Package Or Dosing Unit (e.g., Sachet, Wrapped Cake Soap, Etc.) Patents (Class 510/439)
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Patent number: 6013614Abstract: A portable stain removal kit containing single use packets of various spotting agents and a stain guide directing use of the various spotting agents to effectively and professionally remove any type of known or unknown stain. The spotting agents include wet side spotting agents and a dry side spotting agent. Rinse solutions are provided to remove the wet side spotting agents. Non-woven, embossed, synthetic webs are impregnated with the various solutions and sealed within vapor-impervious packets. The stain guide features one side with stains removable by a single spotting agent and a second side with combination stains removable by two or more recommended spotting agents.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1997Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Inventor: John Mahdessian
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Patent number: 5990058Abstract: A single-dose solid composition useful for cleaning or treating human or animal hair and having a high disintegration rate in water is disclosed. The composition includes at least one surface active agent selected from the group consisting of an anionic surface active agent and a nonionic surface active agent, an amphoteric product and at least one disintegrating agent. The composition has a disintegration time in an aqueous medium selected from the group consisting of water and aqueous solutions of less than about 5 minutes. The disintegrating agent consists essentially of polyvinylpyrrolidone. A method for making said composition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1998Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Inventors: Elisabeth Bac, Jean-Pierre Benoit
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Patent number: 5978994Abstract: A device, for use in a washing machine filled with water for cleaning surfaces without the use of detergent, comprising a water permeable housing containing a plurality of cation exchange resin beads, a quantity of tourmaline, a quantity of metal alloy such as copper micro-fibre strands, and a quantity of ferromagnetic material. The materials contained within the housing are in fluid communication with the laundry water and function to clean laundry by substantially reducing the quantity of dissolved solids in the water, neutralizing bacteria, germs and algae, and attracting positively charged particles from soiled laundry articles.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Vision International Production, Inc.Inventor: Michael R. Anderson
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Patent number: 5958854Abstract: A chemical cleaning composition for silver- or copper-containing surfaces consists of a water-soluble solid or powder comprising thiourea or a derivative thereof, and is formulated in unit application form, e.g. in tablet or sachet form. A preferred composition comprises up to 60% thiourea or a derivative thereof; up to 4% surfactant; not more than 40% acidifier; less than 20% disintegrant; up to 10% binder; 0-1% lubricant; and up to 40% diluent.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Products LimitedInventors: Mark Laing, Mark Beeston
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Patent number: 5955417Abstract: A scouring pad is disclosed for cleaning and polishing delicate surfaces. The pad includes a three dimensional lofty nonwoven web made out of a plurality of polyester fibers and a cleansing composition which is present in the voids within the web in dry form. The cleansing composition is, preferably, a surfactant blend containing suitable amounts of stearic monoethanolamide, coconut monoethanolamide, dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, sodium xylene sulfonate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, and water or suitable substitutes of the above. The cleansing composition may be a fatty acid based soap also.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1995Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignee: The Dial CorporationInventor: John C. Taylor
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Patent number: 5946951Abstract: This invention is to be put in the washing machine vat with clothing and finely dividing hydro molecule cluster of the washing water by which the washing water permeates into the fiber of the clothing a generally disk shaped vessel main body is configured to be raised at its upper and lower surfaces where numerous water passing holes or perforations are formed for passing water there-through, a shock absorber is attached on the vessel main body at its side periphery face; a float is attached on the main body at its upper center, and a ceramic ball, tormaline resin, magnet and copper fiber are contained in the vessel main body.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1998Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Daikyo Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tadao Watanabe
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Patent number: 5888313Abstract: A filter pouch cleaner, for cleaning coffee and tea makers, has a top and bottom filter layer made from tea bag paper. The top and bottom filter layers are joined together along and adjacent to their outer edges to form a sealed pouch therebetween. The pouch is filled with a powdered cleaner compound that includes trisodium phosphate, sodium metasillicate and sodium perborate, along with soda ash as a filler. To facilitate the biodegradability and the safety of the cleaner compound, tripolyphosphate and a trace of blue dye powder are included in the cleaner compound. To clean a brewbasket and dispenser of a coffee or tea maker, the filter pouch cleaner is placed in the brewbasket. The brewbasket is then placed above the dispenser and filled with hot water. The hot water soaks through the filter and dissolves the cleaner compound. The hot water and dissolved cleaner flows out of the brewbasket and fills the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1997Date of Patent: March 30, 1999Assignee: Coffee Dispenser Cleaner Company, LLCInventor: Steve F. West
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Patent number: 5863885Abstract: A pack contains a dry alkaline solid (1), which produces in an aqueous media a pH value exceeding 10, which consists of at least a one-layer packaging and which contains at least one polymer film (3) soluble in aqueous alkaline media. The polymer film contains two phases, whereby the continuous phase is made of a copolymer or terpolymer of .alpha.-.beta. unsaturated monocarboxylic acid which has a COOH group and the discontinuous phase is formed by a polymer which has an epoxy group, whereby both polymers are bonded in the boundary layer through esterification between COOH groups of the copolymer or terpolymer and epoxy groups of the discontinuous phase polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1997Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: Diversey Lever, Inc.Inventors: Juan Carlos Ruggieri, Heiner Deibig, Lee Wielgolinski, Jan Staal, Guido van den Brom
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Patent number: 5858299Abstract: A bed of particulate solids including some hydrated materials can be converted by controlled irradiation with subinfrared electromagnetic radiation into a unitary porous solid that is mechanically strong enough for easy handling. When the particulate solids include typical acid to alkaline cleaner materials, a block or tablet especially suitable for automatic cleaning machinery, with a very fast dissolution rate in water, can readily be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Ecolab, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Fernholz, Sandra Witt, Hans-Peter Koehler, Wolfgang Preibsch, Horst Pruehs, Karl-Heinz Rogmann
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Patent number: 5840675Abstract: A cleaning composition is releasably contained in a controlled-release pad or sheet, preferably enveloped within an apertured, formed-film cover sheet to provide a spot removal article. The article is pressed against localized stained areas on fabric surfaces to release the cleaning composition in a controlled manner. The article and fabric are then placed in a bag and agitated in a hot air clothes dryer to dry clean the entire fabric.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventor: Bruce Albert Yeazell
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Patent number: 5824629Abstract: The invention relates to a hair cleansing and care agent in tablet form, wherein the tablet comprises a base compound which, upon contact with water, sets free a physiologically harmless gas, preferably CO.sub.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Inventor: Erich Petritsch
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Patent number: 5804548Abstract: Articles especially adapted for in-home dry cleaning comprise a carrier sheet which is impregnated with a cleaning composition. The articles are designed to be folded for packaging, and to be unfolded during use. The articles are provided with holes which help maintain them in the unfolded configuration, especially during use in a hot-air clothes dryer.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Maxwell Gregory Davis
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Patent number: 5783541Abstract: A unit packaged detergent comprises a detergent composition wrapped in a film made of a water-dissolvable material. The water-dissolvable material protects the wrapped detergent from dissolution until the start of a main wash of a dishwashing machine. At least one outer side of the water-dissolvable material is provided with a coating of a water-dissolvable glue.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1997Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Joris Josef Gustaaf Tack, Jean-Luc Andre Varlet, Bruno Van De Pol
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Patent number: 5780418Abstract: A bathing preparation is disclosed, comprising bathing agent components packed in a bag which is made of; a nonwoven or woven fabric consisting of a water soluble polymer fiber or a laminate sheet comprising a nonwoven or woven fabric consisting of a water soluble polymer fiber on the outside and a water soluble film on the inside.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1996Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kouichi Niinaka, Katsuhiko Takeuchi, Tetsuro Kamiya, Hidenori Yorozu
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Patent number: 5768917Abstract: A washing machine cleaning agent is enclosed within a porous shell which in turn is enclosed between two semi-spherical halves of a housing that are welded together, whereby the porous shell containing the agent is permitted to roll around within the housing and dissolve in the wash water.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1996Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Inventor: Leu Shiow Jiuan Freida
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Patent number: 5765407Abstract: A device and method for respectively providing and using a small, portable, discreet, yet complete on-the-spot stain remover unit. The unit can be activated on-the-spot to remove accidentally spilled food or beverage stains by removing the appropriate modules or body portions to achieve the desired cleaning steps. The stain removing or cleaning unit has a main applicator body, two sub-applicator bodies and two end covers. The modules, when connected together, make up the complete cleaning kit. The unit is designed to enable a user to perform four basic steps for cleaning a stain the instant it occurs, i.e., detergent soak, soiled detergent pickup, rinse and final drying.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1996Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Dasaver, Inc.Inventors: Tat Yin Choo, John A. MacNeill
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Patent number: 5767055Abstract: An apparatus for surface cleaning is provided in which a first liquid, which includes an oxidizing agent, and a second liquid, which includes a builder or a chelating agent, are initially maintained separately. The apparatus is constructed to facilitate delivery of these two liquids such that they are combined to form an admixture during delivery to a surface to be treated. Either or both of the first and second liquids include a pH-adjusting agent, which is present in an amount such that when the liquids are so delivered, the resulting admixture is maintained at a pH sufficient for cleaning efficacy and stability of the oxidizing agent. The present invention also provides a composition produced by a process of maintaining the two above-mentioned liquids separately and forming an admixture thereof during delivery to a surface to be treated.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1996Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Clement K. Choy, Michael H. Robbins
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Patent number: 5759974Abstract: Block-form cleaners for flush toilets which consist of at least two masses of different composition, one of the masses being at least partly surrounded by the other mass(es) and the surrounded mass containing an active substance in a concentration at least 1.3 times higher than in the surrounding mass. This distribution ensures that the active substance is more uniformly released over the useful life of the cleaning block.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1996Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf AktienInventors: Ronald Menke, Alexander Ditze, Gerd Praus
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Patent number: 5714445Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and articles such as catamenials, diapers, pantiliners, paper towels, tissues, underarm shields, etc., which minimize odor caused from body fluids through the incorporation of an effective amount of cyclodextrin, having a particle size of less than 12 microns. Combinations of small particle size cyclodextrins with other odor-controlling materials are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1996Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Toan Trinh, Dean Van Phan
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Patent number: 5691290Abstract: A cleaning composition to remove unwanted paint, graffiti or other coatings from a substrate comprises 40-90 wt. % of a five-membered ring lactam, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and 10-60 wt. % of a glycerol triester of a C1-C4 saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid. Additionally, up to 25 wt. % of the composition of diethylphthalate, diisopropyl adipate and/or a C1-C4 alkyl lactate may be present. Also a method of cleaning substrates and woven or non-woven tissue impregnated with the cleaning composition has been claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1995Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Assignee: Unichema Chemie B.V.Inventors: Pieter Vonk, Anette Heymann
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Patent number: 5687588Abstract: A package assembly for a granular product. The package assembly has a container for storing a granular product and an external surface to which is releasably attached a separate device for dispensing a granular product in an automatic washing machine. The separate device has no communication with the internal volume of the container storing the granular product. The container for storing the granular product has a removable lid attached by means of a hinge device.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1996Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jean-Luc Azzani, Henri Cornette
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Patent number: 5670467Abstract: Stratified solid cast alkaline detergent compositions are disclosed in which the concentrations of an active alkalinity source and water of hydration which contain at least one granular material in varying concentration throughout the composition. Methods of making and using the disclosed compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1995Date of Patent: September 23, 1997Inventor: Howard Fleisher
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Patent number: 5656583Abstract: A filter pouch cleaner for cleaning coffee and tea makers, has a top and bottom filter layer made from tea bag paper. The top and bottom filter layers are joined together along and adjacent to their outer edges to form a sealed pouch therebetween. The pouch is filled with a powdered cleaner compound that includes trisodium phosphate, sodium metasillicate and sodium perborate, along with soda ash as a filler. To facilitate the biodegradability and the safety of the cleaner compound, tripolyphosphate and a trace of blue dye powder are included in the cleaner compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1995Date of Patent: August 12, 1997Assignee: Coffee Dispenser Cleaner Company, LLCInventor: Steve F. West
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Patent number: 5627150Abstract: Disclosed is a container 10, 25 for dispensing of detergents and other solid chemicals, and a method for manufacturing the container 10, 25. The container 10, 25 has a paperboard housing 11, 26 which contains a plastic bladder 21, 27. The exposed surface of the solid chemical is covered by a cap 12, 32. A handle 16, 37 is provided. The container 10, 25 is suitable for use in a dispensing device 40.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1995Date of Patent: May 6, 1997Assignee: Ecolab Inc.Inventors: Jeff W. Peterson, Tina O. Outlaw, Debra A. Crea
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Patent number: 5573698Abstract: A product dispense package suitable for employment in washing machines, comprises a stackable product container which includes a unitary molded recyclable thermoplastic container body having a closed bottom end, an opposed open top end and an upwardly and outwardly angled upstanding peripheral side wall having a stacking angle of from about 2.degree. to about 7.degree. and contained therein a compact block of detergent, cleaning agent, disinfectant and/or preservative having a powdery structure. The bottom end includes an inwardly and upwardly directed dome-shaped region therein including a handle grip portion defined in an outwardly facing side of the dome-shaped region.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1994Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Assignee: Ecopack GmbH & Co.Inventors: Gunter Mandler, Wolfram Rieber, Richard Sander, J urgen Kompan
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Patent number: 5545342Abstract: Antistatic, fabric softening and soil release promoting compositions are disclosed which comprise nonionic detergent, soil release promoting agent of the PET-POET type, and a certain type of silicone polymer (designated Type X or Silicone X). Such compositions very preferably also include cationic fabric softener (CFS), polyacrylate, silicone glycol copolymer (SGC), and builder for the nonionic detergent, with adjuvants being optional.Also within the invention are compositions that comprise only some of the mentioned components, and such compositions may be employed as wash cycle additives to improve the properties of detergent compositions and of softergent compositions. Processes for manufacturing and using the invented compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1994Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.Inventors: Charles A. Beagle, Richard P. Adams, Harold E. Wixon
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Patent number: 5534178Abstract: Uniform, microscopic perforated water soluble film is herein described, and its use in packaging solid, pelletized or particulate detersire compositions containing strong acids, strong bases or a source of halogen whereby the package provides air to pass through without leakage of its contents. Also described is a method of manufacture of a sealed, water soluble, detersire package with microscopic perforations and an apparatus for said manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1994Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Ecolab Inc.Inventors: Helen Bailly, Arthur Luedtke, Paul Pankratz, Joy Allen, Tina O. Outlaw, Lance K. Fisher, Kelvin D. Sundeen