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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Inventors:
Steven Spanhove, Ghent, BE;
Gregory Edward Fernandes, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 11/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/40 (2006.01); C11D 17/06 (2006.01); C09B 67/00 (2006.01); C09B 67/42 (2006.01); C09B 67/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/40 (2013.01); C09B 67/0095 (2013.01); C09B 67/0097 (2013.01); C11D 17/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to non-bleeding, non-staining colored speckles for use in granular or powdered detergents such as laundry detergents and automatic dishwashing detergents. The colored speckles are comprised of a salt or salt-containing carrier and a coloring agent and are characterized as being substantially uniformly colored throughout the cross-sectional volume of the speckle.