Laundry scent additive

US11142728B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11142728-B2
Application numberUS-201816201596-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 27, 2018
Priority dateNov 5, 2009
Publication dateOct 12, 2021
Grant dateOct 12, 2021

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Abstract

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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.

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What is claimed is: 1. 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; 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. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical. 3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said pastilles have a ratio of height to diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.4. 4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said pastilles comprise from about 65% to about 99% by weight of said composition of polyethylene glycol.

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  • Compositions containing perfumes; Compositions containing deodorants · CPC title

  • for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles · CPC title

  • Polyethers (polyacetals D06M15/39) · CPC title

  • C11D3/505Primary

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

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

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What does patent US11142728B2 cover?
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.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Procter & Gamble
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C11D3/505. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 12 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).