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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410936 | Stabilized body care products, household products, textiles and fabrics Disclosed are stabilized body care products, household products, textiles and fabrics which comprise certain sterically hindered amine salt compounds. Dyed products and articles are effectively stabilized against color degradation. The products are for example skin-... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7381250 | Interior protectant/cleaner composition The present invention provides a liquid protectant composition composed of a cationic microemulsion of a natural wax (carnauba wax) nanometer sized particles and zinc oxide nanometer sized particles in combination with a quaternary siloxane compound. The protectant ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378382 | Rheologically stabilized silicone dispersions comprising a polydimethylsiloxane mixture Aqueous dispersions of silicone oils are prepared without the need for surfactants, solvents, hydrotropes or emulsifiers by employing water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers providing inventive compositions which exhibit a rheological Critical Strain value g... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7309682 | Stabilized body care products, household products, textiles and fabrics Disclosed are stabilized body care products, household products, textiles and fabrics which comprise certain dialkylhydroxyamine stabilizers, dialkylhydroxylamine stabilizer salts, nitrone stabilizers or amine oxide stabilizers. Dyed products and articles are effect... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7229486 | Shoe and leather care product The invention provides a water-based low VOC shoe and leather care product having good product properties and characteristics, which can be formulated by making an appropriate and careful selection of ingredients and their amounts. A shoe and leather care product ac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6972277 | Foaming clean and polish emulsions comprising bisquaternary organomodified silicone This invention provides for, inter alia, a cleaning and polishing oil-in-water emulsion which comprises: A. about 0.1 to about 25% of at least one silicone oil with a viscosity ranging between about 20 and about 100,000 mPas.;... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6911054 | Use of cationically modified, particle-shaped, hydrophobic polymers as addition agents in rinsing, care, detergent and cleaning products Use of cationically modified, particulate, hydrophobic polymers, the surface of which has been cationically modified by coating with polyvalent metal ions and/or cationic surfactants, the particle size of which is 10 nm to 100 μm, as additive to rinse compositions,... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6861396 | Compositions for pre-treating shoes and methods and articles employing same Compositions for treating shoes, especially canvas and/or leather-containing shoes, such as athletic shoes, and methods and articles of manufacture employing same to treat the shoes prior to and/or during and/or after washing the shoes are disclosed. The composition... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6780228 | Polish compositions and method of use An improved self-cleaning polish is obtained by adding a wax to an oil either pre-heated, or then subsequently heated, with stirring. Subsequently, and optionally, water and/or an acetic acid source, preferably vinegar, is added, either before or after partly or com... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6750188 | Compositions for treating shoes and methods and articles employing same The present invention relates to compositions for treating shoes, especially leather-containing shoes, such as athletic shoes, and methods and articles of manufacture employing same to treat the shoes prior to and/or during and/or after washing the shoes. More parti... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6589293 | Depilatory paint thickener comprising an anylopectin starch The invention relates to the dehairing (depilating) of animal pelts, hides or skins, more specifically to depilatory paint and depilatory paint (depilation paint) thickener used in the depilation process in for example fellmongeries. The invention provide... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579836 | Agents for eliminating the adhesive capacity of helminth eggs The invention relates to detergents for removing adherent helminth eggs from the bristles, skin, fur and feathers of live animals. The detergents are based on an active mixture that can contain anion-active and/or non-ionic tensides, aromatic carboxylic a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6451062 | Hide-curing additive The invention relates to an improved hide-curing additive comprising an effective biocidal amount of an essential oil and a non-ionic surfactant. The improved additive provides an effective cure for the hides, is environmentally safe and economical.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6387189 | Surface-cleaning method A method of cleaning surfaces made of glass, graphite, ceramics, polymeric and metallic materials, synthetic and vegetable fibres, e.g. fabrics, textiles or waste paper, in particular membrane surfaces, by detaching or dissolving organic and inorganic soi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6222077 | Dimerized alcohol compositions and biodegradible surfactants made therefrom having cold water detergency There is provided an alcohol composition obtained by dimerizing an olefin feed comprising C6 -C10 linear olefins to obtain C12 -C20 olefins, followed by conversion to alcohols, such as by hydroformylation. The c... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6187738 | Stable compositions for removing stains from fabrics and carpets There is provided an aqueous composition for cleaning fabrics and carpets and inhibiting the resoiling of fabric and carpets. The composition includes a peroxygen compound, a surfactant system, and a polymeric or copolymeric soil resist. The resulting com... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5968204 | Article for cleaning surfaces Sheets capable of developing a positive electostatic charge are used for a variety of surface cleaning operations. Polyester fabric, non-woven and chemically bonded with an acrylic latex is used to dust surfaces, to clean clothes, furniture and carpets. A... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5525120 | Degreasing process The invention is a process for degreasing animal skins in which the animal skin to be degreased is contacted with a mixture of a predominantly saturated C12 -C18 fatty alcohol ethoxylate having an average of not more than 15 EO group... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5520843 | Vinyl surface cleanser and protectant A method and composition for cleaning and protecting vinyl, rubber and leather surfaces. The composition comprises a water-based emulsion of acrylic copolymer of RHOPLEX.RTM. HA-12, manufactured by Rohm and Haas of Philadelpha, Pa., polyethoxylated alkylp... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5431840 | Process for the production of cleaning and care preparations containing APG emulsifier In the new process, cleaning and care preparations for floors, shoes, leather and furniture are produced by mixing a wax emulsion containing alkyl glycoside as emulsifier with the other constituents of the preparation. The alkyl glycosides correspond to t... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5152845 | Method of cleaning using 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropane A method of cleaning a surface of a substrate is provided. The method comprises treating the surface with a solvent comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropane.... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4744923 | Use of alkylaminopolyglycol ethers as foam-depressing additives in low-foam detergent preparations Alkylaminopolyethylene glycol ethers corresponding to the following formula ##STR1## in which R represents a C6 -C20 alkyl or alkenyl radical, R1 and R2 are the same or different and represent a C1 ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4501682 | Cleaning and protective composition and method An improved cleaning and protecting solution comprising an admixture of poly(methylhydrosiloxane) and zinc and tin octoates in 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane, wherein the improvement consists of replacing all or part of the trichloroethane by at least one solven... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4306990 | Cleaning and protective composition and method An improved composition suitable for cleaning and protecting various substrates, comprising 1,1,1-trichloroethane, poly-(methylhydrosiloxane), tin octoate and zinc octoate.... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4164471 | Constant boiling admixtures Constant boiling binary admixtures are formed by 1,2-dichloro-1,1-difluoroethane (F-132B) with acetone, with methanol, and with ethanol; and a constant boiling ternary admixture is formed with diethyl ether and ethanol. Constant boiling binary admixtures ... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4157310 | Constant boiling admixtures Constant boiling binary admixtures are formed by 1,2-dichloro-1,1-difluoroethane (F-132B) with acetone, with methanol, and with ethanol; and a constant boiling ternary admixture is formed with diethyl ether and ethanol. Constant boiling binary admixtures ... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4144175 | Constant boiling admixtures Constant boiling binary admixtures are formed by 1,2-dichloro-1,1-difluoroethane (F-132B) with acetone, with methanol, and with ethanol; and a constant boiling ternary admixture is formed with diethyl ether and ethanol. Constant boiling binary admixtures ... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4144187 | Constant boiling admixtures Constant boiling binary admixtures are formed by 1,2-dichloro-1,1-difluoroethane (F-132B) with acetone, with methanol, and with ethanol; and a constant boiling ternary admixture is formed with diethyl ether and ethanol. Constant boiling binary admixtures ... | 03/13/1979 |
