Method for delivering a volatile material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9468697-B2
Application number	US-201615005224-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2016
Priority date	Apr 16, 2009
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A method of delivering a volatile material to the atmosphere in a continuous manner is disclosed. The method includes providing a delivery engine having a reservoir that includes a volatile material mixture. The volatile material mixture includes about 40% to about 100%, by total weight, of the volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of less than about 0.1 torr. The delivery system also includes a microporous membrane enclosing the reservoir, wherein the microporous membrane comprises an average pore size of about 0.01 to about 0.03 microns.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method of delivering a volatile material comprising the step of providing a delivery engine comprising:
a. a reservoir comprising a volatile material mixture, said volatile material mixture comprising about 40% to about 100%, by total weight, of volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of less than about 0.3 torr;
b. a microporous membrane enclosing said reservoir;
c. a rupturable substrate enclosing said reservoir;
d. a flow path between said rupturable substrate and said microporous membrane; and
e. a rupture element comprising a support structure, said support structure is positioned in said flow path between said rupturable substrate and said microporous membrane.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said volatile material mixture comprises about 60% to about 90%, by total weight, of volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of about 0.01 to about 0.3 torr.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said volatile material mixture comprises:
a. 0% to about 15%, by total weight, of volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of about 0.004 torr to about 0.035 torr;
b. about 0% to about 25%, by total weight, of volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of about 0.1 torr to about 0.325 torr; and
c. about 65% to about 100%, by total weight, of volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of about 0.035 torr to about 0.1 torr.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said volatile material mixture comprises a viscosity of about 1.0 cP to less than about 15 cP.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said volatile material mixture comprises a surface tension of about 19 mN/m to less than about 27 mN/m.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said microporous membrane comprises an average pore size of about 0.02 microns.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said volatile material mixture comprises a perfume material.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said delivery engine further comprises a collection basin in fluid communication with said microporous membrane and said reservoir upon rupturing said rupturable substrate.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said microporous membrane encloses said rupturable substrate and said reservoir.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of compressing said microporous membrane and said rupture element to breach said rupturable substrate.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method further comprises the step of inserting said delivering engine in a housing, said housing comprising a notch to compress said microporous membrane and said rupture element.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said rupture element comprises a compressible flange.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Gruenbacher Dana Paul
• Olchovy Jason John
• Stanley Scott Kendyl
• Still James Douglas
• Jackson Rhonda Jean
• Liu Zaiyou
• Sordo Walter
• Deflorian Stefano
• Morhain Cedric

Classifications

• A61L9/12 Primary

  Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor · CPC title

• A61L2209/131

  Semi-permeable membranes · CPC title

• A61L9/04 Primary

  using substances evaporated in the air without heating · CPC title

• B60H2003/0057

  Servicing means therefor, e.g. for renewal of substances · CPC title

• B60H3/0028

  on or near an air outlet · CPC title