IP Library Granted Patent US 11,891,587
Granted Patent B2
US 11,891,587 · App. 17/339,004 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

Water-soluble unit dose article

Inventors: Phillip Kyle Vinson (Fairfield, OH); Vincent John Becks (Liberty, OH); Rebecca Ann Langevin (Norwood, OH); Mu Wang (Cincinnati, OH); Hilde Francoise Louise Andriessen (Mol, BE); Karel Jozef Maria Depoot (Anzegem Vichte, BE); Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers (Lippelo, BE)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 11,891,587
App. No.
17/339,004
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water-soluble unit dose article containing a water-soluble film a liquid laundry detergent composition having a first anionic surfactant, and a method of making the water-soluble unit dose article.

Claims (22)

1. A water-soluble unit dose article comprising a liquid laundry detergent composition and a water-soluble film;

wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises a first anionic surfactant, wherein said first anionic surfactant comprises a mixture of surfactant isomers according to Formula I and surfactant isomers according to Formula II:

wherein m is between 4 and 9, and n is between 0 and 5, and

wherein about 90% to about 100% by weight of the first anionic surfactant are isomers having m+n equal to 9; and

wherein between about 25% and about 50% by weight of the mixture of surfactant isomers of Formula I have n=0; and

wherein from about 0.001% to about 25%, by weight of the first anionic surfactant are surfactants according to Formula II; and

wherein X is sulfate.

2. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble unit dose article comprises between about 1% and about 20% by weight of the water-soluble unit dose article of the first anionic surfactant.

3. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 2 , wherein the water-soluble unit dose article comprises between about 2% and about 10% by weight of the water-soluble unit dose article of the first anionic surfactant.

4. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein about 15% to about 40% of the mixture of surfactant isomers of Formula I have n=1.

5. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein about 60% to about 90% of the mixture of surfactant isomers of Formula I have n<3.

6. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein from about 5% to about 20% by weight of the first anionic surfactant mixture are isomers of Formula I with n=2.

7. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein up to about 40% of the mixture of surfactant isomers of Formula I have 5≥n>2.

8. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the water-soluble film comprises a polyvinylalcohol homopolymer or a polyvinylalcohol copolymer or a mixture thereof.

9. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises a further surfactant selected from a second anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant or a mixture thereof.

10. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 9 , wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises a second anionic surfactant, wherein the second anionic surfactant is selected from an alkoxylated alkyl sulphate anionic surfactant, a linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, or a mixture thereof.

11. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 10 , wherein the linear alkylbenzene sulphonate comprises C 10 -C 16 alkyl benzene sulfonate, C 11 -C 14 alkyl benzene sulphonate, or a mixture thereof.

12. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 10 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises an alkoxylated alcohol, wherein the alkoxylated alcohol is derived from a synthetical alcohol, a natural alcohol or a mixture thereof.

13. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 9 , wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises between about 20% and about 60%, by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of the first anionic surfactant, the second anionic surfactant and the non-ionic surfactant.

14. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 9 , wherein the ratio of the first anionic surfactant and the second anionic surfactant to the non-ionic surfactant is from about 1:1 to about 20:1.

15. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises between about 1% and about 15%, by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of water.

16. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition further comprises an amphoteric surfactant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2021
From: VINSON, PHILLIP KYLE; BECKS, VINCENT JOHN; LANGEVIN, REBECCA ANN; WANG, MU; ANDRIESSEN, HILDE FRANCOISE LOUISE; DEPOOT, KAREL JOZEF MARIA; KEULEERS, ROBBY RENILDE FRANCOISE
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63035124 · Jun 5, 2020
Related Publication 20210380902A1 · Dec 9, 2021
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