Patent ID: 8277725
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of freshening air and improving a perfume release profile of an air freshening composition, comprising dispersing said air freshening composition into the air, wherein said air freshening composition comprises a perfume composition, and wherein said air freshening composition is provided in a container, said container comprising: a) a propellant comprising a compressed gas selected from the group consisting of compressed air, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, inert gases, and carbon dioxide, wherein said propellant is substantially free of hydrocarbons; and b) a dispenser; wherein, when said container is completely filled with said propellant and said air freshening composition, said air freshening composition is released from said container in the form of spray droplets at a flow rate of from about 0.8 grams/second to about 1.5 grams/second, wherein mean particle size of the released spray droplets is from about 10 microns to about 100 microns.