Laundry system having unitized dosing

• US 7,544,651 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2006
• Issued: 06/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: York, David William, Ridyard, Mark William, Deckner, George Endel, Dodd, Malcolm McClaren, Dihora, Jiten Odhavji, Diersing, Steven Louis, Trinh, Toan, Wahl, Errol Hoffman, Baker, Ellen Schmidt, Littig, Janet Sue, Dufton, Daniel James, Caswell, Debra Sue, Welch, Robert Gary, Murphy, Ruth Anne, Eshuis, Johan, Howe, Simon, Laudamiel-Pellet, Christophe, Hensley, Charles Albert, Hoffmann, Wundriari, Schroeder, Timothy James, Pena-Romero, Angelina, Gallon, Lois Sara, Sayers, Edward, Hensley, legal representative
• Primary Examiner(s): Hardee; John R
• Application Number:
  US11/396,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20070111918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,163 Days
• Field of Search: 510/439
• US Class Current: 510/439
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/08 dispensing from bottom
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/0039 Coated compositions or coated components in the compositions, (micro)capsules
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/041 Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/042 Water soluble or water disintegrable containers or substrates containing cleaning compositions or additives for cleaning compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/043 Liquid or thixotropic (gel) compositions
• 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 3/001 Softening compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0015 liquid
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0021 Dye-stain or dye-transfer inhibiting compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0026 Low foaming or foam regulating compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0036 Soil deposition preventing compositions; Antiredeposition agents
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0052 Gas evolving or heat producing compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0068 Deodorant compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/373 containing silicones
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/42 Brightening agents ; Blueing agents
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/48 Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/50 Perfumes
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/505 encapsulated or adsorbed on a carrier, e.g. zeolite or clay

Abstract

Compositions, articles and methods are provided for supplying fabric care benefits to clothing or fabrics in an automated washing machine and by manual washing. The fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% detergent surfactants, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. Similarly, the fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% fabric softener actives, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. The laundry articles can take a variety of forms in a variety of physical states all of which will rapidly dispense a unitized amount of one or more selected fabric care agents to a wash and/or rinse bath solution during the laundering process under a variety of conditions. The invention also pertains to laundry kits that contain a variety of such articles and instructions concerning their use. Likewise, methods for preparing a customized laundry solution to obtain a specific fabric care benefit selected based on the user'"'"'s personal preferences and/or the fabric care needs of the fabrics being laundered are also provided. Further, the present invention also concerns methods for assisting a consumer in identifying the unitized articles to be used in preparing a laundry solution that will impart desired fabric care benefits as well as merchandising displays for dispensing the articles, assembling customized laundry kits and instructing the consumer on the selection and use of laundry articles.

Claims

1. An article of manufacture comprising:

(i) a unitized dose of a composition, wherein the composition comprises a perfume microcapsule; and

a suds supressor;

wherein the suds suppressor is chosen from a fatty acid triglyceride, a paraffin, or a mixture thereof;

wherein the composition is free of percarbonate salts; and

(ii) a water soluble film, wherein the water soluble film encases the composition.

2. The article of claim 1, wherein the suds suppressor is a paraffin.

3. An article of manufacture comprising:

a unitized dose of a composition, wherein the composition comprises a perfume microcapsule and a paraffin;

wherein the composition is free of percarbonate salts; and

a water soluble film, wherein the water soluble film encases the composition.

4. An article of manufacture comprising:

a unitized dose of a composition, wherein the composition comprises a perfume microcapsule a fatty acid triglyceride;

wherein the composition is free of percarbonate salts; and

a water soluble film, wherein the water soluble film encases the composition.