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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7256306 | Arylalkylsulfonic acids and methods for producing same This invention relates new and improved processes for the preparation of arylalkylsulfonic acids derived from aromatic or substituted aromatic molecules and AOS acid (generally a mixture of alkenesulfonic acid and sultones, produced from the sulfonation of alpha ole... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7226773 | Endoglucanases The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217684 | Process and composition for cleaning medical instruments The invention relates to a method for cleaning a contaminated medical instrument including the step of immersing the instrument in a solution containing an enzyme based cleaning composition including a “hospital grade disinfectant”. Compositions useful for clean... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7199092 | Multi-phase liquid hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting compositions Liquid cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which is separated into two phases at rest are combined and dispersed within each other upon shaking. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169741 | Aqueous liquid laundry detergent compositions with visible beads Disclosed are aqueous liquid laundry detergent compositions which are in the form of an externally structured aqueous liquid matrix having dispersed therein a plurality of visibly distinct beads. Such beads are prepared so as to be in the form of a liquid core surro... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153819 | Stabilization of antibodies or fragments thereof There is provided an antibody granule, consisting essentially of one or more antibodies, or fragments derived thereof, granulated with an alkali metal salt. Also provided is a process for preparing said antibody granules. The granules can be used in an enzymatic sta... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7125830 | Coolant treatment formulation A chemical formulation for treating coolant deficiencies, such as corrosion, scale, and low thermal transfer, and treating the root of most of the problems, which is water composition, and providing for preventative measures that further protect the systems that uti... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122334 | Method of assaying wash performance of enzymes on a microtiter plate A microtiter method for assaying the wash performance of new enzymes and/or new detergent formulations is described. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7105692 | Crystalline modification of a manganese complex This invention relates to a novel crystal form of the 1:1 manganese (III) complex of N,N′,N″tris[salicylideneaminoethyl]amine, a process for its preparation and the use thereof. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7091167 | Laundry detergents and laundry treatment compositions comprising dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives The following dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives are used in laundry detergents which comprise nonionic surfactants: Reaction products of a) amines with epichlorohydrin or b) cyanam... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063895 | Hydrophobically modified solution polymers and their use in surface protecting formulations The present invention is directed to an aqueous polymer composition comprising a copolymer and water, the copolymer containing at least one hydrophilic base or acid-neutralizable monomer and at least one hydrophobic ethylenically unsaturated monomer. A film formed f... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7033980 | Automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising encapsulated glasscare active salt An automatic dishwashing detergent composition is disclosed in one embodiment comprises: (a) an encapsulated glasscare active salt; (b) at least one detergent component; (c) optionally at least one adjunct material; and (d) balance water. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008911 | Non-surfactant solubilizing agent Compositions of the invention include: (a) a solvent at least partially immiscible in water; and (b) a solubilizing agent having a formula: where R is (C1–C7)alkyl, substituted (C1–C... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6992053 | Hard surface cleaning composition comprising a bleach, acid, and silicone glycol polymer The present invention encompasses a composition, suitable for cleaning hard surfaces, comprising a bleaching agent and a silicone glycol. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6956017 | Laundry detergent compositions with fabric care The present invention is directed to laundry detergent compositions comprising a semi-polar nonionic surfactant and a cyclic amine based polymer. Such compositions provide good cleaning performance together with excellent fabric care benefits. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949501 | Aqueous liquid detergent dispersions consisting of a sec-alkane sulfonate and an alkyl hydroxyethyl ammonium salt Aqueous liquid detergent dispersions are claimed which essentially comprise 5% by weight to 35% by weight of anionic surfactant 10% by weight to 50% by weight of builders, 0% by weight to 10% by we... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949496 | Detergent compositions comprising hydrotropes The present invention relates to detergent compositions, especially liquid, granular and tablet forms of laundry detergent compositions, that comprise improved hydrotropes, wherein the hydrotropes are organic molecules in which two polar groups are separated from ea... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6916775 | Fabric enhancement compositions having improved color fidelity Laundry and laundry detergent compositions comprise a fabric enhancement system which comprises one or more polyamines and a transition metal-containing dye protection system which comprises an oligomer formed from the reaction of an imidazole and a crosslinking age... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6900172 | Compositions and methods for using amine oxide monomeric unit-containing polymeric suds enhancers The present invention relates to methods for using amine oxide monomer-containing polymeric suds enhancers (enhancers) to increase the suds and/or foam volume and suds and/or foam retention in suds-forming and/or foam-forming compositions comprising such amine oxide... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6884766 | Multi-phase fabric care composition for delivering multiple fabric care benefits A liquid rinse-added fabric care composition that is characterized by at least two visually distinct phases when the composition is at rest and wherein at least one of the phases contains a fabric care agent is provided. The composition forms a temporary mixture whe... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6858570 | Laundry detergents and laundry treatment compositions comprising one or more dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives The following dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives are used in laundry detergents: Reaction products of a) polyamines with cyanamides and amidosulfuric acid or b) cyanamides with aldehydes and ammon... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855531 | Endoglucanases The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855680 | Stabilized liquid compositions Structuring systems, specifically thread-like structuring systems and/or disk-like structuring systems wherein structuring agents aggregate together to form disk-like structures that can interact with other disk-like structures to result in a structuring system, and... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6818607 | Bleach boosting components, compositions and laundry methods Formulation components such as bleach boosting compounds selected from the group consisting of bleach boosters comprising quaternary imine cations, zwitterions, polyions having a net charge of from about +3 to about −3 and mixtures thereof, bleaching species compr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6818608 | Cured polymers dissolving compositions A cured resin dissolving composition comprising an alkyl ammonium fluoride dissolved in a wide variety of solvents and co-solvents with a soluble amine and surfactant. The composition is ionized to release fluoride which penetrates and reacts with the cured resin ca... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6797010 | Redeposition or backstain inhibition during stonewashing process The present invention relates to the inhibition of backstaining or redeposition during the stonewashing process by applying a lipolytic enzyme, preferably cutinase, thereby avoiding that the blue color redeposits on the fabric or garment. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6767879 | Detergents comprising cellulases Laundry detergent compositions containing one or more cellulases having a ration of tensile strength loss to antipilling properties of less than 1. The cellulases may be obtained from CBS 669.63 or 670.93. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6734155 | Cleaning compositions comprising an oxidoreductase Cleaning compositions, including laundry, dishwashing, hard surface cleaner, oral/dental cleaning compositions, comprising an oxidoreductase with an α/β-hydrolase fold and a catalytic triad consisting of the amino acid residues serine, histidine and aspartic acid,... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6673890 | Zwitterionic polyamines and process for their production A zwitterionic polyamine comprising a linear or branched hydrophobic polyamine backbone having 2 to 10 tertiary amino nitrogen atoms and a spacer between two tertiary nitrogen atoms wherein the spacer is, for example selected from C8 -C16 | 01/06/2004 |
| 6660711 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising zwitterionic polyamines and mid-chain branched surfactants The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions which provide enhanced hydrophilic soil cleaning benefits, said compositions comprising from about 0.01% by weight of a zwitterionic polyamine, b) from about 0.01% by weight of a surfactant s... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6635611 | Fluidized bed low density granule Low-density enzyme-carrying granules are low dusting and/or storage-stable, and especially suitable for use in liquid detergents and cleaners, such as non-aqueous liquid laundry detergents. Preferred granules of the invention include a relatively high con... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6630437 | Transparent/translucent liquid compositions in clear bottles comprising colorant and fluorescent dye or UV absorber A translucent or transparent aqueous heavy duty liquid in a clear bottle comprising colorant dye and fluorescent dye and/or UV absorber to protect said colorant dye.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6624132 | Stable liquid enzyme compositions with enhanced activity The present invention relates to a liquid enzyme cleaning composition in which the enzyme is stable at alkaline pH and in the presence of water at concentrations of at least about 50 to about 60 weight percent. In one embodiment, the composition of the in... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6602843 | Enzyme containing granule This invention relates to an enzyme containing granular composition comprising: a) an enzyme containing core and b) a protective substantially continuous layer or coating encapsulating the core comprising at least 60% of a water soluble compound, having a ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596679 | Bleaching detergent compositions There is provided an enzymatic detergent composition comprising a surfactant, a cofactor-dependent oxidoreductase and an antibody or antibody fragment which is directed at one or more surface amino acid residues of said oxidoreductase, characterised in th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6596678 | Laundry detergent compositions containing a polymer for fabric appearance improvement Detergent compositions and fabric conditioning compositions which include from about 0.01% to about 5.0%, by weight, of polyelectolyte complexes having a compatible charge-balancing polymeric anion with at least 3 anionic groups and a total net charge of ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6582750 | Mutant EGIII cellulase, DNA encoding such EGIII compositions and methods for obtaining same The present invention relates to variant EGIII cellulases that have improved stability and/or performance. The variant cellulases have replacements at sensitive residues to improve stability and/or performance.... | 06/24/2003 |
