Multi-compartment detergent compositions and methods of production and use thereof
US-2019017001-A1 · Jan 17, 2019 · US
Multi-compartment water-soluble capsules
US11236293B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11236293-B2 |
| Application number | US-201716347631-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Publication date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
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A three-compartment water-soluble capsule, each compartment containing a part of a liquid detergent composition, the compartments being arranged side-by-side to provide a central compartment flanked on respective sides by a first and a second side compartment, the capsule being formed from two sheets of water-soluble film, the two sheets of film being sealed together to form a sealing web around each compartment, the sealing web lying in a sealing plane, each of the three compartments extending at a maximum the same distance above and below the sealing plane, wherein the sealing web comprises an annular sealing web defining the periphery of the capsule, and two internal sealing webs which each extend across the capsule, each internal sealing web serving to connect the central compartment with an adjacent side compartment and to separate their contents, wherein each internal sealing web has a continuously curved shape.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A three-compartment water-soluble capsule, each compartment containing a part of a liquid detergent composition, the three compartments being arranged side-by-side to provide a central compartment flanked on respective sides by a first side compartment and a second side compartment, the capsule being formed from two sheets of water-soluble film, the two sheets of film being sealed together to form a sealing web around each compartment, the sealing web lying in a sealing plane, each of the three compartments extending at a maximum the same distance above and below the sealing plane, wherein the sealing web comprises an annular sealing web defining the periphery of the capsule, and two internal sealing webs which each extend across the capsule in a machine direction, each internal sealing web serving to connect the central compartment with an adjacent side compartment and to separate the contents of the central and adjacent side compartments, wherein each internal sealing web has a curved shape, wherein each internal sealing web is free of straight portions, wherein the spacing between the two internal sealing webs decreases as the internal sealing web traverses the capsule from an outer position where the spacing is integral with the annular sealing web to a radially inner position at the midpoint of the length of the internal sealing web. 2. A three-compartment water-soluble capsule according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of each internal web has a curved profile whose radius of curvature is in the range 12 mm to 22 mm. 3. A three-compartment water-soluble capsule according to claim 1 , wherein the width of each internal sealing web is constant and wherein the width of each internal sealing web is ≤3 mm. 4. A three-compartment water-soluble capsule according to claim 1 , wherein the extent of reduction of spacing between the two internal sealing webs is in the range 6 to 12 mm. 5. A three-compartment water-soluble capsule according to claim 1 , wherein the capsule has second order rotational symmetry.
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- C11D17/045Primary
Multi-compartment · CPC title
- C11D17/043Primary
Liquid or thixotropic (gel) compositions · CPC title
and forming several compartments · CPC title
Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials · CPC title
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- What does patent US11236293B2 cover?
- A three-compartment water-soluble capsule, each compartment containing a part of a liquid detergent composition, the compartments being arranged side-by-side to provide a central compartment flanked on respective sides by a first and a second side compartment, the capsule being formed from two sheets of water-soluble film, the two sheets of film being sealed together to form a sealing web aroun…
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- Conopco Inc
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- Primary CPC classification C11D17/045. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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