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INVENTORS' CIRCLE Newest Patent Approvals Fluid Dispensing Nozzle U.S. Patent No. 8,820,665 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI, patented a nozzle for dispensing a liquid from a container in a desirable, nearly rectangular spray pattern. The nozzle includes an actuator having an inlet end adapted to receive liquid from the container and an outlet end, the actuator outlet end defining an outlet chamber. An insert is coupled to the actuator outlet end and defines an insert passage in fluid communication with the outlet chamber. The insert includes at least a first convex shoulder disposed downstream of the outlet chamber, and a nozzle outlet disposed downstream of the first convex shoulder. The convex shoulder may have a radius of curvature and side walls may be provided at an angle of convergence. The radius of curvature and the angle of convergence may be provided within certain ranges to obtain the desired spray pattern at the desired flow rate using typical aerosol can pressures. Deodorant Particle U.S. Patent No. 8,298,620 B2 Kao Corp. Kao Corp., Tokyo, Japan, has patented a deodorant particle having a BET specific surface area of 10m2/g or more that is obtained by copolymerizing monomers comprising a cross-linkable vinyl monomer and a vinyl monomer having a heteroaromatic ring. The deodorant particle further contains a metal ion. A proportion of the crosslinkable vinyl monomer in the monomer system is from 20 to 98% by mass. The crosslinkable vinyl monomer is selected from the group consisting of divinylbenzene, trivinylbenzene and ethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, and wherein the vinyl monomer having a heteroaromatic ring is selected from the group consisting of 2-vinylpyridine, 4-vinylpyridine, 1-vinylimidazole and 2-vinylpyrimidine. Treatment for Sunscreen Stains U.S. Patent No. 8,759,272 B2 Ecolab USA Ecolab USA, St. Paul, MN, has patented a method of laundering an article that has come in contact with sunscreen components. The method entails providing an article that has been contacted with a triglyceride sunscreen component; washing the article; rinsing the article; drying the article; and a phosphonic acid chelating agent to competitively chelate with the sunscreen components to reduce or eliminate strong metal complexes formed by the sunscreen components, during or prior to or after the article is laundered in the washing step. The effective amount of chelating agent is approximately 350 to about 600 ppm. 38 Spray October 2014 u


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