FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS

• US 20130310301A1
• Filed: 05/21/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Sivik, Mark Robert, Panandiker, Rajan Keshav, Hodgdon, Travis Kyle, Benlahmar, Ouidad, Leyrer, Reinhold Joseph, Boyko, Volodymyr, Gonzalez, Lidiany, Mikhael, Jules Hanna
• Granted Patent: US 9,080,130 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 510/516
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/62 Quaternary ammonium compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/001 Softening compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0015 liquid
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/30 Amines; Substituted amines ; Quaternized amines
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/37 Polymers polymeric surface-active agents C11D1/008; polysaccharides C11D3/222
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/373 containing silicones
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3773 in liquid compositions

Abstract

The present invention relates to fabric treatment compositions containing multi-phase systems, polymers for use in multi-phase systems as well as products comprising such systems and methods of making and using same. Such treatment compositions may be used for example as laundry additives, and/or through the rinse to provide benefits including enhanced softening, color benefits, and wrinkle reduction.

Claims

1. A fabric treatment composition comprising, based upon total composition weight:

a) from about 0.05% to about 5% of a dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound;

b) from about 0.01% to about 1% of a polymeric material comprising one or more polymers said polymeric material having;

i. a viscosity slope of from about 3.7 to about 6.5 and/or having a micro gel content of greater than 60%;

ii. a viscosity slope of greater than 3.7 and/or having a micro gel content of greater than 65%;

with the proviso that at least one of said polymers has a viscosity slope of greater than 6.5;

iii. comprising a polymer produced by the process of inverse emulsion polymerization or solution polymerization; and

/or

iv. a polymer comprising a multi-dentate cross-linking agent; and

at least one ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer;

with the proviso that at least 40% of said polymers'"'"' monomeric units are ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer units and said polymer'"'"'s overall net charge is cationic;

c.) from about 0.05% to about 10% of a silicone polymer; and

d.) from about 1% to about 30% of a fabric softener active,

said composition being a fluid.

2. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1, wherein said dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound comprises a water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound.

3. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1, wherein said silicone polymer is selected from the group consisting of polydimethylsiloxanes, aminosilicones, cationic silicones, silicone polyethers, silicone resins, and mixtures thereof.

4. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 3 wherein said silicone polymer has a structure selected from:

5. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4 wherein said silicone polymer has a structure selected from:

6. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1, wherein said dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure;

7. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 2 wherein said water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure;

8. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 3, wherein said dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound comprises a water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure;

9. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 8 wherein the water said water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure;

10. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein said fabric softener active is selected from the group consisting of di-tail fabric softener actives, mono-tail fabric softener actives, ion pair fabric softener actives, sucrose ester-based fabric softening actives and mixtures thereof, said composition optionally comprising a softener active selected from the group consisting of amines, fatty esters, dispersible polyolefins, clays, polysaccharides, hydrophobic polysaccharides, imidazolines, fatty oils, polymer latexes and mixtures thereof.

13. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition having an initial finished product viscosity of 20-500 cps or 30-400 cps.

14. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition having a silicone deposition efficiency index of from about 6% to about 90%.

15. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition having a stability index of less than 10% separation after 12 weeks at 35°

C.

18. A method of treating a fabric comprising contacting said fabric with a composition of claim 1 before, during, or after cleaning said fabric.

19. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition comprising perfume and/or a perfume delivery system.

11. A fabric treatment composition comprising a polymeric material having:

a) a viscosity slope of from about 3.7 to about 6.5 and/or having a micro gel content of greater than 60%;

b) comprising a polymer produced by the process of inverse emulsion polymerization of dialkyl ammonium halides or compounds according to formula (I);

12. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 11 wherein the monomers are dimethyl aminoethyl acrylate methyl chloride and acrylamide.

16. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 12 said composition having a stability index of less than 10% separation after 12 weeks at 35°

C.

17. A process of making a fabric treatment composition comprising adding a combination of silicone polymer and dialkyl quaternary compound to a softener active that is dispersed in a solvent.