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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080510 | Detergent composition for textile fibre materials A detergent composition comprising i) 1-70% of an anionic or nonionic surfactant, ii) 1-75% of a builder, iii) 0.001-5% of at least one compound of Formula (1) wherein R represents a C1-C4alkyl residue and M represents hydrogen or an alkali met... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7786066 | Stability of detergents containing hypochlorite, phosphonate chelant, and optical brightener The stability of aqueous, liquid detergents containing hypochlorite and brighteners is achieved by the use of a specific complexing agent. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7423001 | Surface brightening composition A surface cleaning composition is described comprising polyvinyl alcohol, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the fluorescent whitening agents and at least one surfactant for use in delivering a whitening and brightening effect to a variety o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7345016 | Photo bleach lipophilic fluid cleaning compositions The present invention relates to compositions comprising photosenitizer that can be used to provide lipophilic fluids with bleaching capabilities, lipophilic fluid cleaning compositions having bleaching capabilities and processes of making and using same. Such compo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7129076 | Multiply-substituted protease variants with altered net charge for use in detergents Novel protease variants derived from the DNA sequences of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human proteases are disclosed. The variant proteases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or r... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125832 | Bleach compositions Laundry or cleaning composition comprising: (a) a catalytically effective amount, preferably from about 1 ppb to about 99.9%, of a transition-metal bleach catalyst which is a complex of a transition-metal and a cross-bridged macropolycyclic ligand; and (b) at least ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6372704 | Detergent composition The present invention provides a detergent composition which is excellent in enzyme stability and exhibits excellent detergency particularly to protein-related dirt of socks and other items even under laundering conditions at a lower temperature. That is,... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6204235 | Active chlorine preparations containing stabilized optical brighteners An active chlorine composition is presented containing an active chlorine and an optical brightener, where the optical brightener is in the form of a microcapsule. The microcapsules are stable in the active chlorine composition and do not undergo decompos... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6197740 | Detergent composition The present invention provides a detergent composition which is excellent in enzyme stability and exhibits excellent detergency particularly to protein-related dirt of socks and other items even under laundering conditions at a lower temperature. That is,... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6162782 | Detergent compositions containing cellulase compositions deficient in CBH I type components Disclosed are cellulase compositions containing one or more endoglucanase components and less than about 5 weight percent of CBH I type components. When incorporated into detergent compositions and used in acidic, neutral, or alkaline washing media, such ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6121223 | Detergent composition comprising dye transfer inhibiting polymer and water soluble sunscreen A detergent composition having excellent color care properties when used to launder colored fabnrics. The composition comprises a dye transfer inhibiting polymer comprising one or more monomeric units containing at least one .dbd.N--C(.dbd.O) with the pro... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113655 | Detergent compositions comprising a pectinesterase enzyme The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a pectinesterase, including dishwashing, hard surface cleaning, and laundry compositions. The compositions are useful for significant overall cleaning performance and stain/soil removal be... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6080208 | Stilbene compounds and their use The present invention provides new stilbene compounds which are useful as fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), imparting high whiteness levels to textile fibre material treated with them, and which also impart a high sun protection factor (SPF) to textile... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6015504 | Method for increasing the SPF rating of textile fibers by treatment with triazinyldiamino stilbene compounds The present invention relates to new compounds which are useful as ultraviolet absorbing agents (UVAs) and as fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), and to a method of improving the sun protection factor (SPF) of textile fiber material, especially cotton, p... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5883064 | Protease containing dye transfer inhibiting composition A granular detergent composition having a density from 550 to 950 g/liter, said detergent composition comprising i) a polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agent ii) a protease having an isoelectric point below 10 iii) a surfactant system which is free of alkylbenzene ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5843191 | Process for bleaching fabrics The present invention relates to the bleaching of fabrics with a hypochlorite-containing composition. The well-known prejudice against using hypochlorite bleaches to bleach synthetic fabrics because of the resulting fabric yellowing is addressed by the pr... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5834414 | Detergent composition having improved chlorine stability characteristics, novel chlorine containing product format and method of making chlorine stable composition A novel detergent composition and product form provides for substantial chlorine stability in detergents having substantial organic surfactant concentration. The product format ensures that water contained in the formulation, contact between sensitive org... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5804543 | Detergent compositions with optimized surfactant systems to provide dye transfer inhibition benefits Disclosed are detergent compositions and methods which are suitable for washing colored fabrics in aqueous washing solution with little or no transfer of dye between fabrics. The compositions utilized comprise certain nil-LAS detersive surfactants, deterg... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5776878 | Liquid detergent compositions containing brighteners and polymers for preventing fabric spotting Compositions for reducing brightener spotting comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamine N-oxide containing polymers, N-vinylimidazole N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymers and mixtures thereof, a stilbene brightener, and from 5% to 7% hyd... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5773399 | Stabilization of oxidation-sensitive ingredients in percarbonate detergent compositions Granular laundry detergents are formulated with percarbonate bleach and oxidation-sensitive ingredients such as brighteners, enzymes, perfumes and the like. The storage stability of such compositions is improved by the presence of silicate. For example, t... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5607618 | Use of a water-soluble copolymers based on acrylamidoalkylenesulfonic acid as a detergent additive The present invention relates to the the use of water-soluble copolymers based on acrylamidoalkylenesulfonic acid, vinylacetamide and, if appropriate, other monomers, comprising 5-90% by weight of structural units of the formula ##STR1## in which R | 03/04/1997 |
| 5559090 | Stable, hydrogen peroxide-containing bleaching compositions Aqueous acidic bleaching compositions are described which comprise hydrogen peroxide and a specific class of surfactants which stabilize hydrogen peroxide.... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5536434 | Imido-derivative peroxycarboxylic acids This invention relates to imido-derivative peroxycarboxylic acids having the formula I: ##STR1## wherein R and R1, which may be the same or different, represent hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, or, taken together with the carbon atoms to ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536438 | Multi-purpose liquid cleaning composition comprising nonionic surfactants of different HLB values Mildly acidic multi-purpose liquid cleaning compositions which comprise a specific nonionic surfactant system are disclosed. The nonionic surfactant system comprises at least four different nonionic surfactants belonging to four different HLB classes. The... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5520842 | Solid detergent compositions comprising at least one storage-stable, biodegradable and non-hygroscopic derivative of a polycarboxylic polymer Improvedly storage-stable, solid, particulate detergent compositions include a detergency surfactant and a builder therefor, the builder comprising at least one storage-stable, substantially non-hygroscopic, at least partially water-insoluble biodegradabl... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5518645 | Process for the production of paste-form detergents A process for producing a paste-form, substantially water-free detergent by heating a mixture of nonionic and anionic surfactants to a predetermined temperature, adding soap in particulate form to the heated mixture, then cooling the mixture, and adding b... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5494488 | Detergent composition and method of use with surfactant, silicate, and polycarboxylate A detergent composition with improved dirt-suspending power, method for its production and use of a suitable polycarboxylate for this purpose. The novel detergent contains, in addition to the customary components such as surfactant, calcium-binding silica... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5480575 | Adjuncts dissolved in molecular solid solutions A method of protecting sensitive or reactive adjuncts, preferably of the type incorporated in detergent compositions, by dissolving said adjunct in a biopolymer, thereby forming a stable particulate adjunct product comprising a molecular solid solution of... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5478488 | Detergent composition containing alkali metal peroxysalt stabilized with alkali metal sulfate and chloride Particulate alkali metal peroxy salts are stabilized by coating with a crystallized mineral salt mixture of alkali metal sulfate and alkali metal chloride which optionally may additionally contain alkali metal silicate. Particularly suitable alkali metal ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5470510 | Dispersing agent Poly(glutamic acid) is used as a dispersing, soil-suspending or anti-redeposition agent in laundry detergent or other cleaning compositions that also contain a detersive surfactant. Suitable polymers include not only the homopolymers of glutamic acid but ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5456850 | Fluid to pasty washing agent containing bleach The invention relates to a fluid to pasty, phosphate-free washing agent, containing, based on the washing agent, (A) a tenside component of 20 to 35% w/w which comprises (A1) 1 to 4% w/w of anionic tensides of the class of sulphonates and soaps, (A2) 16 t... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5415796 | Liquid nonaqueous detergent with stable, solubilized peracid The invention provides a stable, liquid, substantially nonaqueous detergent comprising: at least one imidoperacid with the structure ##STR1## wherein R is C1-20 alkylene, R1 and R2 are individually H or C1-6 | 05/16/1995 |
| 5409632 | Cleaning and bleaching composition with amidoperoxyacid An aqueous cleaning and bleaching composition with a pH of from about 0.5 to about 6, which contains amidoperoxyacid, hydrogen peroxide, and acylated citrate ester which has been emulsified in two or more ethoxylated alcohols is described.... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5405413 | Bleaching compounds comprising acyl valerolactam bleach activators Laundry detergents and bleaching systems comprise acyl valerolactam bleach activators. The bleach activators are effective under mixed soil conditions, especially mixtures of hydrophobic and hydrophilic soils and stains.... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5401435 | Process for increasing the bleaching efficiency of an inorganic persalt or of hydrogen peroxide A process for increasing the bleaching efficiency of an inorganic persalt or hydrogen peroxide by adding to said persalt or H2 O2 an activating agent. The activating agent is an acetylated gluconic acid derivative, such as N-methyl-N... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5332513 | Particulate fabric softening and detergent compositions A particulate fabric softening composition and a particulate fabric softening detergent composition are described, both of which include bentonite powder agglomerated into larger particulate bead or granule form with a normally solid co-melt of a pentaery... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5326491 | Detergents containing certain sulfonated dibenzofuranylbiphenyls Novel dibenzofuranylbiphenyl compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## which are unsubstituted or are monosubstituted or polysubstituted by radicals R=hydrogen, C1 -C4 alkyl, C1 -C4 alkoxy, halogen, phenoxy and... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5314635 | Bleach activation A bleaching/cleaning composition is provided that includes a surfactant, a peroxy bleach compound and a ligand L which is a macrocyclic organic compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein: t is an integer from 2 to 3; s is an integer from 3 to 4; R1 | 05/24/1994 |
| 5312557 | Stabilizing sodium parcabonate by separately spraying coating solutions of boric acid and a silicate A bleaching detergent composition is disclosed which contains granulated sodium percarbonate incorporated therein formed by separately spraying an aqueous boric acid solution and an aqueous alkali metal silicate solution onto sodium percarbonate particles... | 05/17/1994 |
