Laundry scent additive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11834637-B2
Application number	US-202318143330-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2023
Priority date	Nov 5, 2009
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

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 the pastilles comprise:
a. polyethylene glycol repeat units; and
b. at least one of free perfume and perfume microcapsules;
c. wherein individual pastilles of the plurality of pastilles have at least one of
i. a mass from about 0.95 mg to about 2 g; and
ii. a volume from about 0.003 cm 3 to about 0.15 cm 3 ; and

d. wherein individual pastilles of the plurality of pastilles comprise a compressed hemispherical shape.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises both free perfume and perfume microcapsules.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein individual pastilles of the plurality of pastilles are of different size and mass.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises less than 3% by weight of a detergent surfactant.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition compress less than 3% by weight of an enzyme.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises less than 3% by weight of a bleaching agent.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is disposed in a plastic bottle.

8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the plastic bottle comprises PET plastic.

9. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the plastic bottle comprises a portion through which a consumer can view the plurality of pastilles.

10. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the plastic bottle comprises a dispensing cap.

11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the plastic bottle contains and the dispensing cap is capable of dosing a plurality of washing machine doses of from about 13 grams to about 27 grams of the composition.

12. A composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein the pastilles comprise:
a. a polyethylene glycol material having a Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number of 25322-68-3; and
b. perfume;
c. wherein individual pastilles of the plurality of pastilles have at least one of
i. a mass from about 0.95 mg to about 2 g; and
ii. a volume from about 0.003 cm 3 to about 0.15 cm 3 ; and

d. wherein individual pastilles of the plurality of pastilles comprise a shape selected from the group consisting of hemispherical and compressed hemispherical.

13. The composition of claim 12 , wherein the composition comprises both free perfume and perfume microcapsules.

14. The composition of claim 12 , wherein individual pastilles of the plurality of pastilles are of different size and mass.

15. The composition of claim 12 , wherein the composition is disposed in a plastic bottle.

16. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the plastic bottle comprises a dispensing cap capable of holding and dispensing a washing machine dose of from about 13 grams to about 27 grams of the composition.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Aouad Yousef Georges

Classifications

• C11D3/505 Primary

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

• B29C41/02

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

• B65D83/06

  for dispensing powdered or granular material · CPC title

• C11D3/128

  Aluminium silicates, e.g. zeolites (C11D3/1253 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C11D3/2068

  Ethers · CPC title