IP Library Patent Application 11664562
Patent Application
App. No. 11/664,562

Laundry Product

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11/664,562
Abstract

A unit dose fabric treatment system comprises a water soluble container in which a liquid fabric treatment composition is disposed, the composition comprising a fatty acid and an alkylated sugar.

Claims (21)

1 . A process for treating fabric which comprises the steps of:

(1) providing a fabric treatment system in the form of a unit dose comprising:

(a) a water soluble container capable of dissolving in a wash liquor which is formed from a water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, alkyl celluloses, ethers and esters of alkyl cellulosics, hydroxyl alkyl, carboxy methyl cellulose sodium, dextrin, maltodextrin, water soluble polyacrylates, water soluble polyacrylamides and acrylic acid/maleic anhydride copolymers;

And

(b) a liquid fabric treatment composition disposed in said water soluble container, wherein said fabric treatment composition comprises:

(i) one or more fatty acids;

(ii) one or more alkylated sugars;

(iii) optionally a fatty acid soap;

(iv) optionally one or more fatty acid esters;

(v) optionally perfume; and

(vi) optionally a cationic cellulose ether deposition polymer,

(2) adding said unit dose to said fabric during a laundry process such that it dissolves in the wash liquor and

(3) rinsing the fabric from step (2).

2 . A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein fatty acid is present in an amount from 0.1 to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the composition.

3 . A process according to claim 1 wherein the alkylated sugar is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 65 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

4 . A process according to claim 3 wherein the alkylated sugar is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 30 et % based on the total weight of the composition.

5 . A process according to claim 1 wherein the fatty acid ester (iv) is coconut oil.

6 . A process according to claim 1 wherein the fatty acid ester (iv) is palm kernel oil.

7 . A process according to claim 1 wherein the cationic polymer (vi) is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the composition.

8 . A process according to claim 1 wherein the level of water is less than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.

9 . A process according to claim 1 wherein the perfume (v) is present in an amount from 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2017
From: THE SUN PRODUCTS CORPORATION
To: HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 041937/0131 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2009
From: CONOPCO, INC.
To: THE SUN PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023065/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2008
From: BRIGGS, STEPHEN LEONARD; JONES, CRAIG WARREN
To: CONOPCO, INC. D/B/A/ UNILEVER
Reel/Frame 021503/0838 →