Air scenting compositions for spray application on air scenting devices

• US 7,135,169 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2002
• Issued: 11/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scentco LLC
• Original Assignee: Scentco LLC
• Inventors: Kinney, James, Vick, Kevin, Ziser, David, Laky, Richard, Maleeny, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Humera N.
• Application Number:
  US10/278,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20040082495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,483 Days
• Field of Search: 424/43, 424/45, 424/47, 424/76.1, 424/76.2, 424/76.21, 424/76.4, 424/3, 222/3
• US Class Current: 424/76.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/01 Deodorant compositions compositions released by contact with a liquid A61L9/05
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/14 using sprayed or atomised substances including air-liquid contact processes

Abstract

Aqueous compositions as well as processes and devices are disclosed for spray application on an air scenting device to provide long lasting freshening or scenting of air flowing through the device with minimal blockage of air flow through the device. The compositions contain a polymeric emulsion, a surfactant and a fragrance material and also may optionally include a rheological agent and/or an anti-microbial agent.

Claims

1. An aqueous scenting composition formulated for spray application on an air scenting device for use in an HVAC system to form an air permeable barrier film which slows the rate of water evaporation and provides long lasting freshening or scenting of air flowing through the device with minimal blockage of air flow through the device consisting essentially of:

(a) a latex polymer emulsion selected from the group consisting of styrene butadiene copolymers, acrylic polymers, acrylic urethane hybrid copolymers, styrene acrylic copolymers and mixtures thereof in an amount of between about 10% and about 50% by weight of the composition with the mean particle size of the polymers/copolymers in the emulsion being between about 75 and about 90 microns in diameter;

(b) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic and anionic surfactants and mixtures thereof;

(c) a fragrance material in an amount of between about 20% and about 40% by weight of the composition; and

wherein the polymer emulsion includes a solids content of latex polymer and fragrance material greater than about 50% by weight of the composition.

2. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 1 wherein the latex polymer emulsion is a water-borne latex polymer.

3. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is a solvent free anionic/nonionic grind aid surfactant.

4. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of low foaming, non-ionic surfactants compatible with anionic particles, non-ionic, dimethyl octynediol surfactants, ethoxylated alkyl phenols, non-ionic, octoxynol 9 surfactants, non-ionic, polysorbate 20 and mixtures thereof.

5. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 1 including a rheological agent.

6. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 5 wherein the rheological agent is selected from the group consisting of gums, clays and cellulosics, dextrins, algins, polymeric thickeners and mixtures thereof.

7. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 1 including an antimicrobial agent.

8. An aqueous scenting composition formulated for spray application on an air scenting device for use in an HVAC system to provide long lasting freshening or scenting of air flowing though the device with minimal blockage of air flow through the device consisting essentially of:

(a) a latex polymer emulsion selected from the group consisting of styrene butadiene copolymers, acrylic polymers, acrylic urethane hybrid copolymers, styrene acrylic copolymers and mixtures thereof in an amount of between about 10% and about 50% by weight of the composition with the mean particle size of the polymers/copolymers in the emulsion being between about 75 and about 90 microns in diameter;

(b) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic and anionic surfactants and mixtures thereof,

(c) a fragrance material in an amount of between about 20% and about 40% by weight of the composition; and

wherein the polymer emulsion includes a solids content of latex polymer and fragrance material greater than about 50% by weight of the composition.

9. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 8 including a rheological agent.

10. The aqueous scenting composition of claim 8 including an antimicrobial agent.