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US Patent Application 20060243322 - Fragrance compositions

Application 20060243322 Filed on June 28, 2006. Published on November 2, 2006

Inventors

US Class

137/8For producing uniform flow

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Documents

  • GB0013534.3 GB 02/06/2000
  • GB0026969.6 GB 03/11/2000

International Class

B08B 3/00


Claims


1. A method of treating laundry comprising the step of using an article, wherein the article comprises: (a) a substrate and; (b) a laundry composition comprising: (i) a capsule, microcapsule, or nanocapsule; and (ii) a fragrance oil; wherein the capsule, microcapsule, or nanocapsule encapsulates a fragrance oil; and wherein the capsule, microcapsule, or nanocapsule is ruptured mechanically before the fragrance oil is released.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the encapsulated fragrance oil is physically associated with the capsule, microcapsule, or nanocapsule.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the encapsulated fragrance oil forms a reversible association with the capsule, microcapsule, or nanocapsule

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the capsule, microcapsule, or nanocapsule is water insensitive.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the fragrance oil comprises perfume raw materials, and wherein the 5% to about 60% of the perfume raw material, by weight of the fragrance oil, comprise a boiling point of less than or equal to about 250° C.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the boiling point is measured at 1 atmosphere.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein from about 20% to about 40% of the raw perfume ingredients comprise an odour detection threshold of less than or equal to 50 parts per billion.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the odour detection threshold is less than or equal to 10 parts per billion.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein from about 20% to about 40% of the raw perfume ingredients comprise an odour detection threshold of less than or equal to 50 parts per billion.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the encapsulate fragrance oil is encapsulated by the microcapsule.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the laundry composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 5% water.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the laundry composition is substantially free of water.

13. The method of claim 4, wherein the laundry composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 5% water.

14. The method of claim 4, wherein the laundry composition is substantially free of water.

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