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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 8129328 | Compositions comprising sulfonated estolides and alkyl ester sulfonates, methods of making them, and compositions and processes employing them Compositions comprising sulfo-estolides and alkyl ester sulfonates are described. Detergent formulations, such as laundry detergents, softeners, and other materials, containing any of these materials are disclosed, as well as personal care formulations, hard surface... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124577 | Personal care compositions of sulfonated estolides and other derivatives of fatty acids and uses thereof Formulations of personal care compositions and personal care concentrate compositions containing sulfo-estolides are described. Personal care compositions of the present technology include liquid hand soaps, bath and shower washes, shampoos, 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 shampoo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119588 | Hard surface cleaner compositions of sulfonated estolides and other derivatives of fatty acids and uses thereof Sulfo-estolides and formulations of sulfo-estolides in and as hard surface cleaners, glass cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, carpet cleaners, all purpose cleaners, floor cleaners, and others are described. Further details of cleaning performance, stability of diluted ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8058223 | Automatic or machine dishwashing compositions of sulfonated estolides and other derivatives of fatty acids and uses thereof Sulfo-estolides and methods of making them are described. Useful methods include acid side bleaching, partial hydrogenation of the fatty acid, pretreatment of the fatty acid to provide color inhibition, acid side hydrolysis of the sulfo-estolides, or conversion of S... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7998920 | Sulfonated estolide compositions containing magnesium sulfate and processes employing them Formulations of sulfo-estolides, sulfo-estolide derivatives and salts of sulfo-estolides that contain magnesium ions are described. Methods of manufacture and the various applications and/or processes of utilizing magnesium ion containing formulations of sulfo-estol... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7884064 | Light duty liquid detergent compositions of sulfonated estolides and other derivatives of fatty acids Light duty liquid detergent formulations that contain sulfo-estolide surfactants, sulfo-estolide derivatives and salts of sulfo-estolides are disclosed. The compositions of the presently described technology are useful for soil removal applications including, but no... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879790 | Mixed salts of sulfonated estolides and other derivatives of fatty acids, and methods of making them Sulfo-estolides and methods of making them are described. Also described are phase-stable compositions formed from mixtures of different salts of sulfo-estolides, particularly mixtures of sodium and potassium salts of sulfo-estolides, and methods of obtaining phase-... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7666828 | Sulfonated estolides and other derivatives of fatty acids, methods of making them, and compositions and processes employing them Sulfo-estolides and methods of making them are described. Useful methods include acid side bleaching, partial hydrogenation of the fatty acid, pretreatment of the fatty acid to provide color inhibition, acid side hydrolysis of the sulfo-estolides, or conversion of S... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7354485 | Cleaning solution A method of cleaning a surface which comprises the step of applying an aqueous cleaning solution to the surface wherein the active cleaning ingredient of the aqueous solution consists essentially of a lignosulfonate. It has been found that lignosulfonate can functio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7300914 | Process for the preparation of stable polymer concentrates Process for preparing stable polymer concentrates, wherein acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurate are free-radically polymerized with at least one further component in the presence of a polymerization medium, a higher-boiling solvent or solvent mixtu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291584 | Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts Use of metal complex compounds of formula (1) and/or (1′) [LnMemXp]zYq, (1) [L′nMemXp]zYq, (1′) wherein all su... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7226898 | Use of low foam percarboxylic acid based products containing surfactants for cip-disinfection The use of an agent containing surfactant components chosen from sulfonic acids or sulfonates, alkylamine oxides, ethercarboxylic acids, and alkylether sulfates, in total amounts of 0.01 to 1 wt. %, preferably 0.05 to 0.5 wt. %, with respect to the entire agent, and... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223722 | Polish compositions for gloss enhancement, and method A composition and method for use in imparting or maintaining a glossy or shiny finish on a hard surface. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a base polish component or components, and at least one poly[oxyalkylene] ammonium cationic surfactant. In another e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208461 | Detergent compositions An anionic surfactant particle for use in laundry detergent compositions has an anionic surfactant content of at least 95 wt % of anionic surfactant and comprises linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS) and primary alcohol sulphate (PAS) in a weight ratio of from 5:1 t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160849 | Specific polymer-compounded detergent composition A detergent composition containing at least 0.1% by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of 1) a polycarboxylic acid-based polymer containing a polyalkylene glycol chain in the structure thereof, 2) a sulfonic acid group-terminated (meth... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148188 | Bottlewash additive comprising an alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate An alkaline bottlewashing concentrate effective for removal of mold and for protecting polyethylene terephthalate containers including at least one cleaning/protecting surfactant which is a C4 to C20 alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate, an etho... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7122509 | High temperature foamer formulations for downhole injection Disclosed is a process for preparing a foamer composition having an anionic surfactant and a neutralizing amine. The process includes the steps of estimating an extent to which the anionic surfactant will decompose into acidic components under an elevated temperatur... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109155 | Liquid bleaching composition components comprising amphiphilic polymers Liquid bleaching composition components are claimed which comprise 1) amphiphilic copolymers which include structural units which are derived from a) acryloyldimethyltauric acid in free, partially neutralized or completely neutraliz... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097669 | Colorant compositions Colorant compositions are useful for a wide variety of product applications. For example, colorants are used in tinting of polymers, providing colors to aqueous solution(s), and affording color to solid or semi-solid products such as detergents. Disclosed herein are... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087571 | Alkyl polyglycoside derived sulfosuccinates The invention relates to a series of polyglycoside derivatives that contain water-soluble sulfosuccinate groups introduced into the molecule by reaction with the hydroxyl groups present in the starting polyglycoside molecule, with the chloro material. The preferred ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7064098 | Composition for removing scale deposited on titanium materials A descaling composition for use in removing scale deposited on a member made of titanium or a titanium alloy, the descaling composition containing a hydroxycarboxylic acid, a sulfamic acid and ammonium sulfate as effective components and effectively inhibiting titan... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6946430 | Surfactant composition To provide a surfactant composition with an excellent foamability and thickening performance and further an excellent storage stability, it comprises the following components (a) and (b): (a) at least one anionic surfactant selected from (1) sulfonate-type an... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943142 | Aqueous stripping and cleaning composition The present invention relates to aqueous compositions used to remove post etch organic and inorganic residue as well polymeric residues and contaminants from semiconductor substrates. The compositions are comprised of a water soluble organic solvent, a sulfonic acid... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6903058 | Dishwashing agent and method for production thereof Machine dishwashing agents containing a) 1 to 99.9% by weight of builder(s), and b) 0.1 to 70% by weight of copolymers of i) unsaturated carboxylic acids ii) monome... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6824623 | Graffiti remover, paint stripper, degreaser A terpene-free cleaning composition containing: (a) an oil-soluble anionic surfactant; (b) a water-soluble anionic surfactant; (c) a primary solvent consisting of a C1-4 alkyl ester; (d) a short-chain cosurfactant; and (e) water. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6794354 | Continuous process for making detergent composition A continuous process for preparing granular detergent composition including a first step of dry neutralizing an acid precursor of an anionic surfactant with a particulate water-soluble alkaline material in a high speed mixer for a mean residence time of about 0.2 to... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6737393 | Liquid bubble solution for producing luminous bubbles A liquid bubble solution comprising by volume: 45%˜70% water, 8%˜25% surface active agent, 2% glycerin, 1%˜2% fluorescent brightening agent, 4%˜6% luminous powder and 15%˜20% polyvinyl alcohol, and adapted to produce bubbles that provide illumination when viewe... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6734154 | Cleaning process and composition using fluorocompounds A process for removing contaminants from the surface of a substrate comprises contacting the substrate with a cleaning composition comprising at least one mono-, di-, or trialkoxy-substituted perfluoroalkane, perfluorocycloalkane, perfluorocycloalkyl-containing perf... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6686329 | Multilayer detergent tablet with different hardness The present invention relates to a detergent tablet having at least a first and a second layer, whereby the first layer is softer than the second layer, and if said tablet has more than two layers, the tablet is such that a softer layer is situated at an ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683042 | Granulation method Disclosed is a novel granulation method, wherein a surface active foam obtained by foaming a flowable component that contains a surface active agent with a gaseous medium is used as granulation adjuvant. The surface active foam has an average pore size of... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6649584 | Cleaning wipe A dishwashing cleaning wipe comprising a fabric wherein the fabric is impregnated with a cleaning composition.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6617303 | Surfactant compositions containing alkoxylated amines Anionic surfactant compositions containing alkoxylated amines and having enhanced detergent performance. The compositions may be formulated with anionic surfactants such as alkylbenzene sulfonates having cations that may be exchanged with, for example, et... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6608023 | Solid pot and pan detergent A solid block detergent composition is described which can be dispensed with a water spray to form an aqueous detergent for cutting and removing grease, removing and suspending soils and rinsing easily leaving cleaned ware. The aqueous detergent concentra... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6593285 | Alkylbenzenesulfonate surfactants A surfactant composition comprising: alkylarylsulfonate surfactant system comprising at least two isomers of the alkylarylsulfonate surfactant of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: L is an acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbyl of from 6 to 18 carbon atoms in total; ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589924 | Cleaning tablets comprising sulfamic acid Cleaning tablets made from a cleaning composition comprising 15-80% by weight of sulfamic acid having a particle size of from 0.4 to 1.4 mm 5-60% by weight of citric acid powder 10-30% by weight of sodium carbonate 2-10% by weight of a tabletting additive up to 5% ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589931 | Granular detergent composition having an improved solubility A granular detergent composition comprising from about 0.01% to about 50% by weight of an anionic sulphonate surfactant, from about 0.01% to about 45% by weight of a hydrotrope, and from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of a cationic surfactant. The granu... | 07/08/2003 |
