# US 12,215,299 B2 · Treatment compositions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,215,299 B2 - Document ID: US12215299B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/125,211 - Filed: 2023-03-23 - Published: 2023-08-03 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-23 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company - Inventors: Mark Robert Sivik; Travis Kyle Hodgdon; Stephanie Ann Urbin; Alessandro Corona, III; Jocelyn Michelle McCullough; Robert Richard Dykstra; Denise Malcuit Belanger; Richard Timothy Hartshorn; Nicholas David Vetter; Tessa Xuan; Renae Dianna Fossum; Reinhold Joseph Leyrer; Gledison Fonseca; Volodymyr Boyko; Aaron Flores-Figueroa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215299B2 ## CPC - C11D 3/001: {Softening compositions} - C11D 1/62: Quaternary ammonium compounds - C11D 3/0015: {liquid} - C11D 3/30: Amines; Substituted amines {; Quaternized amines} - C11D 3/349: {additionally containing nitrogen atoms, e.g. nitro, nitroso, amino, imino, nitrilo, nitrile groups containing compounds or their derivatives or thio urea} - C11D 3/373: {containing silicones} - C11D 3/3746: {Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds} - C11D 3/3769: {(Co)polymerised monomers containing nitrogen, e.g. carbonamides, nitriles or amines} - C11D 3/3773: {in liquid compositions} - C11D 3/50: Perfumes - C11D 3/505: {encapsulated or adsorbed on a carrier, e.g. zeolite or clay} - C11D 17/0039: {Coated compositions or coated components in the compositions, (micro)capsules} - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL ## Abstract The present invention relates to treatment compositions containing polymer systems that provide stability and benefit agent deposition as well as methods of making and using same. Such treatment compositions may be used for example as through the wash and/or through the rinse fabric enhancers as well as unit dose treatment compositions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A composition comprising, based upon total composition weight: a) from about 0.15% to about 1%, of a polymeric material comprising a first polymer and a second polymer; said first polymer is derived from the polymerization of from about 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to 95 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 50 ppm to 1,950 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm chain transfer agent; said second polymer being derived from the polymerization of from about 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to 95 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 ppm to 45 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm chain transfer agent, wherein the cationic monomer of the first polymer is dimethyl aminoethyl acrylate methyl chloride or dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate methyl chloride and the non-ionic monomer of the first polymer is acrylamide; wherein the cationic monomer of the second polymer is diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride and the non-ionic monomer of the second polymer is acrylamide; b) from about 1% to about 20% of a fabric softener active material, wherein said fabric softener active material is a quaternary ammonium compound selected from the group consisting of monoesterquats, diesterquats, triesterquats, and mixtures thereof; and c) a population of perfume microcapsules with the proviso that said population of perfume microcapsules comprises a microcapsule wall material selected from the group consisting of melamine, polyacrylamide, silicones, silica, polystyrene, polyurea, polyurethanes, polyacrylate based materials, polyacrylate esters based materials, gelatin, styrene malic anhydride, polyamides, aromatic alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof and/or wherein the fabric softener active material comprises said fabric softener active: (i) that does not comprise 90% to 100% of a triesterquat and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat and/or diesterquat based on total esterquat in said composition; and (ii) that does not comprise 90% to 100% of a diesterquat having an iodine value of less than 5 and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat based on total esterquat; said composition being a fabric and home care product. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein said population of perfume microcapsules comprises a microcapsule wall material selected from the group consisting of melamine, polyacrylamide, polyurea, polyurethanes, polyacrylate based materials, polyacrylate esters based materials, malic anhydride, polyamides, aromatic alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof and/or wherein the fabric softener active material comprises said fabric softener active: a) that does not comprise 80% to 100% of a triesterquat and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat and/or diesterquat based on total esterquat in said composition; and b) that does not comprise 80% to 100% of a diesterquat having an iodine value of less than 7 and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat based on total esterquat. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein said population of perfume microcapsules comprises a microcapsule wall material selected from the group consisting of melamine, polyacrylamide, polyurea, polyurethanes, polyacrylate based materials, polyacrylate esters based materials, malic anhydride, polyamides, aromatic alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof and/or wherein the fabric softener active material comprises said fabric softener active: a) that does not comprise 70% to 100% of a triesterquat and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat and/or diesterquat based on total esterquat in said composition; and b) that does not comprise 70% to 100% of a diesterquat having an iodine value of less than 8 and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat based on total esterquat. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein said population of perfume microcapsules comprises a microcapsule wall material selected from the group consisting of melamine, polyacrylamide, polyurea, polyacrylate based materials, polyacrylate esters based materials, polyamides, aromatic alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol and mixtures thereof and/or wherein the fabric softener active material comprises said fabric softener active: a) that does not comprise 50% to 100% of a triesterquat and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat and/or diesterquat based on total esterquat in said composition; and b) that does not comprise 90% to 100% of a diesterquat having an iodine value of less than 7 and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat based on total esterquat. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, comprising, in addition to the microcapsules and fabric softener active material of said proviso, a fabric softener active material that comprises a) a fatty acid triglyceride; b) 90% to 100% of a triesterquat and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat and/or diesterquat based on total esterquat in said composition; and/or c) that does not comprise 90% to 100% of a diesterquat having an iodine value of less than 5 and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat based on total esterquat. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The composition according to claim 1, wherein said polymeric material comprises a first polymer and a second polymer, said first polymer being derived from the polymerization of from about 10 to 95 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 5 to 90 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 60 ppm to 1,900 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, from 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm chain transfer agent; said second polymer being derived from the polymerization of from about 10 to 95 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 5 to 90 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 ppm to 40 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm chain transfer agent. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a material that is selected from the group consisting a silicone polymer, a polysaccharide, a clay, an amine, a fatty ester, a dispersible polyolefin, a polymer latex and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A composition according to claim 7, wherein; said silicone polymer is selected from the group consisting of cyclic silicones, polydimethylsiloxanes, aminosilicones, cationic silicones, silicone polyethers, silicone resins, silicone urethanes, and mixtures thereof; said polysaccharide comprises a cationic starch; said clay comprises a smectite clay; said dispersible polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and mixtures thereof; and said fatty ester is selected from the group consisting of a polyglycerol ester, a sucrose ester, a glycerol esters and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, wherein the fabric softening active material has an Iodine Value of between 0-140. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, said composition further comprising a silicone polymer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, said composition comprises, in addition to said fabric softener active material, from about 0.001% to about 5% of a stabilizer that comprises a alkyl quaternary ammonium compound. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, wherein said cross-linking agent is selected from the group consisting of methylene bisacrylamide, ethylene glycol diacrylate, polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diacryamide, triallylamine, cyanomethylacrylate, vinyl oxyethylacrylate or methacrylate and formaldehyde, glyoxal, divinylbenzene, tetraallylammonium chloride, allyl acrylates, allyl methacrylates, diacrylates and dimethacrylates of glycols or polyglycols, butadiene, 1,7-octadiene, allylacrylamides or allylmethacrylamides, bisacrylamidoacetic acid, N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide or polyol polyallyl ethers, pentaerythrityl triacrylate, pentaerythrityl tetraacrylate, tetrallylammonium chloride, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate; and tri- and tetramethacrylates of polyglycols; or polyol polyallyl ethers, ditrimethylolpropane tetraacrylate, pentaerythrityl tetraacrylate ethoxylate, pentaerythrityl tetramethacrylate, pentaerythrityl triacrylate ethoxylate, triethanolamine trimethacrylate, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane triacrylate, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane triacrylate ethoxylate, trimethylolpropane tris(polyethylene glycol ether) triacrylate, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione triacrylate, tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione trimethacrylate, dipentaerythrityl pentaacrylate, 3-(3-{[dimethyl-(vinyl)-silyl]-oxy}-1,1,5,5-tetramethyl-1,5-divinyl-3-trisiloxanyl)-propyl methacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, 1-(2-propenyloxy)-2,2-bis [(2-propenyloxy)-methyl]-butane, trimethacrylic acid-1,3,5-triazin-2,4,6-triyltri-2,1-ethandiyl ester, glycerine triacrylate, propoxylated, 1,3,5-triacryloylhexahydro-1,3,5-triazine, 1,3-dimethyl-1,1,3,3-tetravinyldisiloxane, pentaerythrityl tetravinyl ether, 1,3-dimethyl-1,1,3,3-tetravinyldisiloxane, (Ethoxy)-trivinylsilane, (Methyl)-trivinylsilane, 1,1,3,5,5-pentamethyl-1,3,5-trivinyltrisiloxane, 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-trivinylcyclotrisilazane, 2,4,6-trimethyl-2,4,6-trivinylcyclotrisiloxane, 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-trivinyltrisilazane, tris-(2-butanone oxime)-vinylsilane, 1,2,4-trivinylcyclohexane, trivinylphosphine, trivinylsilane, methyltriallylsilane, phenyltriallylsilane, triallylamine, triallyl citrate, triallyl phosphate, triallylphosphine, triallyl phosphite, triallylsilane, 1,3,5-triallyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, trimellitic acid triallyl ester, trimethallyl isocyanurate, 2,4,6-tris-(allyloxy)-1,3,5-triazine, 1,2-Bis-(diallylamino)-ethane, pentaerythrityl tetratallate, 1,3,5,7-tetravinyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetravinyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, tris-[(2-acryloyloxy)-ethyl]-phosphate, vinylboronic anhydride pyridine, 2,4,6-trivinylcyclotriboroxanepyridine, tetraallylsilane, tetraallyloxysilane, 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinylcyclotetrasilazane and mixtures thereof; c.) wherein said chain transfer agent is selected from the group consisting of mercaptanes, malic acid, lactic acid, formic acid, isopropanol, hypophosphites, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, said composition having a Brookfield viscosity of from about 20 cps to about 1000 cps. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, said composition comprising an adjunct material selected from the group consisting of surfactants, builders, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, enzyme stabilizers, catalytic materials, bleach activators, hydrogen peroxide, sources of hydrogen peroxide, preformed peracids, polymeric dispersing agents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, hueing dyes, perfumes, perfume delivery systems, structure elasticizing agents, carriers, structurants, hydrotropes, processing aids, solvents and/or pigments and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, wherein said perfume microcapsules comprise a deposition aid coating. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, said composition further comprising more than one type of perfume microcapsules. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A composition according to claim 1, said composition having a pH from about 2 to about 4. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein said population of perfume microcapsules comprises a microcapsule wall material comprising polyacrylate-based materials. ### Claim 19 A composition comprising, based upon total composition weight: a) from about 0.15% to about 1%, of a polymeric material comprising a first polymer and a second polymer; said first polymer is derived from the polymerization of from about 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to 95 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 50 ppm to 1,950 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm chain transfer agent; said second polymer being derived from the polymerization of from about 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 to 95 mole percent of a non-ionic vinyl addition monomer, from about 0 ppm to 45 ppm of a cross-linking agent comprising two or more ethylenic functions, 0 ppm to about 10,000 ppm chain transfer agent, wherein the cationic monomer of the first polymer is dimethyl aminoethyl acrylate methyl chloride or dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate methyl chloride and the non-ionic monomer of the first polymer is acrylamide; wherein the cationic monomer of the second polymer is diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride and the non-ionic monomer of the second polymer is (meth)acrylamide; b) from about 1% to about 20% of a fabric softener active material, wherein said fabric softener active material is a quaternary ammonium compound selected from the group consisting of monoesterquats, diesterquats, triesterquats, and mixtures thereof; and c) a population of perfume microcapsules with the proviso that said population of perfume microcapsules comprises a microcapsule wall material selected from the group consisting of melamine, polyacrylamide, silicones, silica, polystyrene, polyurea, polyurethanes, polyacrylate based materials, polyacrylate esters based materials, gelatin, styrene malic anhydride, polyamides, aromatic alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof and/or wherein the fabric softener active material comprises said fabric softener active: (i) that does not comprise 90% to 100% of a triesterquat and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat and/or diesterquat based on total esterquat in said composition; and (ii) that does not comprise 90% to 100% of a diesterquat having an iodine value of less than 5 and 0% to 10% of a monoesterquat based on total esterquat; said composition being a fabric and home care product.