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Powder composition for forming a mouthwash
Assignee: Robell Research
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Filing: 1988-03-04
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2008-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A powder composition soluble in water to form a mouthwash having the following ingredients in percent by weight: -Ingredient Amount -Calcium peroxide 0.5-80.0 -Sodium perborate 0.5-80.0 -Sodium Bicarbonate 1.0-95.0 -Tetrasodium pyrophosphate 0.5-50.0 -Sodium lauryl sulfate 0.5-4.0 -Sodium sacchrinate 0.5-1.0 -Sorbisil TS-10 (hydrated silica) 1.0-10.0 -Sodium benzoate 0.5-10.0 -Citric acid (anhydrous) 0.5-25.0 -Mint flavor 0.5-1.0 -Potassium carbonate 0.5-10.0 -Tea tree oil 0.5-10.0 -Sodium monofluorophosphate 0.1-1.0 -Thymol (5-methyl-2-isopropyl-1-phenol), .05-10.0 -hexyl resorcinol or mixtures thereof -
Inventors
- 👤 Irwin Smigel
- 👤 Said I. Raziq
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/22; A61K8/24; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/34; A61K8/347; A61K8/92; A61K8/922; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/20; A61K2800/30; A61K2800/31
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A powder composition which is added to water to form a mouthwash comprising the following ingredients in percent by weight: ______________________________________
Ingredient Amount
______________________________________
Calcium peroxide 0.5-80.0
Sodium perborate 0.5-80.0
Sodium bicarbonate 1.0-95.0
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
0.5-50.0
Sodium lauryl sulfate
0.5-4.0
a sweetener 0.5-1.0
a gelling agent 1.0-10.0
an acid pH control agent
0.5-25.0
Potassium carbonate 0.5-10.0
Tea tree oil 0.5-10.0
Thymol, hexyl resorcinol
.05-10.0
and mixtures thereof
______________________________________
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A powder composition which is added to water to form a mouthwash comprising the following ingredients in percent by weight: ______________________________________
Ingredient Amount
______________________________________
Calcium peroxide 0.5-80.0
Sodium perborate 0.5-80.0
Sodium bicarbonate 1.0-95.0
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
0.5-50.0
Sodium lauryl sulfate
0.5-4.0
a sweetener 0.5-1.0
a gelling agent 1.0-10.0
an acid pH control agent
0.5-25.0
Potassium carbonate 0.5-10.0
Tea tree oil 0.5-10.0
Thymol, hexyl resorcinol
.05-10.0
and mixtures thereof
______________________________________
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A powder composition as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a topical fluoride supplying substance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A powder composition as claimed in claim 2 wherein said topical fluoride supplying substance is sodium monofluorophosphate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A powder composition as claimed in claim 1 which has been pulverized to a mesh size of 10 to 30.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A powder composition as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a germicide consisting essentially of alkylated hydroxy and dihydroxy benzene in an amount of 0.05-10% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A powder composition as claimed in claim 5 wherein said germicide is selected from the group consisting of thymol, hexyl resorcinol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of removing from the teeth plaqu accumulation and stained pellicle and inhibiting plaque growth and accumulation of stained pellicle comprising rinsing the mouth of a user with a mouthwash produced by adding a powder composition to water, said powder composition consisting essentially of the following ingredients in percent by weight: ______________________________________
Ingredient Amount
______________________________________
Calcium peroxide 0.5-80.0
Sodium perborate 0.5-80.0
Sodium bicarbonate 1.0-95.0
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
0.5-50.0
Sodium lauryl sulfate
0.5-4.0
a sweetener 0.5-1.0
a gelling agent 1.0-10.0
an acid pH control agent
0.5-25.0
Potassium carbonate 0.5-10.0
Tea tree oil 0.5-10.0
Thymol, hexyl resorcinol
.05-10.0
and mixtures thereof
______________________________________
Claim 9
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of removing from the teeth plaqu accumulation and stained pellicle and inhibiting plaque growth and accumulation of stained pellicle comprising rinsing the mouth of a user with a mouthwash produced by adding a powder composition to water, said powder composition consisting essentially of the following ingredients in percent by weight: ______________________________________
Ingredient Amount
______________________________________
Calcium peroxide 0.5-80.0
Sodium perborate 0.5-80.0
Sodium bicarbonate 1.0-95.0
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate
0.5-50.0
Sodium lauryl sulfate
0.5-4.0
a sweetener 0.5-1.0
a gelling agent 1.0-10.0
an acid pH control agent
0.5-25.0
Potassium carbonate 0.5-10.0
Tea tree oil 0.5-10.0
Thymol, hexyl resorcinol
.05-10.0
and mixtures thereof
______________________________________
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein said composition further comprises a germicide consisting essentially of alkylated hydroxy and dihydroxy benzene in an amount of 0.05-10% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein said germacide is selected from the group consisting of thymol, hexyl resorcinol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said ingredient is present in an amount by weight of 0.5 to 80.0% and the germicide in an amount by weight of 0.05 to 10.0%.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 further comprising a topical fluoride supplying substance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 in which the composition has been pulverized to a mesh size of 10 to 30.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the composition further comprises a germicide selected from the group consisting of thymol, hexyl resorcinol and mixtures thereof in an amount by weight of 0.05 to 10.0%.
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