US4469848A — Deodorant product for surface treatment

Claim 1

Independent Claim 235 words

A deodorant product suitable for application to surfaces other than human skin, which product comprises: (i) from 1 to 99.9% by weight of a carrier selected from the group consisting of polishing agents and film forming polymers; and (ii) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a deodorant composition comprising from 45 to 100% by weight of deodorant active components, said components have 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); the deodorant composition having a deodorant value of from 0.50 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 235 words

A deodorant product suitable for application to surfaces other than human skin, which product comprises: (i) from 1 to 99.9% by weight of a carrier selected from the group consisting of polishing agents and film forming polymers; and (ii) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a deodorant composition comprising from 45 to 100% by weight of deodorant active components, said components have 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); the deodorant composition having a deodorant value of from 0.50 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 26 words

The deodorant product of claim 1, wherein the deodorant composition has a deodorant value of from 1.00 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 26 words

The deodorant product of claim 1, wherein the deodorant composition has a deodorant value of from 1.50 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 78 words

The deodorant product 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 product 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 product 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 polycylic 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 product of claim 1, wherein at least five of the classes is represented.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 12 words

The deodorant product of claim 1, wherein all six classes are represented.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 18 words

The deodorant product of claim 1, wherein the polishing agent is chosen from natural waxes and synthetic waxes.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 122 words

The deodorant product 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-Heptylcyclopentanone 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-(2,1-b)furan β-Napthyl 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 Phenylethyl phenyl acetate Class 6--Alcohols Dimyrcetol Phenylethyl alcohol Tetrahydromuguol

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 57 words

The deodorant product of claim 1 which is a floor polish comprising: (i) from 1 to 80% by weight of a wax, and (ii) from 0.5 to 10% by weight of a deodorant compositon, the deodorant active components of which comprise: iso-Amyl salicylate: (Class 1) Bergamot AB 430: (Class 2) 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-α-2-benzopyran: (Class 4) Diethyl phthalate: (Class 5).

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 58 words

The deodorant product of claim 1 which is a furniture polish comprising: (i) from 1 to 80% by weight of a wax, and (ii) from 0.5 to 10% by weight of a deodorant composition, the deodorant active components of which comprise: Pimento leaf oil: (Class 1) Bergamot AB 430: (Class 2) α-iso-Methyl ionone: (Class 3) Coumarin: (Class 4).

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 61 words

The deodorant product of claim 1 which is a window polishing product comprising: (i) from 0.1 to 25% by weight of a film-forming polymer, and (ii) from 0.5 to 10% by weight of a deodorant composition, the deodorant active components of which comprise: Carvacrol: (Class 1) Bergamot AB 37: (Class 2) β-Methyl naphthyl ketone: (Class 3) β-Napthyl methyl ether: (Class 4).

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 25 words

The deodorant product of claim 1 which is a liquid polish, wherein the polishing agent forms from 1 to 25% by weight of the product.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 25 words

The deodorant product of claim 1 which is a solid polish, wherein the polishing agent forms from 1 to 80% by weight of the product.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 18 words

A method of suppressing malodor which comprises deploying an effective amount of the deodorant product of claim 1.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 50 words

A process for preparing the deodorant product of claim 1, which comprises blending a deodorant composition with a carrier selected from the group consisting of polishing agents and film forming polymers, the deodorant composition having a deodorant value of from 0.50 to 3.5 as measured by the Deodorant Value Test.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1987-09-04	1988-03-05	1988-09-04	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1991-09-04	1992-03-05	1992-09-04	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1995-09-04	1996-03-05	1996-09-04	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Deodorant product for surface treatment

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