ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,583, issued on March 24, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Oral care product comprising an oral care rheological solid composition" was invented by Matthew Lawrence Lynch (Mariemont, Ohio), Brandon Philip Illie (Felicity, Ohio), Taotao Zhu (West Chester, Ohio) and Jamie Lynn Dria (Deerfield Township, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oral care product including an oral care rheological solid composition including a crystallizing agent, an aqueous phase, and oral care adjunct ingredient. The oral care product can be a floss, a dentifrice, and/or a whitening product. A method for making an oral care rheologi...