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US 12,496,374 · App. 17/768,358 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Deodorizer composition, absorbing body, and absorbent article

Inventors: Masashi Takemura (Himeji, JP); Moe Nishida (Himeji, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO, LTD.
A61L15/46A61F13/8405A61L15/18A61L15/20A61F2013/8414A61L2300/104A61L2300/21
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Patent No.
US 12,496,374
App. No.
17/768,358
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An absorbent article 100 includes an absorber 10 , the absorber 10 contains water-absorbent resin particle 10 a composed of a deodorant composition, and the deodorant composition contains silver zeolite, an organic antimicrobial, and a water-absorbent resin.

Claims (19)

1 . A deodorant composition comprising:

silver zeolite;

an organic antimicrobial; and

a water-absorbent resin, wherein

the organic antimicrobial comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an imidazole compound and acetohydroxamic acid, and

the imidazole compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting olthiabendazole, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole, 2-mercapto-5-methoxybenzimidazole, 2-mercapto-5-ethoxybenzimidazole, 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzimidazole, 2-mercapto-5-ethylbenzimidazole, 2-methoxycarbonylaminobenzimidazole, cambendazole, mebendazole, fenbendazole, oxfendazole, oxibendazole, albendazole, albendazole sulfoxide, and triclabenzazole.

2 . The deodorant composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the water-absorbent resin has a structural unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer.

3 . The deodorant composition according to claim 2 ,

wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid and a salt thereof.

4 . The deodorant composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein a content of the silver zeolite is 50 to 1000 ppm based on a total mass of the water-absorbent resin.

5 . The deodorant composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein a content of the organic antimicrobial is 100 to 300 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silver zeolite.

6 . An absorber comprising:

the deodorant composition according to claim 1 .

7 . An absorbent article comprising:

the absorber according to claim 6 .

8 . The deodorant composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the organic antimicrobial is 100 to 3000 ppm based on total mass of the water-absorbent resin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2022
From: TAKEMURA, MASASHI; NISHIDA, MOE
To: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059920/0979 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-191290 · Oct 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240157018A1 · May 16, 2024
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