David Michael Wojcik

US Patent:

53762878, Dec 27, 1994

Filed:

Aug 6, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/102910

Inventors:

Thomas A. Borcher - Cincinnati OH
Alessandro Corona - Maineville OH
Willis A. Sturdivant - Cincinnati OH
Stephanie L. Sung - Cincinnati OH
David M. Wojcik - Green Bay WI

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

D06M 1008

US Classification:

252 88

Abstract:

Dryer-activated fabric softening compositions and articles having improved antistatic effects, for use in an automatic clothes dryer comprising: (A) at least about 5% of highly ethoxylated, preferably at least 5 ethylene oxide (EO) groups per molecule, sugar derivative containing at least one long hydrophobic moiety per molecule; and, preferably, (B) from about 10% to about 95%, of carboxylic acid salt of tertiary amine. The amount of (A) present is at least sufficient to provide improved antistatic effects and is not so much as to cause the composition to have unacceptable physical characteristics, e. g. , stickiness. The active components (A) and (B) can contain unsaturation to provide improved antistatic benefits.