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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7517843 | Method for manufacturing soap products of a constant weight The present invention provides a method for producing a product with a constant weight made from a compressible fluid which comprises feeding the compressible fluid into a prescribed vessel, characterized in that the volume of the compressible fluid to be fed into t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7427585 | Framed soap compositions Framed soap compositions contain water and the following ingredients (A) to (D): (A) from 25 to 60 wt. % of a fatty acid soap containing not greater than 20 wt. % of insolubles; (B) from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of sodium ch... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7256168 | Washing or cleaning agent shaped bodies A detergent tablet having at least one phase in the form of a solid foam having gas-filled cells delimited by solid partitions, and the tablet or the at least one phase comprises 40% to 90% by weight of one or more water-soluble polymers. A process for the productio... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7015181 | Rehydratable personal care compositions A rehydratable personal care composition including: from about 1 to about 20 percent water, from about 1 to about 20 percent organic solvent, from about 0.5 to about 50 percent gelling agent, and from about 0.1 to about 5 percent gelling cation, based on the total w... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6964942 | Cleaning/sanitizing methods, compositions, and/or articles for non-food inanimate surfaces Basic cleaning compositions using toxicologically-acceptable ingredients for cleaning fruits and vegetables are provided. Liquid formulations comprising detergent surfactant, such as oleate, alcohol ethoxylates, etc., and neutralized phosphoric acid are sprayed onto... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6906023 | Soap bars comprising high levels of sugars made by extrusion route The invention provides process for making bar compositions with high level of sugar or sugars (greater than about 25% by wt.) and which can be extruded. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906018 | Extrudable soap bars comprising high levels of sugars The invention provides bar compositions with high level of sugar or sugars (greater than about 25% by wt.) and which can be extruded. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902383 | Apparatus containing cooling and warming devices for the preparation of a polymer solution A novel apparatus for the preparation of a polymer solution includes a stirring device, an extruder connected to the stirring device, a cooling device connected to the extruder, and a warming device connected to the cooling device. The extruder is a fiber or membran... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6809071 | Method of manufacturing soap with air bubbles A method of producing aerated soap 5 comprising solidifying molten soap 4 having bubbles dispersed therein in a molding unit, wherein a storage tank 61 of the molten soap 4 has a circulating duct 62 forming a loop passing through t... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6770606 | Low density detergent composition Aerated, ultra low-density cast-dehydrated syndet detergent bars for use in personal wash, fabric wash and hard surface cleaning. A process for preparing aerated, ultra low-density cast-dehydrated detergent bars wherein the air is entrained in the bars after rigidif... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6479441 | Process for enhancing the transparency of transparent soap bars A process for inhibiting the formation of surface haze on finished transparent soap bars involving the steps of: (a) providing a finished transparent soap bar; (b) providing a coating component selected from the group consisting of water, a C1 ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6121215 | Foaming effervescent bath product A foaming effervescent bath composition is comprised of an effervescent base together with an anhydrous surfactant. The effervescent base may be sodium carbonate and an organic acid, or similar variations. The base is selected so as to provide a compositi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5972860 | Framed soap composition containing non-ionic surfactant and inorganic salt A framed soap composition comprises (a) from 20 to 50% by weight of a fatty acid soap, (b) from 1 to 15% by weight of a nonionic surfactant, and (c) from 0.1 to 5% by weight of an inorganic salt. A framed soap composition incorporated with air bubbles is ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5935916 | Method for the manufacture of a cleansing product A method of making a solid malleable non-hardenable cleansing product for personal use having a plasticine like consistency comprising 35% to 80% by weight of powder material, such as Kaolin, 10% to 25% by weight of surfactant material and 5% to 28% by we... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5895780 | Floating soap Disclosed is a solid, floating soap which has a formulation density greater than water or a liquid of like density, and which has an overall physical density less than water or a liquid of like density, and a method of making the floating soap.... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5801134 | Cleansing product A solid malleable non-hardenable cleansing product for personal use having a plasticine like consistency comprising 35% to 80% by weight of powder material, such as Kaolin, 10% to 25% by weight of surfactant material and 5% to 28% by weight of anhydrous b... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5602088 | Floating soap and method Disclosed is a solid, floating soap which has a formulation density greater than water or a liquid of like density, and which has an overall physical density less than water or a liquid of like density, and a method of making the floating soap.... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5364575 | Method and system for processing soap and soap-like materials A continuous flow method for processing soap involving providing soap heated to a pliable consistency, mixing the soap to homogeneity, cooling the soap, and extruding the soap is provided. Also provided is a processing system. One embodiment includes a de... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5264144 | Freezer personal cleansing bar with selected fatty acid soaps for improved mildness and good lather The present invention relates to an improved freezer bar soap comprising selected saturated C14 -C18 fatty acid soaps and lathering soap selected from lauric, oleic, and other minor selected more soluble soaps. The bars of this inven... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5219487 | Aerated bar soap composition containing free fatty acid Aerated soap bar compositions which contain a limited amount of free fatty acid and salt have improved processing and physical characteristics if the fatty acid soap comprises only a limited amount of trans fatty acids. Superior wet crack and bar feel gra... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5194172 | Aerated and freezer bar soap compositions containing sucrose as a mildness aid and a processing aid Aerated and/or freezer soap bar compositions which contain a substantial amount of sucrose have improved processability, improved physical and/or improved skin mildness characteristics.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4606839 | Solid soap and a process for the production thereof A solid soap is described composed of a hard and elastic gel based on starch, potassium and sodium salts of higher fatty acids and water. The soap as herein described has the same detergent capacity as other soap known at the present state of the art, but it i... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4554097 | Elastic detergent product containing anionic and amphoteric synthetic organic detergents An elastic detergent product which may also be used by children as a toy or plaything while taking a bath, includes a mixture of anionic and amphoteric synthetic organic detergents, gelatin and water. The products are substantially form-retaining and alth... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4439355 | Elastic detergent product of improved foaming power after use An elastic detergent product of improved form-retaining ability during elevated temperature storage and of improved foaming power after use comprises an organic detergent which is an ammonium or lower alkanolammonium anionic organic detergent salt or a mi... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4432888 | Surface active agents based on polypeptides A surface active agent based upon polypeptides is disclosed. The surface active agent is comprised of the reaction product of an alkyl phenylsulfonic acid and a polypeptide at an acidic pH. The surface active agents produced in accordance with the inventi... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4384978 | Aqueous concentrates of a tenside of the sulfate and sulfonate type and process for the improvement of the flow behavior of difficultly pourable aqueous tenside concentrates An aqueous concentrate of a tenside of the sulfate and sulfonate type containing at least about 20% by weight of a water-soluble salt of at least one anionic tenside selected from the group consisting of alkyl polyalkylene ether glycol sulfates, alkaryl p... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4328131 | Elastic detergent bar of improved elevated temperature stability An elastic detergent bar of improved elevated temperature stability, so that it better maintains its shape on storage at temperatures somewhat higher than normal, includes an amphoteric synthetic organic detergent in mixture with an anionic synthetic orga... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4256600 | Translucent soap bar containing citronellyl esters as lime soap dispersants A translucent deodorant non-germicidal soap bar incorporates selected citronellyl esters, and a suitable alcohol, especially those selected from polyalkylene glycols and/or liquid polyols, to make a soap composition that has superior lime soap dispersancy... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4207198 | Elastic detergent cake of improved foaming power after use An elastic detergent bar of improved form-retaining ability during elevated temperature storage and of improved foaming power after use comprises an organic detergent which is an ammonium or lower alkanolammonium anionic organic detergent salt or a mixtur... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4181632 | Elastic detergent bar An elastic detergent bar, useful as a functional article and bath plaything, includes a synthetic organic detergent, which is either an anionic detergent or an amphoteric detergent, gelatin and water. When the synthetic anionic detergent is employed a cro... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4034851 | Soap buoy A soap buoy which is adapted to float in a body of water and be secured to a soap bar. The soap buoy includes a housing float which is bouyant in water and is connected through a cord element to a soap bar insertion member. The soap bar insertion member i... | 07/12/1977 |
