US4343783A
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Disposable article
Assignee: CPPD Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1979-01-15
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Granted: 1982-08-10
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Expires: 1999-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A deodorant disposable porous article for use in contact with human skin or hair comprises a porous substrate impregnated with a deodorant composition having a deodorant value of from 0.50 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.
Inventors
- 👤 David C. Hooper
- 👤 George A. Johnson
- 👤 Donald Peter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q15/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/0208; A61Q13/00; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/74; A61K2800/77
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A deodorant disposable porous article for use in contact with human skin, comprising a porous substrate impregnated with from 0.001 to 10% by weight of a deodorant composition having a deodorant value of from 0.50 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test; said deodorant composition comprising from 45 to 100% by weight of deodorant components, said components having a lipoxidase-inhibiting capacity of at least 50% or a Raoult variance ratio of at least 1.1, said components being classified into six classes consisting of: Class 1: phenolic substances Class 2: essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils Class 3: aldehydes and ketones Class 4: polycyclic compounds Class 5: esters Class 6: alcohols, provided that where a component can be classified into more than one class, it is placed in the lower or lowest numbered class; said components being so selected that (a) the deodorant composition contains at least five components of which at least one must be selected from each of class 1, class 2 and class 4; (b) the deodorant composition contains components from at least 4 of the 6 classes; and (c) any component present in the deodorant composition at a concentration of less than 0.5% by weight of said composition is eliminated from the requirements of (a) and (b).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
A deodorant disposable porous article for use in contact with human skin, comprising a porous substrate impregnated with from 0.001 to 10% by weight of a deodorant composition having a deodorant value of from 0.50 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test; said deodorant composition comprising from 45 to 100% by weight of deodorant components, said components having a lipoxidase-inhibiting capacity of at least 50% or a Raoult variance ratio of at least 1.1, said components being classified into six classes consisting of: Class 1: phenolic substances Class 2: essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils Class 3: aldehydes and ketones Class 4: polycyclic compounds Class 5: esters Class 6: alcohols, provided that where a component can be classified into more than one class, it is placed in the lower or lowest numbered class; said components being so selected that (a) the deodorant composition contains at least five components of which at least one must be selected from each of class 1, class 2 and class 4; (b) the deodorant composition contains components from at least 4 of the 6 classes; and (c) any component present in the deodorant composition at a concentration of less than 0.5% by weight of said composition is eliminated from the requirements of (a) and (b).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein the deodorant composition has a deodorant value of from 0.90 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein the deodorant composition has a deodorant value of from 1.20 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein the amount of deodorant components present in said class comprising phenolic substances and said class comprising essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils and said class comprising polycyclic compounds, is at least 1% by weight of the deodorant composition for each of said classes, and the amount of deodorant components present in said further class chosen from the remaining three classes is at least 1% by weight of the deodorant composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein the average concentration of all such components present is at least 5% by weight where four of said classes is represented, or at least 4.5% by weight where five or six of said classes is represented.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein the amount of deodorant components present in said class comprising phenolic substances and said class comprising essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils and said class comprising polycyclic compounds, is at least 3% by weight of the deodorant composition for each of said classes and the amount of deodorant components present in said further class chosen from the remaining three classes is at least 3% by weight of the deodorant composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein at least five of the classes is represented.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein all six classes are represented.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 which is a sanitary towel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 which is a tampon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
10 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 which is a napkin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process for preparing the deodorant article of claim 1 which comprises impregnating a porous substrate with an effective amount of a deodorant composition to provide a deodorant disposable article.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method for suppressing human body malodour which comprises applying to the skin or hair the deodorant disposable article of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
121 words
The deodorant article of claim 1 wherein the said deodorant components are chosen from: Class 1--Phenolic substances iso-Amyl salicylate Benzyl salicylate Carvacrol Clove leaf oil Ethyl vanillin iso-Eugenol LRG 201 Mousse de chene Yugo Pimento leaf oil Thyme oil red Class 2--Essential oils, extracts, resins, "synthetic" oils (denoted by "AB") Benzoin Siam resinoids Bergamot AB 37 Bergamot AB 430 Geranium AB 76 Geranium oil Opoponax resinoid Patchouli oil Petitgrain oil Pomeransol AB 314 Class 3--Aldehydes and ketones 6-Acetyl-1,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyltetrahydronaphthalene p-t-Amyl cyclohexanone p-t-Butyl-α-methyl hydrocinnamic aldehyde 2-n-Heptyl cyclopentanone α-iso-Methyl ionone β-Methyl naphthyl ketone Class 4--Polycyclic compounds Coumarin 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,9-hexamethyl cyclopenta-γ-2-benzopyran 3a-Methyl-dodecahydro-6,6,9a-trimethylnaphtho (2,1-b)furan β-Naphthyl methyl ether Class 5-Esters o-t-Butylcyclohexyl acetate p-t-Butylcyclohexyl acetate Diethyl phthalate Nonanediol-1,3-diacetate Nonanolide-1:4 i-Nonyl acetate i-Nonyl formate Class 6--Alcohols Dimyrcetol Phenylethyl alcohol Tetrahydromuguol.
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