IP Library Granted Patent US 11,179,310
Granted Patent B2
US 11,179,310 · App. 16/611,507 · Granted Nov 23, 2021

Fragrance compositions and products with mood enhancing effects

Inventors: Katharine A. Prigge (West Caldwell, NJ); Kathleen Casey Pansini (Stanhope, NJ); Karen Solari Dugan (Leonia, NJ); Mansi Batra Patney (Secaucus, NJ); Keith McDermott (Bound Brook, NJ); Lena Quay Siew Huang (Bellewaters, SG); Dirk Braun (Cedar Grove, NJ); Cheong Ai Peng (Singapore, SG); Alejandra Sulbaran (Wanaque, NJ); Helene Zunino (Saint Cyr L'Ecole, FR); Kathryn Luedtke (Bellingham, MA); Devin Garcia (Middlesex, NJ); Kirsten Keynes (Princeton, NJ); Janeta Nikolovski (Princeton, NJ)
Assignees: SYMRISE AG; JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
A61K8/4973A61K8/342A61K8/37A61K8/498A61Q13/00A61Q19/00A61Q19/10A61K2800/5922
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Patent No.
US 11,179,310
App. No.
16/611,507
Granted
Nov 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention primarily relates to novel fragrance compositions suitable for enhancing the mood of a subject, preferably a human, novel products containing the same as well as novel uses and methods of such compositions and products.

Claims (37)

1. A fragrance composition comprising:

a) two or more compounds of group (A) in a total amount of between 5 and 25 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (A) are compounds with a musk odor impression, a molecular mass between 235 g/mol and 270 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 3.0, and wherein one or more compounds of group (A) is/are chosen from ambrettolide, ethylenbrassylat, (3E)-oxacyclohexadec-3-en-2-one, muscenone, and 16-oxacyclohexadecan-1-one;

b) two or more compounds of group (B) in a total amount of between 1 and 25 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (B) are compounds with a woody odor impression, a molecular mass between 208 g/mol and 236 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 3.3, and wherein one or more compounds of group (B) is/are chosen from isobornylcyclohexanol, (E)-2-ethyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethyl-1-cyclopent-3-enyl)but-2-en-1-ol, ambroxide, ebanol, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, and sandalore;

c) two or more compounds of group (C) in a total amount of between 0.5 and 5 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (C) are lactones with a fruity odor impression, a molecular mass between 170 g/mol and 198 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 2.5, and wherein one or more compounds of group (C) is/are chosen from gamma-undecalactone, decalactone, and dodecalactone;

d) two or more compounds of group (D) in a total amount of between 15 and 35 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (D) are esters with a floral, fresh and/or green odor impression, a molecular mass between 150 g/mol and 226 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 2.0, and wherein one or more compounds of group (D) is/are chosen from hedion, dimethylbenzylcarbinylbutyrate, cis-3-hexenylsalicylate, cyclohexylsalicylate, benzylacetate, herbaflorate, (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl methyl carbonate, and herbylpropionate;

e) two or more compounds of group (E) in a total amount of between 1 and 5 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (E) are ketones with 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex(di)enylbutenone structure, with a floral and/or fruity odor impression, a molecular mass between 190 g/mol and 192 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 2.5, and wherein one or more compounds of group (E) is/are chosen from ionon, damascene, and damascenone;

f) two or more compounds of group (F) in a total amount of between 1 and 30 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (F) are esters with a floral and/or fruity odor impression, a molecular mass between 116 g/mol and 275 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 0.2, and wherein one or more compounds of group (F) is/are chosen from ethylisobutyrate, methylanthranilate, ethyl-2-cyclopentenyl acetate, agrumex, manzanate, allylhepylate, ethylmethylbutyrate, galbanum oxyacetate, phenoxyethyl isobutyrate, citronellylacetate, isoamylacetate, prenylacetate, isoamylbutyrate, hexylacetate, allylcyclohexylpropionate, and jasmaprunate;

g) two or more compounds of group (G) in a total amount of between 0.1 and 15 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (G) are aldehydes with a fresh, green, floral and/or fruity odor impression, a molecular mass between 138 g/mol and 192 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 1.1, and wherein one or more compounds of Group (G) is/are chosen from florazone, heliotropin/piperonal, vertocitral/ligustral, helional, cyclamenaldehyde, aldehyde C12, melon heptenal, citral FF, heliotropin/piperonal, vertocitral/ligustral, and florazone;

h) two or more compounds of group (H) in a total amount of between 10 and 30 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (H) are alcohols with a fresh, green, floral and/or fruity odor impression, a molecular mass between 100 g/mol and 178 g/mol, and a LOG KOW value of at least 0.3, and wherein one or more compounds of Group (H) is/are chosen from tetrahydrolinalool, ethylmaltol, florosa/pyranol, phenylethyldimethylcarbinol, phenylethylalcohol, ethyllinalool, phenoxanol, dihydromycrenol, and cis-3-hexenol; and

i) a solvent selected from Dipropylene glycol (DPG), isopropyl myristate, ethanol, triethyl citrate or combination thereof.

2. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition additionally comprises:

j) one or more compounds of group (J) in a total amount of between 0.1 and 20 wt.-%, wherein the compounds of group (J) are Magnolan ((2R,4R,4aS,9bR)-2,4-dimethyl-4,4a,5,9b-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d][1,3]dioxine), Florhydral (3-(3-isopropylphenyl)butanal), Benzaldehyde, Anisaldehyde (4-methoxybenzaldehyde), Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde), Methylbenzoate, Cumarin (chromen-2-one), Octahydrocumarin (3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydrochromen-2-one), Limonen (4-isopropenyl-1-methyl-cyclohexene), Jasmon (3-methyl-2-[(Z)-pent-2-enyl]cyclopent-2-en-1-one), Linalool (3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol) and Veloutone (2,2,5-trimethyl-5-pentyl-cyclopentanone), based on the total weight (100 wt.-%) of the composition.

3. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises less than 55 different substances.

4. A perfumed product comprising a fragrance composition according to claim 1 .

5. The product according to claim 4 comprising a sensorially effective amount of the fragrance composition.

6. The product according to claim 4 , wherein the product is selected from the group consisting of personal cosmetic, toiletry, and healthcare products, dry and wet wipes, washes, baths, shampoos, gels, soaps, mousses, cleansing compositions, bath oils, other bath compositions that may be added to a bath, other wash compositions that may be used directly on the skin, leave-on personal care products include personal cosmetic, toiletry, and healthcare products, sticks, balms, mousses, sprays, lotions, creams, gels, powders, oils, waxes, perfumes, other personal care compositions that may be applied to the skin and not rinsed off, or home or laundry care products, fabric detergents, fabric softeners, linen sprays, air care products, diffusers, devices or other products that may be used in the home for the purpose of cleaning surfaces, fabrics or perfuming the air.

7. The product according to claim 4 , further comprising cotton powder.

8. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

b) four or more compounds of group (B) in a total amount of between 5 and 15 wt.-%.

9. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

c) three or more compounds of group (C) in a total amount of between 0.1 and 2.5 wt.-%.

10. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

d) three or more compounds of group (D) in a total amount of between 20 and 30 wt.-%.

11. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

e) three or more compounds of group (E) in a total amount of between 1.3 and 2.5 wt.-%.

12. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

f) five or more compounds of group (F) in a total amount of between 5 and 30 wt.-%.

13. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

g) three or more compounds of group (G) in a total amount of between 0.5 and 10 wt.-%.

14. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

h) four or more compounds of group (H) in a total amount of between 15 and 25 wt.-%.

15. The fragrance composition according to claim 1 comprising:

i) dipropylene glycol in a total amount of between 1 and 20 wt.-%.

16. A method for enhancing the mood of a subject comprising:

providing a fragrance composition according to claim 1 or a product comprising the fragrance composition, and

(ii) bringing an amount of the fragrance composition or product comprising the fragrance composition into contact with the subject, wherein the amount is sufficient to enhance the mood of the subject.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the product is selected from the group consisting of the following products: personal cosmetic, toiletry, and healthcare products, dry and wet wipes, washes, baths, shampoos, gels, soaps, mousses, cleansing compositions, bath oils, other bath compositions that may be added to a bath, other wash compositions that may be used directly on the skin, leave-on personal care products include personal cosmetic, and healthcare products, sticks, balms, mousses, sprays, lotions, creams, gels, powders, oils, waxes, perfumes, other personal care compositions that may be applied to the skin and not rinsed off, or home or laundry care products, fabric detergents, fabric softeners, linen sprays, air care products, diffusers, devices or other products that may be used in the home for the purpose of cleaning surfaces, fabrics or perfuming the air.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: KENVUE BRANDS LLC
Reel/Frame 069267/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 062438/0372 →
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 062438/0521 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2021
From: PRIGGE, KATHARINE A.; PANSINI, KATHLEEN CASEY; DUGAN, KAREN SOLARI; PATNEY, MANSI BATRA; MCDERMOTT, KEITH; BRAUN, DIRK; ZUNINO, HELENE; LUEDTKE, KATHRYN; GARCIA, DEVIN; KEYNES, KIRSTEN; NIKOLOVSKI, JANETA
To: SYMRISE AG; JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 054962/0175 →