US4663068A — Bleach-stable deodorant perfumes in detergent pow…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 286 words

A detergent powder product suitable for use in the washing of fabrics which comprises: (i) from 5 to 40% by weight of non-soap detergent active compound comprising an anionic detergent active compound; (ii) from 1 to 90% by weight of a non-soap detergency builder; (iii) from 1 to 30% by weight of peroxy bleach compound together with an activator therefor; (iv) from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a bleach-stable perfume which comprises from 50 to 100% by weight of bleach-stable deodorant perfume components having a Lipoxidase-Inhibiting Capacity of at least 50% or a Raoult Variance Ratio of at least 1.1, said components being allocated to one of six classes consisting of: Class 1: Phenolic substances; Class 2: Essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils (denoted "AB"); Class 3: Aldehydes and ketones; Class 4: Nitrogen-containing compounds; Class 5: Esters; Class 6: Alcohols and ethers; provided that where a bleach-stable deodorant perfume component could be assigned to more than one class, said component is allocated to the class having the lower or lowest number; said components being so selected that: (a) the bleach-stable deodorant perfume contains at least five different components; (b) the bleach-stable deodorant perfume contains components from at least four of the six classes; and (c) any component present in the bleach-stable deodorant perfume at a concentration of less than 0.5% by weight of the said perfume is eliminated from the requirements of (a) and (b); wherein the deodorant perfume components are judged to be stable in the presence of sodium perborate tetrahydrate and N,N,N'N'-tetraacetyl ethylenediamine (TAED) according to the Bleach Stability Test, the bleach-stable deodorant perfume having a Malodour Reduction Value of from 0.25 to 3.0 as measured by the Malodour Reduction Value Test.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 286 words

A detergent powder product suitable for use in the washing of fabrics which comprises: (i) from 5 to 40% by weight of non-soap detergent active compound comprising an anionic detergent active compound; (ii) from 1 to 90% by weight of a non-soap detergency builder; (iii) from 1 to 30% by weight of peroxy bleach compound together with an activator therefor; (iv) from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a bleach-stable perfume which comprises from 50 to 100% by weight of bleach-stable deodorant perfume components having a Lipoxidase-Inhibiting Capacity of at least 50% or a Raoult Variance Ratio of at least 1.1, said components being allocated to one of six classes consisting of: Class 1: Phenolic substances; Class 2: Essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils (denoted "AB"); Class 3: Aldehydes and ketones; Class 4: Nitrogen-containing compounds; Class 5: Esters; Class 6: Alcohols and ethers; provided that where a bleach-stable deodorant perfume component could be assigned to more than one class, said component is allocated to the class having the lower or lowest number; said components being so selected that: (a) the bleach-stable deodorant perfume contains at least five different components; (b) the bleach-stable deodorant perfume contains components from at least four of the six classes; and (c) any component present in the bleach-stable deodorant perfume at a concentration of less than 0.5% by weight of the said perfume is eliminated from the requirements of (a) and (b); wherein the deodorant perfume components are judged to be stable in the presence of sodium perborate tetrahydrate and N,N,N'N'-tetraacetyl ethylenediamine (TAED) according to the Bleach Stability Test, the bleach-stable deodorant perfume having a Malodour Reduction Value of from 0.25 to 3.0 as measured by the Malodour Reduction Value Test.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 22 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the bleach-stable deodorant perfume has a Malodour Reduction Value of from 0.30 to 3.0.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 22 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the bleach-stable deodorant perfume has a Malodour Reduction Value of from 0.50 to 3.0.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 22 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the bleach-stable deodorant perfume has a Malodour Reduction Value of from 1.00 to 3.0.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 96 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the bleach-stable deodorant components are chosen from: Class 1--Phenolic substances iso-amyl salicylate Carvacrol Clove leaf oil Ethyl salicylate iso-Eugenol Hexyl salicylate Thyme oil red Class 2--Essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils (denoted "AB") Bergamot AB 430 Geranium AB 76 Rose AB 380 Rose AB 409 Class 3--Aldehydes and ketones 6-Acetyl-1,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyltetrahydronaphthalene p-t-Amyl cyclohexanone 2-n-Heptylcyclopentanone α-iso-Methyl ionone β-Methyl naphthyl ketone Class 4--Nitrogen-containing compounds iso-Butyl quinoline Methyl anthranilate Class 5--Esters o-t-Butylcyclohexyl acetate Diethyl phthalate Nonanediol-1,3-diacetate Nonanolide-1,4 i-Nonyl acetate i-Nonyl formate Phenylethyl phenyl acetate Class 6--Alcohols & Ethers Cinnamic alcohol Dimycretol

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 6 words

3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-γ-2-benzopyran Hydroxymethyl isopropyl cyclopentane 3a-Methyl-dodecahydro-6,6,9a-trimethylnaphtho-2(2,1-b)furan Tetrahydromuguol.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 6 words

3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-γ-2-benzopyran Hydroxymethyl isopropyl cyclopentane 3a-Methyl-dodecahydro-6,6,9a-trimethylnaphtho-2(2,1-b)furan Tetrahydromuguol.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 20 words

A bleaching composition comprising a peroxy bleach compound and an activator therefor, and the bleach-stable deodorant perfume of claim 1.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 24 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the peroxy bleach compound is chosen from sodium perborate monohydrate, sodium perborate tetrahydrate and mixtures thereof.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 33 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the peroxy bleach activator is chosen from: N,N,N',N'-tetraacetyl ethylenediamine; N,N,N',N'-tetraacetyl glycoluril; Glucose pentaacetate; Sodium acetoxybenzene sulphonate; Sodium nonanoyloxybenzene sulphonate; Sodium octanoyloxybenzene sulphonate; and mixtures thereof.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 20 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergent active compound further comprises a nonionic detergent active compound.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 23 words

A method of suppressing human body malodour which comprises contacting the skin with fabric washed with the detergent powder product of claim 1.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 42 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap anionic detergent active compound is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble alkali metal salts of organic sulphates and sulphonates having alkyl radicals containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 98 words

The detergent powder product of claim 11, wherein the non-soap anionic detergent active compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium alkyl sulphates, sodium, potassium and ammonium alkyl benzene sulphonates, sodium alkyl glyceryl ether sulphates, sodium coconut oil fatty acid monoglyceride sulphates and sulphonates, sodium and potassium salts of sulphuric acid esters of higher (C 9 -C 18 ) fatty alcohol-alkylene oxide, the reaction products of fatty acids esterified with isethionic acid and neutralised with sodium hydroxide, sodium and potassium salts of fatty acid amides of methyl taurine, alkane monosulphonates, olefin sulphonates and mixtures thereof.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 41 words

The detergent powder product of claim 12, wherein the non-soap anionic detergent active compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium (C 11 -C 15 ) alkyl benzene sulphonates, sodium (C 16 -C 18 ) alkyl sulphates and mixtures thereof.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 85 words

The detergent powder product of claim 9, wherein the nonionic detergent active compound is selected from the group consisting of the reaction products of alkylene oxides with alkyl (C 6 -C 22 ) phenols, the condensation products of aliphatic (C 8 -C 18 ) primary or secondary linear or branched alcohols with ethylene oxide, products made by condensation of ethylene oxide with the reaction products of propylene oxide and ethylene diamine, long-chain tertiary amine oxides, long-chain tertiary phosphine oxides and dialkyl sulphoxides and mixtures thereof.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 46 words

The detergent powder product of claim 14, wherein the nonionic detergent active compound is selected from the group consisting of the reaction products of ethylene oxide with alkyl (C 6 -C 22 ) phenols to provide from 5 to 25 units of ethylene oxide per molecule.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 48 words

A detergent powder product of claim 14, wherein the nonionic detergent active compound is selected from the condensation products of aliphatic (C 8 -C 18 ) primary or secondary linear or branched alcohols with ethylene oxide to provide from 4 to 30 units of ethylene oxide per molecule.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 31 words

The detergent powder product of claim 14, in which the nonionic detergent active compound is a C 13 -C 15 fatty alcohol having 7 units of ethylene oxide in the molecule.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 23 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergent active compound comprises from 8 to 30% by weight of the product.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 29 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergency builder is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble salts of phosphates, pyrophosphates, orthophosphates, polyphosphates, phosphonates, and polyphosphonates.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 15 words

The detergent powder product of claim 19, wherein the non-soap detergency builder is sodium tripolyphosphate.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 31 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergency builder is a non-phosphorous-containing inorganic water-soluble sequestrant selected from the group consisting of sodium and potassium borates, silicates, and aluminates.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 40 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergency builder is an organic non-phosphorous-containing, water-soluble detergency builder selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium polyacetates, carboxylates, polycarboxylates, succinates, oxylates, polyhydroxysulphonates and mixtures thereof.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 32 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergency builder is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal or ammonium salts of carbonate, bicarbonate and sesquicarbonate and mixtures thereof.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 27 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergency builder is selected from the group consisting of naturally occurring and synthetic zeolites and mixtures thereof.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 22 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the non-soap detergency builder forms from 5 to 75% by weight of the product.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 36 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the peroxy bleach compound is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal perborate tetrahydrates, alkali metal perborate monohydrates, alkali metal percarbonates, persilicates and perphosphates and mixtures thereof.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 29 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the activator for the peroxy bleach compound is selected from the group consisting of N-diacetylated and N,N'-polyacetylated amines and mixtures thereof.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 18 words

The detergent powder product of claim 27, wherein the activator for the peroxy bleach compounds is N,N,N',N'-tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED).

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 27 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the peroxy bleach compound together with the activator therefor form from 6 to 95% by weight of the product.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 28 words

The detergent powder product of claim 1, wherein the ratio by weight of the peroxy bleach compound to the activator therefor is from about 30:1 to about 1:1.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1990-05-04	1990-11-03	1991-05-05	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1994-05-04	1994-11-03	1995-05-05	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1998-05-04	1998-11-03	1999-05-05	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Bleach-stable deodorant perfumes in detergent powders

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