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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188030 | Fabric softener compositions and methods of manufacture thereof Disclosed herein is a fabric softener composition comprising a fabric softener active compound that comprises a quarternary ammonium salt and/or an imidazolinium salt, and a ketal adduct of formula (12) wherein R1 | 05/29/2012 |
| 8008246 | Use of isosorbide ethers in detergents and cleaners The application pertains to the use of isosorbide ethers according to general formula (I) wherein R′ and R″ independently from each other represent a hydrogen atom or a alkyl- or unsaturated alkenyl moiety for the prepa... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7807615 | Production of (co)surfactants by reacting polyols with olefins The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyol alkyl ethers by reacting compounds comprising at least three hydroxyl functionalities with olefins in the presence of acidic catalysts at temperatures of from 20 to 250° C. and pressures of from 0.5 to... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7432233 | Composition and method for treating a semiconductor substrate The invention relates to a method for cleaning semiconductor surfaces to achieve to removal of all kinds of contamination (particulate, metallic and organic) in one cleaning step. The method employs a cleaning solution for treating semiconductor surfaces which is st... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425652 | Preparation of alkanolamines Alkanolamine compositions are disclosed. The composition comprises an alkanolamine and hydroxylamine or hydrazine. Preferred alkanolamine includes diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and mixtures thereof. The composition of the invention has significantly reduced disco... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422019 | Composition and method for treating a semiconductor substrate The invention relates to a method for cleaning semiconductor surfaces to achieve to removal of all kinds of contamination (particulate, metallic and organic) in one cleaning step. The method employs a cleaning solution for treating semiconductor surfaces which is st... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419552 | C-alkanol alkoxylates and the use thereof Alkoxylates of the formula (I) C5H11CH(C3H7)CH2O(A)n(CH2CH2O)mH (I) where A is propyleneoxy, buteneoxy or p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417017 | Detergent compositions with unique builder system for enhanced stain removal A unique liquid laundry detergent with enhanced stain removal capacity on bleachable stains is described that comprises linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, alkyl ether sulfate, alcohol ethoxylate, alkali metal silicate, polyacrylate, and optionally carbonate. The compos... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410940 | Antioxidants for the stabilization of surfactant formulations The invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising (a1) a phenolic antioxidant of the formula (1) and/or (2); and/or (a2) an antioxidant of the formula (3); and (b) a surfactant comprising a long al... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410939 | Cleaning agent composition comprising polymers containing nitrogen A cleaner composition which comprises at least one surfactant, at least one builder and at least one nitrogen-containing polymer is described. The nitrogen-containing polymer is, for example, an alkoxylated polyvinylamine, an alkoxylated, acylated or alkylated polya... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399348 | Low surface tension surfactants based on amino alcohol and their use The invention provides low surface tension surfactants based on amino alcohol and also provides for their use in aqueous coating formulations, said surfactants being preparable by reacting at least one secondary amine of formula (I): ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393820 | Transparent abrasive cleaning product, especially manual dishwashing liquid A substantially transparent, liquid cleaning product for hard surfaces, comprising at least 15% by weight of a surfactant and one or more abrasive materials selected from the group consisting of polymers having a diameter of from 0.6 to 4 mm, natural materials havin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384902 | Metal brightener and surface cleaner The present invention provides a metal brightener and surface cleaner, which provides significant etching of aluminum and other metals, without detrimentally affecting other surfaces such as painted surfaces, glass, rubber and plastic. The inventive composition is e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378381 | Floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive To provide a floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive. It is possible to improve the leveling performance, mopping performance, and other properties of a floor coating composition over those obtained with a conventional tributoxyethyl phospha... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375065 | Method and composition for cleaning a fluid delivery system A composition for cleaning a fluid delivery system includes an agent which controls the rheology of the fluid so that its apparent viscosity decreases as the fluid is subjected to a shear force. In particular applications, the viscosity of the composition is greater... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371716 | C-alkanolalkoxylate mixtures and the use thereof The alkoxylate mixtures comprise alkoxylates of the formula (I) C5H11CH(C3H7)CH2O(A)n(B)mH (I) where A is ethyleneoxy, ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358220 | Alkoxylated polyol containing bleach activating terminating functional groups A polyol polymeric structure comprising a bleach activating moiety to give benefits in detergent compositions such as bleaching action, soil suspension, increased surfactant availability in the presence of free hardness. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341985 | 2-Hydroxy-3-alkoxypropyl sulfides, sulfones, and sulfoxides: new surface active agents Compositions containing surfactant compounds according to formula (I) R4OCH2CH(OH)CR2R3ZR1 (I) wherein Z is S, SO, or SO2, can have a range of equilibrium and/or dynamic surf... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335235 | Alkoxylate mixtures and detergents containing the same An alkoxylate mixture containing; at least one alkoxylate of the formula CnH2n+1O(A)x(B)yH where A is ethyleneoxy, B is C3-C10-alkyleneoxy or mixtures thereof, n is an integer in the range from 8 to 1... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332464 | Process for preparing bleach activator cogranulates Bleach activator cogranulates of one or more ammonium nitrites and at least one further bleach activator obtained by spraying an aqueous solution of one or more ammonium nitrites onto the further bleach activator, granulating the resulting mixture and drying and sie... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332465 | Alkoxylates exhibiting low residual alcohol content The present invention relates to compositions at least comprising one alkoxylate of the formula RO(A)n(B)mH, to processes for the preparation of such compositions, in particular in the presence of double-metal cyanide compounds as catalyst, and... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323437 | Process for producing a bleaching activator composition The invention provides a process for producing a bleaching activator composition, which includes removing a solvent and/or water from a mixture of a bleaching activator and a surfactant dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent, a bleaching activator composition produced b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7291582 | Liquid laundry detergent with an alkoxylated ester surfactant An aqueous liquid laundry detergent composition comprising an alkoxylated carboxylic acid surfcatant and a free radical scavenger in the mole ratio of from about 500:1 to about 20:1. The composition substantially prevents the degradation of the alkoxylated ester sur... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7288509 | Compatibilization of esters with latices There is provided a composition comprising (a) at least one aqueous polymer dispersion, (b) at least one ester in the amount of 0.005 to 50 parts by weight of said ester, based on 100 weight parts of solids of all polymers in said aqueous c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285171 | Anti-filming materials, compositions and methods Anti-filming compositions and methods are provided. More particularly, compositions and methods for inhibiting film formation on surfaces, especially hard surfaces such as dishware, tableware and glassware, and soft surfaces such as fabrics and textiles are provided... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282178 | Composition and method for cleaning lipid deposits on contact lenses This invention is directed to an aqueous composition and methods for clean lipid deposits on contact lenses. In particular, a combination of non-ionic surfactants, branched and/or straight poly(ethylene oxide-propylene oxide) (PEO-PPO) block copolymers having HLB va... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279455 | Rinse aid composition and method of rising a substrate A rinse aid composition and methods of making and using the same. A rinse aid composition may generally include an effective amount of a sheeting agent component, and an effective amount of a defoamer component. The sheeting agent component may include one or more a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271140 | Composition for removing stains from textiles A stain removing composition having a mixture of N-methyl pyrrolidinone and at least one solvent from the group consisting of 3-pentanol, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol n-propyl ether, and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Preferably, the sta... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268103 | Use of alkoxylated hydroxycarboxylic acid esters for solubilizing perfume oils in water The invention relates to the use of esters of hydroxycarboxylic acids with alkoxylated fatty alcohols as solubilizers for perfume oils in water. These esters not only have a strong solubilizing effect on water-insoluble perfume oils, they are also capable of dispers... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268106 | Aqueous liquid detergent composition Provided is an aqueous liquid detergent composition containing a long-chain fatty acid glycol ester represented by the following formula (1): R1COO(CH2CH2O)mA (1) wherein, A is H or COR2 | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259134 | Detergent pouch Single or multi-compartment detergent pouch having walls composed of a water-soluble or dispersible water-containing polymer film, the pouch having at least one compartment containing a liquid composition and preferably at least one compartment containing a hygrosco... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253139 | Surfactant preparations comprising α-hydroxy acids A process for enhancing skin, mucous membranes and textile compatibility with an anionic surfactant composition involving: (a) providing an anionic surfactant composition; (b) providing an acid selected from the group consisting of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, a salt o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7229957 | Functional substances derived from oligoolefins having functional groups at the ends This invention provides the following: an amphiphilic functional substance with lipophilicity, affinity for supercritical CO2, and if necessary hydrophilicity comprising an oligoolefin chain and a perfluoroalkyl group(s) at a single end thereof or at both... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7211551 | Universal cleaner that cleans tough oil, grease and rubber grime and that is compatible with many surfaces including plastics Versatile cleaning composition that has tremendous cleaning power, yet is compatible with many surfaces. For example, the cleaning composition easily cleans oil, grease, tar, and rubber from soiled surfaces, but does not damage metals, vehicle paints, concrete, plas... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205268 | Low-foaming liquid laundry detergent A low-foaming aqueous liquid laundry detergent composition comprising from about 0.05% to about 6%, by weight of the composition, of certain carboxylic acid ester and/or low-degree alkoxylated derivatives thereof having HLB below about 10; from about 8% to about 80%... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202205 | Processes for making surfactants via adsorptive separation and products thereof Processes for making particularly branched, especially monomethyl-branched or nongeminal dimethyl-branched surfactants used in cleaning products; preferred processes comprising particular combinations of two or more adsorptive separation steps and, more preferably, ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192912 | No VOC solvent blend A solvent blend effective to remove grease and oil includes a hydro treated light petroleum distillate in combination with a glycol ether and an ester solvent. Each of the components has a vapor pressure of less than 0.1 mm Hg at 20° C. and accordingly contained no... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179771 | Composition A skin wash composition intended for topical application to water-wetted skin comprising an α-hydroxy acid active ingredient formulated in a mild and non-irritant detergent base consisting of a mixture of a non-ionic alkypolyglucoside surfactant and an amphoteric s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160850 | Compositions of monomeric surfactants Described are monomeric fluorosurfactants having two perfluoro-lower-alkyl sulfonamido segments which are more efficient and effective in lowering the surface tension of organic solvents and water compared to other C4-based fluorosurfactants. ... | 01/09/2007 |
