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Laundry care compositions with thiazolium dyeRelated Patent Categories: Cleaning Compositions For Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary Compositions Therefor, Or Processes Of Preparing The Compositions, Cleaning Compositions Or Processes Of Preparing (e.g., Sodium Bisulfate Component, Etc.), For Cleaning A Specific Substrate Or Removing A Specific Contaminant (e.g., For Smoker`s Pipe, Etc.), For Textile Material (e.g., Laundry Detergent, Etc.)Laundry care compositions with thiazolium dye description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070191246, Laundry care compositions with thiazolium dye. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/761,428 filed Jan. 23, 2006. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Fabrics, typically lighter colored fabrics such as white fabrics, that are worn and/or laundered typically discolor. For example, white fabrics which are repeatedly laundered can exhibit a yellowing in color appearance which causes the fabric to look older and worn. In an effort to overcome such fabric discoloration, certain laundry detergent products include a hueing or bluing dye which attaches to fabric during the laundry wash and/or rinse cycle. Unfortunately, such hueing or bluing dye typically tends to accumulate on the fabric, thus giving the fabric an undesirable bluish tint. As a result, a chlorine treatment is generally employed to reduce the aforementioned accumulation of bluing dyes. While a chlorine treatment can be effective, it is an additional, inconvenient step in the laundry process. Additionally, a chlorine treatment is costly and harsh on fabrics--contributing to increased fabric degradation. Accordingly, a need exists for improved laundry care products which can counter the undesirable discoloration of fabrics, including the yellowing of white fabrics. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. The dyes, compositions and methods of the present invention are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Definitions [0005] As used herein, the term "laundry care composition" includes, unless otherwise indicated, granular, powder, liquid, gel, paste, bar form and/or flake type washing agents and/or fabric treatment compositions. [0006] As used herein, the term "fabric treatment composition" includes, unless otherwise indicated, fabric softening compositions, fabric enhancing compositions, fabric freshening compositions and combinations there of. Such compositions may be, but need not be rinse added compositions. [0007] As used herein, the articles including "the", "a" and "an" when used in a claim, are understood to mean one or more of what is claimed or described. [0008] As used herein, the terms "include", "includes" and "including" are meant to be non-limiting. [0009] As used herein, the term polyether is defined as at least two repeating ether units that are chemically bound via the ethers' oxygen atoms. Such polyethers may be derived from materials including but not limited to ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, hexylene oxide, glycidol, epichlorohydrin, pentanerythritol, glucose or combinations thereof. [0010] As used herein capped polyether means a polyether that terminates in an alkyl or aryl moiety, including but not limited to a moiety selected from methyl, ethyl, butyl, isopropyl, tertiary butyl, amyl, benzyl, pentyl, and acetyl moieties. [0011] As used herein "EO" stands for an ethylene oxide moiety. [0012] As used herein "PO" stands for a propylene oxide moiety. [0013] The test methods disclosed in the Test Methods Section of the present application should be used to determine the respective values of the parameters of Applicants' inventions. [0014] Unless otherwise noted, all component or composition levels are in reference to the active portion of that component or composition, and are exclusive of impurities, for example, residual solvents or by-products, which may be present in commercially available sources of such components or compositions. [0015] All percentages and ratios are calculated by weight unless otherwise indicated. All percentages and ratios are calculated based on the total composition unless otherwise indicated. [0016] It should be understood that every maximum numerical limitation given throughout this specification includes every lower numerical limitation, as if such lower numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every minimum numerical limitation given throughout this specification will include every higher numerical limitation, as if such higher numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every numerical range given throughout this specification will include every narrower numerical range that falls within such broader numerical range, as if such narrower numerical ranges were all expressly written herein. [0017] All documents cited are, in relevant part, incorporated herein by reference; the citation of any document is not to be construed as an admission that it is prior art with respect to the present invention. Laundry Care Compositions Continue reading about Laundry care compositions with thiazolium dye... 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