Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8093198 | Method for the production of particulate bleaching agent compositions The production of bleaching agent granulates, wherein a particulate peroxide compound and a water soluble polymer which can be ionotropically cross-linked are granulated into a primary granulate using a liquid binding agent containing water, and the primary granulat... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7425527 | Organic activator The present invention relates to organic activators having the following general formula: Wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl moiety comprising at least five carbons, R2 is a sub... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7323437 | Process for producing a bleaching activator composition The invention provides a process for producing a bleaching activator composition, which includes removing a solvent and/or water from a mixture of a bleaching activator and a surfactant dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent, a bleaching activator composition produced b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288508 | Dilutable cleaning compositions and their uses A dilutable cleaning composition comprises a pH-elevating component and a pH-lowering component, the composition being such that when it is mixed with water the pH-elevating component dissolves or disperses in the water thereby elevating the pH of the water to at le... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7256167 | Hard surface cleaner comprising suspended particles and oxidizing agent The present invention is directed to a pourable acidic hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which contains suspended inclusions which appear as visibly discernible, discrete particulate materials, preferably where said discrete particulate materials... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7196046 | Hard surface cleaner comprising a suspension of alginate beads The present invention is directed to a pourable acidic hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which contains suspended inclusions which appear as visibly discernible, discrete particulate materials, preferably where said discrete particulate materials... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179779 | Cationic bleach activator with enhanced hydrolytic stability A novel cationic bleach activator having an enhanced hydrolytic stability is provided. The novel cationic bleach activator also leads to a reduction in strength loss of cotton fibers compared to conventional hot peroxide bleaching, and achieves this reduction in str... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168552 | Article joining system A conveyance path for conveying articles though an accumulation conveyor, then through a carry-out conveyor, and then through a joining station is disclosed. After a flow of articles and at a time when there are no articles present on a portion of the conveyance pat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153438 | Water treatment compositions with masking agent A composition for disinfecting contaminated drinking water. The composition can include a disinfecting agent for disinfecting or sanitizing the water and a masking agent for masking or minimizing undesired characteristics of the disinfecting agent, such as taste and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7122511 | Process for the preparation of bleach activator granules Process for the preparation of bleach activator granules, which comprises extruding a mixture comprising bleach activator, anionic or nonionic surfactant and polyalkylene glycol at temperatures of from 40 to 120° C. and a pressure of from 5 to 30 bar, and granulati... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094745 | Use of transition metal complexes having lactam ligands as bleaching catalysts The use of compounds of the formula (1) M(L)nXm (1) in which M is a metal atom from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Mo and W, L is a ligand from the group consisting of the cyclic carbo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074754 | Composition for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics The present invention relates to an auxiliary composition, for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics, comprising a co-particulate admix, the co-particulate admix comprises: (i) clay; and (ii) a hydrophobic component; and (iii) a charged polymeric fabric-soft... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6995126 | Pouched compositions A multi-compartment pouch is obtainable by a process of closing an open compartment with a pre-sealed compartment. The multi-compartment pouch comprises a detergent composition and is for use in automatic-washing or hand-washing applications. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6833343 | Bleaching detergent formulation A bleaching detergent formulation comprising the components of: (A) particles comprising 0.01 to 50% by weight, based on the particles, of a compound represented by formula (I): wherein R1 represents a strai... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6797196 | Bleaching formulation A bleaching formulation comprising (a) a peroxy bleaching agent selected from hydrogen peroxide and a peroxide or an organic peracid capable of generating hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous solution, (b) an anionic bleaching catalyst containing a metal, and (c) a catio... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6740126 | Method for the application of durable press finishes to textile components via the use of hydrophobic bleaching preparation A method for the application of durable press to textiles via the pre-treatment bleaching of a non-finished textile component followed by the application of a durable press finish is provided. The method comprises the steps of treating a non-finished textile compone... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6645927 | Process for producing coated bleach activator granules A process for producing coated bleach activator granules in which bleach activator base granules are coated with a coating substance and are simultaneously and/or subsequently thermally conditioned.... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6617300 | Granular bleach activators having improved solubility profiles A granular bleach activator extrudate that has a size and shape that is within a relatively narrow distribution range. The bleach activator exhibits improved solubility, and reduced product separation when incorporated into a granular detergent compositio... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6613726 | Bleaching compositions The present invention provides a stable composition in the form of an emulsion comprising a diacyl peroxide and a surfactant system.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6610752 | Defoamer granules and processes for producing the same Defoamer granules containing support materials and silicones for solid laundry detergent, dishwashing detergent and cleaning compositions, obtainable by applying silicones in the form of aqueous emulsions to an added intermediate product of support materi... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6583095 | Synthesis of bleach activators The present invention relates to an improved process for synthesizing organic compounds for use as bleach activators.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6566318 | Bleach compositions containing metal bleach catalyst, and bleach activators and/or organic percarboxylic acids Laundry or cleaning composition comprising: (a) an effective amount, preferably from about 0.0001% to about 99.9%, more typically from about 0.1% to about 25%, of a bleach activator and/or organic percarboxylic acid; (b) a catalytically effective amount, ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6559113 | Detergents containing a builder and a delayed released enzyme Detergent compositions comprise a water-soluble builder, an enzyme and a polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agent, wherein a means is provided for delaying the release of the enzyme relative to the release of the water-soluble builder to the wash solution.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6548467 | Sanitizing compositions and methods The invention relates to compositions comprising a peroxyacid bleach precursor, a peroxide source, at least about 15% by weight of a carbonate source, which may comprise the hydrogen peroxide source or part thereof, and at least about 7% by weight of an o... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6514925 | O-substituted N,N-diacylhydroxylamine bleach activators and compositions employing the same N,N diacyl O-substituted imide bleach activators and compositions employing them are provided. The activators have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from O, NR16 and S; e is 0 or 1; f is 0 or 1; R16 is selected from... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6509308 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to a bleaching comprising a pre-formed peroxycarboxylic acid having solubility in an aqueous composition of from 50 ppm to 800 ppm. These compositions are suitable to deliver improved bleaching performance whilst also being s... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6455485 | Nonaqueous liquid detergent compositions containing bleach precursors There is provided a liquid nonaqueous detergent composition comprising an alcohol alkoxylate nonionic surfactant and a bleach precursor having a Krafft point of at least 10° C., said surfactant and said precursor being present in a molar ratio of nonioni... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6440921 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to a bleaching composition comprising a pre-formed peroxycarboxylic acid and a surfactant system comprising at least two surfactants. These compositions are stable to deliver improved bleaching performance while also being sa... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6440922 | Detergent composition comprising zeolite and amylase enzyme A detergent composition comprises a zeolite builder having a particle size, expressed as a d50 value, of less than 1.0 micrometers, an amylase enzyme, and an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance value of less ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6432900 | Ligand and complex for catalytically bleaching a substrate The invention relates to ligands or complexes useful as catalysts for catalytically bleaching substrates with atmospheric oxygen, and as catalysts in the of treatment of textiles such as laundry fabrics whereby bleaching by atmospheric oxygen is catalysed... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6423676 | O-substituted N,N-diacylhydroxylamine bleach activators and compositions employing the same N,N diacyl O-substituted imide bleach activators and compositions employing them are provided. The activators have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from O, NR16 and S; e is 0 or 1; f is 0 or 1; R16 is selected from... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6413929 | Bleaching efficiency boosters for bleach and textile detergent compositions Use of amines as bleaching efficiency boosters for textile detergent compositions, where the pKa of the amines is greater than the pH minus 1, preferably greater than the pH, particularly preferably at least 0.5 greater than the pH of the 1% by... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410497 | Activators for per compounds comprising oxime carbonates or oxime polymers Inorganic per compounds may be activated with oxime carbonates of the formula (I), A--O--CO--OR3, a hydroximide ester of formula (II): ##STR1## or polymeric hydroximide esters.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6399558 | Washing and cleaning process A washing and cleaning process which comprises adding to the corresponding liquor comprising a peroxide-containing washing and cleaning agent 1 to 500 millimoles per liter of liquor of one or more than one compound of the salene type.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6399557 | Bleach compositions containing metal bleach catalyst, and bleach activators and/or organic percarboxylic acids Laundry or cleaning composition comprising: (a) an effective amount, preferably from about 0.0001% to about 99.9%, more typically from about 0.1% to about 25%, of a bleach activator and/or organic percarboxylic acid; (b) a catalytically effective amount, ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6376454 | Detergent component or composition with protective coating Coatings are applied to particulate detergent components or compositions to improve free-flow properties, improve dispensing and avoid dust formation. This is achieved by a two-step coating process, wherein the first coating step comprises mixing the dete... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6365564 | Asymmetrical imide bleach activators and compositions employing the same Asymmetrical imide bleach activators for use in both solid and liquid additive, bleaching and detergent compositions are provided. The compounds have general formula (I) wherein R1 is a moiety selected from a specific group, R2 is a ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6358902 | Detergent tablet containing bleach activator of specific particle size A detergent tablet which contains a bleach activator is disclosed. The bleach activator is in particulate form and has a particle size in a range of from about 100 microns to about 4000 microns. The bleach activator is present in a range of from about 0.1... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6353131 | Composition containing at least one sulfinic derivative and potassium carbonate Sulfinic derivatives such as zinc dithionite, sodium dithionite, zinc or sodium hydroxymethyl sulfinate or zinc or sodium hydroxy-ethyl sulfinate, their condensation products with ammonia, and aminoiminomethanesulfinic acid are stabilized to degradation b... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6339057 | High foaming detergent composition having a non-ionic surfactant base Disclosed are aqueous liquid cleaning compositions, the compositions being free of anionic surfactants and comprising: (a) linear alcohol ethoxylate; (b) amine oxide or betaine; and other, optional components, such as a cationic ammonium compound.... | 01/15/2002 |
