Title: Article for softening fabrics in an automatic clothes dryer

Abstract: An article for softening fabrics in an automatic clothes drier comprises a non-staining fabric softening mixture being substantially free of un-neutralized fatty acids in releasable combination with a dispensing means. The softening mixture comprises a fabric softening component consisting of sorbitan esters in combination with a phase-modifying component consisting of fatty acid soaps or mixtures thereof with tallow alkyl sulfates.

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Inventors: Murphy, Alan P. (Cincinnati, OH, US)

Application Number: 532276
Filing Date: 1974-12-12
Publication_date: 1977-09-20
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Class(es): 510/520 427/242, 428/136, 428/537.7, 428/704, 442/102
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US Patent Ref:

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2461043	Feb, 1949	Eisen	57/157.
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3213030	Oct, 1965	Diehl	252/523.
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3654060	Apr, 1972	Goldman	428/136.
3666661	May, 1972	Arai et al.	252/8.
3686025	Aug, 1972	Morton	252/8.
3698095	Oct, 1972	Grand et al.	34/9.
3793196	Feb, 1974	Okazaki et al.	252/8.

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Primary Examiner: Smith, Ronald H.
Assistant Examiner: Lawrence, Evan K.
Attorney: Dabek; Rose Ann, Yetter; Jerry J., Witte; Richard C.