Encapsulated fragrance in compressed tablet
AssigneeW.M. Barr & Company, Inc.
InventorsRachel Ann FARMER, Dennis Earl SHIREMAN, Charles L. HAWES, Brett Justin HEALEY, Matthew Michael PETKUS
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Abstract
A tablet having a deliquescent desiccant and a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent, and wherein the encapsulated fragrance is derived from an essential oil. A method of making a tablet involves providing a deliquescent desiccant, encapsulating a fragrance by spray drying the fragrance on a carbohydrate, combining the deliquescent desiccant and the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance, and pressing the combination into the tablet.
Claims29
A tablet comprising:
- a deliquescent desiccant, and
- a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent,
- wherein the encapsulated fragrance is derived from an essential oil.
A method of making a tablet, the method comprising:
- providing a deliquescent desiccant,
- encapsulating a fragrance by spray drying the fragrance on a carbohydrate,
- combining the deliquescent desiccant and the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance, and
- pressing the combination into the tablet,
- wherein the encapsulated fragrance is derived from an essential oil.
A method of making a tablet, the method comprising:
- combining granular flake or powder calcium chloride with a carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance powder,
- mixing,
- placing the mixture into a tablet mold, and
- pressing into the tablet,
- wherein the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance powder is derived from an essential oil.
A composition comprising:
- a deliquescent desiccant, and
- a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent,
- wherein the composition is in the form of a tablet and
- wherein the composition is an insect repellant.
A dehumidifying device comprising:
- a tablet comprised of:
- a deliquescent desiccant, and
- a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent,
- wherein the encapsulated fragrance is derived from an essential oil.
A dehumidifying device comprising:
- a mixture of:
- a tablet comprised of a deliquescent desiccant, and a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent,
- wherein the encapsulated fragrance is derived from an essential oil, and
- wherein the tablet is combined with a granular, pelleted, powder, or flaked calcium chloride heterogeneous mixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.