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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Robert Edward Gott, Norwalk, CT (US);
Ewa Padlo, Derby, CT (US);
Craig Stephen Slavtcheff, Guilford, CT (US);
Robert Edward Gott, Norwalk, CT (US);
Ewa Padlo, Derby, CT (US);
Craig Stephen Slavtcheff, Guilford, CT (US);
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Abstract
A disposable, single-use, personal care article is disclosed having an active zone, an adjacent non-active zone, and interface therebetween; a benefit agent releasably associated with the active zone; a carrier solvent and optionally a visual indicator associated with the active zone. In one embodiment, the benefit agent, the carrier solvent, and a dye indicator are combined and applied as stripes on the article. The stripes will not substantially bleed into the adjacent non-active zone and will disappear during use of the article indicating that the benefit agent has been transferred to the skin or hair of the user.