Prophylactic cleaning product and method of packaging

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8518380
APP PUB NO 20080160055A1
SERIAL NO

11950528

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A prophylactic (prophy) paste composition comprising about 40 percent by weight to about 55 percent by weight expanded perlite comprising perlite granules in the range of about 20 μm to about 70 μm and floaters. The prophy paste composition further comprises no more than 5 percent by weight of a surfactant, and greater than about 10 percent by weight water. In some embodiments, the inventive paste also contains a humectant and optionally, may contain coloring agents, preservative agents, alcohol, flavoring agents, viscosity increasing agents, and sodium fluoride. The present invention also provides methods for controlling the floater content of the expanded perlite used in the inventive paste and methods of packaging the expanded perlite paste composition in a tube. The present invention also provides a prophy paste product comprising the inventive prophy paste contained within a squeezable tube.

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KERRHAWE SAVIA STRECCE CH-6934 P O BOX 268 BIOGGIO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balmelli, Patrizia Gentilino, CH 2 15
Kilcher, Beat Bosco Luganese, CH 37 367

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