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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1994
George Preti, Horsham, PA (US);
John D Pierce, Jr, Havertown, PA (US);
Xiao-Nong Zeng, Jenkingtown, PA (US);
Charles J Wysocki, Collingswood, NJ (US);
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
It has now been found that cross-adaptation may occur between two structurally-similar compounds with qualitatively different odors. The perceived intensity of a malodor, for example, underarm sweat, may be decreased by cross-adaptation to at least one ester compound structurally similar to a component of such sweat. Such structurally similar compounds may be used in methods for decreasing the perceived intensity of a malodor such as sweat, in products designed to cover the characteristic odor of sweat, and in methods for covering malodor.