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US 7,018,423 B2Granted
Method for the use of aqueous vapor and lipophilic fluid during fabric cleaning
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJohn Christopher Deak, Paul Amaat France, Wilburt Thomas Woods, Anna Vadimovna Noyes, Linda-Carol McWilliams, Michael Jason Ullom
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods to achieve improved cleaning of both wet washable and dry cleanable fabrics. The present invention is carried out by exposing the fabrics to an aqueous vapor and a lipophilic fluid, optionally, but preferably followed by an extraction of both.
Claims30
A method for cleaning fabrics within one apparatus comprising the steps of:
- a. applying an aqueous vapor to said fabrics, in an amount at least about 0.5% but less than or equal to about 50% by weight of said fabrics;
- b. applying a lipophilic fluid to said fabrics;
- and
- c. extracting at least a portion of said lipophilic fluid;
- wherein said lipophilic fluid comprises more than about 50% by weight of the lipophilic fluid
- of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane.
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