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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7585829 | Products, methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics Methodologies and equipment for preparing a hypochlorite solution bleach consumer product to remove menstrual fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles with reduced damage to the fabric articles when compared with popular ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7582595 | Hypochlorous acid/alkali metal hydoxide-containing products, methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics Methodologies and equipment for preparing a hypochlorite solution bleach consumer product to remove menstrual fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles with reduced damage to the fabric articles when compared with popular ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7582596 | Products, methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics using an alkali metal hydroxide/hypochlorite salt mixture Methodologies and equipment for preparing a hypochlorite solution bleach consumer product to remove menstrual fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles with reduced damage to the fabric articles when compared with popular ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7582597 | Products, methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics Methodologies and equipment for preparing a hypochlorite solution bleach consumer product to remove menstrual fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles with reduced damage to the fabric articles when compared with popular ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7410938 | Calcium hypochlorite/scale inhibitor/residue disperser triblend A solid calcium hypochlorite composition comprising a mixture of: solid calcium hypochlorite; a scale-inhibiting effective amount of a primarily scale-inhibiting alkali metal phosphate; and an effective residue-dispersing amount of primarily residue-dispersing alkal... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7354888 | Antibacterial composition and methods thereof comprising a ternary builder mixture Provided is an antibacterial aqueous solution comprising a phosphate, a citrate, and a silicate; a method of controlling bacterial contamination and/or growth in food substance; a method of prohibiting the formation of, and/or facilitating the removing of, silicate ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7307052 | Cleaning composition with improved dispensing and cling A thickened oxidant composition is formulated to be easily and evenly applied to a vertical surface to provide consumer preferred cling to the vertical surface. The composition has a low relaxation constant. The composition is useful in cleaning toilet bowls and oth... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300480 | High-rate barrier polishing composition The solution is useful for removing a barrier material from a semiconductor substrate. The solution comprises, by weight percent, 0.01 to 25 oxidizer, 0 to 15 inhibitor for a nonferrous metal, 0 to 15 abrasive, 0 to 20 complexing agent for the nonferrous metal, 0.01... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285522 | Bleaching with improved whitening The invention provides methods, compositions and kits for increasing the brightness retention of a fabric laundered using a hypohalite-generating bleach by employing an amount of bromide-releasing compound sufficient to provide between 0.1 to about 1.5 moles of brom... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265081 | Detergent composition comprising a bleach and an edible oil The present invention relates to a process of removing coloured stains from plastic by treating the substrate in an automatic dishwashing machine with an aqueous liquor comprising a hydrophobic component having a density in the range of 0.06 to 1 gram cm3... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244700 | Cleaning compositions containing chitosan salt An aqueous cleaning composition for the removal of mould and mildew is provided. The composition includes a water soluble source of chlorine, a surfactant, chitosan and water and has improved anti-fungal activity. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229952 | Additive packages for removing oil from solid materials recovered from a well bore An additive package for removing oil from solid material recovered from a well bore, e.g., drill cuttings and produced sand, is provided. The additive package includes an aqueous acidic solution containing a polymer substituted with an amino group, a halogenating ag... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214652 | Anionic surfactant-containing hypochlorite bleach composition and methods of making and use A liquid composition comprising an aqueous mixture of a softener emulsion and alkali metal hypochlorite wherein said softener emulsion contains an anionic stabilizing surfactant. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204931 | Stable composition with enhanced biocidal and virucidal effect A storable, stable composition that provides the effective antimicrobial benefits of halogenated agents is presented. The invention includes a water-soluble biocidal composition. The composition includes: about 0.01 to about 10 wt. % of a water-soluble inorganic hal... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7109157 | Methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics using a composition comprising hydroxide and hypochlorite Methodologies and equipment for using a hypochlorite solution to remove menstrual fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles with reduced damage to the fabric articles when compared with popular chlorine bleaches. The soft ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6982241 | Cleaning composition comprising an inorganic acid mixture and a cationic surfactant A cleaning composition is provided according to the invention. The cleaning composition includes a product of mixing an acid component, a source of phosphoric acid component, and an oxidant component. The molar ratio of oxidant component to phosphoric acid component... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6946435 | Methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics Methodologies and equipment for using a sodium hypochlorite solution to remove menstrial fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles. In one embodiment, the sodium hypochlorite solution contains at least 0.2% by weight of so... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921743 | Automatic dishwashing compositions containing a halogen dioxide salt and methods for use with electrochemical cells and/or electrolytic devices The present invention relates to automatic dishwashing detergent compositions and methods of using compositions comprising halogenated salts, phosphate and/or silicate in conjunction with electrolyzed water in automatic dishwashing appliances comprising an electroch... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916771 | Binary foaming drain cleaner A composition is provided comprising two liquids which are separately maintained prior to forming an admixture during delivery to a surface to be treated, whereupon the admixture generates a foam sufficient for cleaning efficacy and stability. A first liquid prefera... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6900164 | Binary foaming drain cleaner A composition is provided comprising two liquids which are separately maintained prior to forming an admixture during delivery to a surface to be treated, whereupon the admixture generates a foam sufficient for cleaning efficacy and stability. A first liquid prefera... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6838421 | Bathroom cleaning composition A bathroom cleaning composition containing a chlorine containing bleach, that is effective in removing mold and mildew as well as removing soap scum. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6825159 | Alkaline cleaning composition with increased chlorine stability A cleaning composition including a less than fully ionized source of alkalinity within the cleaning composition, a source of chlorine, and a polar carrier. In at least some embodiments, it has been found that chlorine has an increased level of stability within the c... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6756352 | Removing stubborn mildew stain An aqueous cleaning composition fluid foam containing an alkali metal hypochlorite has a particular combination of precursor solution relative viscosity, foam syneresis value, foam horizontal thickness half-life and foam vertical wall clingability, and compared to k... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6734157 | Controlled release anti-microbial hard surface wiper A wiper that provides a controlled release anti-microbial agent has a substrate layer to which the anti-microbial agent is adhered. In addition, the wiper will have one or more laminate layers, at least one of which will be absorbent. Various anti-microbial agents s... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6660702 | Binary foaming drain cleaner A composition is provided comprising two liquids which are separately maintained prior to forming an admixture during delivery to a surface to be treated, whereupon the admixture generates a foam sufficient for cleaning efficacy and stability. A first liq... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649583 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to liquid hypohalite bleach-containing compositions which comprise an alkyl ethoxy sulphate having a low number of moles of ethoxy groups.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6642196 | Method of delivering a benefit agent There is provided a method of delivering a benefit agent whereby a benefit agent is first loaded to a surface and subsequently unloaded and transferred and delivered to a second surface. More in particular, the benefit agent is first loaded onto a garment... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6624134 | Process for stabilisation of coloured bleaching compositions The present invention relates to a process for the stabilisation of an insoluble pigment in a hypohalite-containing composition and hypohalite-containing compositions comprising such stabilised pigment.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6586384 | Method of treating fabrics and apparatus used therein A method of delivering a benefit agent to a selected area of a fabric for exerting a predetermined activity, wherein the area is pre-treated with a multi-specific binding molecule which has a high binding affinity to said area through one specificity and ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579842 | Method of treating fabrics A method of delivering a benefit agent to fabric for exerting a pre-determined activity, wherein the fabric is pre-treated with a multi-specific binding molecule which has a high binding affinity to the fabric through one specificity and is capable of bin... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6569826 | Radical scavenger A new chromotropic compound, compositions containing such a compound and methods of using such compound, such as in a test method for identifying the presence of free radicals, are disclosed.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6534465 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to bleaching compositions comprising a hypohalite bleach, a borate or boric acid or mixture thereof, and a tertiary alcohol and/or a polyalcohol. These bleaching compositions exhibit excellent fabric yellowing-prevention perf... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6534075 | Antimicrobial and antiviral compositions and treatments for food surfaces An antimicrobial and antiviral composition in powder form or in the form of a two part liquid concentrate for washing and sanitizing foods, food surfaces, food ware, process waters, animal quarters, and animal carcasses is described. The composition may a... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6527872 | Environmentally friendly peracetic acid decontamination formula with increased performance and chemical stability An environmentally friendly decontaminant solution, which may be disposed of after use without posing significant environmental hazards, is formulated without molybdenum-based corrosion inhibitors and preferably is free of all heavy metals. A zeolite-base... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6511953 | Hard surface cleaners The invention concerns hard surface cleaning compositions comprising a halogen bleaching agent and a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system consists of or comprises at least one ethoxylated nonionic surfactant carrying a terminal OH group in an ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506718 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to liquid hypohalite bleach-containing compositions which comprise an alkyl ethoxy sulphate having a low number of moles of ethoxy groups.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503877 | Stable colored thickened bleaching compositions The present invention relates to liquid colored thickened hypohalite bleaching-containing compositions having a viscosity of 10 cps to 2000 cps and comprising a hypohalite bleach, an alkyl (alkoxy)n sulphate, wherein n is from 2 to 4, optionally a co-surf... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6489281 | Cleaning composition comprising inorganic acids, an oxidant, and a cationic surfactant A cleaning composition is provided according to the invention. The cleaning composition includes a product of mixing an acid component, a source of phosphoric acid component, and an oxidant component. The molar ratio of oxidant component to phosphoric aci... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6482791 | Liquid bleach cleaner composition comprising hypochlorous acid The present invention provides a bleach cleaner composition which exhibits excellent bleach cleaning power to the fungi on resin parts and yet ensures excellent storage stability of a hypochlorite at a high temperature. The bleach cleaner composition is a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6448215 | Stable colored thickened bleaching compositions The present invention relates to liquid colored thickened hypohalite bleaching-containing compositions having a viscosity of 10 cps to 2000 cps and comprising a hypohalite bleach, an alkyl (alkoxy)n sulphate, wherein n is from 2 to 4, optionall... | 09/10/2002 |
