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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167993 | Asphalt emulsion priming compositions and methods of use Asphalt emulsion compositions for use in priming a granular surface such as a road bed are provided. The asphalt emulsion comprises asphalt, an amphoteric emulsifier, and water. The asphalt emulsion priming composition may be used on road beds to prepare the road be... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7153497 | Controlled dissolution of active ingredients A dosage form comprising a resin/resinate combination is described. Said dosage form allows optimization of the release rate profile of active ingredients. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7029164 | Automated system and process for the preparation of a high viscosity fluid formulation An automated fluid formulating system for use in small scale laboratory operations. The system utilizes a computer to provide precise control over the measurement of ingredients and the entire formulating process. The novel feature of this invention is that it can p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6858299 | High solids process for preparing polymeric nanoparticles The present invention relates to an emulsion free high solids process for preparing crosslinked polymeric nanoparticles of 1-200 nm in diameter. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6103904 | Skraup reaction process for synthesizing quinolones The present invention relates to an improved Skraup reaction process wherein pressure is applied during the reaction and the number of equivalents of sulfuric acid utilized is reduced.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5919830 | Stable non-aqueous blends for personal care compositions A stable non-aqueous carrier for personal care compositions comprising: a) about 80-98% by weight of a liquid polyoxyalkylene glycol of MW=3000-100000; b) about 2-20% by weight of a non-ionic solid triblock EO/PO/EO copolymer of MW=8500-25,000.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5907094 | Nitrification activity test (NAT): procedure to monitor nitrifier biomass The present invention relates to a test procedure for evaluating nitrification activity which takes thirty minutes and accurately demonstrates a correlation of the nitrification activity when compared to ammonia nitrogen removal efficiencies. The test pro... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5880087 | Rinse and compositions containing alkyliminodialkanoates An improved rinse aid composition comprising a blend of nonionic low foam surfactants, hydrotropes, polycarboxylate polymers and alkyliminodialkanoates.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5880081 | Concentrated built liquid detergents containing a dye-transfer inhibiting additive The present invention relates to the formulation of stable, aqueous, concentrated built liquid detergents that contain a dye-transfer inhibiting additive. The invention also relates to a method of incorporating a dye-transfer inhibiting additive to a liqu... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5880082 | Aqueous based solvent free cleaning compositions containing alcohol alkoxylates, alkoxylated fatty alcohols and fatty alcohols having oxyethylate moieties The present invention relates to an aqueous based, solvent free degreaser composition, comprising (a) alcohol alkoxylate with a fatty alcohol moiety, (b) alkoxylated fatty alcohol, and (c) a fatty alcohol having an oxyethylate moiety.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5863521 | Liquid heteric-block polyoxyalkylene compounds having improved flowability characteristics The present invention relates to liquid polyoxyalkylene compounds having improved flowability characteristics useful in a variety of industrial and personal care applications.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855874 | Dentifrice formulations containing liquid polyoxyalkylene compounds miscible in a liquid, polyalkylene glycol carrier A dentifrice composition comprising a liquid polyalkylene glycol carrier, and a liquid polyoxyalkylene compound miscible in said liquid polyalkylene glycol carrier.... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5852083 | Process for making hot melt adhesives using water soluble substituted lactam/polymer solutions as feedstocks A process for making hot melt adhesive compositions comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving hot melt adhesive components into a room temperature or higher solution of a water soluble substituted (e.g. NMP) to form a water soluble substituted lactam (e.g. ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5849192 | Procedure to recover from nitrification upsets A method to recover from nitrification upsets comprising modifying bioreactor pH by addition of an acid source and addition of an inorganic carbon (IC) source.... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5847130 | Method for reducing the nitrosamine content of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide Aqueous solutions of N-methylmorpholine N-oxide having reduced nitrosamine concentrations are produced by adding catalytic amounts of inorganic carbonate or bicarbonate or carboxylic acid or carboxylate salt.... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5821213 | Aqueous based solvent free degreaser composition comprising a ternary mixture of nonionic alkoxylates An aqueous based, solvent free degreaser composition, has on a weight basis: a) about 0.5-10% of at least one alcohol alkoxylate with a fatty alcohol moiety selected from the group of compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a C8 | 10/13/1998 |
| 5821298 | Stable compositions comprising aqueous wax emulsions and water borne urethane dispersions Incorporating highly ethoxylated molecules into the traditional aqueous wax emulsion results in significant improvement in formulation compatibility between the aqueous wax emulsion and the water borne urethane dispersions as evidenced by the increase in ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5789369 | Modified polyacrylic acid polymers for anti-redeposition performance A laundry detergent composition having antiredeposition properties comprising 0.01 to 20% of a hydrophilic copolymer by weight of the total surfactant in the laundry detergent composition wherein further, said hydrophilic copolymer comprises an unsaturate... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783549 | Polycarboxylate polymers for retarding the gelation of sodium carbonate slurries The present invention relates to a method for retarding the gelation of aqueous sodium carbonate slurries comprising adding to said aqueous sodium carbonate slurry a polycarboxylate polymer having the following structure: ##STR1##... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5767107 | Compositions containing gluten and polysaccharides that contain uronic acid residues useful for encapsulating fats, oils and solids The present invention relates to compositions useful for encapsulating fats, oils or solids, comprising gluten and polysaccharides that contains uronic acid residues.... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5759978 | Non-phosphate machine dishwashing compositions containing polycarboxylate polymers and polyalkylene oxide homopolymers An improved non-phosphate, peroxygen based machine dishwashing composition comprising a blend of nonionic surfactants, builders, non-chlorine bleach, bleach precursors, enzymes, polycarboxylate polymers and homopolymers of polyalkyleneoxide wherein spotti... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756719 | Double emulsion techniques for making novel compositions containing gluten and polysaccharides that contain uronic acid residues useful for encapsulating fats, oils and solids Method of making compositions comprising gluten and polysaccharides that contain uronic acid residues encapsulating fats, oils and solids comprising double emulsion techniques.... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753608 | Rinse aid compositions containing phosphate esters The present invention relates to rinse aid compositions comprising non-ionic surfactants, acrylic acid polymers and phosphate esters.... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5750483 | Non-phosphate machine dishwashing compositions containing polycarboxylate polymers and nonionic graft copolymers of vinyl acetate and polyalkylene oxide An improved powdered non-phosphate, peroxygen based machine dishwashing compositions comprising a blend of nonionic surfactants, builders, non-chlorine bleach, bleach precursors, enzymes, polycarboxylate polymers and nonionic graft copolymers of vinyl ace... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5738805 | Process for solubilizing gluten that normally is capable of absorbing water without dissolution An improved technique is provided that is capable of accomplishing the expeditious dissolution of gluten (e.g., vital wheat gluten or corn gluten) in water that normally is capable of absorbing water without dissolution. An effective solubilizing concentr... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5739099 | Rinse aid compositions containing modified acrylic polymers An improved rinse aid composition comprising a blend of nonionic, cationic, anionic, zwitterionic and amphoteric surfactants, hydrotropes, and copolymers of alkylene oxide adducts of allyl alcohol and acrylic acid useful in reducing spotting and filming o... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5733861 | Hydrophilic copolymers for reducing the viscosity of detergent slurries An aqueous detergent slurry composition comprising (A) about 5-60% of inorganic builder salts; (B) about 5-70% of detergent active matter selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants; and (C) a... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5733856 | Detergency boosting polymer blends as additives for laundry formulations A laundry detergency boosting polymer blend additive is made up of: a) a graft copolymer of polyalkylene oxide with vinyl ester, the graft copolymer having a molecular weight within the range of about 5,000 to 50,000; and b) at least one polycarboxylate select... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5714168 | Method for increasing flowability of spray dried vitamin powders having low vitamin concentrations The present invention relates to a method for increasing the flowability of spray dried vitamin powders having low vitamin concentrations and high concentrations of a maltodextrin carrier by coating said low concentration vitamin powders with hydrophobic ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5709852 | Ethylene oxide/propylene oxide/ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer carrier blends A stable non-aqueous carrier for personal care compositions comprising: a) about 80-98% by weight of a non-ionic liquid triblock EO/PO/EO copolymer of MW=1000-5000; b) about 2-20% by weight of a non-ionic solid triblock EO/PO/EO copolymer of MW=4000-16,000.... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5698045 | Method of cleaning polymer residues with NMP The present invention is directed to a method of removing polymer residue from chemical processing equipment, comprising contacting said residue with NMP vapors.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5693318 | Stable salicylic acid and peroxide containing skin and hair cleanser composition The present invention relates to the use of phosphate esters for the improvement of water solubility of salicylic acid and stability of peroxide compounds in an aqueous cleanser.... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5693796 | Method for reducing the nitrosamine content of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide Aqueous solutions of N-methylmorpholine N-oxide having reduced nitrosamine concentrations are produced by adding catalytic amounts of inorganic carbonate or bicarbonate or carboxylic acid or carboxylate salt.... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5629262 | Method for controlling grass weeds comprising administering synergistic amounts of two cyclohexenone herbicides A method for controlling grass weeds in growing crops comprising administering two acetyl coA carboxylase inhibitors at synergistically effective amounts, i.e., sethoxydim, clethodim, and caloxydim.... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5629260 | Heteric EO/PO block copolymers as adjuvants for herbicidal formulations The invention relates to the use of liquid heteric EO/PO, wherein EO is ethylene oxide and PO is propylene oxide, block copolymers, containing at least 30% by weight EO, as a tank mix adjuvant for enhancing the weed killing activity of herbicidal formulat... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5618782 | Hydrophilic copolymers for reducing the viscosity of detergent slurries An aqueous detergent slurry composition comprising (A) about 5-60% of inorganic builder salts; (B) about 5-70% of detergent active matter selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants; and (C) a... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5595968 | Polymeric dispersants for soda ash based detergent slurries An aqueous soda ash based detergent slurry composition comprising (A) about 5-65% of inorganic builder salt comprising soda ash, and (B) about 0.01-20% of a copolymer comprising an unsaturated monomer copolymerized with an oxyalkylated monomer.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594035 | Reclamation of polymers, that contain styrene in the polymeric backbone, using a water soluble solvent based reclamation process A process for the reclamation of polystyrene and other styrene containing polymers, by dissolving said polystyrene polymer into a water soluble solvent, such as NMP, and then precipitating said polymer away from the water soluble solvent through the addit... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5593948 | Highly concentrated, solid acifluoren powders and processes for making dry form solid acifluorfen powders The present invention provides hygroscopic herbicide formulations in dry, flowable powder forms and associated methods of making the powders and tablets. The most preferred formulation uses an effective amount of a acifluorfen combined with a citrate sequ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5565136 | Water based wood stripping compositions This invention relates to water-based coating remover compositions comprising a substantially stable and homogeneous mixture of (a) from about 16 to about 55 percent by weight of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; (b) from about 11 to about 32 percent by weight of a... | 10/15/1996 |
