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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6605155 | Remover for scale deposited on titanium material 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 inhib... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6576599 | Coated laundry and/or automatic dishwashing tablets having a chamfered edge for improved structural integrity A laundry and/or automatic dishwashing tablet including a core (10) formed by compressing a particulate material, wherein the particulate material includes a detersive surfactant and a builder. The core (10) is compressed into a tubular configuration havi... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6395690 | Process for making mild moisturizing liquids containing large oil droplet The invention provides a process for making cleansing compositions having desirable moisturization properties by preparing structured liquid base, separately mixing oil and optional polymer to form mixture, mixing or injecting this mixture into the struct... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6239094 | Nonaqueous detergent compositions containing specific alkyl benzene sulfonate surfactant This invention relates to a nonaqueous liquid detergent containing a surfactant selected from the alkali metal salts of C10 -C16 alkylbenzene sulfonic acid having 2-phenyl isomer content lower than 22%.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6204236 | Enzyme granulates comprising an enzyme and an organic disulfide core New enzyme granulates are described which contain an organic disulfide compound (R--S--S--R), particularly they contain the free amino acid cystine, optionally mixed with the amino acid cysteine. The new enzyme granulates are for us in detergent and clean... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6162780 | Detergent having improved color retention properties A carbonate-based detergent having improved properties is provided. Preferably, a base detergent includes an alkali metal carbonate builder, an anionic surfactant, an inert diluent, a copolymer, and a chlorine scavenger. The base detergent is mixed with a... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6087320 | Viscosity-adjusted surfactant concentrate compositions A stable, pumpable, flowable and pourable surfactant concentrate, and a method of preparation thereof, said concentrate consisting essentially of (a) at least one anionic or amphoteric surfactant, (b) at least one alkylpolyglycoside surfactant, (c) a visc... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6060441 | Cleaning compositions having enhanced enzyme activity A cleaning composition containing: (a) from about 1 to about 60% by weight of a surfactant component consisting essentially of: (i) a fatty alkyl ether sulfate; (ii) a linear alcohol ethoxylate; and (iii) a nonionic sugar surfactant, having a ratio by-wei... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5955418 | Secondary alkyl sulfate surfactant with improved solubility by kneading/extruding process A process for preparing detergent particles containing secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfate surfactant comprises admixing secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfate surfactants with powdered detersive ingredients and admixing the resulting powder with a surfactant paste. The... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952278 | Light duty liquid or gel dishwashing detergent compositions containing protease Mild detergent compositions which exhibit good cleaning performance comprise detergent surfactants and small amounts of protease. A preferred embodiment additionally contains suds boosters and divalent ions.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5922664 | Pourable detergent concentrates which maintain or increase in viscosity after dilution with water Aqueous detergent concentrates containing a mixture of two or more surfactants having a differing resistance to electrolytic salting out in the form of micellar solutions and having pourable viscosities are converted into lamellar solutions upon dilution ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5922662 | High foaming nonionic surfactant based liquid detergent A high foaming, light duty, liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a water soluble nonionic surfactant at least one water soluble, foaming, anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an alkyl su... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919747 | Preparation of secondary alkyl sulfate particles with improved solubility Preparation of secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfate particles comprises admixing secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfate surfactants with a deagglomerating agent such as zeolite or silica. The resulting powder is agglomerated with a nonionic surfactant, and formed into pa... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916868 | Process for preparing a free-flowing high bulk density granular detergent product A process for preparing a free-flowing high bulk density granular laundry detergent product comprises pre-blending a powder admixture comprising (1) between about 40-90 weight percent of a water soluble detergent builder wherein at least 70 weight percent... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5866530 | Non-aqueous liquid mixtures of alkyl polyglycoside and alkyl polyalkylene glycol ether useful in various detergent applications Liquid compounds useful as laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents and cleaning formulations are made by mixing (a) an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside and (b) an alkyl polyalkylene glycol ether in the absence of water in a weight ratio of (a) to (b... | 02/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5814596 | Structured detergent pastes and a method for manufacturing detergent particles from such pastes The present invention provides a structured paste which is substantially free of LAS and which is suitable for processing into a high bulk density, high active granular detergent. Surfactant pastes of the present invention have a viscosity of at least 10 ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5811384 | Nonionic gemini surfactants Novel nonionic gemini surfactants are extremely effective emulsifiers for oil-in-water emulsions that provide improved detergency at even low concentration levels. The surfactants are characterized by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is in... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5811383 | High water content, low viscosity, oil continuous microemulsions and emulsions, and their use in cleaning applications Superior high water containing oil continuous microemulsions and emulsions for cleaning contain defined amounts of water, one or more ionic surfactants, and one or more organic solvents so that the compositions have a low conductivity and low viscosity.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5767050 | Light duty liquid cleaning compositions comprising partially esterified polyhydric alcohol solubilizing agent A high foaming, surfactant based, light duty, liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising a biodegradable solubilizing agent, a water soluble, foaming, ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant o... | 06/16/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5726142 | Detergent having improved properties and method of preparing the detergent A detergent having improved properties is provided. In accordance with preferred embodiments, a carbonate built detergent comprising an agglomerateed admixture of a base granular formulation and a detergent agglomerate is provided. The base granular compo... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5723434 | Isotropic liquids comprising hydrophobically modified polar polymer Isotropic liquid detergent composition comprises specific soil antiredeposition polymers containing a hydrophilic backbone and monomer with hydrophobic side chains. When the molar ratio of the number hydrophilic groups to number of hydrophobic groups on s... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5719117 | Isotropic liquids comprising hydrophobically modified polar polymers plus aliphatic hydrocarbon oils Isotropic liquid detergent composition comprises specific soil antiredeposition polymers containing a hydrophilic backbone and hydrophobic side chain; and aliphatic hydrocarbon oils. When the molar ratio of hydrophilic groups of the backbone to number of ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716925 | Microemulsion all purpose liquid cleaning compositions comprising partially esterified, fully esterified and non-esterified polyhydric alcohol and grease release agent 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 also exhibiting a grease release effect, containing an anionic detergent, a supp... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5710121 | Anionic surfactants having multiple hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups Mild and environmentally benign bis-alkylphenol alkoxylated gemini surfactants of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R independently represents alkyl, R1 independently represents hydrogen and alkyl, R2 independently represents hydrog... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5707948 | Stable and clear concentrated cleaning compositions comprising at least one short chain surfactant Stable and clear concentrated cleaning compositions comprising at least one short chain surfactant, optionally in combination with long chain nonionic surfactant and potassium carbonate. The short chain surfactants allow for the formulation of stable comp... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5703028 | Liquid crystal detergent compositions based on anionic sulfonate-ether sulfate mixtures This invention relates to a liquid crystal composition comprising a water insoluble organic compound, a sulfonate surfactant, an abrasive, an ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate surfactant, a cosurfactant and water.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5698505 | High sudsing light duty liquid or gel dishwashing detergent compositions containing long chain amine oxide Light duty liquid or gel dishwashing detergent compositions which exhibit good grease emulsification performance comprise detergent surfactants and high amounts of long chain amine oxide. A preferred embodiment additionally contains suds boosters and diva... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5696074 | Liquid crystalline, aqueous surfactant preparations Liquid crystalline aqueous surfactant compositions containing alkyl glycosides, long-chain alcohols, and, optionally, anionic surfactants; and to finished products containing them.... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5683972 | Foaming oil-in-water emulsion A foaming emulsion liquid composition comprising a. an aqueous phase comprising (1) at least one high foaming anionic surfactant and (2) at least one a mild to the skin foaming surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, amphoteric ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5597792 | High water content, low viscosity, oil continuous microemulsions and emulsions, and their use in cleaning applications Superior high water containing oil continuous microemulsions and emulsions for cleaning contain defined amounts of water, one or more ionic surfactants, and one or more organic solvents so that the compositions have a low conductivity and low viscosity.... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5543072 | Synthetic detergent bars and method of making the same There is provided a mild detergent toilet bar (syndet bar) composition containing from at least 25 percent up to about 65 percent by weight of synthetic surface active agents, which lathers, foams and wears well, exhibits minimal slushing and curd-forming... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5534200 | Gelled microemulsion cleaning composition A composition comprising approximately by weight 13 to 50% of a mixture of two different anionic surfactants, one of said anionic surfactants being a sulphonate and the other said anionic surfactant being a sulphate, a ratio of said paraffin sulphonate to... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5516447 | Method of producing granular surfactants A process for the production of washing- and cleaning-active surfactant granules containing 60 to 70% by weight of surfactant and having an apparent density above 500 g/l, wherein a formulation containing a non-surface-active liquid component and having a... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5500155 | Detergent mixtures of fatty acid isethionate salts and fatty alcohols Detergent mixtures with improved processability contain 70 to 95% by weight of fatty acid isethionate salts, 5 to 30% by weight of fatty alcohols, 0 to 15% by weight of fatty acids, 0 to 15% by weight of alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides and 0 to 15% b... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5431857 | Process for producing a high density detergent composition having improved solubility by agglomeration of anionic surfactants and an agglomerating agent A process for producing a high density detergent composition having a density of about 650 g/l is provided. The process comprises the step of forming detergent agglomerates by feeding several streams of materials into a mixer/densfier. Specifically, the f... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5397507 | Process for the production of washing- and cleaning-active granules The invention concerns a method of converting aqueous surfactant mixtures, in particular aqueous pastes of surfactants with washing properties such as fatty-alcohol sulphates, in particular tallow alcohol sulphates and/or C12 -C18 fa... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5397498 | Method for cleaning molding machine in which residual thermoplastic resins remain and cleaning composition therefor A method for cleaning the interior of a molding machine having a residual thermoplastic resin after molding comprises the step of cleaning the interior of a molding machine with a cleaning composition which comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5290484 | Process for the preparation of secondary alkyl sulfate-containing surfactant compositions This invention relates to a process for preparing solid and non-solid secondary alkyl sulfate-containing surface active compositions. The solid secondary alkyl sulfate-containing surface active compositions are formed by crystallization, and the non-solid... | 03/01/1994 |
