Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7517846 | Solid, two part chemical concentrate The invention is a solid chemical concentrate system of at least two cooperative shapes. The first shape is an inwardly curved bar having an inner opening. The second shape is an insert which is capable of interlocking with the bar by insertion into the bar inner op... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7442679 | Binding agent for solidification matrix comprising MGDA Material, composition, and manufacturing method alternatives for a solidification matrix that may be used, for example, in solid cleaning compositions, or other technologies. In at least some embodiments, the solidification matrix includes a binding agent that is fo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7423005 | Binding agent for solidification matrix Material, composition, and manufacturing method alternatives for a solidification matrix that may be used, for example, in solid cleaning compositions, or other technologies. In at least some embodiments, the solidification matrix includes a binding agent that is fo... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417019 | Hollow body with a compartment, containing a portion of a washing, cleaning or rinsing agent Detergent portions containing at least one detersive formulation wholly or partly contained in a dimensionally stable hollow body having an enclosure that wholly or partly surrounds the detersive formulation, the enclosure being formed of an uncompressed material th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7326674 | Household cleaning composition in self-sustaining body form and essentially free of zeolite and clay New cleaning compositions and methods of forming and using those compositions are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions are in tablet form, with the tablets being dissolvable in water at the point-of-use for ease of storing and shipping. The composit... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316995 | Detergents or cleaning agents comprising a water-soluble building block system and a cellulose derivative with dirt dissolving properties A builder-containing laundry detergent or cleaning composition comprising: (1) a water-soluble builder block which comprised of: a) from 5% by weight to 35% by weight of citric acid, an alkali metal citrate, an alkali metal carbona... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300911 | Method of preparing multiphase laundry detergent and cleaning product shaped bodies having noncompressed parts A process for the preparation of laundry detergent or cleaning product shaped bodies comprises preparing a first noncompressed part (a) which comprises an active substance, preparing a second noncompressed part (b) which comprises an active substance, connecting the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300912 | Foaming cleansing preparation and system comprising coated acid and base particles A foaming cleansing preparation and system that produce a high quality, self-sustaining foam immediately upon exposure to water without physical agitation or rubbing is provided. The inventive cleansing preparation is made up of at least one dry acid, at least one d... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291276 | Controlled production and release of oxygen activated biocide into holding tanks for RV's, boats and the like Waste in a black or gray water holding tank is treated by an oxygen activated biocide by the addition of tetra acetyl ethylene diamine (TAED) and a peroxygen compound. Hydrogen peroxide and/or peracetic acid are released over a period of time and thus maintained in ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273841 | Encapsulated hard surface cleaning concentrates The invention relates to a water soluble container which contains a composition useful for hard surface cleaning. The composition comprises a cationic surfactant having germicidal properties, a short chain non-ionic surfactant, optionally, polyethylene glycol; and o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271142 | Process for making polymeric particles A particulate composition comprising particles which consist of a shell wall surrounding a hydrophilic core, wherein the shell wall is formed from a polymeric coacervate and wherein the particles comprise a polymeric amphipathic stabiliser. Also claimed is a process... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7262160 | Dye product and method of treating clothing for UV blocking Enhanced UV blocking is provided to clothing by washing the clothing in a composition including a UV blocking dye and at least one additional water-soluble material which serves as a matrix and/or a dispersant for the dye in the washing machine. The dye is initially... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7238744 | Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene articles and method of manufacture An article of manufacture comprises an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) mixed with a processing oil and a lubricant selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters, ethoxylated fatty acid esters, glycol esters, PEG esters, glycerol esters, et... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7205266 | Laundry or dishwasher detergent tablet having at least one cavity Laundry or dishwasher detergent tablets comprise at least one cavity, nonionic surfactants in the range from 5 to 25% by weight, based on the tablet and 0.1% to 70% by weight of sulfonated copolymers. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199096 | Detergent tablets Detergent tablets are disclosed, which are characterized by containing surfactant granules, obtained by granulating and compacting anionic and/or non-ionic surfactants in the presence of dispersing agents. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186678 | Tenside granules with improved disintegration rate A process for making a surfactant composition having an improved dissolution rate in cold water involving: (a) providing a hydroxy mixed ether surfactant; (b) providing a disintegrator component; and (c) granulating and compacting the hydroxy mixed ether surfactant ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186677 | Method for the production of surfactant granulates containing builders Provided is a method for producing surfactant granulates, comprising (a) providing a mixture of anionic surfactant acids and builder acids having a weight ratio of 1:100 to 1:20 of builder acid to surfactant acid; and (b) contacting the mixture with at least one sol... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179781 | Heterogeneous cleaning composition The present invention relates to heterogeneous cleaning compositions, methods employing them, and methods of making them. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169192 | Methods of using heterogeneous cleaning compositions The present invention relates to methods of using heterogeneous cleaning compositions, particularly for cleaning textiles. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148375 | Branched primary alcohol compositions and derivatives thereof A detergent composition having cold water solubility and exhibiting high calcium tolerance can be produced from biodegradable branched ether derivative compositions derived from a branched ether primary alcohol represented by the formula: | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144851 | Multi-phase laundry tablets and methods for producing them A multi-phase detergent tablet comprising: a) a first phase having a planar upper surface, and b) a second phase adhered to and partially covering the upper surface. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138139 | Tablet coating The present invention relates to water soluble tablet coatings prepared from water soluble, partially and completely neutralized acrylic polymers and at least one film modifying agent. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7087570 | Detergent tablets Detergent tablets comprising surfactant granules obtained by granulation and compaction of a nonionic surfactant, selected from the group consisting of hydroxy mixed ethers, in the presence of a disintegrant, are described. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084102 | Perfumed detergent tablet A perfumed detergent tablet comprises a clay mineral compound and a heavy metal ion sequestrant. The clay mineral helps disperse the tablet in aqueous media and acts as a fabric softener for laundered fabrics. The perfume is free of Schiff bases, such as those forme... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071364 | Branched primary alcohol compositions and derivatives thereof A detergent composition having cold water solubility and exhibiting high calcium tolerance can be produced from biodegradable branched ether derivative compositions derived from a branched ether primary alcohol represented by the formula: | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067469 | Solid-shaped detergent A solid-shaped detergent comprising particles for detergent, wherein the particles have a dissolution rate of 90% or more, under conditions where the particles are supplied in water at 5° C.; stirred for 60 seconds under the stirring conditions that 1 g of the part... | 06/27/2006 |
| RE39139 | Process for preparing household detergent or cleaner shapes A process for making a detergent tablet by forming a disintegrating agent by compacting cellulose or a cellulose derivative, forming disintegrating agent particles comprising the disintegrating agent, dry mixing a washing- or cleaning-active substance and an amount ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053038 | Process for the production of detergent granules A low shear mechanical granulation process for the production of detergent granules, the process comprising contacting an acid precursor of an anionic surfactant, a non-surfactant acid and a solid carbonated neutralising agent wherein the solid carbonated neutralizi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052520 | Article and process for cleaning fabrics An article for use in an enzymatic fabric cleaning process, said article containing one or more types of harmless micro-organisms capable of excreting enzymes useful in said fabric cleaning process. Furthermore, there is provided an enzymatic method of cleaning fabr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041633 | Process for preparing tablets A process far preparing a detergent tablet, comprising the step of contacting a liquid binder to a base powder, wherein the liquid binder comprises a nonionic surfactant and a dissolution aid. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033988 | Detergent tablets comprising solubility aids Detergent compositions, preferably tablets, comprise an improved solubility aid wherein the solubility aid contains an organic molecule, which has a first polar group and a second polar group separated from each other by less than 5 aliphatic carbon atoms. The use o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022656 | Water-soluble copolymer film packet Generally speaking, the present invention is a water-soluble copolymer film comprising a hydrolyzed copolymer of vinyl acetate and a second monomer, the resultant polyvinyl alcohol copolymer having a degree of hydrolysis, expressed as a percentage of vinyl acetate u... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001877 | Organic laundry detergent and method of producing the same The present invention is a laundry detergent or powder and method of making the same utilizing natural components such as but not limited to milk, beeswax, sodium hydroxide or lye, vegetable or soy oil, sugar, baking soda, and corn starch. It is still further contem... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992056 | Process for preparing detergent tablets having two or more regions A process for preparing a detergent tablet having two or more regions comprises the steps of: (a) compressing a particulate composition comprising a detergent active component to form a compressed region of the tablet having a recess; (b) delivering to the recess a ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992055 | Process for preparing detergent compositions having high bulk density A method for producing detergent granules, includes the step of dry-neutralizing a liquid acid precursor of a non-soap, anionic surfactant with a water-soluble, solid, alkali inorganic substance. In this method, a dry-neutralizing step is carried out in the presence... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977239 | Detergent tablets A detergent tablet composition containing surfactant granules made by a process involving: (a) providing a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of a surface-active protein, a surface-active protein derivative, and mixtures thereof; (b) providing a... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974789 | Detergent tablet A detergent tablet for use in a washing machine, the tablet having one or more phases at least one of which is in the form of a compressed particulate solid comprising a) a polymeric disintegrant having a particle size distribution such that at least 90% by weight t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951838 | Detergent tablets A detergent composition containing: (a) an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of an alkylbenzenesulfonate, an alkyl sulfate, a soap, an alkanesulfonate, an olefinsulfonate, a methyl ester sulfonate, and mixtures thereof; (b) a non-enzymatic protei... | 10/04/2005 |
