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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130072410 | Cleaning Formulations with Improved Surfactant Solubility and Methods of Production and Use Thereof The present invention provides liquid cleaning compositions useful in cold water and hard water laundry applications, and methods for making and using such compositions. The compositions of the invention use surfactants or surfactant blends, such as α-sulfofatty acid e... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130045912 | Colored Polyester The invention relates to colored polyester in solid form, characterized in that the colored polyester is obtained by polymerizing components comprising a) one or more aromatic dicarbolic acids having no sulfogroups and/or the salts thereof and/or the anhydrides thereof ... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20120309665 | Soil-Release Polymers Having A Grey-Inhibiting Effect And Having High Stability In Solution The invention relates to polyesters, obtainable by means of polymerisation of the components including (a) one or more sulfo group-free aromatic dicarboxylic acids and/or salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, b) optionally one or more sulfo grou... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120227196 | Cleaning Compositions With Polyoxyalkylene-Oxide Capped Polyalkylene-Oxide-Polycarboxylate Graft Polymers Cleaning compositions and laundry detergents comprising polyalkylene glycol-based graft polymers are disclosed. The polyalkylene glycol-based graft polymers are polyoxyalkylene-oxide capped polyalkylene-oxide-polycarboxylate graft polymers. The polyalkylene glycol-based... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120227195 | Cleaning Compositions With Polyoxyalkylene-Oxide Capped Polyalkylene-Oxide-Polycarboxylate Comb Polymers Cleaning compositions and laundry detergents comprising polyalkylene glycol-based polymers are disclosed. The polyalkylene glycol-based polymers are polyoxyalkylene-oxide capped polyalkylene-oxide-polycarboxylate comb polymers. The polyalkylene glycol-based polymer incl... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120213726 | BIO-BASED LINEAR ALKYLPHENYL SULFONATES The invention is directed to mixtures comprising C10-C14 linear alkylphenyl sulfonates with alkyl groups having a biobased content of at least 50%. These C10-C14 linear alkylphenyl sulfonates are used in consumer product clean... | 08/23/2012 |
| 20120214724 | Mixtures OF C10-C13 Alkylphenyl Sulfonates The invention is directed to mixtures comprising C10-C13 alkylphenyl sulfonates having alkyl groups in a particular distribution (e.g., bimodal, peaked, and skewed). These C10-C13 alkylphenyl sulfonates are optionally renewabl... | 08/23/2012 |
| 20120208736 | Treatment of Hard Surfaces Hard surfaces can be treated to improve soil resistance, particularly resistance to oily soils, by applying a composition of a quaternised, polyamine, polypropoxylate, polyethoxylate. The polyamine can be a polyethyleneimme, desirably having a molecular weight of from 1... | 08/16/2012 |
| 20120165237 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN AMINOCARBOXYLATE AND A MALEIC COPOLYMER Detergent compositions including at least one aminocarboxylate, at least one maleic/methylvinyl ether copolymer, an alkaline agent and optional additives. Embodiments of the present invention include reduced concentrations of aminocarboxylate compared to conventional co... | 06/28/2012 |
| 20120151881 | PROCESSES FOR MAKING FLUID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A DI-AMIDO GELLANT The invention is directed to a fluid detergent composition comprising a di-amido gellant and a surfactant, and a method for structuring said composition.... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120077045 | SOIL RESISTANT CLEANER AND SURFACE TREATMENT A soil resistant laminate composition and a soil resistant treatment use composition are provided. In particular, a laminate composition comprising a multilayer composition of a clean or soiled surface and a dried layer of a soil resistant agent are disclosed. Soil resi... | 03/29/2012 |
| 20120071382 | NON-FLUOROPOLYMER SURFACE PROTECTION COMPOSITION The present invention encompasses a surface treatment composition which comprises a polyorganosiloxane fluid-silicone resin mixture and a carrier. The polyorganosiloxane fluid-silicone resin mixture comprises about 2% to about 95%, by weight of the mixture, of one or mo... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067766 | NON-FLUOROPOLYMER SURFACE PROTECTION COMPOSITION The present invention encompasses a surface treatment composition which comprises a polyorganosiloxane fluid-silicone resin mixture and a carrier. The polyorganosiloxane fluid-silicone resin mixture comprises about 50% to about 99.99% by weight of one or more polyorgano... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120065119 | Comb Polymers And The Use Thereof In Washing And Cleaning Agents The invention relates to a comb polymer made of a polymer main chain and polyester side chains linked to said polymer main chain via ester groups, characterized in that (i) the polymer main chain is a polycarbolic acid or a copolymer polycarbolic acid (A), (ii) the poly... | 03/15/2012 |
| 20120012495 | PROCESS OF TREATING HARD SURFACE The present invention relates to a process of treating a hard surface with a composition comprising polyalkoxylate trisiloxane. More specifically, it relates to a process of treating an horizontal hard surface, wherein a composition comprising polyalkoxylate trisiloxane... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110271460 | COMPOSITION FOR HOUSEHOLD CARE CONTAINING A CATIONIC NANOGEL The present invention relates to compositions for household care which include a cationic nanogel, particularly for treating and/or modifying hard or textile surfaces. The composition particularly enables a hydrophilisation of hard surfaces, particularly useful in clean... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110220536 | Fluid Detergent Compositions Comprising a Di-Amido Gellant, and Processes for Making The invention is directed to a fluid detergent composition comprising a di-amido gellant and a surfactant, and a method for structuring said composition.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220537 | Liquid Detergent Compositions Comprising pH Tuneable Amido-Gellants, and Processes For Making The invention is directed to a fluid detergent composition comprising a pH tuneable amido gellant and a surfactant, and a method for structuring said composition.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110214696 | LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED STABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY An improved method for predicting stability of liquid detergent composition, identifying and designing liquid detergent compositions that provide said desired stability, consumer acceptance and performance.... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110206630 | SURFACTANT AND CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MICROBIALLY PRODUCED BRANCHED FATTY ALCOHOLS The invention provides a surfactant and/or a cleaning composition comprising a microbially produced branched fatty alcohol or a derivative thereof. The invention also provides a household cleaning composition and a personal or pet care cleaning composition comprising a ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110177991 | Cleaner and polish formulation A novel cleaner and polish formulation that is eco friendly, that is, it is formulated without alcohols, organic solvents and without normal cleaning and polishing components, for example, amine functional materials, that are undesirable with regard to the environment.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110146709 | ALL-PURPOSE CLEANING COMPOSITIONS The present invention relates to surfactant-based all-purpose cleaners useful for cleaning surfaces including household hard surfaces as well as glass. The cleaning compositions comprise an anionic sulfonate surfactant, a non-ionic aliphatic ethoxylated surfactant, an a... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110118168 | Cleaning Composition Comprising Graft Copolymers Disclosed is the use of water-soluble graft copolymers prepared by free-radically initiated graft polymerization of 40 to 90% by weight of component (A), selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, oligosaccaharides, polysaccharides and derivatives thereof, w... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110098208 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE ADHESION FORCES BETWEEN HARD SURFACES AND SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRING SOIL A method for reducing the adhesion forces between hard surfaces and subsequently occurring soil is described. The method comprises the step of treating the hard surfaces with a liquid composition comprising special copolymers A. These copolymers A comprise structural un... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110021408 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BENEFIT AGENT DELIVERY PARTICLES The present disclosure relates to benefit agent delivery particles containing at least one benefit agent and at least one cellulosic polymer. The disclosure further relates to compositions containing benefit agent delivery particles and processes for making and using su... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021399 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING WATER SOLUBLE MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USING THEM The present invention relates to cleaning compositions and methods employing a water soluble magnesium compound. Such compositions can be used for reducing scale, rinsing, hard surface cleaning, ware washing, and corrosion inhibition.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110009309 | Hard Surface Cleaning Composition The present invention relates to a hard surface cleaning composition comprising a polybetaine polymer, wherein said polybetaine polymer comprises a zwitterionic unit A or a mixture thereof, wherein said unit A comprises a betaine group or a mixture thereof and wherein s... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100234268 | Hard surface cleaner with extended residual cleaning benefit A cleaning composition for a hard surface is disclosed which provides for initial cleaning of the hard surface and provision of a hydrophilic coating or barrier layer on the surface which provides residual cleaning to the hard surface for an extended number of rinsings.... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100150972 | Paper Tube Packaging with Open End And Coated Cap A biodegradable tube comprises a mom-rigid paper tubular body defining a lumen for containing a semi-solid composition; a paper tubular cap that slidably mates with the body; and wherein interior surfaces of the each of the body and the cap have a coating that is substa... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100075879 | Detergent Composition Containing Suds Boosting and Suds Stabilizing Modified Biopolymer New cleaning compositions including novel suds boosting and stabilization biopolymers containing alkoxy, anionic and nitrogen containing substitution are disclosed. In particular, cleaning compositions including suds boosting and stabilization biopolymers containing mod... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100075880 | Dual Character Biopolymer Useful in Cleaning Products New cleaning compositions including novel amphoteric dispersant polymers containing anionic and nitrogen containing substitution are disclosed. In particular, cleaning compositions containing modified polysaccharides having anionic and nitrogen containing substitution a... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100075878 | Modified Lignin Biopolymer Useful in Cleaning Compositions Novel modified lignin polymers containing anionic, cationic, and/or alkoxy substitution are disclosed. Further, new cleaning compositions including the novel substituted lignin polymers are disclosed. Methods of forming the modified lignin polymers and cleaning composit... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100041574 | PRODUCT FOR TREATING HARD SURFACES The invention relates to the use of a product for treating hard surfaces. The product comprises compounds of general formula I or II and polymers that are obtainable by reacting the compounds with polymeric substrates, the substrates having functional groups that are se... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090305930 | Use of hydrophobin for hard surface soil-repellent treatment Use of hydrophobins for soil-repellent treatment of hard surfaces, in particular in combination with a cleansing of the surface, processes for soil-repellent treatment of hard surfaces, cleansing agents for hard surfaces and also hard surfaces with a soil-repellent coat... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090233507 | Fabric treatment process The present invention is directed to a process for improving at least one of the water-resistance, stain resistance, and/or oil resistance of a fabric by treating the fabric with a composition comprising a wetting-agent, a fluorocarbon repellant, and a carrier.... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090202841 | ANTI-SCRATCH COATING, PROCEDURE FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND USE OF SAME The invention concerns an anti-scratch coating on a substrate, comprising one or several anti-scratch means and a pH buffer system which has in a watery solution a pH value ranging from neutral to highly alkaline, especially a pH value ranging between app. 7 and app. 12... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090124525 | HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITION WITH HYDROPHILIZING AGENT AND METHOD FOR CLEANING HARD SURFACES A composition for cleaning or rinsing hard surfaces in an aqueous or aqueous/alcoholic medium including at least one organophosphorus material for contributing to said surfaces antideposition and/or antiadhesion properties with regard to soiling substances capable of be... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090117071 | Hydrophobically Modified Cationic Polymers And Their Use As Cleaning Aids A cleaning composition for hard surfaces containing a polymeric compound comprising a main backbone derived from at least the following monomeric components: (I) 20 to 99.9% by weight of at least one cationic monomer according to formula (I) wherein R1 and R<... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090007936 | Composition with Surface Modifying Properties The present invention refers to an aqueous composition comprising one or more amphoteric, organic polynitrogen-compounds having at least 3 nitrogen atoms contained in the molecule in the form of an amine and/or amide and one or more types of inorganic nanoparticles, a c... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080292569 | Method for Improving Efficacy of Surfactants Prevention of Lamellar Mesophases Temperature Stabilization of the Single Phase Region and a Method for Reducing Boundary Surface Tension in Micro-Emulsions Containing Silicone Oils by Means of Additives and Surfactant/Oil Mixtures Disclosed is a method for improving efficacy of surfactants, prevention of lamellar mesophases, temperature stabilization of the single phase region and a method for reducing boundary surface tension in micro-emulsions containing silicone oils by means of additives and ... | 11/27/2008 |