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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2022
Dow Silicones Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Serge Creutz, Liege, BE;
Rahma Benbakoura, Quaregnon, BE;
Jacqueline L'hostis, Silly, BE;
Flore Vandemeulebroucke, Manage, BE;
Dow Silicones Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A drainage enhancing aqueous fabric softener formulation is provided, including: water; a fabric softening agent; and a drainage aid component, wherein the drainage aid component comprises: 40-99 wt %, based on weight of the drainage aid component, of an organopolysiloxane comprising: 0-60 mol % of units of formula I and 40-100 mol % of units of formula II wherein x is 0-3; y is 0-2; z is 1-2; y+z is 1-3; Ris selected from a hydrogen, a hydroxy group and a group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; Ris an -ARgroup; wherein A is a divalent linking group; c is 0-1; Ris a group having 9 to 35 carbon atoms; 1-30 wt %, based on weight of the drainage aid component, of an organosilicon resin; and 0 to 30 wt %, based on weight of the drainage aid component, of a hydrophobic additive.