# US 9,518,247 B2 · Fabric care compositions comprising organosiloxane polymers

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- Number: US 9,518,247 B2
- Document ID: US9518247B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/737,534
- Filed: 2015-06-12
- Published: 2015-10-01
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2009-04-17
- Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker; Kerry Andrew Vetter; Bernard William Kluesener; Iskender Yilgor; Christian Herzig; Richard Becker; Rafael Trujillo Rosaldo; Leslie Dawn Waits; Janine A. Flood; Keith Homer Baker; Jennifer Beth Ponder; Mark Gregory Solinsky; Matthew Scott Wagner; Pradipta Sarkar; Emily Suzanne Klinker; Julie Ann O'Neil
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9518247B2

## CPC

- C11D 3/3742: {Nitrogen containing silicones}
- C11D 3/2072: {Aldehydes-ketones}
- C11D 3/373: {containing silicones}
- C11D 3/3738: {Alkoxylated silicones}
- C11D 3/50: Perfumes
- C11D 2111/12: Soft surfaces, e.g. textile
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL

## Abstract

The present composition relates to fabric care compositions comprising an organosiloxane polymer. Methods of using such compositions including contacting a fabric with the composition and rinsing the fabric are also disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fabric care composition comprising
a. from about 0.01% to about 20% by weight of an organosiloxane polymer unit having the structure of Formula (I):
wherein:
(i) said organosiloxane polymer comprising the following X moieties
(ii) each L is a linking bivalent alkylene radical, or independently selected from the group consisting of
—(CH2)s—; and combinations thereof;
(iii) each R is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20 substituted alkyl, C6-C20 aryl, C6-C20 substituted aryl, alkylaryl, —OR2 and combinations thereof;
(iv) each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C8 alkyl or substituted alkyl, and combinations thereof;
(v) each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C4 alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, and combinations thereof;
(vi) each R3 is a bivalent radical independently selected from the group consisting of aromatic, aliphatic and cycloaliphatic radicals with 2 to 30 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof; and
(vii) each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C20 alkyl with molecular weight from 150 to 250 Dalton, aryl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl groups, and combinations thereof;
(viii) p is an integer of from about 2 to about 1000;
(ix) s is an integer of from about 2 to about 83;
(x) y is an integer of from about 0 to about 501;
(xi) n is an integer of from about 1 to about 50; and
b. from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight of the composition of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, amphoteric, nonionic surfactants, and combinations thereof; and
c. a material comprising an aldehyde group.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein at least 50% of the terminal R4 groups have one or more tertiary amino groups.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the organosiloxane polymer comprises a repeat unit having the structure of Formula II
to produce a copolymer comprising the first and second repeat unit having the structure of Formula III
wherein:
(i) said organosiloxane polymer comprising the following X moieties
(ii) each L is a linking bivalent alkylene radical, or independently selected from the group consisting of
—(CH2)s—; and combinations thereof;
(iii) each R is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20 substituted alkyl, C6-C20 aryl, C6-C20 substituted aryl, alkylaryl, —OR2 and combinations thereof;
(iv) each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C8 alkyl or substituted alkyl, and combinations thereof;
(v) each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C4 alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, and combinations thereof;
(vi) each R3 is a bivalent radical independently selected from the group consisting of aromatic, aliphatic and cycloaliphatic radicals with 2 to 30 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof; and
(vii) each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C20 alkyl, aryl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl groups, and combinations thereof;
(viii) s is an integer of from about 2 to about 8;
(ix) y is an integer of from about 0 to about 50;
(x) n is an integer of from about 1 to about 50
(xi) k is an integer selected from 0 to about 100; and
(xii) W is an alkylene radical derived from an organic molecule containing at least two groups selected from the group consisting of amino groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxy groups and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the material comprising an aldehyde group is present in an amount of about 0.0001% to about 2% by weight of the composition.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the surfactant is selected from linear or branched alkyl benzene sulfonate, alkyl sulfate, alkyl ethoxy sulfate, alkyl ethoxylate, alkyl glyceryl sulfonate, quaternary ammonium surfactant, ester quaternary ammonium compound and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the composition comprises an adjunct selected from the group consisting of delivery enhancing agents, fluorescent whitening agents, enzymes, rheology modifiers, builders, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the composition comprises a delivery enhancing agent.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A fabric care composition according to claim 7 wherein the delivery enhancing agent is a cationic polymer with a net cationic charge density of from about 0.05 meq/g to about 23 meq/g.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the organosiloxane polymer comprises less than 0.3 milliequivent/g of primary or secondary amino groups.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A fabric care composition according to claim 9 wherein
a. R is independently selected from the group comprising of hydrogen, —CH3, —OCH3 or —OH;
b. R1 is H;
b. each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl or substituted alkyl groups, or combinations thereof, wherein at least 50% of the terminal R4 groups have one or more tertiary amino groups; and
c. L is independently selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)s-,
and combinations thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the composition comprises 0.01% to about 0.3% by weight of a stabilizer.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The fabric care composition according to claim 11 wherein the stabilizer is a crystalline, hydroxyl-containing stabilizing agent.

### Claim 13 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the composition is in the form of a rinse-added composition.

### Claim 14 (depends on 2)

A fabric care composition according to claim 2 wherein the composition is a laundry detergent.

### Claim 15 (depends on 2)

A method of providing a benefit to a fabric comprising contacting the fabric with the fabric care composition of claim 2.

### Claim 16 (depends on 2)

A composition according to claim 2, wherein the organosiloxane polymer has:
(a) a Friction Test Ratio from 0.83 to 0.90;
(b) a Compression Test Ratio lower than 0.86;
(c) a Bending Test Ratio lower than 0.67.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The composition according to claim 16, wherein the organosiloxane polymer has:
(a) a Friction Test Ratio from 0.85 to 0.89;
(b) a Compression Test Ratio from 0.70 to 0.86;
(c) a Bending Test Ratio from 0.39 to 0.64.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The composition of claim 17, wherein the organosiloxane polymer comprises a silicone emulsion and has a Tau Value less than 5.

### Claim 19 (depends on 2)

The composition of claim 2, further comprising from 1% to 49% by weight of the composition a quaternary ammonium compound suitable for softening fabric, and from 0.1% to 3% perfume.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The composition of claim 19, wherein the organosiloxane polymer comprises a silicone emulsion and has a Tau Value less than 10.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The composition of claim 20, wherein the organosiloxane polymer has:
(a) a Friction Test Ratio from 0.85 to 0.89;
(b) a Compression Test Ratio from 0.70 to 0.86;
(c) a Bending Test Ratio from 0.39 to 0.64.