Granted Patent
B2
US 12,311,044 · App. 17/296,568 · Granted May 27, 2025
Antimicrobial composition
Inventors:
Renu Kapoor (Bangalore, IN); Srikala Kumaran (Bangalore, IN); Mruthyunjaya Swamy Mathapathi (Bangalore, IN); Amitabha Majumdar (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee:
Conopco, Inc.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition. More particularly the present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition for malodor and oral biofilm inhibitions benefits. Accordingly, the present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising: a. 0.1 to 10% by weight of tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine (THPE) and, b. 0.001 to 10% by weight of at least one compound selected from a biphenol.
Claims (15)
1. An antimicrobial composition comprising;
a. 0.1 to 10% by weight of tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine (THPE); and,
b. 0.001 to 10% by weight of at least one compound selected from a biphenol.
2. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the biphenol comprises di-allyl substitution.
3. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the di-allyl substitution is at the position 3-5′ or 5-5′ of the biphenol.
4. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the biphenol is selected from honokiol and magnolol.
5. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 1 , additionally comprising niacinamide or its derivatives selected from picolinamide, isonicotinamide, N-cyclopropyl nicotinamide, and N-cyclopentyl nicotinamide.
6. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the amount of niacinamide or its derivatives is in the range of 0.1 to 10% by weight.
7. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a cosmetically accepted base.
8. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of a leave-on composition.
9. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of a wash-off composition.
10. The antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said leave-on composition includes lotion, cream, deodorants, hand sanitizer and body spray.
11. A method of disinfecting a surface comprising the step of applying on to the surface the antimicrobial composition as claimed in claim 1 .
12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the composition is in the form of a wash-off composition and wherein the method comprises an additional step of at least partially removing the composition.
13. A method of obtaining an antimicrobial benefit, comprising applying the antimicrobial composition of claim 1 to a surface, wherein after application of the antimicrobial composition, residual microbes on the surface are less than before application.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded May 25, 2021
From: KAPOOR, RENU; KUMARAN, SRIKALA; MATHAPATHI, MRUTHYUNJAYA SWAMY; MAJUMDAR, AMITABHA
To: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
Reel/Frame 056338/0098 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18213528
· Dec 18, 2018
· regional
Continuity (1)
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