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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6013613 | Low foaming automatic dishwashing compositions Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising a mixed nonionic surfactant system comprising low cloud point and high cloud point nonionic surfactants.... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5967157 | Automatic dishwashing compositions containing low foaming nonionic surfactants in conjunction with enzymes Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising a nonionic surfactant having the formula: R1 O[CH2 CH(CH3)O]x [CH2 CH2 O]y [CH2 CH(OH)R2 ] wherein R... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968881 | Phosphate built automatic dishwashing compositions comprising catalysts Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising phosphate builder and metal-containing bleach catalyst, preferably catalysts containing manganese and/or selected from selected cobalt/ammonia catalysts. Preferred compositions comprise cobalt bleach... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5958858 | Low anionic surfactant detergent compositions Detergent compositions comprising: a) a dianionic cleaning agent comprising a structural skeleton of at least five carbon atoms to which two anionic substituent groups spaced at least three atoms apart are attached, wherein one anionic substituent group i... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5955416 | Detergent compositions comprising lipolytic enzymes The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising lipases, a lipase compatible anionic surfactant system, and a gemini polyhydroxy fatty acid amide. The anionic surfactant system comprises alkyl alkoxylated sulphates having specific ratio... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5948744 | Detergent composition containing combination of nonionic polysaccharide ether with synthetic oxyalkylene-containing soil release agent Detergent compositions comprise, by weight, from 0.01% to 10% of a nonionic polysaccharide ether having a degree of polymerization of at least 100, and from 0.01% to 5% of a soil release agent. The soil release agent comprises at least one oxyalkylene uni... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5912218 | Low foaming automatic dishwashing compositions Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising a mixed surfactant system comprising low cloud point nonionic surfactant and charged surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5902781 | Bleach catalyst plus enzyme particles Composite particles comprise a bleach catalyst plus one or more detersive enzymes. The particles are especially useful in automatic dishwashing compositions. Thus, a cobalt (III) or manganese (III) bleach catalyst is combined with protease or amylase enzy... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5891837 | Stabilized bleaching compositions There is a bleaching composition comprising alkali metal percarbonate as an oxygen releasing compound, and alkali metal carbonate particles or bicarbonate particles of defined size (mean particle size of 300 μm or greater) wherein fewer than 10% of the p... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5877134 | Low foaming automatic dishwashing compositions Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising a mixed nonionic surfactant system comprising low cloud point and high cloud point nonionic surfactants. The low cloud point nonionic surfactant has the formula: R1 OCH2 CH(CH... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5858957 | Process for the manufacture of granular detergent compositions comprising nonionic surfactant A process for the manufacture of detergent compositions from a surfactant paste which is substantially in the solid phase at temperatures of 25° C. and below comprises the steps of: (i) mixing the surfactant paste at a temperature above its softening poi... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5854196 | Detergent compositions The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising an anionic surfactant system. The anionic surfactant system comprises alkyl alkoxylated sulphate having specific ratios of mono-, di- and trialkoxylated sulphate. The anionic surfactant sy... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5837670 | Detergent compositions having suds suppressing properties A detergent composition formulated with conventional detersive surfactants, optional builders, detergent adjuncts and a suds suppressor, wherein said suds suppressor is an amino acid of formula (I), or its alkali metal, alkaline earth metal salt or mixtur... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5804542 | Automatic dishwashing compositions comprising cobalt catalysts Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising certain cobalt catalysts are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to automatic dishwashing detergents which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits (especially tea stain removal) t... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5798326 | Automatic dishwashing compositions comprising cobalt III catalysts Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising certain cobalt catalysts are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to automatic dishwashing detergents which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits (especially tea stain removal) t... | 08/25/1998 |