Patent ID: 7846268

Claim:
A cleaning and/or treatment composition comprising at least 0.0001 weight percent of a dye polymer conjugate, said dye and said polymer of said conjugate being chemically bound to each other, said polymer being selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose, cationic starch, guar gum, uncharged starch, hydroxyl ethyl cellulose, and combinations thereof and an optional stripping agent, the balance of said composition comprising one or more materials selected from the group consisting of builders hydrotropes, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, catalytic materials, bleach activators, hydrogen peroxide, sources of hydrogen peroxide, preformed peracids, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, structure elasticizing agents, fabric softeners and mixtures thereof.