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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6800601 | Bar made by delivering composition under pressure of injector head at entry to substantially closed mold A detergent bar is made by (1) applying pressure to a detergent composition to deliver it to a substantially closed mold at a temperature less than 70° C.; (2) ensuring the pressure on the composition at point of entry is greater than 29.4 psi under the action of a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6464106 | Stress crack resistant bottle Improved bottles for dispensing liquid household products such as liquid detergents and fabric softeners. The package is comprised of a multilayer body in which the inner layer includes polyethylene made with a metallocene catalyst. The bottles have impro... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6431401 | Bottle A container having a lightweight bottle body resistant to stress cracking, especially useful for liquid household products such as heavy duty liquid detergents, but also for liquid fabric softeners, light duty liquid detergents, automatic dishwashing gels... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6429184 | Production of detergent granulates A granular detergent product is made by spraying a liquid binder to contact a particulate solid starting material in a low shear granulator such as a fluidized bed apparatus. The d3,2 average droplet diameter of the liquid binder is not greater... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6358910 | Detergent compositions A tablet of compacted particulate detergent composition including surfactant and detergency builder, suitable for fabric washing, is sub-divided into a plurality of discrete regions with differing compositions. At least one region of the tablet contains a... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6294179 | Method of exfoliating skin A viscous, liquid, skin washing composition comprising water, at least one surface active agent, abrasive particles and a viscosifier, CHARACTERISED IN THAT the viscosity of the composition is typically that of a shower gel, i.e. in the range 4000-8000 mP... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6225462 | Conjugated polysaccharide fabric detergent and conditioning products A polysaccharide conjugate comprises a polysaccharide with an attached entity having a molecular weight of at least 5000, the polysaccharide conjugate being capable of binding to cellulose. Preferred polysaccharides include tamarind seed xyloglucan, locus... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6223945 | Bottle A container having a lightweight bottle body resistant to stress cracking, especially useful for liquid household products such as heavy duty liquid detergents, but also for liquid fabric softeners, light duty liquid detergents, automatic dishwashing gels... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6218350 | Bleaching enzymes There is provided a bleaching enzyme capable of generating a bleaching chemical and having a high binding affinity for stains present on fabrics. Furthermore, there is provided an enzymatic bleaching composition comprising the bleaching enzyme and a surfa... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6191095 | Detergent compositions A particulate detergent composition having a bulk density of 700 g/l or less and containing at least 10 wt % (preferably at least 15 wt %) of organic detergent surfactant comprises a base powder composed of at least two granular components. Less than 80% ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6174846 | Liquid composition with enhanced low temperature stability The invention relates to liquid cleansing compositions in lamellar phase. Use of minimum amounts of defined polymeric hydrophilic emulsifier in combination with a lamellar phase inducing structurant has been found to enhance both initial viscosity and fre... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6169065 | Method for the activity of an enzyme There is provided a process for enhancing the activity of an oxidoreductase, comprising adding to the enzyme, as an enhancer for the activity of said enzyme, a compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents (--O--) or (--S--) and R1... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6143704 | Soap bars with little or no synthetic surfactant comprising organic salts A bar composition comprising about 50-80% soap, about 4 to 35% by wt. free fatty acid and less than 5% synthetic surfactant. Addition of 1% to 10% organic salt has been found to allow use of little or no surfactant while maintaining consumer desirable pro... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131421 | Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant adjunct containing a CO2 -philic and a CO2 -phobic group A system for dry cleaning soils from fabrics comprising densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant in the densified CO2. The densified carbon dioxide is in a temperature range of about -78.5° C. to about 100° C. and a pressure range of about 1... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6114290 | Detergent composition An aqueous cleansing and oily soil removing composition comprising a surface active agent and an agent for removing oily soil from skin, in which the surface active agent and agent for removing oily soil are separate but combinedly dispensable from a sing... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6105857 | Anti-bowing easy opening carton A carton having one or more closure flaps with a delaminating window formed by lines which are not substantially straight in a direction parallel to the fold line separating the flap from the panel of the carton. Preferably, the delaminating window is for... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6085380 | Bathing implement constructed of looped filaments A washing system using a washing implement including looped filaments, together with a surfactant-based cleanser.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6080573 | Enzymatic oxidation process There is provided an enzymatic oxidation process wherein a substance which is to be oxidised is reacted with (a) an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity and a source of hydrogen peroxide or an enzyme exhibiting oxidase activity on phenolic compounds and ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077317 | Prewash stain remover composition with siloxane based surfactant Pretreater stain remover composition and method of using it is described. The composition comprises a siloxane based surfactant combined with a cosurfactant. Optionally, an antiredeposition polymer, enzymes and enzyme stabilizing system are added to effec... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6071866 | Mild antimicrobial liquid cleansing formulations comprising hydroxy acid buffering compound or compounds as potentiator of antimicrobial effectiveness Liquid skin cleansing compositions comprising (1) mild surfactant systems; (2) 0.5% to 9% by wt. of a hydroxy carboxylic compound or compounds which buffer the pH of the composition; (3) an antibacterial agent and (4) 1% to 99% water to potentiate the bac... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6042288 | System comprising synthetic detergent bar and pouf for holding bar The invention relates to a cleansing system comprising a synthetic detergent bar and a pouf/sponge for holding the bar. By inserting bar inside the pouf, it has been found that lather can be enhanced, even in compositions comprising lather depressing emol... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6034043 | Mild antimicrobial liquid cleansing formulations comprising polyvalent cation or cations for improving an antimicrobial effectiveness The present invention relates to liquid skin cleansing compositions comprising (1) mild surfactant systems; (2) 0.1 to 10% by wt. of a polyvalent cation or cations selected from the group consisting of zinc, copper, tin, aluminum cobalt, nickel, chromium,... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6017861 | Mild antimicrobial liquid cleansing formulations comprising polyvalent cation or cations for improving antimicrobial effectiveness The present invention relates to liquid skin cleansing compositions comprising (1) mild surfactant systems; (2) 0.1 to 10% by wt. of a polyvalent cation or cations selected from the group consisting of zinc, copper, tin, aluminum cobalt, nickel, chromium,... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5981464 | Adjuvant composition The present invention relates to novel chip compositions containing specific polyol ester as the major carrier for liquid skin benefit agents. Addition of specific polyol esters wherein the melting temperature and HLB are specifically defined has been fou... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5977046 | Detergent composition A detergent composition suitable for washing colored fabrics. The composition comprises: a) a N-vinylimidazole N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymer (PVP/PVI) in an amount effective to inhibit dye transfer between fabrics during the wash; and b) an organic surfactant s... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5965501 | Personal washing bar compositions comprising emollient rich phase/stripe The present invention relates to bar compositions in which an emollient composition comprising thickened entrapped emollient is added to a base bar composition at or during time of extrusion to form macroscopic, concentrated domains of emollient droplets.... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5965500 | Stable liquid composition comprising high levels of emollients The present invention provides high foaming aqueous liquid compositions with levels of oil/emollient equal to or in excess of level of surfactant. It is surprising that good levels of foam can be maintained at such high levels of emollient. In addition to... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5952276 | Soap bar composition A composition for a soap bar comprises: (i) from about 0.5% to about 5%, by weight, of silicone; (ii) from about 0.5% to about 5%, by weight, of a first emollient selected from polyols, selected from glycerin, sorbitol, or mixtures thereof; (iii) up to about 5%, by... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5952284 | Fabric treatment compositions A detergent composition which reduces the photofading of fabric. The detergent composition comprises a cationic UV-absorber and an anionic surfactant.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5935923 | Process for preparing high bulk density detergent compositions A process for preparation of a granular detergent composition which process comprises the steps of (i) forming a liquid feedstock comprising a liquid binder and a structurant; (ii) dosing the liquid feedstock and a solid component into a high-speed mixer/... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5929019 | Cleansing composition with separately dispensed cleansing base and benefit base wherein benefit base also comprises surfactant An aqueous liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition comprising a base formulation and an additive formulation in which the base formulation and additive formulation are separate but combinedly dispensable from a single packaging means in a predetermi... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5918801 | Shipping case An improved display carton. The carton of the invention includes a front panel having lines of weakness extending from the top corners of the panel down to the scoreline defining the bottom of the front panel. Lines of weakness are also provided in one or... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916866 | Preparation of laundry detergent tablets In a process for making detergent tablets comprising spraying a coating of a water-soluble organic polymeric binder onto the exterior of particles of detergent composition containing detergent active and detergency builder and compacting the composition, ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5914305 | Peroxynitrite based bleaching systems Bleaching compositions and a method are reported using peroxynitrite for bleaching as an active substance. Stains and soil can be removed from fabrics, household hard surfaces, dentures and other substrates.... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5882660 | Personal care composition A personal care composition in the form of an aqueous liquid comprises: i) a lipid composition comprising two components D and E, where D is a molecule having one long hydrocarbon chain and a hydrophillic head group and E is a material which comprises at least... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5882355 | Cleaning process A process is disclosed for cleaning of a substrate, comprising the steps of (1) adding a molecular oxygen activating system (as defined herein) to an aqueous wash liquor, containing a sufficient amount of molecular oxygen for obtaining observable cleaning... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5880076 | Compositions comprising glycacarbamate and glycaurea compounds Novel personal product and detergent compositions comprising new and known glycacarbamate, glycaurea compounds or mixtures thereof are disclosed. The personal product compositions exhibit mild cleansing, opacifying/pearlescent and suspending action. The l... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5877139 | Enzymatic detergent compositions There is provided an enzymatic detergent composition comprising one or more surfactants and an endoglucanase which is not a Family 7 cellulase, which contains no cellulose binding domain and wherein the catalytic domain contains at least two disulphide br... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5872093 | Detergent compostion A detergent composition with excellent color care properties. The detergent composition comprises a dendritic macromolecule.... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872111 | Compositions comprising glycosylamide surfactants The present invention relates to novel detergent and/or personal wash compositions comprising glycosylamide surfactants.... | 02/16/1999 |
