Procter & Gamble Patente

A cuboidal package comprising one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package encloses one or more absorbent articles. The package comprises a plurality of panels formed by at least two separate sheets. The second sheet and the first sheet form the top panel and the second sheet is attached to the first sheet such that a hinge is formed, and the top panel is at least partially reclosable via the second sheet. The top panel comprises an opening area.

A method of manufacturing a disposable absorbent article is provided. A cylinder of one or more rolls of fibrous material is provided which is partially wrapped with a polymeric covering. A zone of weakness is formed in an axial direction of the cylinder in the polymeric covering using a robot. A breaking device is provided at a temperature within 150 degrees Celsius of the melting temperature of the polymeric covering. Using the robot, a substantially uniform radially inward force is applied against the cylinder with the breaking device along the zone of weakness to rupture the zone of weakness. The method does not damage outer layers of the fibrous material. A robot is used to remove the polymeric covering from the at least one roll. The at least one roll is unwound and fed to the at least one roll into an absorbent article manufacturing line.

Absorbent articles having a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core disposed at least partially between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a pair of barrier leg cuffs is provided. Each barrier leg cuff is formed from a cuff material comprising hydrophobic cellulosic fibers.

A liquid laundry detergent composition, wherein the liquid laundry detergent composition comprises:i) from 5% to 45% by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate;ii) a variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity, has at least 60%, but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 and comprises the following substitutions: I202C+P253C (using SEQ ID NO: 1 for numbering); andiii) from 2% to 60% by weight of the liquid laundry detergent composition of water.

Examples relate to a telescopic dosing cup (10) for a volumetric filling machine (34) configured to measure and/or dose a volume of powder or granular detergent material, the telescopic dosing cup (10) comprising: at least a first and second pair of telescopically arranged cylinders (12, 14) being configured to be mounted to a rotary table (36); a first chamber (24) defined by the first pair of telescopically arranged cylinders (12) configured to hold and transport a first volume (V1) of material; a second chamber (26) defined by the second pair of telescopically arranged cylinders (14) configured to hold and transport a second volume (V2) of material, wherein the first volume (V1) and the second volume (V2) are adjustable by relative sliding movement of the cylinders in each pair, and wherein the first volume (V1) is different from the second volume (V2)..

A floor cleaning product including a container that has a convex front panel and an opposite rear panel. The rear panel has a recess sized and dimensioned to receive part of the distal phalanxes of digits two through five of an adult human hand. The product further includes a flip top closure engaged with the container. The flip top closure has a plurality of small apertures through which a liquid floor cleaning composition contained in the container is dispensed.

The present invention relates to a granular laundry composition comprising a surfactant and dipicolinic acid. The composition comprises a first particle, characterized in that the first particle comprises the surfactant and the dipicolinic acid. The present invention also relates to a consumer product comprising a package and the present composition. The composition is contained in one the compartment of the package. The present composition can be used for laundering fabrics, in soft and hard water. The present composition can be produced by: mixing dipicolinic acid, a surfactant and water to create a slurry; and drying the slurry to obtain a first particle.

Artificial intelligence (AI) agent systems and methods are described for dynamically generating content regarding oral activity. A query comprising natural language including natural language tokens defining oral activity of a user is received and used as input to an AI agent program to dynamically determine executable code programmed to address the oral activity. Content as output for responding to the query is dynamically generated based on execution of the executable code. The content is transmitted to a computing device of the user for output by the computing device regarding the oral activity.

The present invention relates to a water-soluble automatic dishwashing detergent pouch that contains the combination of dipicolinic acid and/or salt thereof together with cationic dextran.

The present invention relates to a water-soluble automatic dishwashing detergent pouch that contains the combination of dipicolinic acid and/or salt thereof together with a specific enzyme.

The present invention relates to a water-soluble automatic dishwashing detergent pouch that contains the combination of dipicolinic acid and/or salt thereof together with a specific enzyme.

Examples relate to a drum assembly (10) for manufacturing water-soluble pouches, the drum assembly (10) comprising: a base drum (12) configured to rotate around a central axis (A), a plurality of shell segments (14) detachably mounted to the base drum (12) collectively forming a cylindrical outer molding surface (16) around the circumference of the base drum (12); wherein the outer molding surface (16) comprises a plurality of mold cavities (18), each mold cavity (18) being configured to define one or more compartments in the water-soluble pouches, and wherein each shell segment (14) covers an angular portion of the circumference of the base drum (12) preferably comprised in a range of 20° to 120°, more preferably 30° to 90°, and most preferably around 60°.

The present invention relates to a water-soluble automatic dishwashing detergent pouch that contains the combination of dipicolinic acid and/or salt thereof together with guar gum.

The present invention relates to a water-soluble automatic dishwashing detergent pouch that contains the combination of dipicolinic acid and/or salt thereof together with amphoteric modified starch.

The present invention relates to a water-soluble automatic dishwashing detergent pouch that contains the combination of dipicolinic acid and/or salt thereof together with poly(itaconic acid) polymer.

The present invention relates to a water-soluble automatic dishwashing detergent pouch that contains the combination of dipicolinic acid and/or salt thereof together with polyaspartate.

A detergent composition comprising an amphoteric surfactant and a perfume.

A particulate detergent composition comprising a plurality of detergent granules, wherein said composition comprises (a) from 10wt% to 60wt%, by weight of the composition, of a major surfactant, and (b) from 0.02wt% to 0.45wt%, by weight of the composition, of a co-surfactant.

Water disintegrable, foam producing articles comprise a soluble fibrous structure encasing a particulate effervescent cleaning composition comprising an effervescent agent, a particulate foaming surfactant, an effervescent activator, optionally an effervescent protection agent, and optionally an active agent. Methods of using the articles to clean surfaces are also provided.

Foaming fibrous structures containing one or more particles, foaming fibrous structure products made therefrom, and methods for making same are provided.

A filament for an oral care implement has a longitudinal axis and a multi-edged cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the multi-edged cross-sectional area having at least 18 projections and at least 18 grooves, the projections and grooves being arranged in an alternating manner. Each projection has a peak, and each groove has a bottom with a concave curvature formed by neighboring and converging projections, the concave curvature having a radius. Each groove has a depth, the depth being defined as a perpendicular distance between the bottom of the groove and a tangent between two neighboring peaks. The radius of each groove is within a range from about 0.005 mm to about 0.03 mm, and the depth of each groove is within a range from about 0.002 mm to about 0.02 mm.

A filament for an oral care implement has a longitudinal axis and a multi-edged cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the multi-edged cross-sectional area having at least 18 projections and at least 18 grooves, the projections and grooves being arranged in an alternating manner. Each projection has a peak, and a peak-to-peak distance is measured from one peak of a projection to a neighboring peak of another projection. Each groove has a bottom with a concave curvature formed by neighboring and converging projections, the concave curvature having a radius. A ratio of the peak-to-peak distance to the radius of the curvature of the groove is from about 2 to about 4, preferably about 3.

A filament for an oral care implement has a longitudinal axis and a multi-edged cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the multi-edged cross-sectional area having at least 18 projections and at least 18 grooves, the projections and grooves being arranged in an alternating manner. The filament is made from polyamide (PA), preferably from PA6, PA6.10, PA6.12, PA10.10, or PA12.

A filament for an oral care implement has a longitudinal axis and a multi-edged cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the multi-edged cross-sectional area having at least 18 projections and at least 18 grooves, the projections and grooves being arranged in an alternating manner. Each projection has a peak, and each groove has a bottom formed by neighboring and converging projections. Each peak has a height, the height being defined as a perpendicular distance measured from the peak of the projection to a tangent between to neighboring bottoms. Each groove has a depth, the depth being defined as a perpendicular distance measured from the bottom of the groove to a tangent between two neighboring peaks. A ratio of the peak height to the depth of the groove is from about 1 to about 2, preferably about 1.5

A consumer product (1) a flexible body and at least one valve assembly (10) comprising: a valve obturator (2) having a housing (22) configured to receive a nozzle head (60), wherein the valve obturator (2) is configured to move from a closed position to an open position upon application, by the nozzle head (60) received in the housing (22), of a first force oriented in a first direction; the valve obturator (2) having at least one locking tab (24), wherein the valve obturator (2) is configured to move from the open position to the closed position upon application, by the nozzle head (60) received in the housing (22), of a second force (F2) on the at least one locking tab (24), the second force (F2) being oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction.

A valve assembly (1) comprising: a valve obturator (2) having a housing (22) configured to receive a nozzle head (60), wherein the valve obturator (2) is configured to move from a closed position to an open position upon application, by the nozzle head (60) received in the housing (22), of a first force oriented in a first direction; the valve obturator (2) having at least one locking tab (24), wherein the valve obturator (2) is configured to move from the open position to the closed position upon application, by the nozzle head (60) received in the housing (22), of a second force (F2) on the at least one locking tab (24), the second force (F2) being oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction.

The present invention relates to a method of washing dishware in an automatic dishwashing appliance. The method of the present invention enables chemistry to be specifically targeted to the pre-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle as well as the main-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle.

The present invention relates to a method of washing dishware in an automatic dishwashing appliance. The method of the present invention enables chemistry to be specifically targeted to the pre-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle as well as the main-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent water-soluble pouch that enables chemistry to be specifically targeted to the pre-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle as well as the main-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent water-soluble pouch that enables chemistry to be specifically targeted to the pre-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle as well as the main-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle.

The present invention relates to a method of washing dishware in an automatic dishwashing appliance. The method of the present invention enables chemistry to be specifically targeted to the pre-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle as well as the main-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle.

The present invention relates to a method of washing dishware in an automatic dishwashing appliance. The method of the present invention enables chemistry to be specifically targeted to the pre-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle as well as the main-wash stage of an automatic dishwashing cycle.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, the composition comprising at least one liquid component that is contained within a water insoluble packaging, wherein the liquid component: (i) comprises from 0.5wt% to 5.0wt% sodium disilicate; (ii) comprises greater than 10wt% builder selected from citric acid and/or salts thereof, methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid and/or salts thereof (MGDA), glutamic acid diacetic acid and/or salts thereof (GLDA), and any combination thereof; (iii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iv) has a pH of greater than 8.0 when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C. It also relates to a multi-compartment cartridge that is suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, wherein the liquid component is contained within a compartment of the cartridge.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, the composition comprising a combination of at least two liquid components that are contained separately from one another within a water insoluble packaging, wherein: (a) the first liquid component: (i) comprises at least 5.0wt% phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid bleach; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of less than 7.0, when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C; and (b) the second liquid component: (i) comprises greater than 10wt% citric acid and/or salt thereof builder; and (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water. The invention also relates to a multi-compartment cartridge that is suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, wherein the cartridge comprises the detergent composition. The composition provides good cleaning performance, good stability and good rinsing performance.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, the composition comprising a combination of at least two liquid components that are contained separately from one another within a water insoluble packaging, wherein: (a) the first liquid component:(i) comprises greater than 10wt% aminopolycarboxylic acid and/or salt thereof builder; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of greater than 8.0, when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C; and (b) the second liquid component comprises greater than 50wt% non-ionic surfactant. It also relates to a multi-compartment cartridge that is suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, wherein the cartridge comprises said composition, wherein the first liquid component and second liquid component are contained within separate compartments of the cartridge. The composition provides good cleaning performance, especially against egg and milk stains.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, the composition comprising a combination of at least two liquid components that are contained separately from one another within a water insoluble packaging, wherein (a) the first liquid component (i) comprises at least 5.0wt% phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid bleach; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of less than 7.0; and (b) the second liquid component: (i) comprises greater than 0. 1wt%, based on an active enzyme basis, protease and/or amylase; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of less than 8.0. Multi-compartment cartridge that is suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, wherein the cartridge comprises said composition, wherein the first liquid component and second liquid component are contained within separate compartments of the cartridge.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, the composition comprising a combination of at least two liquid components that are contained separately from one another within a water insoluble packaging, wherein: (a) the first liquid component: (i) comprises at least 5.0wt% phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid bleach; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of less than 7.0, when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C; and (b) the second liquid component: (i) comprises greater than 10wt% aminopolycarboxylic acid and/or salt thereof builder; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of greater than 8.0, when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C. It also relates to a multi-compartment cartridge that is suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, wherein the cartridge comprises the detergent composition. The composition provides improved cleaning performance, in particular, tea cleaning performance.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, the composition comprising a combination of at least two liquid components that are contained separately from one another within a water insoluble packaging, wherein: (a) the first liquid component: (i) comprises greater than 10wt% aminopolycarboxylic acid and/or salt thereof builder; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of greater than 8.0, when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C; and (b) the second liquid component: (i) comprises greater than 0.1wt%, based on an active enzyme basis, protease and/or amylase; (ii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iii) has a pH of less than 8.0 when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C. The invention also relates to a multi-compartment cartridge that is suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, wherein the cartridge comprises the dishwashing detergent composition. The composition provides good cleaning performance, especially against starch and protein stains.

The present invention relates to an automatic dishwashing detergent composition suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance, the composition comprising at least one liquid component that is contained within a water insoluble packaging, wherein the liquid component: (i) comprises from 10wt% to 40wt% potassium carbonate; (ii) comprises greater than 10wt% builder selected from citric acid and/or salts thereof, methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid and/or salts thereof (MGDA), glutamic acid diacetic acid and/or salts thereof (GLDA), and any combination thereof; (iii) comprises greater than 20wt% water; and (iv) has a pH of greater than 8.0 when measured neat at a temperature of 20°C. It also relates to a multi-compartment cartridge suitable for auto-dosing into an automatic dishwashing appliance. The liquid component is stable and keeps the builder ingredient stably suspended in the liquid during storage.

A head for an oral care implement, the head comprises a number of colored filaments, the filaments extending from a mounting surface of the head and being grouped together to define an initial color pattern. The colored filaments comprise at least a first and a second type of filament, wherein the types of filaments differ in color changing characteristics over a pre-defined period of time, the pre-defined period of time being the same for the first and the second type of filament so that the initial color pattern changes color characteristics over at least a first pre-defined period of time to a first color pattern, the first color pattern being different form the initial color pattern. The first type of filament changes its initial color to a first color, and the second type of filament changes its initial color to a first color, the first color of the second type of filament being different from the first color of the first type of filament, and wherein the initial color pattern is uniform and consists of one color only.