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US 5,733,272 AGranted
Absorbent articles for odor control with positive scent signal
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsGordon Francis Brunner, Toan Trinh, Thomas Alfred Inglin
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Abstract
The present invention comprises compositions and articles such as catamenials, diapers, pantiliners, adult incontinence garments, and underarm shields which minimize odor caused by body fluids and which provide a pleasant scent signal to indicate that the odor is being removed. This scent signal, provided by cyclodextrin/perfume inclusion complexes and/or matrix perfume microcapsules, assures the wearer that the product is working.
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An article of manufacture selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) catamenials;
- (b) pantiliners;
- (c) diapers;
- (d) adult incontinence garments;
- and
- (e) underarm shields;
- comprising:
- I. an effective amount of moisture-activated encapsulated perfume;
- II. an effective amount of odor-controlling agent selected from the group consisting of:
- A. zeolite;
- B. activated carbon;
- C. kieselguhr;
- D. water-soluble antibacterial compound;
- and
- E. mixtures thereof;
- and
- III. an effective amount of fluid absorbing material.
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