 1000:1 to 5:1 by weight in an aqueous vehicle, said zinc salt being present in amount of about 0.1-5% by weight of zinc ion and said ionone being present in amount of about 0.0005-1% by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
An oral synergistic volatile sulfur compound breath-odor controlling aqueous composition consisting essentially of a non-toxic zinc salt and an ionone terpene ketone, the ratio of zinc ions to ionone being about 1000:1 to 5:1 by weight in an aqueous vehicle, said zinc salt being present in amount of about 0.1-5% by weight of zinc ion and said ionone being present in amount of about 0.0005-1% by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said zinc salt is present in amount which provides about 0.02-1% by weight of zinc ion and said ionone ketone terpene derivative is present in amounts of about 0.001-1% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said ionone terpene ketone is selected from the group consisting of alpha-ionone, beta-ionone, gamma-ionone, dihydroionone, alph-methylionone and irone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 3 wherein said ionone ketone terpene is alpha-ionone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said zinc salt is selected from the group consisting of zinc chloride and zinc acetate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The oral composition and claimed in claim 5 wherein said zinc salt is zinc chloride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said vehicle is a dental vehicle containing liquid portion comprising water and a humectant and a solid portion comprising a gelling agent and said oral composition is a toothpaste.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein sid ionone ketone terpene derivatives is present in a component of a flavoring oil in amounts of about 0.5-1% by weight of said flavoring oil.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 8 wherein said flavoring oil is oil of peppermint which oil of peppermint is present in said oral composition in amounts of about 0.005-2% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The oral composition claimed in claim 1 wherein said vehicle is an aqueous alcohol vehicle wherein said alcohol is a non-toxic lower aliphatic alcohol and said oral preparation is a mouthrinse or mouthspray.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of synergistically countering volatile sulfur compound breath odor which consists essentially of dispersing in the oral cavity an oral preparation comprising an aqueous vehicle and a zinc salt which provides about 0.01-5% by weight of zinc ions and about 0.0005-1% by weight of ionone ketone terpene derivative the ratio of zinc ions to ionone ketone terpene being about 1000:1 to 5:1 by weight.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of synergistically countering volatile sulfur compound breath odor which consists essentially of dispersing in the oral cavity an oral preparation comprising an aqueous vehicle and a zinc salt which provides about 0.01-5% by weight of zinc ions and about 0.0005-1% by weight of ionone ketone terpene derivative the ratio of zinc ions to ionone ketone terpene being about 1000:1 to 5:1 by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of countering breath odor claims in claim 11 wherein said ionone ketone derivative alpha-ionone and said zinc salt is zinc chloride.
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