Oral care compositions with improved flavor

US9937115B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9937115-B2
Application numberUS-201113248308-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 29, 2011
Priority dateOct 1, 2010
Publication dateApr 10, 2018
Grant dateApr 10, 2018

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Oral care compositions having improved taste, said compositions comprising: a carrier material; from about 0.001 to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of an oral care component selected from metal salts, antimicrobial agents, bad breath reduction agents, bleaching agents, surfactants, or a combination thereof; and from about 0.0001 to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of a TRPA1 agonist selected from vanillin esters; benzoate esters; hydroxybenzoate derivatives; methoxy benzoate derivatives; hydroxybutanedioate derivatives; benzamidobenzoate derivatives; methylpropanoate derivatives; phenyl acetate derivatives; hex-3-enoate derivatives; 2-(furan-2-ylmethylsulfanyl)-3-methylpyrazine; phenylmethoxymethylbenzene; (2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-[(2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-oxido-3-oxopropyl]disulfanylpropanoate; (3E)-2-hydroxy-4,8-dimethylnona-3,7-dienal; (2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-[(2S)-2-azaniumyl-3-oxido-3-oxopropyl]disulfanylpropanoate; (3Z)-3-butylidene-2-benzofuran-1-one; 3-methyl-N-(3-methylbutyl)butan-1-imine; 2-(furan-2-ylmethyldisulfanylmethyl)furan; and combinations thereof. Uses thereof and methods of improving the taste of an oral care composition.

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What is claimed is: 1. An oral care composition having improved taste comprising: a. from about 0.05% to about 11% of a metal composition selected from the group consisting of zinc and salts thereof; b. from about 0.0001% to about 0.02% TRPA1 agonist wherein the TRPA1 agonist is vanillin isobutyrate; and c. from about 0.0001% to about 0.02% warming sensate wherein the warming sensate is vanillyl butyl ether; wherein the vanillin isobutyrate and the vanillyl butyl ether reduce…

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  • A61K8/37Primary

    Human Necessities · mapped topic

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What does patent US9937115B2 cover?
Oral care compositions having improved taste, said compositions comprising: a carrier material; from about 0.001 to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of an oral care component selected from metal salts, antimicrobial agents, bad breath reduction agents, bleaching agents, surfactants, or a combination thereof; and from about 0.0001 to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of a TRPA1 ago…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Haught John Christian, Cahen Christine Marie, Sreekishna Koti Tatachar, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K8/37. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 10 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
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