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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390431 | Stable organic peroxide compositions Organic peroxide compositions are stabilized against decomposition by the use of antioxidants, resulting in increased shelf life of products made using the compositions. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7282470 | Decontamination formulation with sorbent additive A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276468 | Granulated decontamination formulations A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271137 | Decontamination formulations for disinfection and sterilization Aqueous decontamination formulations that neutralize biological pathogens for disinfection and sterilization applications. Examples of suitable applications include disinfection of food processing equipment, disinfection of areas containing livestock, mold remediati... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256299 | Chemiluminescent reagents This invention provides for labeling reagents, labeled targets and processes for preparing labeling reagents. The labeling reagents can take the form of cyanine dyes, xanthene dyes, porphyrin dyes, coumarin dyes or composite dyes. These labeling reagents are useful ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252784 | Cyclic ketone peroxide formulations The present invention relates to a cyclic ketone peroxide formulation comprising one or more crystallizing cyclic ketone peroxides, one or more co-crystallizing compounds which solidify in said cyclic ketone peroxide formulation at a temperature above the crystalliz... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7214329 | Storage stable aqueous organic peroxide emulsions The invention relates to an aqueous organic peroxide emulsion comprising an anti-freeze agent, a protective colloid, and a plasticiser wherein the plasticizer is an ester having a ratio of the number of carbon atoms present in the pasticiser molecule (excluding arom... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7169744 | Organic catalyst with enhanced solubility This invention relates to organic catalysts comprising iminium or oxaziridinium moieties, cleaning compositions comprising such catalysts; and processes for making and suing such catalysts and cleaning products. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166290 | Methods for producing oocysts The present invention provides improved methods and compositions for producing oocysts. The oocysts produced according to the invention find use in the manufacture of vaccines. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163796 | Process for detecting the presence or quantity of enzymatic activity in a sample This invention provides for labeling reagents, labeled targets and processes for preparing labeling reagents. The labeling reagents can take the form of cyanine dyes, xanthene dyes, porphyrin dyes, coumarin dyes or composite dyes. These labeling reagents are useful ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7109157 | Methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics using a composition comprising hydroxide and hypochlorite Methodologies and equipment for using a hypochlorite solution to remove menstrual fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles with reduced damage to the fabric articles when compared with popular chlorine bleaches. The soft ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101832 | Cleaners containing peroxide bleaching agents for cleaning paper making equipment and method A cleaning solution for paper making equipment includes a stabilized source of peroxide in combination with a glycol ether solvent system and an alcohol ethoxylate. The peroxide system can be hydrogen peroxide stabilized with a phosphonate such as HEDP. The glycol s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7064241 | Chemical and biological warfare decontaminating solution using peracids and germinants in microemulsions, process and product thereof A microemulsion composition having a solid source of peroxycarboxylic acid and germinant is used for chemical and biological warfare decontamination. A process for decontaminating uses the microemulsion composition. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7008913 | Aromatic substituted nonionic surfactants in soil prevention, reduction or removal in treatment zones Disclosed is a process for the treatment of a plant gaseous stream containing odor compounds including hydrogen sulfide, an alkyl mercaptan or an alkyl thiol and mixtures thereof by contacting the plant stream with an oxidizing agent that reduces the odor but forms ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998490 | Process for the preparation of organic compounds containing a sulfinyl or sulfonyl group A process for the oxidation of thioethers to sulfoxides or sulfones or for the oxidation of sulfoxides to sulfones by treatment of thioethers or sulfoxides with an oxidizing amount of ε-phthalimidoperhexanoic acid is particularly useful for the preparation of compo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6946435 | Methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics Methodologies and equipment for using a sodium hypochlorite solution to remove menstrial fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles. In one embodiment, the sodium hypochlorite solution contains at least 0.2% by weight of so... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6916432 | Hair bleach composition and hair dye composition The invention provides a bleach composition or a dye composition for hair which, during use, includes a mixture of a first composition containing an alkali agent and a second composition containing an oxidizing agent, the bleach or dye composition containing (A) an ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6893584 | Stabilized organic peroxide composition and process for making the same An organic peroxide stabilizing composition comprises an organic peroxide and an organic peroxide stabilizing compound selected from one of the following general formulas (I) or (II): R1CH═CH(CH2)m(CH═CH)n(CH... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6843935 | Supported peroxides The present invention provides supported peroxides, and a method of forming supported peroxides. Supported peroxides according to the invention are solid particles that include an organic peroxide and a metallic soap. In accordance with the method of the invention, ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841090 | Disinfecting composition and process for disinfecting surfaces Liquid disinfecting compositions comprise an effective amount of a disinfecting material and a poly (alkylene glycol) ether having the following formula: R1—O—(CH2—CHR2O)n—R3, wherein R1 and R... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6814984 | Frozen biocidal compositions and methods of use thereof The present invention is directed to frozen biocidal compositions. Specifically, the biocidal compositions comprise a frozen aqueous solution of a plurality of ions selected from the group consisting of halide and oxyhalide ions. The frozen biocidal compositions are... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6764977 | Safe, free-flowing solid peroxide compositions Safety stabilized solid, free-flowing compositions based on t-butyl peroxy maleic acid as well as processes for their preparation and use are disclosed. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6764612 | Encapsulated peroxide compositions The present invention provides supported peroxides, and a method of forming supported peroxides. Supported peroxides according to the invention are solid particles that include an organic peroxide, a metallic soap, and a polymer. In accordance with the method of the... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6727382 | Peroxyacids Cationic peroxyacids of formula (IV) wherein: R1 is a, optionally substituted, C1-C7 alkyl or alkenyl or alkaryl with a C1-C7 alkyl group; R2 | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719921 | Process for the continuous production of mixtures of substances and reaction mixtures and device for its implementation A process for the continuous production of a mixture of substances or of a reaction mixture that has been formed by reaction of components contained therein. The component streams withdrawn from a storage container (1, 2 or 3) or a distribution network... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6699403 | Supported peroxides The present invention provides supported peroxides, and a method of forming supported peroxides. Supported peroxides according to the invention are solid particles that include an organic peroxide and a metallic soap. In accordance with the method of the ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6642287 | Methyl propyl ketone peroxide formulations and their use in processes to cure unsaturated polyester resins Methyl propyl ketone peroxide formulations are claimed that can be safely handled at ambient temperature, are storage stable, and give fast curing rates of unsaturated polyester resins particularly when accelerated with a complex of two different metals. ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6566320 | Bleaching composition containing chromotropic compound A bleaching composition that contains a bleaching agent and a chromotrophic radical scavenging compound, and a test method for identifying the presence of free radicals is disclosed. Such compositions offer improved stability.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6416687 | Bleaching compositions Bleaching compositions are disclosed which comprise a fabric protective system capable of esterifying the hydroxyl groups of a fabric and a bleach. A method of treating fabrics with such a composition is also disclosed.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6358435 | Phlegmatization of cyclic ketone peroxides The present invention relates to a composition comprising cyclic ketone peroxide and a phlegmatizer having a 95% boil-off point falling in the range of 220-265° C., most preferably 235-250° C. A preferred peroxide is cyclic methyl ethyl ketone peroxide.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6291617 | Peroxidic compositions Compositions for the polymer curing, comprising: a) one or more organic peroxides and b) 3,7-Dimethyl-1,3,6-Octatriene (OCIMENE).... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6265366 | Process for bleaching surfaces A process for bleaching a surface, by applying to that surface an aqueous composition having a pH of 2 or less and comprises a mixture of (a) an aqueous composition comprising hydrogen peroxide or an organic peracid having a pH of greater than 2 but less ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6242407 | Laundry bleaching compositions The present invention relates to a liquid composition suitable for bleaching fabrics comprising a peroxygen bleach, from 0.001% to 10% by weight of the total composition of propyl gallate, and from 0.001% to 10% by weight of an antioxidant. These composit... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231688 | Composition and process for zinc phosphate conversion coating A zinc phosphate-type conversion film having microfine-sized crystals is formed on metal surfaces using a conversion treatment bath that contains zinc ions and phosphate ions along with 50 to 1500 ppm of an organoperoxide conversion accelerator, and optio... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6143088 | Peracid-based composition for decontamination of materials soiled by toxic agents A composition for decontamination of materials soiled by toxic agents, pacularly a peracid-based composition for effective decontamination of materials soiled by toxic agents, such as organophosphates and organosulfur compounds. The composition further i... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6107528 | Iron complexes for bleach activation and stereospecific oxidation A bleach and oxidation catalyst is provided comprising a catalytically active iron complex which can activate hydrogen peroxide or peroxy acids, for example.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6087312 | Laundry bleaching processes and compositions The present invention relates to the bleaching of fabrics with liquid compositions comprising a peroxygen bleach and a solvent system comprising a hydrophilic solvent and a hydrophobic solvent. These compositions deliver improved stain removal on a variet... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6022732 | Hydrogen peroxide destroying compositions and methods of using same Compositions, and methods for using such compositions, which are useful to destroy hydrogen peroxide in a liquid aqueous medium, such as that used to disinfect contact lenses. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a hydrogen peroxide destroying com... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6022490 | Bleach activation A bleach and oxidation catalyst is provided comprising a catalytically active metal-complex having a poly-dentate ligand containing at least 6 hetero-atoms. Such metal-complexes can activate hydrogen peroxide, peroxy acids or molecular oxygen and were fou... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019797 | Laundry bleaching with improved safety to fabrics Stains are removed from fabrics by means of metallo-hydroperoxides during an otherwise conventional laundering process. Hydroperoxides based on silicon, tin and antimony are used to effect stain removal without reducing the tensile strength of said fabric... | 02/01/2000 |