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Granted Patent B2
US 12,157,970 · App. 18/203,871 · Granted Dec 3, 2024

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 12,157,970
App. No.
18/203,871
Granted
Dec 3, 2024
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 (24)

1. A multi-ply water-soluble article comprising two or more plies, wherein the two or more plies are bonded to each other to form the multi-ply water-soluble article, wherein at least one of the two 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 20.00 N as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method, and an Average Bending Stiffness of less than 2500.0 N/m as measured 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 greater than 0.05 N-20.0 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. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 1 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article further comprises a plurality of particles.

8. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 7 wherein the plurality of particles are positioned between at least two of the two or more plies.

9. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 7 wherein at least one of the plurality of particles comprises an active agent-containing particle.

10. A multi-ply water-soluble article comprising two or more plies, wherein the two or more plies are bonded to each other to form the multi-ply water-soluble article, wherein at least one of the two 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 20.00 N as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method, and an Average Bending Stiffness of less than 2500 N/m as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method.

11. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 10 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.

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

14. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 10 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.

15. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 10 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article further comprises a plurality of particles.

16. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 15 wherein the plurality of particles are positioned between at least two of the two or more plies.

17. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 15 wherein at least one of the plurality of particles comprises an active agent-containing particle.

18. A multi-ply water-soluble article comprising two or more plies, wherein the two or more plies are bonded to each other to form the multi-ply water-soluble article, wherein at least one of the two 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 20.00 N as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method, and an Average Bending Stiffness of less than 2500 N/m as measured according to the Modified Circular Bend Test Method.

19. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 18 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article is a dissolvable multi-ply water-soluble article.

20. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 18 wherein at least one of the water-soluble fibrous elements comprises a filament.

21. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 18 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.

22. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 18 wherein the multi-ply water-soluble article further comprises a plurality of particles.

23. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 22 wherein the plurality of particles are positioned between at least two of the two or more plies.

24. The multi-ply water-soluble article according to claim 22 wherein at least one of the plurality of particles comprises an active agent-containing particle.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 15877585 · Jan 23, 2018
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