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Granted Patent B2
US 11,697,904 · App. 15/877,585 · Granted Jul 11, 2023

Active agent-containing articles that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties

Inventors: Michael Sean Pratt (St. Bernard, OH); Stephen Robert Glassmeyer (Cincinnati, OH); Gregory Charles Gordon (Loveland, OH); Mark Robert Sivik (Mason, OH); Paul Thomas Weisman (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 11,697,904
App. No.
15/877,585
Granted
Jul 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as article peel strength, flexibility, and/or dissolvability, and methods for making same are provided.

Claims (14)

1. A multi-ply water-soluble article comprising three or more plies and a plurality of particles positioned between at least two of the three or more plies, wherein the three or more plies are bonded to each other by a pressure bond to form the multi-ply water-soluble article, wherein at least one of the three or more plies comprises a water-soluble fibrous structure comprising one or more water-soluble fibrous elements wherein at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements comprises one or more filament-forming materials and one or more active agents releasable from the at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements, wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Inter-Ply Peak Peel Force of greater than 0.03 N to about 5.00 N as measured according to the Inter-Ply, Intra-Ply, and Whole 180° Peel Test Method such that the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Hand Dissolution Value of less than 30 Dissolution Strokes to greater than 0 Dissolution Strokes as measured according to the Hand Dissolution Test Method, an Average Maximum Peak Force of less than 20.00N as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method, and an Average Bending Stiffness of less than 2500.0 N/m according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method.

2. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 1 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Inter-Ply Average Peel Force of 0.04 N-5.0 N as measured according to the Inter-Ply, Intra-Ply, and Whole 180° Peel Test Method.

3. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 1 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article is a dissolvable multi-ply water-soluble article.

4. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements comprises a filament.

5. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 1 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Lap Shear Peak Force of 0.05 N-20.00 N as measured according to the Lap Shear Test Method.

6. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 1 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits a basis weight of greater than 10 g/m 2 to about 5000 g/m 2 as measured according to the Basis Weight Test Method.

7. A multi-ply water-soluble article comprising three or more plies and a plurality of particles positioned between at least two of the three or more plies, wherein the three or more plies are bonded to each other by a pressure bond to form the multi-ply water-soluble article, wherein at least one of the three or more plies comprises a water-soluble fibrous structure comprising one or more water-soluble fibrous elements wherein at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements comprises one or more filament-forming materials and one or more active agents releasable from the at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements, wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Intra-Ply Peak Peel Force of greater than 0.10 N to about 5.00 N as measured according to the Inter-Ply, Intra-Ply, and Whole 180° Peel Test Method such that the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Hand Dissolution Value of less than 30 Dissolution Strokes to greater than 0 Dissolution Strokes as measured according to the Hand Dissolution Test Method, an Average Maximum Peak Force of less than 20.00N as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method, and an Average Bending Stiffness of less than 2500.0 N/m according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method.

8. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 7 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Intra-Ply Average Peel Force of 0.10 N-5.0 N as measured according to the Inter-Ply, Intra-Ply, and Whole 180° Peel Test Method.

9. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 7 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article is a dissolvable multi-ply water-soluble article.

10. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 7 wherein at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements comprises a filament.

11. A multi-ply water-soluble article comprising three or more plies and a plurality of particles positioned between at least two of the three or more plies, wherein the three or more plies are bonded to each other by a pressure bond to form the multi-ply water-soluble article, wherein at least one of the three or more plies comprises a water-soluble fibrous structure comprising one or more water-soluble fibrous elements wherein at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements comprises one or more filament-forming materials and one or more active agents releasable from the filament, wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Whole 180° Peak Peel Force of greater than 0.03 N to about 5.00 N as measured according to the Inter-Ply, Intra-Ply, and Whole 180° Peel Test Method such that the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits an Average Hand Dissolution Value of less than 30 Dissolution Strokes to greater than 0 Dissolution Strokes as measured according to the Hand Dissolution Test Method, an Average Maximum Peak Force of less than 20.00N as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method, and an Average Bending Stiffness of less than 2500.0 N/m according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method.

12. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 11 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article is a dissolvable multi-ply water-soluble article.

13. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 1 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits a basis weight of greater than 10 g/m 2 to about 5000 g/m 2 as measured according to the Basis Weight Test Method.

14. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 7 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article exhibits a basis weight of greater than 10 g/m 2 to about 5000 g/m 2 as measured according to the Basis Weight Test Method.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2018
From: PRATT, MICHAEL SEAN; GLASSMEYER, STEPHEN ROBERT; GORDON, GREGORY CHARLES; SIVIK, MARK ROBERT; WEISMAN, PAUL THOMAS
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 044840/0336 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62451084 · Jan 27, 2017
Related Publication 20180216285A1 · Aug 2, 2018
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