Patent ID: 6486117
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A detergent tablet comprising:i) a compressed solid body portion having at least one mold in said compressed solid body portion; ii) a non-compressed, gelatinous portion mounted in said at least one mold of said compressed solid body portion, said gelatinous portion comprising a thickening system and at least one detergent active; and wherein said at least one mold is filled with said non-compressed, gelatinous portion; wherein said non-compressed, gelatinous portion has a yield strength of from about 5 to about 80 Pa before said non-compressed, gelatinous portion is mounted in said at least one mold; wherein said gelatinous portion is formulated so that at least about 90% of said detergent active is delivered to the wash within the first 3 minutes of a domestic wash process; and wherein said gelatinous portion comprises a structure modifying agent.