ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,791, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York).
"Oral care composition" was invented by Dandan Chen (Bridgewater, N.J.), Harsh Mahendra Trivedi (Hillsborough, N.J.), Peter R. Hilliard Jr. (Far Hills, N.J.) and James Masters (Ringoes, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is an oral care composition comprising a basic amino acid or a salt thereof in an amount of from 0.001 weight % to 0.08 weight % by total weight of the composition, and an orally acceptable carrier. The composition is effective in accelerating HSP 27 production in damaged tissues of the oral cavity and enhances repair of the da...