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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Ricky Ah-Man Woo, Hamilton, OH (US);
Dean Larry DuVal, Lebanon, OH (US);
Kristin Marie Nichols, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Steven Reece, West Chester, OH (US);
Robert William Kiblinger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Scott Cobb, Loveland, OH (US);
Hirotaka Uchiyama, Loveland, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of deodorizing and/or reducing malodor in carpet comprises the step of contacting the carpet with a deodorizing composition comprising an effective amount of odor control agent. In a preferred embodiment, the deodorizing composition is a concentrated composition and the method comprises diluting the concentrated deodorizing composition to form a diluted deodorizing composition and using the diluted deodorizing composition in combination with a carpet extractor to deodorize the carpet. An article of manufacture for deodorizing carpet comprises a container, a deodorizing composition in the container, and a set of instructions in association with the container to communicate the benefits of the present methods and the uses of the present compositions.