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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Stephen Norman Batchelor, Bebington, GB;
Andrew Paul Chapple, Gwynfryn, GB;
Stephen Thomas Keningley, Bebington, GB;
Stephen Norman Batchelor, Bebington, GB;
Andrew Paul Chapple, Gwynfryn, GB;
Stephen Thomas Keningley, Bebington, GB;
Conopco Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a coated lenticular or disc detergent particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 1 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises: (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from anionic surfactant and non-ionic surfactant; (ii) from 1 to 40 wt % water soluble inorganic salts; and (iii) from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % pigment, wherein the pigment is selected from organic and inorganic pigments, wherein the inorganic salts are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant and the pigment are present as a core.