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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6117833 | Bleaching compositions and method for bleaching substrates directly with air A bleach composition and a method for bleaching stains is provided, the composition including a C7 -C20 aromatic aldehyde and an imide, the latter being particularly N-hydroxyphthalimide. Air is employed as a source of oxygen which c... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6114295 | Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a functionalized surfactant A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics is described which contains densified carbon dioxide combined with a selected surfactant. The densified carbon dioxide is used in a temperature range of about -78.5° C. to about 100° C. and a pressure range o... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6089369 | Partitioned folding carton A carton particularly adapted to house both a container of cleansing agent and a washing implement. The carton of the invention includes front, rear and side panels and a compartment within the carton having at least three compartment walls which are free... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6074998 | Bar compositions comprising amphiphilic polyol ester structurant which releases oil The present invention relates to solid detergent compositions generally comprising anionic/amphoteric/nonionic surfactant systems. Addition of specific polyol esters wherein the melting temperature and HLB are specifically defined has been found to remark... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6066613 | Aqueous solution compositions comprising polymer hydrogel compositions The invention relates to hydrogel dispersions/particles capable of trapping water insoluble beneficial agent, yet capable of disintegrating smoothly to impart desirable in use characteristics.... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6059844 | Cleaning process A process is disclosed for bleaching of a substrate which includes adding a molecular oxygen activating system to an aqueous wash liquor and bleaching the substrate with the molecular oxygen activating system in the aqueous wash liquor. Significant substr... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6028042 | Synthetic bar comprising high levels of alkylene oxide as structurant prepared by simple mix process A detergent composition which is suitable for making into bars for personal washing comprises: (a) 10 to 60% wt. of a synthetic, non-soap detergent; (b) 20 to 60% wt. of water soluble material which is neither soap nor a non-soap detergent and which has a melt... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026534 | Bathing ball A washing system using a washing implement including floppy filaments free at one end, which may be in the shape of a ball, together with a surfactant-based cleanser.... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024224 | Wrap around carton A combined wrap around carton, bottle and pouf. The package permits display of the bottle and a pouf simultaneously. The bottle is sufficiently rigid to form a portion of the support of the package. The carton includes a central panel having two ends and ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6025320 | Detergent compositions and process for preparing them A non-spray-dried particulate detergent composition or component having a bulk density of at least 600 g/liter, prepared by mixing and granulating liquid and solid ingredients in a high-speed mixer/granulator, contains a builder polymer and/or a soil-rele... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022490 | Bleach activation A bleach and oxidation catalyst is provided comprising a catalytically active metal-complex having a poly-dentate ligand containing at least 6 hetero-atoms. Such metal-complexes can activate hydrogen peroxide, peroxy acids or molecular oxygen and were fou... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6016906 | L-card An L-Card for accommodating stacks of articles such as soap bars. The L-Card includes a compartment for receiving promotional items which may be sold with the stacked articles. The rear face of one of the panels forming the compartment advantageously cons... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6007831 | Soap bars having quick kill capacity and methods of enhancing such capacity The present invention relates to soap bar compositions in which, by carefully selecting components that are highly surface active, yet soluble enough to deliver antibacterial effect, applicants are able to provide enhance quick-kill (i.e., 60 seconds or l... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004917 | Process for the production of liquid compositions A process for producing a liquid composition containing at least one active component and a diluent by mixing the active with diluent and/or liquid active to produce a liquid crystal mixture and incorporating diluent into it such that the mixture remains ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6004510 | Articles, compositions and process for cleaning surfaces by use of a catalyst at the surface The disclosure relates to a process for the treatment of a surface with a hygiene agent which can include the steps of: a) providing at the surface a non-photochemical catalyst (such as a transition metal compound) which catalyses the formation of the hyg... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001344 | Liquid cleansing compositions comprising xanthan gum and cross-linked polyacrylic acid polymers for enhanced suspension of large droplet oils The present invention relates to a novel structuring system comprising both xanthan gum and cross-linked polyacrylic acid polymer which combination unexpectedly has been found to provide enhanced stability for large size benefit agent droplets in an ampho... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5998341 | Bar composition comprising water-soluble anionic polymer and/or copolymer A composition for personal or fabric washing comprises: (i) 25 to 70% by weight of surfactant active; (ii) 0.05 to 5% by weight of water soluble anionic polymer and/or copolymer having a molecular weight of from 500 to 30,000; (iii) 15 to 50% by weight of water; an... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5998357 | Non-sray-drying process for preparing detergent compositions A non-spray-dried particulate detergent composition or component having a bulk density of at least 600 g/liter, prepared by mixing and granulating liquid and solid ingredients in a high-speed mixer/granulator, contains a builder polymer and/or a soil-rele... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992630 | Shrink wrap package A packaged product comprising a plurality of individual containers, a corrugated board or paperboard carrier wall disposed along a portion of the periphery and shrink wrapping. The shrink wrap film has vent holes that are specifically sized and spaced apa... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5990073 | Process for the production of a detergent composition A process for the production of a detergent composition or component having a bulk density of less than 700 g/l which involves mixing a particulate starting material compound with a liquid binder in a mixer/granulator having both a stirring and a cutting ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5985820 | Fabric softening composition A fabric conditioning composition comprising; i) a quaternary ammonium fabric softening compound containing at least one ester group and; ii) a polymeric nonionic surfactant with a molecular weight of less than 15,000 and having two long chain alkyl groups in ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985808 | Synthetic bar composition comprising alkoxylated surfactants The present invention is directed to specific synthetic bar compositions wherein relatively small amounts of specified alkoxylated nonionic surfactant has been found to enhance mildness of bar compositions without sacrificing processability and desired us... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979747 | Carrier for packages A carrier for multiple packages. The carrier is particularly suitable for packages containing household products such as detergent bottles or cartons. The carrier includes dividing walls which in two embodiments are hinged together at the top. The dividin... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981451 | Non-molten-mix process for making bar comprising acyl isethionate based solids, soap and optional filler Novel compositions are prepared in a non-molten process. In particular, compositions comprise optional fillers with both soap and high levels of synthetic surfactants. When high levels of soap and surfactant are normally used in such process, there is a s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981456 | Automatic dishwashing compositions containing water soluble cationic or amphoteric polymers An automatic dishwashing detergent composition is described which contains an effective amount of a defined water soluble cationic or amphoteric polymer and a phosphate or nonphosphate builder. The polymers are soluble or dispersible to at least 0.01% by ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5977045 | Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant adjunct A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics is described which contains densified carbon dioxide combined with a selected surfactant. The densified carbon dioxide is used in a temperature range of about -78.5° C. to about 100° C. and a pressure range o... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5976397 | Photofading inhibitor derivatives and their use in fabric treatment compositions A photofading inhibitor compound comprising a singlet oxygen quenching moiety having a quenching rate of 1×106 L mol-1 S-1 or faster and a cationic moiety.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5972859 | Bar composition comprising entrapped emollient droplets dispersed therein Novel chip compositions comprise alkylene glycol, benefit agent and thickening agent (e.g., fumed silica). Use of chips comprising excess of alkylene glycol over benefit agent and thickening agent has been found to allow significant deposition of benefit ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5968890 | Cleansing composition containing polyethylene glycol An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprises a mixture of synthetic anionic and amphoteric surfactants in a weight ratio within the range 4:1 to 0.1:1 and a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of not more than 100,00. The later component bo... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5965513 | Antimicrobial cleaning compositions The present disclosure relates to a disinfecting compositions of pH 2-7 comprising: a) 1-30 wt. % on product of an ethoxylated nonionic surfactant; b) less than 50 wt. % of total surfactant of anionic surfactant; c) 0.005-5 wt. % on product of a water-soluble, anio... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962398 | Isotropic liquids incorporating anionic polymers which are not hydrophobically modified The present invention relates to isotropic liquids containing anionic polymers wherein the polymers are not hydrophobically modified and can still be incorporated into the compositions. By using anionic/nonionic compositions in which more than 25% of noni... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5962395 | Method of enhancing low temperature stability of liquid cleansing compositions The present invention relates to a method of enhancing low temperature stability of lamellar structured liquid cleansing compositions comprising 5% to 50% of a surfactant system comprising (a) anionic or mixture of anionics and (b) an amphoteric and/or zw... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961992 | Benefit agent compositions comprising mixtures of alpha-hydroxy esters The present invention relates to skin care or personal wash cleanser compositions comprising mixtures of short and long-chain alpha-hydroxy acid esters in order to obtain long term benefit of shorter esters while masking short term drying effect of short ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954213 | Dual container and individual chamber therefor A dual bottle is formed by two separable interlocked chambers. The chambers preferably each contain different ingredients and have adjacent product exit apertures so that after leaving the chambers the separate product streams can mix. Preferably the cham... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5955409 | Bar compositions comprising adjuvant powders for delivering benefit agent Adjuvant powder compositions contain a benefit agent or benefit agents and enhance the delivery of these benefit agent or agents when used as a separate adjuvant during preparation of bar compositions. Carriers used in the formation of the adjuvants must ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952286 | Liquid cleansing composition comprising soluble, lamellar phase inducing structurant and method thereof The present invention relates to lamellar phase compositions comprising defined surfactant systems and a structurant selected from the group consisting of liquid fatty acids liquid alcohols and derivatives thereof which structurant is responsible for indu... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947335 | Dual compartment package A dispenser having at least two compartments wherein the amount of product dispensed from at least one of the compartments can be adjusted prior to dispensing. Advantageously, products in both compartments are dispensed using the same actuator. Different ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944165 | Lane distribution apparatus A lane distribution apparatus for distribution of articles in a single lane to multiple lanes. A rocker plate and associated rocker arms are used to shift simultaneously lanes both upstream and downstream of a distribution point. The apparatus and process... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5939461 | Disinfecting composition The present invention provides a disinfecting composition which comprises: 1-5% of a quaternary nitrogen antibacterial agent preferably an alkyl aryl dimethyl ammonium salt of a monovalent anion, 0.5-5% of a terpenoid containing oil, preferably a pine oil... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5935917 | Bar composition comprising entrapped emollient droplets dispersed therein Novel chip compositions comprise specifically defined carriers; benefit agent; and thickening agent (e.g., fumed silica). Use of chips comprising excess of these carriers over benefit agent and thickening agent has been found to allow significant depositi... | 08/10/1999 |
