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Articles and methods for treating fabrics
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1979-04-30
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Granted: 1980-12-02
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Expires: 1999-04-30
Abstract
Abstract Dryer-added fabric conditioning articles and methods utilizing, as a fabric conditioning agent, a carboxylic acid salt of a tertiary amine wherein the amine moiety contains at least one alkyl chain of from 12 to 20 carbon atoms.
Inventors
- 👤 Nabil G. Kardouche
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:36
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D17/00; C11D17/04; C11D17/041; C11D17/047; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/40; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/322; D06M13/325; D06M13/328; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249954; Y10T428/249994; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2352
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
257 words
An article of manufacture adapted for providing fabric softening within an automatic clothes dryer, said article comprising: (a) a fabric softening amount of a fabric softening composition comprising from about 5% to about 100% of a carboxylic acid salt of a tertiary amine having the formula ##STR8## wherein R 1 is a long chain aliphatic group containing from 12 to 22 carbon atoms and R 2 and R 3 can be the same or different from each other and are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups containing from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl groups of the formula --R 4 OH wherein R 4 is an alkylene group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and alkyl ether groups of the formula R 5 O(C n H 2n O) m -- wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and hydrogen, n is 2 or 3 and m is from 1 to 20, and wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl of 11 to 21 carbon atoms, and substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, and aralkyl of from 11 to 21 carbon atoms wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, carboxyl, and hydroxyl, said composition having a melting point between about 35° C. and about 100° C.; and (b) a dispensing means which provides for release of said softening composition to fabrics within an automatic laundry dryer at dryer operating temperatures.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
257 words
An article of manufacture adapted for providing fabric softening within an automatic clothes dryer, said article comprising: (a) a fabric softening amount of a fabric softening composition comprising from about 5% to about 100% of a carboxylic acid salt of a tertiary amine having the formula ##STR8## wherein R 1 is a long chain aliphatic group containing from 12 to 22 carbon atoms and R 2 and R 3 can be the same or different from each other and are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups containing from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl groups of the formula --R 4 OH wherein R 4 is an alkylene group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and alkyl ether groups of the formula R 5 O(C n H 2n O) m -- wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and hydrogen, n is 2 or 3 and m is from 1 to 20, and wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl of 11 to 21 carbon atoms, and substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, and aralkyl of from 11 to 21 carbon atoms wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, carboxyl, and hydroxyl, said composition having a melting point between about 35° C. and about 100° C.; and (b) a dispensing means which provides for release of said softening composition to fabrics within an automatic laundry dryer at dryer operating temperatures.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The article of claim 1 wherein the softening composition comprises from about 50% to about 100% of the amine salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
The article of claims 1 or 2 wherein R 2 is an aliphatic chain of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R 3 is an aliphtic chain of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and R 6 is an unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl group of from 11 to 21 carbon atoms and wherein the composition has a melting point of from about 35° C. to about 85° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The article of claim 3 wherein the carboxylic acid salt forming anion moiety is selected from the group consisting of lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic and oleic and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The article of claim 3 wherein the dispensing means is a flexible substrate of woven or nonwoven material in sheet form, having said softening composition releasably affixed thereto, and wherein the weight ratio of softening composition to substrate is from about 10:1 to about 0.5:1, and wherein the substrate has an absorbent capacity of from about 2 to about 25.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The article of claim 5 wherein the amine salt is selected from the group consisting of stearyldimethylamine stearate, distearylmethylamine myristate, stearyldimethylamine palmitate, disterylmethylamine palmitate, distearylmethylamine laurate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The article according to claim 6 wherein the substrate is a woven or nonwoven cellulosic, polyester or polyester/cellulose cloth or paper and has an absorbent capacity of from about 2 to about 15.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The article of claim 6 wherein the substrate is a foamed plastic sheet having an absorbent capacity of from about 15 to about 25.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The article of claims 7 or 8 wherein the amine salt comprises a mixture of stearylidimethylamine stearate and distearylmethylamine myristate in a weight ratio of from 1:10 to 10:1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The article of claim 3, wherein the dispensing means is an aerosol device.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
233 words
A method for imparting a softening and antistatic effect to fabrics in an automatic clothes dryer comprising tumbling said fabrics under heat in said dryer with an effective amount of a fabric softening composition comprising from 5% to 100% of a tertiary amine salt of the formula ##STR9## wherein R 1 is a long chain aliphatic group containing from 12 to 22 carbon atoms R 2 and R 3 can be the same or different from each other and are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups containing from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, hydroalkyl groups of the formula --R 4 OH wherein R 4 is an alkylene group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and alkyl ether groups of the formula R 5 O(C n H 2n O) m -- wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and hydrogen, n is 2 or 3 and m is from 1 to 20, and wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl of 11 to 21 carbon atoms, and substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, and aralkyl of from 11 to 21 carbon atoms wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, carboxyl, and hydroxyl, said composition having a melting point between about 35° C. and about 100° C.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
233 words
A method for imparting a softening and antistatic effect to fabrics in an automatic clothes dryer comprising tumbling said fabrics under heat in said dryer with an effective amount of a fabric softening composition comprising from 5% to 100% of a tertiary amine salt of the formula ##STR9## wherein R 1 is a long chain aliphatic group containing from 12 to 22 carbon atoms R 2 and R 3 can be the same or different from each other and are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups containing from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, hydroalkyl groups of the formula --R 4 OH wherein R 4 is an alkylene group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and alkyl ether groups of the formula R 5 O(C n H 2n O) m -- wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and hydrogen, n is 2 or 3 and m is from 1 to 20, and wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl of 11 to 21 carbon atoms, and substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, and aralkyl of from 11 to 21 carbon atoms wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of halogen, carboxyl, and hydroxyl, said composition having a melting point between about 35° C. and about 100° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the said composition comprises from about 50% to about 100% of said tertiary amine salt.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 11 or 12 wherein R 2 is an aliphatic chain of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, R 3 is an aliphatic chain of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and R 6 is an unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl group of from 11 to 21 carbon atoms and wherein the composition has a melting point of from about 35° C. to about 85° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the carboxylic acid salt forming anionic moiety is selected from the group consisting of lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic and oleic.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the composition is dispensed within the dryer from a flexible substrate of woven or nonwoven material having said softening composition releasably affixed thereto.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the amine salt is selected from the group consisting of stearyldimethylamine stearate, distearylmethylamine myristate, stearyldimethylamine palmitate, distearylmethylamine palmitate, distearylmethylamine laurate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the amine salt is a mixture of stearylmethylamine stearate and distearylmethylamine myristate in a weight ratio of from 1:10 to 10:1.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the composition is dispensed into the dryer from an aerosol device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the amine salt is a mixture of stearylmethtylamine stearate and distearylmethylamine myristate in a weight ratio of from 1:10 to 10:1.
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