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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2001
Jeffrey Donald Painter, Loveland, OH (US);
Joseph Herbert Thien, Fairfield, OH (US);
Peter Robert Foley, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brian Xiaoqing Song, West Chester, OH (US);
Mary Ruth Leyendecker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A process for forming a non-staining colored composite particle suitable for incorporation in a bleach-containing or a non-bleach-containing liquid detergent composition is disclosed. The process includes the steps of forming a colored liquid dispersion of pigment particles in a first liquid medium wherein the size of the pigment particles in the colored liquid dispersion is no greater than about 5 &mgr;m. The process includes the step of mixing the colored liquid dispersion with a polymeric material and a second liquid medium to form a sprayable colored polymeric material. The process also includes the step of spraying the colored polymeric material on a composite particle and forming a colored polymeric coating on the composite particle. A non-staining colored particle and a liquid ADW detergent composition are also disclosed.