Aerosol hair care product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12569425-B2
Application number	US-202118015440-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2021
Priority date	Jul 17, 2020
Publication date	Mar 10, 2026
Grant date	Mar 10, 2026

Abstract

An aerosol hair care product includes a pressurisable container a propellant, a hair care formulation, and a spraying device. The pressurisable container is at a pressure of 9×105 to 11×105 Pa. The pressurisable container includes a container wall which encloses a reservoir. The propellant is contained within the reservoir. The propellant includes an insoluble compressed gas and has a first weight. The hair care formulation is contained within the reservoir. The hair care formulation has a second weight and includes starch having a third weight. The third weight is 3 to 15% of a sum of the first weight and the second weight. The spraying device is attached to the pressurisable container. The spraying device is configured to facilitate dispensing of the hair care formulation from the reservoir. The spraying device includes an actuator and a valve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An aerosol hair care product comprising:
a pressurisable container at a pressure of 9×10 5 to 11×10 5 Pa, the pressurisable container comprising a container wall which encloses a reservoir; a propellant contained within the reservoir, the propellant comprising an insoluble compressed gas and having a first weight; a hair care formulation contained within the reservoir, the hair care formulation having a second weight and comprising starch having a third weight, the third weight being 3 to 15% of a sum of the first weight and the second weight; and a spraying device attached to the pressurisable container, the spraying device configured to facilitate dispensing of the hair care formulation from the reservoir, the spraying device comprising:
an actuator, and
a valve comprising:
a valve body including a stem and a spring,
a restricted tail piece (RTP) having a first diameter of 0.50 millimetres to 0.55 millimetres, and
a vapour phase tap (VPT) having a second diameter of 0.30 millimetres to 0.34 millimetres.

2 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the insoluble compressed gas is nitrogen.

3 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the pressure is 10×10 5 to 11×10 5 Pa.

4 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the first diameter is 0.51 millimetres and the second diameter is 0.32 millimetres.

5 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the propellant comprises a liquefied gas mixed with the insoluble compressed gas.

6 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 5 , wherein:
the liquefied gas has a fourth weight; and the fourth weight is 3% to 16% of the second weight.

7 . The aerosol hair care produce of claim 5 , wherein the liquefied gas comprises a liquefied petroleum gas or a hydrofluorocarbon.

8 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the second weight is 85% to 95% of the sum.

9 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 8 , wherein the second weight is at least 89% of the sum.

10 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 8 , wherein the second weight is not more than 90% of the sum.

11 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 10 , wherein the second weight is at least 89% of the sum.

12 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the pressurisable container has a volume of 300 millilitres.

13 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the starch comprises corn starch, tapioca starch, rice starch, modified corn starch, modified tapioca starch, or aluminium starch octenyl succinate.

14 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the hair care formulation comprises isopropyl myristate.

15 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 14 , wherein:
the isopropyl myristate has a fourth weight; and the fourth weight is 0.5% to 4% of the sum.

16 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , wherein the hair care formulation comprises an alcohol.

17 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 16 , wherein:
the alcohol has a fourth weight; and the fourth weight is 50% to 90% of the sum.

18 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 17 , wherein the alcohol comprises ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, or butanol.

19 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 16 , wherein the alcohol comprises ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, or butanol.

20 . The aerosol hair care product of claim 1 , further comprising a valve cup having an outer gasket;
wherein the valve is seated in the valve cup; wherein the container wall comprises a bead; and wherein the outer gasket is crimped onto the bead.

Assignees

• Conopco Inc

Inventors

• Allen Elizabeth Sara
• Brown Gillian
• Dawson Robert Wayne
• Joinson Leslie Joseph Luke

Classifications

• B65D83/48

  Lift valves, e.g. operated by push action (non-reclosable valves B65D83/50) · CPC title

• A61Q5/02

  Preparations for cleaning the hair · CPC title

• A61K2800/87

  Application Devices; Containers; Packaging · CPC title

• A61K2800/31

  Anhydrous · CPC title

• A61K8/30

  containing organic compounds · CPC title