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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4865759 | Dry peracid based bleaching product A dry bleach product is based upon diperacid, particularly diperoxydodecanedioic acid. The dry product comprises separate granular, particulate and beaded components wherein the granular component is diperacid stabilized with an exotherm control agent, di... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863633 | Mitigation of stress-cracking in stacked loads of fragranced bleach-containing bottles This invention relates to a storage and shipping system comprising corrugated containers which house plastic vessels or bottles used to hold fragranced liquid bleaches in which the shipping and storage containers are stacked on top of one another. In the ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4858758 | Oxidant bleach, container and fragrancing means therefor A transparent, durable container for housing and delivering a free-flowing granular dry oxidant bleach composition, the container being constructed of a heteropolymeric plastic which maximizes transmission of water vapor for minimum decomposition of the o... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4851139 | Isotropic fabric softener composition containing fabric mildewstat A stable, isotropic fabric softening composition includes relatively high levels of a 2-n-alkyl-4-isothiazoline-3-one to provide immediate and residual mildewstatic activity on fabrics treated therewith. The composition also includes a quaternary ammonium... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4842757 | Thickened liquid, improved stability abrasive cleanser The invention provides a composition comprising and a method for making a thickened liquid abrasive cleanser with enhanced long-term phase stability, said cleanser comprising: (a) a colloidal aluminum oxide thickener having an average particle size, in di... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4810331 | Surfactant sensing electrode for potentiometric titrations A coated-wire electrode for potentiometrically titrating surfactant molecules having more than ten carbon atoms includes an electrically-conductive core coated with a semipermeable membrane. The membrane matrix includes a polymer a plasticizer and an ion-... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4801636 | Rinse soluble polymer film composition for wash additives A polymeric film material for the rinse release of wash additives comprises a blend of polyvinyl alcohol and an alkyl cellulose. A metalloid oxide cross-linking agent is present in an amount sufficient to sharply reduce the solubility rate of the film ble... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4788005 | Thickened aqueous abrasive cleanser exhibiting no syneresis A thickened hard surface abrasive cleanser is provided which may have high levels of silicates for superior cleaning, exhibits substantially no syneresis, and has a use-favorable rheology. The cleanser comprises, generally: (a) an alkali-metal silicate/bo... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4780100 | Fabric cleaner The invention provides a carpet cleaning composition and dispensing means which use foam producing surfactants, solvents, propellants, builders and water. Other adjuncts may be added, such as fragrances, dyes, and fabric softeners. The invention also prov... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4778618 | Glycolate ester peracid precursors The invention provides novel bleaching compositions comprising peracid precursors with the general structure ##STR1## with R, R', R" and L as defined in the specification. Novel peracids and precursors are also herein disclosed. These peracid precurs... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4765916 | Polymer film composition for rinse release of wash additives A polymeric film for the rinse release of wash additives comprises an outer film layer of a hydroxybutylmethylcellulose (HBMC)/hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) blend. An inner film layer is a PVA film having a metalloid oxide cross-linking agent presen... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4764302 | Thickening system for incorporating fluorescent whitening agents A thickening system for laundry products incorporates low levels of a fluorescent whitening agent or dye, a surfactant and an acidic pH adjusting agent. At the acidic pH, the fluorescent whitening agent precipitates as a colloidal particle, and is stabili... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4759867 | Hard surface acid cleaner Hard surface acid cleaners providing surprisingly fast acting and effective cleaning results across a wide variety of problematic cleaning areas, and methods for making the same are made by combining alkyl aryl sulfonic acids and water. The preferred alky... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4747976 | PVA films with nonhydrolyzable anionic comonomers for packaging detergents An ionomeric film is provided for use as a water-soluble seal or pouch for alkaline or borate-containing cleaning compositions. The films comprise copolymers of 90-100% hydrolyzed vinyl alcohol with a nonhydrolyzable anionic comonomer, and have molecular ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4690779 | Hard surface cleaning composition An improved, substantially non-streaking, aqueous hard surface cleaning composition is disclosed comprising approximately 0.05% to 25.0% by weight of a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and cationic/nonionic N-bearing surfactants of u... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4659519 | Process for synthesizing alkyl monoperoxysuccinic acid bleaching compositions The invention relates to a novel process for synthesizing surface active peroxyacid bleaching agents and compositions which are named or ଲ alkyl monoperoxysuccinic acids and have the general structure ##STR1## wherein R is an unsubstitu... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657692 | Thickened aqueous abrasive scouring cleanser The invention provides a thickened aqueous abrasive scouring cleanser containing bleach which is capable of stably suspending abrasives, has excellent bleach half-life stability, little or no syneresis and maintains these advantages over extended times an... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4655781 | Stable bleaching compositions This invention provides stable peroxyacid bleaching compositions comprising: (a) a surface active peroxyacid, and (b) at least one surfactant which forms a mixed micelle in aqueous solution with said peroxyacid; wherein said aqueous solution contains a deterge... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4652389 | Carpet cleaner The invention provides a carpet cleaning composition and dispensing means which use foam producing surfactants, solvents, propellants, builders and water. Other adjuncts may be added, such as fragrances, dyes, and fabric softeners. The invention also prov... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4626372 | Borate solution soluble polyvinyl alcohol films Conventional polyvinyl alcohol envelopes will not readily dissolve in wash water which has a significant borate concentration and a pH frequently encountered in wash liquors. Herein, such films are rendered sufficiently soluble in such solutions. In the p... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4599186 | Thickened aqueous abrasive scouring cleanser The invention provides a thickened aqueous abrasive scouring cleanser containing bleach which is capable of stably suspending abrasives, has excellent shelf stability for a commercially feasible product with substantially no syneresis, does not require sh... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4539145 | Outside window cleaner containing polyvinyl alcohol and amine-containing polymer An outside window cleaner comprising mixtures of one or more polyvinyl alcohols with water, or preferably, polyvinyl alcohol, a cationic polymer, such as trimethylol melamine, and water, alters or modifies window or other hard surfaces such that water dra... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4511490 | Cooperative enzymes comprising alkaline or mixtures of alkaline and neutral proteases without stabilizers A stable, cooperative enzyme system which is stable under use conditions is disclosed which comprises at least two enzymes having activity towards a relatively complex substrate with at least partial activity over the same pH range, wherein their combined... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4507811 | Toilet bowl dispenser A toilet bowl cleaner dispenser includes a reservoir for holding cleaner to be dispensed, an air cavity disposed below the reservoir, an air conduit including a portion communicating with an inlet to the reservoir, a portion communicating with an outlet f... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4361279 | Combined container and dispenser for volatile product A combined container and dispenser for dispensing a volatile product such as air freshener or insecticide by volatilization of the product from within the container includes an annular cup having a threaded axial hub and a peripheral flange defining a sea... | 11/30/1982 |
