US Patent Issued to THE HERSHEY on June 23 for "Preparation and efficacy of tooth whitening tablet including SHMP" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,309, issued on June 23, was assigned to THE HERSHEY COMPANY (Hershey, Pa.).

"Preparation and efficacy of tooth whitening tablet including SHMP" was invented by Balaji Santhanam (Harrisburg, Pa.) and Ian Fairs (Palmyra, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a confectionery capable of imparting tooth-whitening benefits to an end-user, the confectionery containing: sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP), one or more sweeteners; and optionally a food-grade acid, such as citric acid. The present invention is also directed to a method of imparting tooth-whitening benefits to a consumer involving inserting the abo...