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Granted Patent B2
US 11,634,662 · App. 15/969,806 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Liquid detergent compositions with improved rheology

Inventors: Jean-Pol Boutique (Gembloux, BE); Aicha Dkidak (Brussels, BE); Bill Karel Mahieu (Brussels, BE); Patrick Christopher Stenger (Fairfield, OH); Denis Alfred Gonzales (Brussels, BE)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
C11D1/831C11D1/37C11D1/83C11D1/94C11D3/2017C11D3/2044C11D3/2086C11D3/3757C11D3/43C11D11/0017C11D17/0026C11D1/22C11D1/29C11D1/72
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Patent No.
US 11,634,662
App. No.
15/969,806
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition that includes of detersive surfactant, external structurant or thickener, and C4-C10 alkyl branched alcohol.

Claims (17)

1. A liquid detergent composition comprising:

a) from about 10 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a detersive surfactant selected from anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, and combinations thereof;

b) a structurant or synthetic polymeric thickener;

c) solvent comprising 2-ethylhexanol; 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexanol; 2-propylheptanol;

or a mixture thereof;

d) an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine and

wherein the composition has a pH of less than about 8.9 and is free of bleach.

2. The laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein the solvent comprises 2-propyl heptanol.

3. The liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises solvent at a level of from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt %.

4. The liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein the detersive surfactant consists of anionic surfactant, non-ionic surfactant, or mixtures thereof.

5. The laundry detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein the anionic surfactant comprises linear alkyl benzene sulfonate and alkyl alkoxylated sulfate and the ratio of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate surfactant to alkyl alkoxylated sulphate surfactant is from about 0.1 to about 5.

6. The laundry detergent composition according to claim 5 , wherein the ratio of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate surfactant to alkyl alkoxylated sulphate surfactant is from about 0.6 to about 1.1.

7. The liquid detergent composition according to claim 6 , wherein the laundry composition comprises detersive surfactant at a level of from about 15 wt % to about 35 wt %.

8. The liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid detergent composition comprises the external structurant or thickener is selected from the group consisting of: non-polymeric crystalline, hydroxyl functional structurants; microfibrillated cellulose; uncharged hydroxyethyl cellulose; uncharged hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose; hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes; polyacrylates; hydrophobically modified non-ionic polyols; and mixtures thereof.

9. The liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein the laundry composition further comprises particles, selected from the group consisting of: beads, pearlescent agents, microcapsules, and mixtures thereof.

10. The liquid detergent composition according to claim 9 , wherein the laundry composition further comprises microcapsules.

11. The liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein the laundry composition comprises enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, cleaning polymers, optical brighteners, hueing dyes, particulate material, perfume and other odour control agents, hydrotropes, suds suppressors, fabric care benefit agents, pH adjusting agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, preservatives, non-fabric substantive dyes, or a mixture thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2018
From: BOUTIQUE, JEAN-POL; DKIDAK, AICHA; MAHIEU, BILL KAREL; STENGER, PATRICK CHRISTOPHER; GONZALES, DENIS ALFRED
To: THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY
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Priority Claims (2)
EP 17169644 · May 5, 2017 · regional
EP 18154182 · Jan 30, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180320109A1 · Nov 8, 2018