Laundry scent additive

• US 10,167,441 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2017
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Aouad, Yousef Georges
• Primary Examiner(s): Reuther, Arrie L
• Application Number:
  US15/626,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20170283747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/84 obtained by reactions otherwise than those involving only carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 41/02 for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/06 for dispensing powdered or granular material B65D83/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/046 Insoluble free body dispenser
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/12 Soft surfaces, e.g. textile
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/128 Aluminium silicates, e.g. zeolites C11D3/1253 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2068 Ethers
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2072 Aldehydes-ketones
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/2093 Esters; Carbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3707 Polyethers, e.g. polyalkyleneoxides
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/40 Dyes ; Pigments
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/505 encapsulated or adsorbed on a carrier, e.g. zeolite or clay
• CPC Class Codes: D06M 13/005 Compositions containing perfumes; Compositions containing deodorants
• CPC Class Codes: D06M 15/53 Polyethers polyacetals D06M15/39
• CPC Class Codes: D06M 23/12 Processes in which the treating agent is incorporated in microcapsules making microcapsules B01J13/02

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.

Claims

1. A composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:

polyethylene glycol; and

free perfume;

wherein each of said pastilles has a mass from about 0.95 mg to about 2 g; and

wherein said pastilles have a shape selected from the group consisting of hemispherical and compressed hemispherical.

2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

3. The composition according to claim 2, wherein said pastilles have a ratio of height to diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.4.

4. The composition according to claim 3, wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

5. The composition according to claim 4, wherein said pastilles are contained in a package and there is a dispensing cap releasably detachable from said package and reattachable to said package.

6. The composition according to claim 5, wherein said package comprises a translucent portion and said pastilles are viewable to a consumer.

7. The composition according to claim 1, wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

8. The composition according to claim 7, wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

9. The composition according to claim 8, wherein said pastilles are contained in a package and there is a dispensing cap releasably detachable from said package and reattachable to said package.

10. A unit dose of fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:

polyethylene glycol; and

free perfume;

wherein each of said pastilles has a mass from about 0.95 mg to about 2 g; and

wherein said plurality of pastilles has a mass of from about 13 to about 27 g to comprise said unit dose; and

wherein each of said pastilles has a shape of hemispherical or compressed hemispherical.

11. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 10, wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

12. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 11, wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

13. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 12, wherein said pastilles are contained in a package and there is a dispensing cap releasably detachable from said package and reattachable to said package.

14. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 13, wherein said pastilles have a ratio of height to diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.4.

15. The unit dose of fabric treatment composition according to claim 14, wherein said package comprises a translucent portion and said pastilles are viewable to a consumer.

16. 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.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said pastilles have a shape of compressed hemispherical.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said pastilles comprise from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of free perfume.

19. The method according to claim 18, 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.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said pastilles have a ratio of height to diameter of about 0.1 to about 0.4.