Laundry article having cleaning and conditioning properties

US8268771B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

• Georg Meine · Mettmann, DE
• Frank Sonnenschein · Haan, DE
• Martina Hutmacher · Düsseldorf, DE
• Inga Kerstin Vockenroth · Goldkronach, DE
• Katherine G. Yu · Phoenix, US
• Matthew Michael Petkus · Memphis, US
• Bin Lin · Scottsdale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 9, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 18, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C11D1/72
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention is a laundry article used for both cleaning and conditioning fabrics, which comprises a water-insoluble nonwoven substrate, coated with at least one zone each of a detergent composition and a fabric conditioning composition. The fabric conditioning composition comprises a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant, an alkoxylated fatty alcohol, and a fatty acid.