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Patent US5687591 - Spherical or polyhedral dry cleaning articles - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsArticles especially adapted for in-home dry cleaning comprise a carrier in spherical or polyhedral form which is impregnated with a cleaning composition. Multiple articles are placed together with soiled garments in a sealed bag and tumbled, preferably in a hot air clothes dryer, to clean and refresh...http://www.google.com/patents/US5687591?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5687591 - Spherical or polyhedral dry cleaning articlesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5687591 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/543,970Publication dateNov 18, 1997Filing dateOct 17, 1995Priority dateJun 20, 1995Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2225538A1, EP0833888A1, WO1997000939A1Publication number08543970, 543970, US 5687591 A, US 5687591A, US-A-5687591, US5687591 A, US5687591AInventorsMichael Peter Siklosi, Thomas Allen DesMaraisOriginal AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (33), Referenced by (25), Classifications (17), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSpherical or polyhedral dry cleaning articlesUS 5687591 AAbstract Articles especially adapted for in-home dry cleaning comprise a carrier in spherical or polyhedral form which is impregnated with a cleaning composition. Multiple articles are placed together with soiled garments in a sealed bag and tumbled, preferably in a hot air clothes dryer, to clean and refresh the garments.
EXAMPLE IV ______________________________________Ingredient         % (wt.) Formula Range______________________________________BPP*               5-25%1,2-Octanediol     0.1-7%MgAE1 S       0.01-0.8%MgAE6.5 S     0.01-0.8%C12 Dimethyl Amine Oxide              0.01-0.8%PEMULEN**          0.05-0.20%Perfume            0.01-1.5%Water              BalancepH range from about 6 to about 8.______________________________________ *Other solvents or cosolvents which can be used herein include various glycol ethers, including materials marketed under trademarks such as Carbitol, methyl Carbitol, butyl Carbitol, propyl Carbitol, and hexyl Cellosolve, and especially methoxy propoxy propanol (MPP), ethoxy propoxy propanol (EPP), propoxy propoxy propanol (PPP), and all isomers and mixtures, respectively, of MPP, EPP, and PPP, and the like, and mixtures thereof. Indeed, although somewhat less preferred, the MPP, EPP and PPP, respectively, can replace the BPP solvent in the foregoing cleaning compositions. The levels of these solvents, and their ratios with 1,2octanediol, are the same as with the preferred BPP solvent. If desired and having due regard for safety and odor for inhome use, various conventionl chlorinated and hydrocarbon dry cleaning solvents may also be used. Included among these are 1,2dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, isoparaffins, and mixtures thereof. **As disclosed in U.S. Pats. 4,758,641 and 5,004,557, such polyacrylates include homopolymers which may be crosslinked to varying degrees, as well as noncrosslinked. Preferred herein are homopolymers having a molecular weight in the range of from about 100,000 to about 10,000,000, preferably 200,000 to 5,000,000.
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