Laundry scent additive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10167441-B2
Application number	US-201715626482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2017
Priority date	Nov 5, 2009
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A laundry scent additive having polyethylene glycol and perfume. The laundry scent additive enables consumers to control the amount of scent imparted to their laundry.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
polyethylene glycol; and
free perfume;
wherein each of said pastilles has a mass from about 0.95 mg to about 2 g; and
wherein said pastilles have a shape selected from the group consisting of hemispherical and compressed hemispherical.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

3. The composition according to claim 2 , wherein said pastilles have a ratio of height to diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.4.

4. The composition according to claim 3 , wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

5. The composition according to claim 4 , wherein said pastilles are contained in a package and there is a dispensing cap releasably detachable from said package and reattachable to said package.

6. The composition according to claim 5 , wherein said package comprises a translucent portion and said pastilles are viewable to a consumer.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

8. The composition according to claim 7 , wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

9. The composition according to claim 8 , wherein said pastilles are contained in a package and there is a dispensing cap releasably detachable from said package and reattachable to said package.

10. A unit dose of fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
polyethylene glycol; and
free perfume;
wherein each of said pastilles has a mass from about 0.95 mg to about 2 g; and
wherein said plurality of pastilles has a mass of from about 13 to about 27 g to comprise said unit dose; and
wherein each of said pastilles has a shape of hemispherical or compressed hemispherical.

11. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 10 , wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

12. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 11 , wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

13. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 12 , wherein said pastilles are contained in a package and there is a dispensing cap releasably detachable from said package and reattachable to said package.

14. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 13 , wherein said pastilles have a ratio of height to diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.4.

15. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 14 , wherein said package comprises a translucent portion and said pastilles are viewable to a consumer.

16. A method of treating laundry comprising the step of dosing to a laundry washing machine or laundry wash basin from about 13 g to about 27 g of a composition comprising a plurality of pastilles comprising:
polyethylene glycol; and
free perfume;
wherein each of said pastilles has a mass from about 0.95 mg to about 2 g; and
wherein each of said pastilles has a shape of hemispherical or compressed hemispherical.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein said pastilles are contained in a package and there is a dispensing cap releasably detachable from said package and reattachable to said package and wherein said composition is dosed with said dispensing cap.

20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein said pastilles have a ratio of height to diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.4.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Aouad Yousef Georges

Classifications

• D06M23/12

  Processes in which the treating agent is incorporated in microcapsules (making microcapsules B01J13/02) · CPC title

• D06M13/005

  Compositions containing perfumes; Compositions containing deodorants · CPC title

• D06M15/53

  Polyethers (polyacetals D06M15/39) · CPC title

• C11D3/3707

  Polyethers, e.g. polyalkyleneoxides · CPC title

• C11D3/505 Primary

  encapsulated or adsorbed on a carrier, e.g. zeolite or clay · CPC title