Patent ID: 7262160
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
1. A UV-protectant material in unit dosage form, adapted to impart UV-blocking to clothing in water, and further adapted to be used in a washing machine, comprising: a UV-protectant composition in pellet or tablet form capable of disintegrating in water; said UV-protectant composition comprising a UV-protectant dye capable of being absorbed or adsorbed onto fibers of clothing and in an amount sufficient to impart UV blocking to said clothing; at least two additional components which provide at least one of some matrix, dispersion and disintegration functions to said pellet or tablet; wherein said additional components comprise a sugar and croscarmellose sodium; said pellet or tablet having a weight of about 3-8 grams; and wherein said UV-protectant dye is present in an amount of 8% to 60% based on the total weight of said pellet or tablet.