The Procter Gamble Company

John William Smith

Toan Trinh

Mary Vijayarani Barnabas

Alessandro Corona, Iii

Gayle Marie Frankenbach

Helen Bernardo Tordil

Ronghui Wu

Zaiyou Liu

Bruno Albert Jean Hubesch

Earl Bray, Jr

Dimitris Ioannis Collias

Eugene Paul Gosselink

Frederick Anthony Hartman

Stephan Gary Bush

Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer

Ellen Schmidt Baker

Janet Sue Littig

Eva Schneiderman

Lawrence Andrew Schumacher

Robb Richard Gardner

Timothy Roy Nijakowski

John Henry Shaw, Jr

David Thomas Stanton

Anthony James Burns

Donald Ray Brown

Donald Marion Swartley

Jacqueline Marie Duderstadt

Samuel James Morris, Iii

Anne Marie Candido

Todd Stephen Alwart

Helen Bernado Tordil

Michael Lee Kramer

Ellis Bailey Gregg

Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr

Ricky Ah-man Woo

Peter Marte Torgerson

Robert Mermelstein

Marjorie Mossman Peffly

Alen David Streutker

George Kavin Morgan, Iii

Kristin Marie Finley

Markus Wilhelm Altmann

Kurt Alfred Karussi

William Tucker Campbell

Christian Leo Marie Vermote

Lisa Catherine Winder

Earl David Brock

Charles Michael Hardy

Thomas Jackson Kirk

Gabrielle Holly (Spangler) Detzel

Su Yon Chang

Mary Ellen Raleigh

Alan Robert Dinniwell

Gabrielle Holly Spangler Detzel

Rick Ah-Man Woo

Samuel James Iii Morris

Multiple use fabric conditioning compositions comprising blooming perfume are useful for conditioning fabric.

Multiple use fabric conditioning composition with blooming perfume

Fabric conditioner dispensers capable of being maintained with one hand.

Fabric conditioning dispenser and methods of use

Multiple use fabric conditioning blocks comprising indentations and/or protrusions are useful for conditioning fabric.

Multiple use fabric conditioning block with indentations

Multiple use fabric conditioning composition comprising improved perfume are useful for softening laundry in a dryer.

Multiple use fabric conditioning composition with improved perfume

The present invention relates to stable, aqueous fabric softening compositions, fabric softening methods and articles of manufacture that use such fabric softening compositions comprising preferred polyalkyleneoxy polysiloxanes selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneoxy polysiloxane, polyethyleneoxy/polypropyleneoxy polysiloxanes, and mixtures thereof. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray containers. The present invention also relates to a method of identifying, selecting, and/or designing the preferred polyethyleneoxy polysiloxanes and/or polyethyleneoxy/polypropyleneoxy polysiloxanes that provide superior fabric softening performance in general, and especially for use in the fabric softening composition of the present invention.

Fabric softening compositions and methods

The present invention relates to a stable, aqueous wrinkle controlling and, optionally, odor-absorbing, composition, preferably for use on fabric. The composition preferably comprises fabric lubricant, shape retention polymer, lithium salts, and/or plasticizers for wrinkle control and, optionally, from about 0.1% to about 20%, by weight of the composition, of solubilized, water-soluble, uncomplexed cyclodextrin. Optionally, the composition can contain low molecular weight polyols; metallic salts to help control odor; nonionic surfactants to improve performance and formulatability, a humectant, etc. The composition is essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray containers which preferably are in association with instructions for use, especially when the composition comprises only water and perfume.

Fabric wrinkle control composition and method

The present invention relates to fabric care methods for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of worn, faded fabric, by applying to said fabric a fabric color care composition which comprises: water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers; surfactant capable of forming a bilayer structure; and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the composition can contain other ingredients to provide additionally fabric care benefits, and/or to improve performance and formulatability. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray container which preferably are in association with a set of instructions for use.

Fabric color care method for rejuvenating and/or restoring color to a faded fabric

The present invention relates to fabric care methods for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of worn, faded fabric, by applying to said fabric a fabric color care composition which comprises: water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers; surfactant capable of forming a bilayer structure; and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the composition can contain other ingredients to provide additionally fabric care benefits, and/or to improve performance and formulatability. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray container that preferably are in association with a set of instructions for use.

Fabric color care method

Silicone emulsion comprising: at least about 0.025% and less than about 10% of silicone oil; an active amount to emulsify said silicone oil and reduce surface tension of said composition of a surfactant system; and a an effective amount of a buffering system to maintain a pH of said composition to be at least about 6 for a period of at least about 3 months, are useful for controlling wrinkles in fabrics.

Stable silicone oil emulsion composition, article of manufacture, and method of fabric wrinkle control

The present invention relates to fabric care methods for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of worn, faded fabric, by applying to said fabric a fabric color care composition which comprises: water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers; surfactant capable of forming a bilayer structure; and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the composition can contain other ingredients to provide additionally fabric care benefits, and/or to improve performance and formulability. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray container that preferably are in association with a set of instructions for use.

Polymer compositions, while providing suitable wrinkle control, also tend to dispense poorly when sprayed. The present invention shows that when viscosity of polymer compositions is minimized spray dispensing improves. Several approaches to minimizing the viscosity of polymer compositions are disclosed. Methods of controlling wrinkles in fabrics comprise treating fabrics with a variety of polymer compositions following a variety of methods. Articles of manufacture comprise (1) a container or substrate, (2) a wrinkle controlling composition, and (3) a set of instructions.

Articles to aid the ironing of fabrics and methods of use

Polymer compositions having specified PH for improved dispensing and improved stability of wrinkle reducing compositions and methods of use

The present invention relates to the use of a dryer-added fabric softener composition, after a normal wash process, said composition having optimal characteristics for providing good coverage of fabrics that are treated, and optionally comprising at least one fabric softener component, for imparting fabric appearance benefits. The invention comprises the softener compositions in packages in association with instructions for their use in the dryer to provide protection for the fabrics, especially color care. Dryer-added fabric softener compositions containing chlorine scavenger to protect colored fabrics from chlorine in the next wash cycle are disclosed.

Dryer-added fabric softener composition to provide color and other

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John William Smith