# US 11,028,345 B2 · Organic hemp dryer sheet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,028,345 B2 - Document ID: US11028345B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/697,324 - Filed: 2019-11-27 - Published: 2020-05-28 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-27 - Applicants: Ava Stern - Inventors: Ava Stern - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11028345B2 ## CPC - C11D 3/382: Vegetable products, e.g. soya meal, wood flour, sawdust - C11D 17/047: {Arrangements specially adapted for dry cleaning or laundry dryer related applications} - C11D 3/0068: {Deodorant compositions} - C11D 3/48: Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions - C11D 3/50: Perfumes - C11D 17/06: Powder; Flakes; Free-flowing mixtures; Sheets - D06M 13/005: {Compositions containing perfumes; Compositions containing deodorants} - D06M 16/00: Biochemical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. enzymatic - D06M 23/02: Processes in which the treating agent is releasably affixed or incorporated into a dispensing means - C11D 2111/12: Soft surfaces, e.g. textile - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL - D06M: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS ## Abstract A dryer sheet can be configured to be 100% organic and anti-bacterial. The dryer sheet can have one or more layers of pure hemp material that is woven into a configuration that allows for four or more uses without shredding or otherwise having degraded cleaning of laundry being dried. One or more scents and essential oils may be incorporated into the dryer sheet to impart a predetermined aroma into the laundry being dried. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising a dryer sheet constructed as a single layer of 100% organic hemp fibers with an average thickness of 0.25 inches or less woven together to produce a dryer sheet thickness of 0.01 inches or less, the dryer sheet consisting of only hemp fibers without any additional chemicals and oils. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dryer sheet is woven via canvas weaves. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the 100% organic hemp fibers have a weight of 3-6 ounces. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the dryer sheet has rectangular dimensions of 5 inches by 8 inches. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the dryer sheet has rectangular dimensions with sides measuring 5-12 inches. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the 100% organic hemp fibers are free of any artificial or synthetic chemicals before and during use in a clothes dryer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dryer sheet retains an essential oil applied by a user. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the dryer sheet retains a plurality of different essential oils each applied to the dryer sheet by the user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dryer sheet is constructed of two-ply yarn having 36 to 40 wraps per inch. ### Claim 10 An apparatus comprising a dryer sheet constructed of a plurality of layers, each of the plurality of layers comprising 100% organic hemp fibers having an average thickness of 0.25 inches or less woven together to produce a dryer sheet thickness of 0.01 inches or less, each layer of the plurality of layers consisting of only hemp fibers without any additional chemicals and oils. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a first layer of the plurality of layers has a different weight than a second layer of the plurality of layers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a first layer of the plurality of layers has a different weave than a second layer of the plurality of layers. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a first layer of the plurality of layers has a different average thickness than a second layer of the plurality of layers. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the dryer sheet is fully biodegradable. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plurality of layers comprises three separate layers sewn together. ### Claim 16 A method comprising: inserting laundry in a clothes dryer at least four separate times; inserting a dryer sheet into the clothes dryer each of the at least four separate times, the dryer sheet comprising 100% organic hemp fibers with an average thickness of 0.25 inches or less woven together to produce a dryer sheet thickness of 0.01 inches or less, the dryer sheet consisting of only hemp fibers without any additional chemicals and oils, the dryer sheet having a scent corresponding with the 100% organic hemp fibers; activating the clothes dryer for each of the at least four separate times; and absorbing at least one bacterial molecule from the laundry into the dryer sheet during each of the at least four separate times. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein one or more essential oils are applied to the dryer sheet prior to insertion into the clothes dryer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein heat from the clothes dryer imparts a clean condition by absorbing at least one harmful molecule from the laundry. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein physical movement of the dryer sheet imparts at least a scent onto the laundry. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the activation of the clothes dryer imparts an antibacterial condition on the laundry by absorbing at least one bacterial molecule from the laundry.