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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. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2003
Applicant:
David Bedford, Hull, GB;
Inventor:
David Bedford, Hull, GB;
Assignee:
Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited, Slough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of absorbing water vapor and malodor from a cavity, for example a drawer or wardrobe or the inside of a shoe. This is achieved by placement in the cavity of a package permeable to water vapor and retaining a particulate dehumidifying compound, a particulate odor-combating compound, and a filler comprising starch or a starch derivative or cellulose or a cellulose derivative, or which acts as a thickener or gelling agent for the water inside the package.