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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7566689 | Cleaning method A cleaning method employs a textile article immersed in or retaining water. The textile article has calcium-binding moieties to soften the wash water and improve cleaning. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7189687 | Softener composition A softener composition that can impart a high softening effect to clothes irrespective of the state of rinsing water, which contains (a) a compound of formula (1) below, (b) a compound of formula (3) below, and (c) a specific anionic surfactant, wherein the mole rat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7157412 | Alkylamine as an antimicrobial agent in ophthalmic compositions A multi-purpose contact lens care solution having high activity against fungi and certain bacteria comprising, in liquid aqueous medium, an alkylamine having the following formula, where ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7074753 | Liquid softeners A liquid softener composition suitable for treatment of clothes and/or fabrics, composed by a) anionic surfactants of the formula R—O-(AO)n—SO3− M+ in the range of 1 to 20% b) a cationic surfactant or association of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033984 | Detergent compositions A particulate detergent composition, which comprises a minor amount of a herbal extract beneficial to human skin, the herbal extract being present in the form of granules comprising an aqueous solution of the herbal extract absorbed into and/or adsorbed onto a granu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033983 | Detergent compositions Particulate laundry detergent compositions, especially high bulk density powders and tablets, contain low levels of aloe vera. The aloe vera is preferably present in the form of colored, preferably, green, speckles having a 1% solution pH not exceeding 9. The deterg... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030077 | Detergent compositions Particulate laundry detergent compositions, especially high bulk density powders and tablets, contain low levels of aloe vera or other herbal extract beneficial to the skin. The herbal extract is preferably present in the form of coloured, preferably, green, speckle... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6770617 | Softener composition Provided is a transparent softener composition having a high softening effect and imparting good feeling to clothes. The composition comprises (a) a compound having one group selected from an amino group and a quaternary ammonium group and one hydrocarbon group havi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6448217 | Liquid cleaning composition having an improved preservative system An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a preservative system, a s... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444635 | Liquid cleaning composition having an improved preservative system An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a preservative system, a s... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6294513 | Detergent-making process using a high active surfactant paste containing mid-chain branched surfactants A process for making detergent agglomerates in which a high active surfactant paste containing mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant and a detergent builder are agglomerated together is disclosed. The process entails maintaining the high active surf... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5925603 | Stable liquid delivery system for acyl isethionates Concentrated mixtures of three or more surfactants dissolved or dispersed in a stable form in water and which contain an acyl isethionate, an imidazoline surfactant, and at least one additional anionic surfactant are provided.... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5863887 | Laundry compositions having antistatic and fabric softening properties, and laundry detergent sheets containing the same A complex of a tertiary amine is disclosed that has antistatic and/or fabric softening properties for laundry use. Also disclosed are several laundry detergent compositions containing these complexes, and a laundry sheet which is a substrate having the co... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5858939 | Method for preparing bars comprising use of separate bar adjuvant compositions comprising benefit agent and deposition polymer A method of enhancing deposition of benefit agent from bars which method comprises separately preparing an adjuvant composition comprising benefit agent and deposition polymer (e.g., cationic polymer); and base bar composition comprising a surfactant syst... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5837666 | Detergent compositions comprising methyl cellulose ether Detergent compositions comprise from 0.05 to 2 percent by weight of methyl cellulose ether having a solution viscosity measured at a temperature of 20° C. as a 2 wt % aqueous solution of from 80 to 120 centipoise and an average degree of methyl substitut... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5733859 | Maleic acid-based aqueous cleaning compositions and methods of using same Acidic aqueous cleaning compositions containing a strong acid and maleic acid are disclosed. The maleic acid provides improved surface safety.... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5714455 | Intimate admixtures of salts of sulfo carboxymethyloxy succinate (SCOMS) with selected glycolipid based surfactants to improve the flow and handling A process for improving the flowability of compositions containing SCMOS is disclosed which includes employing the salt of SCMOS in intimate admixture with a nonionic glycolipid surfactant as the major SCMOS containing constituent of the composition.... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5703036 | Thickened aqueous detergent compositions with improved cleaning performance The compositions of the present invention have a viscosity of from 40 cps to 4000 cps; comprising a viscosity-decreasing short chain surfactant, said surfactant comprising a hydrophobic portion and a hydrophilic portion, wherein the chain length of the hy... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5627149 | Composition A method for preparing an aqueous fluid personal care composition having an anionic surfactant and a cationic surfactant and/or polymer therein which comprises: a. contacting at least about 0.2 mole % of the anionic surfactant with a charge neutralizing a... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624891 | Drain opening compositions thickened with N-alkyl-N-acyl amino acids and myristyl/cetyl dimethyl amine oxides A thickened composition comprises: (a) an active cleaning component, present in a cleaning effective amount; and (b) a thickening system comprising an alkali metal salt of an N-alkyl-N-acyl amino acid and a mixture of myristyl/cetyl dimethyl amine oxides.... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5604194 | Stable liquid detergent compositions comprising specific brightener and PVP to inhibit dye transfer A liquid detergent composition comprising (a) from 0.01 to 5 wt. % of a polyvinylpyrrolidone; (b) from 0.01 to 1 wt. % of a specific cotton-substantive brightener having structural formula (1) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 | 02/18/1997 |
| 5536450 | Liquid hard surface detergent compositions containing amphoteric detergent surfactant and perfume Aqueous, liquid hard surface detergent compositions having good filming/streaking characteristics contain amido zwitterionic detergent surfactant; linear cosurfactant; hydrophobic perfume; stabilizing additive that is C2-3 fatty acid and/or C | 07/16/1996 |
| 5510049 | Bar composition with N-alkoxy or N-aryloxy polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant Laundry or toilet bars comprising one or more surface active agents such as soaps or synthetic detergents are prepared using an alkoxy or aryloxy polyhydroxy fatty acid amide to improve bar smear, cracking or wearing qualities, Palm oil chain-length fatty... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5478500 | Detergent composition containing optimum levels of amine oxide and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactants for improved solubility in cold temperature laundering solutions A detergent composition in form of agglomerates is provided. The detergent composition comprises: (a) from about 10% to 20% by weight of an alkyl sulfate surfactant; (b) from about 5% to 15% by weight of an alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactant having an averag... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5474710 | Process for preparing concentrated surfactant mixtures containing magnesium A process for preparing a surfactant mixture containing magnesium in which said surfactant mixture is fluidizable. The process comprises neutralizing the surfactant with magnesium hydroxide or magnesium oxide followed by the addition of certain sugars. Th... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5472455 | Anionic/cationic surfactant mixtures Complexes of anionic and cationic surfactants have been found to remove oily stains from fabrics remarkably better than either the cationic or anionic surfactant from which they are formed.... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5397506 | Solid cleaner Improved cleaners for hard surfaces, cooking utensils, laundry and other substrates that can accumulate fatty soils can be cleaned using an aqueous cleaner made from a cast solid cleaning system. The cast solid system contains a carefully balanced formula... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5352387 | Alkyl glyceramide surfactants and compositions comprising these surfactants The present invention relates to novel surfactants based on readily available materials, i.e., glyceric acid. In particular, it relates to novel N-alkylglyceramide surfactants having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a C8 -C24 s... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5336426 | Phase stable viscoelastic cleaning compositions A thickened aqueous cleaning composition is viscoelastic, and has utility as a drain opening composition or as a hard surface cleaner having a cleaning-effective residence time on non-horizontal surfaces. In one embodiment the composition comprises a clea... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5320783 | Detergent gels containing ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactants in hexagonal liquid crystal form A detergent composition comprising a gel wholly or predominantly in hexagonal liquid crystal form comprising: (a) 15% to 70% surfactant system, wherein at least 40% by weight of the surfactant system is an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactant, wherein the... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5254291 | Surfactant compositions Surfactant mixtures capable of providing a foamability performance equal to that of any of the components of the mixture at a lower cost comprise (1) an ethoxylated fatty alcohol, (2) a fatty acid alkanolamide, and (3) an alkyl sulfate.... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5238609 | Amine oxide-containing compositions Surfactant compositions which provide acceptable foamability at a lower cost than amine oxide/alkyl sulfate mixtures consist of (A) 5-85% by weight of an amine oxide corresponding to the formula RR'R"NO in which R is a primary alkyl group containing 6-24 ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5215676 | Rust and stain removal composition A chemical composition consisting of a very low pH mixture of hydrochloric and phosphoric acids with organic ammonium chlorides and organic sulfate. The composition is effective for the removal of rust and stains from a variety of surfaces, including meta... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5213716 | Hair conditioning shampoo containing long chain alcohol component A fiber conditioning composition, which is preferably a shampoo for human hair, in stable and pearlescent liquid or semi-liquid or gel condition, is an emulsion or dispersion which includes a surfactant, a water insoluble fiber conditioning agent, a long ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5204010 | Cationic/anionic surfactant complex antistatic and fabric softening emulsion for wash cycle laundry applications An emulsion of cationic/anionic surfactant complex is provided, for addition to the wash water in the wash cycle operation of automatic washing machines, to make washed and dried laundry softer to the touch and static-free. Major advantages of the inventi... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5180508 | Fabric softener rinsing agents The present invention relates to a soft-rinsing agent comprising a mixture of two soft-rinsing components, each of which is a quaternary salt as described herein. The mixture may contain 10-90% of the first component and 90-10% by the second component.... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5173216 | Composition for decontaminating and/or disinfecting the hands, dispensable by soap despensers A composition for decontaminating and/or disinfecting the hands comprising an amphoteric-cationic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a wetting agent which is compatible with the cationic surfactant, and a nonionogenic regreasing agent is disclosed.... | 12/22/1992 |
