Detergent pouch with improved properties
AssigneeChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
InventorsElena Petrovicova, Steven Bolkan, Laura Brandt, Louis Mazzola, Lucia V. Salas
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Abstract
An improved detergent pouch that is prepared from at least two water-soluble polymeric films, which are sealed together to contain a detergent composition therein, wherein at least one flexibility-imparting agent is mixed with the detergent composition, or coated onto the pouch to prevent leakage and cracking under stress or unfavorable environmental conditions.
Claims27
A unit dose detergent pouch comprising a detergent composition contained within a water soluble pouch, at least one flexibility-imparting agent contained in said composition, or on at least one exterior surface of said pouch, or both, wherein said detergent is a powder when said flexibility-imparting agent is contained therein, and said flexibility-imparting agent minimizes leakage or cracks of said pouch under stressful conditions.
A method for preparing a unit dose detergent pouch, comprising:
- spraying at least one flexibility-imparting agent onto a powdered detergent composition to form a treated detergent composition;
- enclosing said treated detergent composition within a water-soluble pouch.
A method for preparing a unit dose detergent pouch, comprising:
- enclosing a detergent composition within a water-soluble pouch;
- and
- spraying at least one flexibility-imparting agent onto at least one exterior surface of said pouch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.