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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony M. Zembrodt, Covington, KY (US);
John A. Ferguson, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Gunter Holzner, Geneva, CH;
Assignee:
Bath & Body Works, Inc., Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/60 ;
Abstract
A product for providing anti-static and scent to clothes being laundered in a dryer has a plurality of beads, or pearls, of a polymer composition impregnated with anti-static agents and perfume contained in a mesh bag. The bag and pearls are placed in a clothes dryer with clothing being dried. The anti-static agents and perfume are transmitted to the clothing during the drying cycle. The pearls are composed of a mixture of polypropylene and polyethylene. A whitening agent, such as titanium dioxide, a blowing agent and coloring can all be added to the pearls.