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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Fairfield, OH (US);
Kevin Joe Fields, Irmo, SC (US);
Dean Arthur Zimmerman, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 5/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 5/14 ;
Abstract
A dosing reservoir for distributing an active compound in controlled amounts onto a target surface comprising a first impermeable layer and a second permeable layer facing and affixed to the first layer. A fluid tight cell with a frangible seal and containing an active compound is disposed between the first and second layers. When the frangible seal is ruptured, the active compound is released from the cell and is controllably released from the reservoir through the permeable layer.